To go food shopping while waiting on PCR

[Luhou]

Found out we've been in contact with somebody (close contact, inside, all day, unavoidable sittuation) who has tested positive. Had all the tell tale symptoms of covid so await results of PCR.

I absolutely think I ABU, but I am stressing out so much. There's little food in the house, no delivery slots as Christmas. We don't live in a big city so no deliveroo etc and no family nearby.

What's the alternative? Can't let my DD (1) starve!

@Luhou: I'm going to be THAT poster

We are 19 months into this pandemic, record case numbers, & you have a small child. WHY don't you have food for a week in your house in case of isolation? With cases as they are it would be a sensible precaution for everyone, & especially you as you say you don't have family nearby/are not in catchment for various delivery services

I second the suggestion of Iceland - they release slots on the day., & you can do a full shop there (so bread/milk/fruit & veg, meats - not just frozen stuff)

I hope you manage to get it sorted. If Iceland doesn' work, maybe a local shop will let you do a pick up in your car from outside their shop

If you're fully vaccinated and haven't tested positive yourself, you keep testing and carry on carefully.

Get your food in; you all need to eat. Just stay away from people as much as possible and wear a mask.

You don't want to worry a friend by asking them and inconveniencing them but you are willing to go to a shop with Covid symptoms and risk infecting dozens of people? Nice

@ChiefStockingStuffer

If you're fully vaccinated and haven't tested positive yourself, you keep testing and carry on carefully.

Get your food in; you all need to eat. Just stay away from people as much as possible and wear a mask.

She’s got symptoms- she needs to isolate.

Do you have Amazon prime? They have grocery shopping on there and it’s usually same day delivery, I’ve used it when desperate a couple of times and it’s been delivered within hours of me placing the order. There’s also Uber eats as an option, pretty sure that’s also same day delivery.

WHY don't you have food for a week in your house in case of isolation?

What a privileged life you must lead if you cannot fathom why anyone doesn’t just have a weeks supply of food in ‘just incase’.

[quote DespairingHomeowner]@Luhou: I'm going to be THAT poster

We are 19 months into this pandemic, record case numbers, & you have a small child. WHY don't you have food for a week in your house in case of isolation? With cases as they are it would be a sensible precaution for everyone, & especially you as you say you don't have family nearby/are not in catchment for various delivery services

I second the suggestion of Iceland - they release slots on the day., & you can do a full shop there (so bread/milk/fruit & veg, meats - not just frozen stuff)

I hope you manage to get it sorted. If Iceland doesn' work, maybe a local shop will let you do a pick up in your car from outside their shop[/quote]
Not everyone can afford to stock up like this. Some people live week to week

Second an amazon morrisons delivery, they have loads of slots around here. Or click and collect and ask a friend to collect and drop off for you? (Stick a bottle of wine in the shop to gift to your friend, to keep her sweet).

[quote DespairingHomeowner]@Luhou: I'm going to be THAT poster

We are 19 months into this pandemic, record case numbers, & you have a small child. WHY don't you have food for a week in your house in case of isolation? With cases as they are it would be a sensible precaution for everyone, & especially you as you say you don't have family nearby/are not in catchment for various delivery services

I second the suggestion of Iceland - they release slots on the day., & you can do a full shop there (so bread/milk/fruit & veg, meats - not just frozen stuff)

I hope you manage to get it sorted. If Iceland doesn' work, maybe a local shop will let you do a pick up in your car from outside their shop[/quote]
Can you really not fathom that many people don’t have the means to stock up “just in case”?

Am glad you’re sorted OP

I was having a nosy and there’s click and collect available where we live. If you could ask a friend to collect that would be much less difficult than going to a shop with a list. Of one of my chums here asked me now, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Hope you all feel better soon 💐

Glad you’re sorted!

WHY don't you have food for a week in your house in case of isolation? With cases as they are it

I will have food for over a week come 3.30pm this afternoon.
I have obviously told Covid this.

Do you really always have food for a week at all times?

@ChiefStockingStuffer

If you're fully vaccinated and haven't tested positive yourself, you keep testing and carry on carefully.

Get your food in; you all need to eat. Just stay away from people as much as possible and wear a mask.

