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What did you manage to find in the shops today/recently?
turdtimelucky · 18/03/2020 22:14
I got gin two days ago in Lidl. None today. Well there were a few weird flavoured gins, but I normally buy just plain gin so didn't buy any of the weird ones.
But...... I managed to buy a 12 pack of tissues in a pound shop (2 packets of 12 left - I got second last pack) and I got a kitchen cleaning spray - £2 for a Flash cleaning spray (a new fragrance - French soap or something ). Usually those sprays are a pound only.
That was my loot from today.
What I couldn't get was:
Pesto sauce (Lidl)
UHT milk (it's what I usually buy, as I live alone so wouldn't consume enough fresh milk to justify buying it) - Lidl
Paracetamol (2 x pound shops and Lidl)
Vit C (2 x pound shops and Lidl)
Vicks First Defence (Boots)
Pistacchio nuts (Lidl)
Toilet paper (anywhere)
An online delivery slot from any shop
I'm in North East London and went to Walthamstow.
Lidl was more empty of produce than it was yesterday. I think they haven't been re-stocking AT ALL. It's just getting progressively emptier.
missmapp · 18/03/2020 22:18
I went to our local co-op ( in a rural village ) and they had most things. Got pesto and paracetamol off your list. The big supermarkets reported huge queues and shortages so local shops seem a better option.
No loo roll though
Gingerkittykat · 18/03/2020 22:18
A 4 pack of toilet roll, small local shop Central Scotland, also some Dettol spray sanitiser.
IShineAShoe · 18/03/2020 22:19
I was only popping out to the post office but I thought I would go to the local shop when I was there, I hadn’t been out in three days.
It was a lot busier than I thought it would be, I managed to get a loaf of bread, some potatoes and a bag of 18 toilet rolls (only large bags left but there was a good few on the shelf still). I didn’t need to get much else as we were getting a takeaway for tea.
On the other hand, a neighbour was getting an online shop delivered today and out of a £60 shop all she got was one bag of nappies and fabric softener.
turdtimelucky · 18/03/2020 22:19
I think it's worse in London for some reason.
Conrad79 · 18/03/2020 22:20
Tesco was empty but they had loads of jam Swiss rolls in the cake aisle! Really long ones 
And loads of those tiny marshmallows to make rocky road / add to hot chocolates.
They had nothing else though. Sainsbury’s was fully stocked today apart from alcohol
Frankenheimer · 18/03/2020 22:21
Hand sanitiser at £28.50 for about 400ml (didn't buy any).
turdtimelucky · 18/03/2020 22:22
You did well getting the loo roll IShine!!
There'll be a lot of shitty arses going about the place very soon lol!
Youngatheart00 · 18/03/2020 22:23
Anyone got any tips for finding loo roll. Am now getting seriously worried we are going to run out. Have been into 5 or 6 shops at different times over the past week and none at all. Nearly down to the last roll 😳
turdtimelucky · 18/03/2020 22:24
Love to know who is stashing all the bog roll! How many arses do they have???
AliBear90 · 18/03/2020 22:25
I needed fresh veg to go with dinner tonight, managed to get that and some gammon steaks for dinner tomorrow. But while there I saw they had sold out of baby formula, baby wipes, toilet roll, all sanitary products and all fresh chicken.
bluechameleon · 18/03/2020 22:25
DS developed a cough today while DH was at work at Tesco so I texted him a list to prepare for isolation. He did get yoghurts, bagels, cucumber, milk (but red instead of blue) and pudding, but he couldn't get flour or calpol.
turdtimelucky · 18/03/2020 22:25
No luck with sourcing loo roll here I'm afraid. No help to you!
Aroundtheworldin80moves · 18/03/2020 22:25
Only thing I really needed but couldn't get was carrots. Got other veg though. No green apples but could have got red (but my children won't eat red!). No normal potatoes but got baking potatoes. Bread-different loaf.
Aroundtheworldin80moves · 18/03/2020 22:27
When I was driving DDs to school, I saw plenty of people carrying loo roll, so presume a shop had had a delivery!
turdtimelucky · 18/03/2020 22:27
Aroundtheworldin80moves Peel the red apples and they won't know the difference haha! Just keep them hidden from view.
turdtimelucky · 18/03/2020 22:28
On my way home I saw a lady walking ahead of me with a 9 pack of Waitrose loo roll (don't know where nearest Waitrose is).
Wannabangbang · 18/03/2020 22:31
Wine lots of it, can't be locked in without it and chocolate
Don't get overwhelming hoarding of loo roll, wine and choc i do. Going to get my easter eggs in before full lock down
Will Shower my bum end if run out of paper lol
crackofdoom · 18/03/2020 22:34
Yesterday, in LIDL - no carrots or onions, but plenty of avocados and aubergines (and capers and houmous, so I enjoyed my middle class shop ). No bread but loads and loads of plain flour, so I stocked up. No toilet roll. No longlife milk.
Today, in Sainsbury's - some onions and carrots, no quorn sausages, no oat milk (no sweat, I have oats, I can make my own) - and practically no flour at all. Conclusion: Sainsbury's customers can bake bread, LIDL customers can't
CherryValance · 18/03/2020 22:36
I got spuds, soft fruit, pesto, tinned fruit cocktail, cream cheese (no cheddar), tortilla wraps and a bottle of calpol 6plus (last one) in Tesco express today. Oh and a packet of 4 hot cross buns (I left the other 2 packs) and some pain au chocolat dough (son’s birthday next week). As it turns out we are now quarantined for 14 days as husband has started with a cough. There was no loo roll but I have some luckily. Liquid soap was in too but I have that as well.
Pentium85 · 18/03/2020 22:39
@Youngatheart00
Amazon have 4 ply rolls on next day delivery. £5 for 10 rolls.
youkiddingme · 18/03/2020 22:42
got potatoes, butter, newspaper, bananas, scones
no meat, milk, loo roll (not found any at all since this started yet), no tissues, milk, eggs, soap, no veg - we are self-isolating and still trying to get online delivery but we have one small local shop we can brave when it's quiet but there's never much left
turdtimelucky · 18/03/2020 22:44
I think we'll all be washing our holes in the shower pretty soon!
22Giraffes · 18/03/2020 22:44
Went to Morrisons and got
30 fish fingers (big box not several boxes)
Potato waffles
Breaded chicken
Jaffa cakes
2 tins of rice pudding
3 tins of custard
Bag of potatoes
Green beans
2 bags of mixed salad leaves
Sounds very unhealthy I know 
but already have frozen veg and meat, pasta etc so these were just top up items.
Shimy · 18/03/2020 22:47
This morning:
Lentils (I got the last 1kg bag
Porridge Oats
Still no pasta and no Paracetamol anywhere!
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