The solution to panic buying

How about supermarket sweep.

4 trolleys , 4 people 90 seconds.

We are dealing with people 70+ they would not get much

3 most unwanted goods shelves full
rustler burger,s
microwave rice
mushy peas

a meal there in itself

The supermarkets will only co-operate to a certain extent because they love it.

Drove past two supermarkets again today, and both car parks were full with cars queuing up to get on.

You're okay using shops like the Spar and the Co-op.

Few people shop at the Co-op because their stuff is too expensive. Went in yesterday and there were very few people there.

If they can't sell stuff in this climate they're heading for trouble.

Surely the stupidest panic buy item is bottled water. Do these people not have taps??

^^^^^ 25,000 homes in london have reported that their water has be cut off

*been

the 1st time I hear of a small local shop charging the same as big supermarkets ,I,ll shop there and even pay his higher prices for his gesture,

local tesco ,morrisons asda, all zero toilet roll. Seen my small local across the road just receiving a delivery, and got 12 pack of toilet roll (Nicky) £3.19p. I could have taken two packs, but imagine meeting an elderly neighbour on the way out.

I'm not prepared to queue with the plebs and chavs just to get stuff a little cheaper.

Why this toilet roll panic, have the plebs all grown an extra arse hole or something?

Psychological. The prospect of not having a first world essential item causes emotional distress.
Toilet paper then becomes a form of comfort blanket.

The original suggestion in the opening post is a very practical measure.
Added benefit of being visual for all other shoppers, encouraging good “herd behaviour”.

I agree, get the trolley's padlocked. No entry with trolley's.

Hardly practical for a family.

pubs will tell you it doesn't work when they put smaller plates out for buffets people just stack it higher ,

Mar 20, 2020 -- 11:24AM, Dr Crippen wrote:

Hardly practical for a family.

Little and often.

Aldi restricts people to four per product.

So everybody takes four packs of toilet rolls and four packs of everything else that's in short supply.

Restrict them to two items for a start.

By now, individual supermarkets know which items are flying off the shelves as soon as they are restocked.
Be brutal with those, one per person.

Agree entirely with the original poster making it basket only would probably be the best way to control the problem but we know it won't be implemented. More choice on the shelves, checkouts moving through quicker and aisles less blocked.

Families shouldn't be an issue. You can get enough food to feed a family for a few days in a basket. If you can't just offload the one basket and then queue again. Just involves a little patience. Something that everyone who normally manages with a basket is having to exhibit at the moment.

I saw a good idea on this on Twitter.
If buying a single item that would be normal price but if buying 2 the price on the second item would be triple.
But perhaps people would just go round again.

Mmmm, we have a pandemic, job losses by the thousand, and the solution to panic buying in supermarkets is to let supermarkets charge more.

May as well chuck a bit more disaster capitalism on top and definitely finish it off..

Supermarket share prices' rising

its a bad day when you cant wipe your own ass

I,m the forum thicko but besides kids at home for lunch how much actually changes, getting 2,3 ,4 weeks supply you wont be going back and wont be tottering down on a daily basis for top ups, and workers wont be in for meal deals etc, eventually at some point it all unwinds, watching the news if anything is putting me of food

In landan a few well armed men on the corner would stop all  this

hang on we all ready have that

what could go wrong

ask trident  ho ho

A new version of Richard 111...instead of

'My Kingdom for a horse'
will now be 'My Kingdom for a Toilet Roll'

People are anticipating a supply problem further down the line. Less supply and tricky logistics if workers are sick or in lock-down. With the global produce we could sit back and not panic buy, but if every other country does we still end up with empty shelves but we have nothing in the cupboards.

a certain group sends the children in with dodgy 20s then create a battlefield 

you ought to see it  hahha

if you have allotments going in the summer get some security   ..you'll need it .

highly organised allotment gangs  will be taking over from the drugs trade

anyone buying ffrersh fruit from aldi in bulk will be making smoothies in the blender by sunday, I last longer on the crest of a wave than aldi,s fruit,imo

the brothers will control the streets  in Landan  - as they have for several decades

Was a bit annoyed when I heard that the supermarkets were applying the "limit items in orders" to everyone, so like Care Homes getting their big delivery for 40 pensioners were getting 2 loaves of bread etc, a fraction of what they needed. They need to lift some restrictions for special vetted cases?

Yours,
Just Checking's Care Home.
Visit my Ebay Wholesale Shop, new food range just in!

Unlimited supply of food and essentials at corner shops. Big orders welcome. Undiscerning customers only.

The bog roll bandits will be swapping for bottles of booze now that the pubs are shut

supermarkets needed to

a) restricted earlier than they did
b) show some loyalty, as per their cards suggest, and have some stock for loyal customer that had been 'nicked' by bandits

"show some loyalty, as per their cards suggest,"

They'll have the clubcard data. If people used the loyalty cards, they'll know who was panic buying to a stupid extent.

They normally in my experience send out vouchers depending on what you've bought.
I'm guessing a lot of feckers are going to get a lot of vouchers for toilet roll and pasta :)

The supermarkets should send people who suddenly bought 150 rolls of Andrex vouchers with "You are a kn0b. Value: £0" on them

if anyones short care home near me has 4 bags of crusts going spare if anyone can make use of them

to quote the great jim royal

did you enjoy them brazils mam
yes lovely

good,it took jim all morning to suck the chocolate off

Coupons and rationing .

Rationing books like cuba....

Tictacboy