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To ask if you're stockpiling for Brexit...

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Arkos · 10/01/2019 07:20

Genuinely curious question....
If you are stockpiling for Brexit are you a) making sure you've a free bottle of your favourite wine in just in case it's tricky to obtain and there might be some inconvenience or b) stockpiling enough essentials for months as you are really afraid people will starve.

And if it's b.... what measures have you taken/will take to protect your stash.

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badlydrawnperson · 10/01/2019 17:49

YANBU to ask, no I am not.

BadlyAgedMemes · 10/01/2019 17:52

I'm definitely NOT stockpiling wine, or any other alcohol, because every time I buy something, we just end up drinking it. Buying more would just mean we'd drink more. If things go to shit, we'll just have to be sober, which is probably all for the best.

And as I'm not preparing for the end times, I haven't taken any measures to protect my extra bags of pasta and other basics. I'm not advertising the fact I have them, but if someone decides to systematically break into all the houses on my street in search of tinned tomatoes, I'll leave them to it, to be honest.

HighwayDragon1 · 10/01/2019 18:08

We live in a country where people rang 999 when KFC ran out of chicken, you can be damn she they're going to panic buy

bengalcat · 10/01/2019 18:09

Yes I briefly considered ordering an extra box or two of wine but like you Badly I felt we’d probably drink it

wrongsideofhistorymyarse · 10/01/2019 18:25

Yes I am.

malificent7 · 10/01/2019 18:31

Put it like this....when it snowed for 2 days last year the supermarkets were out of fresh stock for about a week as lorries couldn't get through.
What does that tell you? It's not rocket science to deduce that there will be some scarcity/ price hikes.

snop · 10/01/2019 18:43

Absolutely not

BitchQueen90 · 10/01/2019 18:45

No I am not. I haven't got the room.

Willbeatjanuaryblues · 10/01/2019 19:06

Things like paracetamol I may buy an extra pack 24 p every time I shop... I have no idea I'd they would run short.

We have no idea what will happen in the short term.

twofingerstoEverything · 10/01/2019 19:14

Even Tesco is preparing to stockpile packets and tinned food.

mrcharlie · 10/01/2019 20:02

Not stockpiling...But we've cleared all debt OD, CC, Car loans, Home improvement loans etc etc, the mortgage went 6yrs ago.

We both decided 18mths ago to knuckle down sell all crap and unwanted stuff, save like crazy (no holidays for 18mths!!)

Now we feel pretty confident we can ride out whatever happens, if nothing happens, then all the better!!

SalrycLuxx · 11/01/2019 06:16

Congratulations on the debt reduction MrCharlie. We’ve done the same and are there with most debts (2 more years before the mortgage will be gone though.

piscis · 11/01/2019 08:25

I don't think people will starve at all, but I think there can be some chaos and lack of some products in the supermarkets in the first few weeks and probably a price rise. I am stockpiling to avoid having to buy anything for a few weeks if that happens, just that.
A lot of the wines are already non European anyway, so I don't see how Brexit will affect them. I hardly buy any French, Spanish or Italian wines, my favourites are Australian and South African and those have nothing to do with Brexit. Also, I am only stockpiling basics and wine is not a basic for us.

cloudtree · 11/01/2019 08:30

my favourites are Australian and South African and those have nothing to do with Brexit.

Its nothing to do with whether goods are produced in mainland Europe. Its about the logistical issues in getting things to us on this island we live on. Customs delays causing transportation issues. Most goods which arrive from elsewhere in the world go into mainland Europe and are then transported across to us.

OlderThanAverageforMN · 11/01/2019 11:56

Most goods which arrive from elsewhere in the world go into mainland Europe and are then transported across to us

Do they ?

cloudtree · 11/01/2019 11:59

Yes, a significant amount of stuff hits other European borders before it hits the UK border and so the customs issues are dealt with there. Then they are transported to the UK either by road, rail or ferry. Going forwards they will all have to be dealt with by us.

OlderThanAverageforMN · 11/01/2019 12:01

Google is your friend. I am not going to check everything but for example, from the Australian wine board:

Nowhere is this more obvious than the UK, where most of the major Australian brands are bottled and then distributed to other European markets

cloudtree · 11/01/2019 12:02

Masses goes into Rotterdam which is a global hub port

cloudtree · 11/01/2019 12:04

I'm talking about goods in general not how Australian wine is bottled. I have no idea how Australian wine is bottled but if your googling has shown that it comes into the UK in tanks and is then bottled on arrival then the likelihood is that getting it into the UK will still be impacted. It is probably coming into Rotterdam.

OlderThanAverageforMN · 11/01/2019 12:04

Yes, a lot of stuff comes in via Rotterdam, but customs clearance does not have to be done there. It just requires a change in the delivery terms of the purchase and the final destination ie: DDP at point of entry to UK, rather than EU. Agreed, this still causes a problem if it is then put on a lorry and transport via Calais for example. But if it then comes into Felixstowe via sea, not a problem.

cloudtree · 11/01/2019 12:10

Point remaining that currently customs is dealt with there and going forwards it will need to be done in the UK (wherever it lands). Causing potential hold ups and problems.

It really isn't as simple as saying "I'm only bothered about consuming non EY products and so this won't affect me"

squishee · 11/01/2019 12:11

How on earth do people think New World wines / non EU products get to the islands that are the UK without going via European ports / airports?
I used to work for a wine importer, but even if I didn't...

Oysterbabe · 11/01/2019 12:12

I'm building up a small stash. I think even the best case scenario for Brexit will see prices rise so its just good financial sense.

piscis · 11/01/2019 12:57

@squishee I don't know, I have no idea about how this works but it doesn't look like such a crazy thing to me that something can be sent to the UK directly? If it is coming from America for example, why is so different to have something delivered in Spain to distribute to the rest of Europe or having the delivery straight into the UK? Honest question, I'd like to learn more about this. Why is logistically impossible?

Anyway, wine not a basic for me so I am not stockpiling wine Smile

cloudtree · 11/01/2019 13:09

It isn't logistically impossible. Its simply not the way it is done for the most part currently. This means that if things change and goods do come to us directly, or if they stay as they are and many continue to go into ports like Rotterdam for onward transmission to us, there is then an additional customs process to go through when they hit the UK border which isn't currently required in the UK. Which is where the delays and problems then occur.