The irony

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DM headline today that young people are being urged not to go to the supermarkets and make food they have at home last longer.

We don’t bloody have any food at home! Because we were promised we didn’t need to stockpile and that there was plenty.

So all the people who were buying extra were right all along?

The supermarket workers should be getting more support, not just pats on the back and told they are key workers. They are on barely more than minimum wage.

Why aren't the papers headlining about that???

It’s not a new headline. We’re all being urged to go to the supermarket as infrequently as possible and only for essentials, Boris was clear about that on Monday night. It doesn’t mean anyone needs to panic buy now, that people who did were right, or that young people are going to stave.

Only young people?

It would help to reduce contact (and viral spread) a lot, if everyone planned their meals and just went to the supermarket once a week for the whole lot. If you pop in every day for bits and pieces, that’s seven times the number of contacts with people, trolleys, card readers, shelves, etc.
I have always shopped this way as my nearest supermarket is a 20 mile round trip.

Yep it specifically says young people.

Not sure how we are meant to survive if we can’t stock up but we also can’t frequently shop?

@babdoc that's all well and good if the supermarket actually had the food to make the meals in stock. We haven't for a long time.

@Babdoc we tried meal planning as normal but were met with empty shelves for lots of items we needed/staples. So I’ve not had a choice but to keep going back unfortunately.

I have no choice to go everyday because I don't drive (for medical reasons) so can only take what I can carry plus there is so little in the shops I end up walking go 5 shops in the locality to by bread, milk etc
There are no delivery slots available so goodness knows what I will do when I run out of soap powder, cat litter or cat food (heavy stuff)
Ds is asthmatic so we should really be trying to stay in as much as possible
Frankly I'm fed up with it all already

Interesting. So the Mail are preparing the ground for blaming irresponsible and selfish young people when the death rate goes up.

Looks that way FaFoutis
They don't like the young very much do they?

We're the same Autumn. Don't have a car so need to be going every couple of days. Luckily we had a home delivery on Sunday so managed to get most of the bulky stuff, but that's it for the foreseeable.

No one likes the young. They get blamed for most things. And look what they are facing, a world post virus with austerity forever, rents astranomical, buying a house a pipe dream, no workers rights anymore, social media the centre of everything.

Poor buggers.

Well to be fair the DM doesn't really like anyone.

I don't think you were being told not to buy food you need. Over the last month people in the UK have spent £1 billion more on groceries than normal. People have been shopping as if they are about to face Armageddon and will be isolating in a bunker for the next year. Given that the supply chain has not been interrupted at all it is utterly ludicrous. There must be some people with chest freezers, cupboards and even garages bursting at the seams with supplies they fail to consumer before their use by date. It is very wasteful and really annoying for those of us who just want to do a normal weekly shop.

Despite all that, the young are still nicer and happier than Daily Mail readers.

No, unless you are leggy or shapely 😣

God help you if you're curvy, that's dm speak for fat.

Sorry - failed to work out what DM stood for. So this isn't proper advice. It is click bate designed to rile you. Ignore.

Inwood and sunflowery, you make a good point. Obviously if the shelves are bare, you are stuck with having to go back. My own supermarket has had some empty shelves, but enough other stuff to allow one to make substitutions and rejig the meal plan.
I’m currently stuck at home alone and ill with Covid 19, so unable to shop at all. Fortunately I have food in from my last shopping trip and my kind friend left a home made lasagne on my doorstep.
Local suppliers are being helpful too - farmers bringing produce into the village, closed restaurants offering takeaway delivery etc. I think the supermarket supply will steady as people stop the panic buying too.

It's just a daily mail headline to grab attention, it's meaningless, they can't say the elderly and vulnerable can they because they're supposed to be staying home anyway. No where in the actual article itself does it specifically say young people, so like I said just a headline to grab attention. Seems they've done their job.

Hope you feel better soon babdoc.

£1 billion divided by £55 million is less than £20 per person.

I probably did spend that much extra in supermarkets since I wasn’t buying lunch from sandwich shops and I also skipped the Saturday meal in town.

That’s 6 extra meals just for me and less than £4 per meal sounds about right,

I’m not saying people weren’t stockpiling - they obviously were but it’s not illustrated by the click-baity ‘£1 billion extra on food’ headlines.

They wouldn't say elderly because that's who is buying the paper. It's playing to their target readership's prejudices, normal business.

Tesco are filling their shelves now and taking on 1000s of new drivers and store staff. As long as people shop reasonably there is no food shortage.

Anyone who did panic and bought months of food could help now by eating some of it.

I wouldn't worry too much what the Daily Mail says. The media make their money entertaining people. They are not there to inform really. (it was a bit different once)

My food supplies are running low, but realistically if I'm a bit creative I can throw together meals that will last me a few extra days. It might not be what I fancy at the time, but it'll do. I think if people can think outside the box and use what they have and delay going out it will help.