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Is there anything you haven't been able to buy today (other than petrol)?

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Poetrypatty · 28/09/2021 19:22

I went in two different supermarkets to buy apples today and there weren't any Confused

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silkience · 28/09/2021 20:38

Formula for the baby

Thanks for clarifying 😂

Mermaidpool · 28/09/2021 20:43

Chicken

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 28/09/2021 20:44

Eggs

BitchyHen · 28/09/2021 20:45

Sausage, bean and cheese melts from greggs. They haven't had any for a week now. And no large hot drinks yesterday so I'm guessing they ran out of large cups

Sailor2009 · 28/09/2021 20:47

Kendamil baby milk and Aldi cheese and onion crisps. And I really fancied that bag of crisps.

QueenofLouisiana · 28/09/2021 20:49

Mine was a delivery as we are all isolating. It was missing:
apple juice (cranberry juice given)
peanut butter (alternative given)
No alcohol martini (no substitute)
dog biscuits (chewy given)
fruity cider (no substitute)
satsumas (oranges instead)
I'll be glad when I can go out and do my own shopping.

Lady1576 · 28/09/2021 20:49

Tissues in the little packets. Massive Asda, none at all, just the big packs of tissues. I’ll survive but supermarkets usually have about 3 different options of the same type of product.

incognitodorrito · 28/09/2021 20:54

Fizzy water

Poetrypatty · 28/09/2021 20:58

I'm guessing they ran out of large cups

I actually bought a small drink today that I was given in a big cup as they'd ran out of small cups! Everything does seem a bit patchy as to the shortages. Very worrying for the baby formula though.
Hope that you haven't got long left to isolate QueenofLouisiana

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Tibtab · 28/09/2021 20:59

Couldn’t get any ham hock!

Annoyedandirritated · 28/09/2021 21:00

Mince! Tried 3 shops!

TheLovelinessOfDemons · 28/09/2021 21:00

Pasta

Latenightreader · 28/09/2021 21:01

Not quite the same but I couldn’t buy a toddler toilet seat anywhere...

Pinkchocolate · 28/09/2021 21:02

Uncle Bens plain white rice, I haven’t been able to find any in Sainsbury’s, Asda or Tesco in over a month.

Crackletranton · 28/09/2021 21:03

@Poetrypatty

I went in two different supermarkets to buy apples today and there weren't any Confused
I bought 30 for my class today - but I promise there were absolutely masses of apples in our ASDA! A good 3 or 4 metres of mainly Pink Lady / Jazz / Braeburn.

Everything else I needed I got as well, although I could see there were lots of gaps down the soft drink aisle still, and in the freezers (South West).

Orangejuicemarathoner · 28/09/2021 21:04

bread
milk
catfood

we are also waiting for wood for window repairs, and have been waiting 6 months, and have been told it wont be in the foreseeable future

I have a neighbour who hasn't been able to replace her front door for months too, and has fixed it shut and is using the kitchen door only

MadMadMadamMim · 28/09/2021 21:05

No. Don't appear to be any shortages.

I also bought petrol, without queuing, by the way. There don't appear to be the newsworthy big queues around us. (Rural, North Lincs)

Mistymountain · 28/09/2021 21:05

I haven't been able to buy cottage cheese

thekaratekid · 28/09/2021 21:05

Cooking oil. Sainsburys completely out of vegetable oil and sunflower oil. Managed to find some tucked away in the international section, but was more expensive. Also there seemed to be a lack of canned pulses, beans etc. The other week there was zero milk in store...all very random. Confused

FreeBritnee · 28/09/2021 21:05

I actually filled my tank up today without queuing!! You could have knocked me down with a feather. Only think I noticed in the petrol station that wax completely missing was fizzy drinks and there’s been none in there for weeks now.

GivenUpEntirely · 28/09/2021 21:06

There's always something missing when I go to the shops. Recent culprits have been cooked meat (was looking for ham but no pre-cooked meat at all for sandwiches), vegetable oil, squash and extra large kitchen roll. I don't mean "the one I want isn't in" it's a complete wash out and the shelves are bare.

My educated guess is the shops are prioritising what gets on the back of the lorries and nothing I've missed buying is really problematic, just inconvenient. Still sucks though. Fuck Brexit!

TheatricalGiraffe · 28/09/2021 21:06

Mines a random one but my god the struggle I had trying to find a thermometer and cold and flu tablets this morning

everywhere I tried either wasn't open at 7am or sold out..eventually I managed to get two packets in asda (No thermometer though) but couldn't get the same brand...one lemsip, one asdas own

Bin85 · 28/09/2021 21:07

Online shop
Most available but not the pears ,large mushrooms or potatoes I wanted.

MarshaBradyo · 28/09/2021 21:08

No but it was Ocado

Two substitutions but all good. Even frozen peas which I thought I might not get.

ikeepseeingit · 28/09/2021 21:08

No idea why but orange juice in small cartons for lunch boxes has been missing in our local supermarkets for about 3 weeks now. No green apples for two weeks. Really odd things to be missing! I've noticed myself reverting to lockdown stocking up mentality, making sure I buy XL packets of cat food and dog food, just in case 😬 I'm mostly worried about the pet food as they have intolerances and they would not be well at all if I ran out for a week and bought a different brand.