Read properly. They have symptoms! Ffs

Anyway, symptoms or not, you are told when taking your pcr, to isolate until your results come through. It really is that simple 🙄

I am sorry to be rather negative but I am reading that you want someone to say as there is no one to ask, as no supermarket has a slot, as Deliveroo wont deliver to your house you are OK to go out just this once.

There are lots of options. It wont be ideal, there wont be a huge turkey dinner plus lots of visitors and certainly your 1 year wont starve. That is being a drama larma!

PS: I used to work in a supermarket. Call them and tell them the situation. We had plenty of this last Xmas!

Put a message on Facebook or local whatsapp group and ask someone to pick up for you.

Don't expose yourself to anyone else!

Hope you feel better soon

@Hemingwayscatz, @Auntielateralflow:
= we all have to eat.

Keeping some UHT/dried milk in, a few tins of beans, a loaf in the freezer etc is a sensible precaution. It doesn't have to be smoked salmo & caviar , and the point is to buy things you eat anyway and rotate it. You also don't need to keep all this stuff in the kitchen if no space - under beds/sofas etc. Even if you can't afford a week's worth, 2-3 days would help so that you have time to get a slot etc

Also a damn sight cheaper than paying for amazon prime etc

This isn't about privelege: its about priorities & planning, While sadly there will be families that don't have the £20 or so to have a few extra days of long life food in, that is NOT going to be the majority

@Franklin12

I am sorry to be rather negative but I am reading that you want someone to say as there is no one to ask, as no supermarket has a slot, as Deliveroo wont deliver to your house you are OK to go out just this once.

There are lots of options. It wont be ideal, there wont be a huge turkey dinner plus lots of visitors and certainly your 1 year wont starve. That is being a drama larma!

PS: I used to work in a supermarket. Call them and tell them the situation. We had plenty of this last Xmas!

@Franklin12 - yes - ideal - I recall one of my friends worked as a checkout girl in a supermarket years ago - if you ring them up and especially if you're a usual customer they'll find a way to deliver - even if just chucking shop in a taxi and sending that to OP.

If you've exhausted all other options I.e asking someone to go shop for you, can't afford takeaway delivered ect then go to the shop, mask on in and out quick as you can.
Your right you can't let dd starve.
If it was me in this situation then I would have no choice but to go to the shop.

Yabu but I understand the struggle. I hope someone can help you!

dont ask on mumsnet!

i popped in for loo rolls on my way home.
we would all do it,

dash in, with mask, small shop

or not!

If you are anywhere near Portsmouth I would be happy to drop some bits for you or go shopping for you.

@TheOrigRights

WHY don't you have food for a week in your house in case of isolation? With cases as they are it

I will have food for over a week come 3.30pm this afternoon.
I have obviously told Covid this.

Do you really always have food for a week at all times?

Yes: it might not be my favourite things, but I have always had enough food to last for at least a week in my home (tinned food, UHT milk, long life juice etc) - in case I get ill with flu, can't get out for any reason etc. It has proved handy more than once

Back in the 70s & 80s families I grew up around (who were v poor) all had a back up stock of food in the understairs cupboard: for power cuts or in case of being v short of money one week. Its not about privelege, its about making sure you think ahead

My dd tested positive on Friday and to secure us getting food over Xmas I’ve had to spend £90 on shopping and £10 on a delivery slot. Thankfully I managed to book a delivery shop the day after her symptoms started so we have plenty of food and guaranteed Xmas dinner incase me and dh end up testing positive too.

I think it’s terrible supermarkets didn’t prepare for this.
There wasn’t many slots left when I booked mine, I feel for others that are going through this atm.

They DO have choices. They are just closing down all the very good suggestions been given.

I would be asking how many supermarkets have they tried?
Have they put a notice on Facebook?
Ask friends and family?
Have they contracted NHS Responders?
Have they put a notice on Next Door?

They really dont seem to have exhausted all options. They want someone to say as long as they are quick it will be fine and Jacket has just done so!

Glad you got a slot. I would say though ask friends for stuff if needed, as long as you make clear theres no expectation then they can either say yes or no without pressure. I'd happily grab some bits for any of mine if needed.