New Posts For Thread: Government Advice Regarding Online Shopping Is Nonsensehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsenseIt is all very well suggesting if you can't go out use online shopping but in reality for most people the option doesn't exist.The capacity simply isn't there.Most are not taking on new customers and if they are you simply can't book a delivery slotam checking several times a day but I do live in quite a rural area with not that many people around. can imagine it would be quite different in a big city. my tescos has slots available for april 16 to 18 which is far as they go at the momenthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559027503#559027503am checking several times a day but I do live in quite a rural area with not that many people around. can imagine it would be quite different in a big city. my tescos has slots available for april 16 to 18 which is far as they go at the momentSun, 22 Mar 2020 09:05:09 -0500How would you do that because there are literally no slots available even that far in advance? I presume you are not sitting waiting 24 hours a day in the hope one becomes available?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559027475#559027475How would you do that because there are literally no slots available even that far in advance? I presume you are not sitting waiting 24 hours a day in the hope one becomes available?Sun, 22 Mar 2020 09:00:45 -0500think online shopping in supermarkets accounts for something like 7% of all sales. thankfully being doing it for ages but now booking a slot 3 or 4 weeks in advance straight after each week's deliveryhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559027425#559027425think online shopping in supermarkets accounts for something like 7% of all sales. thankfully being doing it for ages but now booking a slot 3 or 4 weeks in advance straight after each week's deliverySun, 22 Mar 2020 08:53:17 -0500Some of those going shopping probably don't think they have a choice.That interview with Nick Owen was a few days ago. Would he be on this vulnerable list that is going to be circulated this week. If he is I doubt he will be shopping.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559027203#559027203Some of those going shopping probably don't think they have a choice.That interview with Nick Owen was a few days ago. Would he be on this vulnerable list that is going to be circulated this week. If he is I doubt he will be shopping.Sun, 22 Mar 2020 08:03:15 -0500As far as self-isolating is concerned, the reality is different.How many people who are supposed to be self-isolating still go shopping?As for telling old timers to lock themselves away for 12 weeks, I can't see the vast majority doing that.Nick Owenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559026973#559026973As far as self-isolating is concerned, the reality is different.How many people who are supposed to be self-isolating still go shopping?As for telling old timers to lock themselves away for 12 weeks, I can't see the vast majority doing that.Nick OwenSun, 22 Mar 2020 07:17:06 -0500It's a very narrow tightrope they are walking on, trying to find the delicate balance between hope, reality, and apocalypse.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559026963#559026963It's a very narrow tightrope they are walking on, trying to find the delicate balance between hope, reality, and apocalypse.Sun, 22 Mar 2020 07:14:23 -0500'Just not for everyone' is a complete understatement. Effectively, for a huge percentage of people online shopping doesn't exist. You could not get a delivery slot with any of them for the next three weeks or more and as has been said even those whohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559026959#559026959'Just not for everyone' is a complete understatement. Effectively, for a huge percentage of people online shopping doesn't exist. You could not get a delivery slot with any of them for the next three weeks or more and as has been said even those whoSun, 22 Mar 2020 07:12:11 -0500Online shopping does exist, just not for everyone. It's impossible to legislate during an event like this for the individual circumstances of approaching 70 million people.If this had happened 15 years ago, there would be no online shopping. In the lhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559026933#559026933Online shopping does exist, just not for everyone. It's impossible to legislate during an event like this for the individual circumstances of approaching 70 million people.If this had happened 15 years ago, there would be no online shopping. In the lSun, 22 Mar 2020 07:02:23 -0500CiderI wish I could wave a magic wand.I was just highlighting that at the moment online shopping doesn't exist. It isn't an option so why pretend it is?Not everyone is going to have someone willing to do their shopping on a regular basis. People no lhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559026837#559026837CiderI wish I could wave a magic wand.I was just highlighting that at the moment online shopping doesn't exist. It isn't an option so why pretend it is?Not everyone is going to have someone willing to do their shopping on a regular basis. People no lSun, 22 Mar 2020 06:30:45 -0500Start getting used to repetitive and bland diets, eating what is available, being less concerned with what you would ideally like to eat.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31636117/government-advice-regarding-online-shopping-is-nonsense?post_id=559026637#559026637Start getting used to repetitive and bland diets, eating what is available, being less concerned with what you would ideally like to eat.Sun, 22 Mar 2020 05:46:18 -0500