Looking at the 'stockpiling' threads..

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Is there genuinely ANYONE who could afford to get a couple of weeks shopping into the house, who hasn't?

And if so, WHY?

@IndecentFeminist

I always have extra in, and have done pre covid, pre Brexit panic etc. It just seemed logical to me not to get down to bare bones before shopping again.

This did mean that when the shops were manic when others were panic buying we didn't really need to go out. 🤷

I've since replenished those stocks.

Same here. I grew up with pantry always having stuff in. Most things we in twos. Eg. Flour -1 open, 1 closed. When open run out and we opened the second one, flour went onto the shopping list. All done like this with non perishables.

I have but I've been doing it for over a decade. It might be a bit tricky to start now.

A no deal Brexit might change people's minds over the buffer thing if supermarkets have used their Brexit stores up for the pandemic. Hopefully they haven't.

I have at least 3 weeks supply of food which I’ve built up gradually. I wanted to be prepared for 14 days quarantined, or more, of several members of the family had it one after the other. I don’t think it’s being a dick to make sure if you just buy a couple of extra tins etc on every other shop, other the course of six months.

I could afford to but I've never done a two week shop because I don't have storage space.

If I had my own kitchen I could set myself up for a month without blinking an eye.

Coffee is something I ALWAYS have lots of!

I have failed this week😂

@SummerHouse

Why would I? Genuinely don't know why I would. If I had to isolate for 14 days I would just get a delivery. I really don't understand the question.

I hope that supermarket delivery models are more robust now, but your post reminded me of those on late Feb of this year... that the couldn't get a delivery for love nor money.

I did extra shopping spread across 3-4 months. Now I have enough basic stuff for a couple of weeks if I need to self-isolate.
(Could get fresh fruit and veg in by neighbours)
Didn’t cost an arm and leg, just added a couple of tins and bits to each regular shopping.

@SummerHouse

Why would I? Genuinely don't know why I would. If I had to isolate for 14 days I would just get a delivery. I really don't understand the question.

Yep. Iceland released next day slots here, all through lockdown. And they sell plenty of tins, milk, bread, cheese etc. As well as frozen.

We could cope on what we've got in the house for a couple of weeks, but would be eating weird combinations after about a week.

Luckily, I live very close to a couple of supermarkets and a couple of corner shops. They all had plenty of food last time, although possibly not everything I would normally have bought.

@Lockheart

I could afford to but I've never done a two week shop because I don't have storage space.

If I had my own kitchen I could set myself up for a month without blinking an eye.

Ah maaan. You should learn from some Brexit threads. There is always a storage. Under the bed, wardrobes, spare room, loft, under stairs, corner of a dining room, inside sofa, instead of husband on a side of the bed. Where is will...😁

We do a weekly shop, which is more than we were doing before lockdown. I like fresh food far too much to buy more than 1 week in advance. Do you just eat tinned food, OP?

I can get 2 ocado deliveries a week, and have them coming most weeks. We are also about to move house (fingers crossed no lockdown until we're there) and we're trying to run the cupboard and freezer down a bit.

Also we live 5 doors down from coop and have friends locally who would drop off milk and bread if needed

And I've got a few friends who would shop for me if I needed them to. And I would shop for them if the need arises.

I have bought an extra packet of a few selected items each week for the last few months. I have a medical dietary requirement which left me barely able to feed myself when the last lockdown occurred but I've not gone bonkers. I reckon I have about three weeks worth

@cologne4711

Most people on this thread don't understand the difference between stockpiling and panic buying it seems.

Buying a few things as you go along does not mess it up for anyone else, because the shops just order more.

This. Panic buying is different to prepping/stock piling, which is harmless whilst "just in time" deliveries are still being made.

If a prepper has done it right, they won't need to go to the shops at all if things kick off again with covid/no deal Brexit.

Therefore more food on shelves for people who haven't.

We haven't, we can't be arsed. If we do need to isolate we have enough friends that we'd get essentials delivered, and we could live off the cupboards for a bit (although we'd be eating some bizarre combinations).

@MillieEpple

Its been a revelation to me that so many people go shopping daily. I realised lots of people couldnt afford a lot in one go or no l space to store it. But MN opened eyes that a majortiy of people who have the means and space still just buy one or two days food at a time. I grew up somewhere remote with a weekly bus to the nearest town and we could get snowed in so we always had a good store.

Same.

Plus I cannot imagine a more banal way to live than to do a weekly shop if you have the means/space to stock up longer.

I buy a variety of fruit and veg that keep and some that need eating sooner. Work through the shortest shelf life first to the longest, and top up both with frozen/tinned/dried. Keep a pint of milk, cheese and ham frozen too.

My low point is probably a week's worth of food left, not my high point.

I haven’t got sorted yet, although I have some stuff in. I am assuming I still have three months left to get fully prepped.

I can absolutely afford it but I don't because it will strip the shelves and there are elderly / vulnerable people who rely on shops to have produce on the shelves. It amazes me that people stockpile with no consideration for the vulnerable.

I could afford to but who wants to eat tinned/frozen food for a whole month? I’d rather shop weekly and buy fresh seasonal food I can’t stand ‘cupboard’ food.

@User36258

I could afford to but haven’t because I’m not an arsehole who hoards resources at the expense of those who don’t have the luxury of driving to big supermarkets and spending £££ on a few weeks’ worth of shopping.

This pretty much sums it up for me.

@mirandatempestuous

I can absolutely afford it but I don't because it will strip the shelves and there are elderly / vulnerable people who rely on shops to have produce on the shelves. It amazes me that people stockpile with no consideration for the vulnerable.

I guess you may be part of the problem, if you COULD afford to buy in a little extra over time, but are too lazy / disorganised to do so.

My cupboards are full and freezer is full after I get a delivery once a week. I can afford to stock up, but I live with DH and 2 DSs, who all eat a lot. They take food to work for their lunch now, so that means extra food, drinks, fruit and crisps/cakes. By the time the next delivery is due, fridge, cupboards and freezer are almost empty. I do tend to buy items in larger sizes.

I don't because we don't need to. I understand supply chain management and am pretty content with my decision.

I live rurally but we have local cafes and shops within 5/10 mins driving distance if I need bread/milk or a top up shop. I do a supermarket shop weekly. Worst case scenario if I needed to self isolate, I’d email a food order through to a local shop and they’d deliver.

I hate food shopping and just get the bare essentials of what we need/get out of the store. Meal planning is my least favourite activity as the whole shopping, cooking, eating etc just bores me. If I didn’t have DS, I’d be fine with Huel deliveries and odd trips for coffee and pastries.