Using up Brexit stockpile

[MyNameIsArthur]

Have you all started depleting your Brexit stockpile yet or are you holding on to it still?

I've started using a few bits but I don't think we're out of the woods yet. I also want to keep a stash to keep us going if we should have to isolate.

Probably been quietly moved across to the covid stockpile

Never had one.

Putting covid aside, are we still waiting for the moment that it all goes tits up with shelves emptying because of Brexit? Am aware this is happening in NI

Using all of ours, pointless keeping it now clearly no real issues with transportation. Most of it all will be wasted and go out of date otherwise.
I have kept back a few bags of pasta and frozen bread just in case of snow next week and the week after. We live rurally, so we always have some essentials stored every winter.

Certainly not worried about brexit anymore.

We were a bit half hearted but no, we are still going to keep it up. We have noticed that gaps are appearing on the supermarket shelves. Covid will be used as the excuse, but it will also be due to Brexit.

Until of course Liz Truss does these magnificent trade deals with countries literally half way across the globe which will then flood the supermarkets with food.

I think there is still time for there to be problems with transport and import duty on some items. There is no danger of my stash passing dates because I have always kept an eye on it, use items and replenish. It's just like having a well-ordered pantry but in a couple of boxes under the bed.

Keeping it until after Easter and covid cases start to settle. I'll need it if I get ill.
I'll always keep a decent stash in future though. It's been really handy.

Heard on BBC radio news that Ocado have said they are having problems with certain foods in their supply chain because of people being ill with covid and also isolating.

Any issues will mainly be with fresh food, so how is a stockpile going to help with that? We have ample quantities of everything else.

I'm maintaining it. I expect supply chain issues to get worse.

I will keep a bollocks I have to self isolate in a hurry stockpile
and a the supermarkets have run down their stocks and customs is still a shambles stockpile
and a the weather is crap and I feel tired stockpile

as in I'll never let my larder empty
but will not keep it stuffed to the gills

Maintaining.

It's just a general "British fuckage" stockpile now.

I intend to use the Brexit stash, and replace with new stuff, to ensure continuity of dates.

Not here to debate stockpiling

We're in the middle of a pandemic and potentially seismic shift of delivery patterns. Anyone who can keep a stocked food pantry should!

I'm mostly keeping it for now, but I've broken into it a few times where I've ran out of something but don't want to take the kids to the shop might start, and swap out when stuffs getting close to sell by. Im not sure that we are out the woods just yet, I'll probably keep it until around Easter, then start running it down.

I wonder how many weeks/months of stock supermarkets have at the moment

I'm using mine mainly because I don't want to go to the shop at the moment.... On days when I don't need to work I'm pretty much barricading myself in my house, so it's coming in handy!

@MyNameIsArthur

I wonder how many weeks/months of stock supermarkets have at the moment

Five to six days of most things maybe three weeks of others NO supermarket will hold months of stock of anything

@ListeningQuietly

I will keep a bollocks I have to self isolate in a hurry stockpile and a the supermarkets have run down their stocks and customs is still a shambles stockpile and a the weather is crap and I feel tired stockpile

as in I'll never let my larder empty
but will not keep it stuffed to the gills

Yes, that’s what I’m doing. During lockdown, I’m using up my extra reserves and going back to my default of one open, one in store. Shopping as little as possible. Jan and Feb have always been store cupboard months here, to help offset the expense of Christmas.

Definitely agree with you Listening , we are not out of the woods yet. In our area there has been quite a lot of shortages. I am trying to rotate stock and keep everything I have in date.

We rotate our stock too. Understand that alot of the problems might be with fresh fruit and vegetables so we have stockpiled tinned fruit and frozen vegetables and other alternatives.

You are strange but endearing people

May be so but I wasn't worrying about loo roll back in March last year 🤣