Are you going to Stockpile ahead of Brexit?

mullinr2

Anyone going to Stockpile non perishable items ahead of a no deal brexit? I'm talking about the likes of cereal, tinned food, your favorite Old del Paso pack, washing powder etc. They will all go up in price. May as well buy them now

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Absolutely no intentions of doing so. More bother than it's worth.

dudara

This really isn't a Consumer Issue, but I'm at a bit of a loss where to put it.

BONDIred

Is there any reason to stockpile some baby formula or this made in Ireland?

dudara

Ireland is a major producer of baby formula (10% of global supply).

mullinr2

dudara wrote: »

This really isn't a Consumer Issue, but I'm at a bit of a loss where to put it.

I didn't know where to put it either. Is there not just general area where you can put posts?

Mountjoy Mugger

After Hours...

mullinr2

dudara wrote: »

This really isn't a Consumer Issue, but I'm at a bit of a loss where to put it.

Can u move it to after hours please.

_Brian

Sounds like it belongs in conspiracy theory forum.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

mullinr2 wrote: »

Can u move it to after hours please.

After Hours Mods have closed, or moved, all threads relating to Brexit, with a warning to start no new ones, as the Politics Forum has several already.

dhaughton99

mullinr2 wrote: »

Anyone going to Stockpile non perishable items ahead of a no deal brexit? I'm talking about the likes of cereal, tinned food, your favorite Old del Paso pack, washing powder etc. They will all go up in price. May as well buy them now

Stockpiling Old del Paso brought a smile to my puss.

L1011

Survivalism and Self Sufficiency already has a thread quite similar to this but I'm not sure that's the best place to move it either!

dhaughton99

I already stockpile the half price offers from Lidl weekend offers. At the moment, the bunker is full of washing powder, coffee, tinfoil and sandwich bags.

dudara

mullinr2 wrote: »

Can u move it to after hours please.

I’m happy to leave it here for now, as I don’t think it will have a shelf-life in AH.

my3cents

dudara wrote: »

This really isn't a Consumer Issue, but I'm at a bit of a loss where to put it.

Survival and Self Sufficiency?

my3cents

Actually this one is more relevant

L1011

We just said it wasn't going to AH!

If you do this, only buy stuff you will use anyway and keep using oldest first. Having some stock to hand is not a bad idea with recent weather events anyway.
Remember that frozen stuff isn't any use in a power cut and be aware of your cooking options

And realistically supply chains will adapt quite quickly to getting stuff from the continent instead so you are looking at two weeks max of severe disruption if any

The Hill Billy

AH already had a thread along these lines.

OXO cubes. That's what I'll be stockpiling. It'll make the roadkill palatable.

my3cents

The one reason its probably worth having a good food store is that there will only need to be a hint of a shortage for panic buying to set in and there to be a real shortage.

Del2005

L1011 wrote: »

We just said it wasn't going to AH!

If you do this, only buy stuff you will use anyway and keep using oldest first. Having some stock to hand is not a bad idea with recent weather events anyway.
Remember that frozen stuff isn't any use in a power cut and be aware of your cooking options

And realistically supply chains will adapt quite quickly to getting stuff from the continent instead so you are looking at two weeks max of severe disruption if any

Most shops only have 3 days of stock so 2 weeks will be a major issue, if it happens.

Former Former

I still have my stockpile of stuff that I got for the Y2K meltdown so I'm all set

Odelay

Whatever happens, it will be another excuse to drive up prices.

liam7831

I have bought a second chest freezer and rammed it with sliced pans, heard on radio that most of our flour comes from UK so gonna be a serious bread shortage, we all remember the last time

L1011

Del2005 wrote: »

Most shops only have 3 days of stock so 2 weeks will be a major issue, if it happens.

It's only going to be certain items that are problematic - much is either domestic or imported from elsewhere already, including perishable stuff by air rather than landbridge. The UK is going to have far worse issues, producing far less food.

Magnatu

I still have the bread that I got for The Big Snow in the freezer.

JCX BXC

Magnatu wrote: »

I still have the bread that I got for The Big Snow in the freezer.

Ew

I must stockpile these Ladybird bewks before they're increased in price.

_Brian

The one big thing people should be doing anyway is learn to move away from processed foods.

Learn to buy prepare and cook dishes using the basic raw ingredients, many of which can be Irish sourced and should resist major fluxes in price.

Even imported raw ingredients like pasata could double in price and still be really good value.

Learn people, be educated consumers rather than soulless drones eating processed manufactured foods.

Find good suppliers for fresh fruit, veg and meat and you will never be broke or hungry.

seamus

Certain retailers will be in more trouble than others. Tesco and M&S for example who rely on their UK distribution centres. LIDL and ALDI will adjust their supply lines before hand (if they haven't already) to avoid going through the UK, likewise Musgraves.

Certain very specific items will be missing from shelves, but for the most part there shouldn't be major disruptions. Lots of households will have to learn to enjoy the old staples again, home grown meat & veg.

L1011

Should note that early April is not a good time of year for home grown fruit and veg, last year's supplies used up and new stuff not ready yet

However we've plenty of planes going to Spain/Portugal every day with airlines that carry belly cargo

mullinr2

Posted this 7 months ago. What are people's opinion now? No deal brexit is a certain.

zell12

I thought I started a similar thread :pac:

I stockpiled before end March, on stuff that comes from UK and is cheap, particularly from Tesco - loo roll, tins, pre-baked bread, long-life milk..

It is clear there'll be some disruption in supplies and is not clear if prices will rise.

my3cents

My wife has finally said she is going to stockpile a few things like flour and sugar. Thats on top of my stockpile that would last at least a fortnight.

Car99

Must stockpile royal family memorabilia.

Amazon.co.uk charges Irish vat on good sold to an Irish address , post brexit will they charge uk VAT and then we'll pay import duty here? Or how will it work does anyone know?

L1011

Car99 wrote: »

Must stockpile royal family memorabilia.

Amazon.co.uk charges Irish vat on good sold to an Irish address , post brexit will they charge uk VAT and then we'll pay import duty here? Or how will it work does anyone know?

Amazon will likely direct people to .fr or .de with an English language interface instead

Car99

L1011 wrote: »

Amazon will likely direct people to .fr or .de with an English language interface instead

Address pal will set up an address out there then to accommodate I guess.

iguana

I stockpiled a bit in the spring and have since eaten nearly my entire stockpile. I am planning to put away stuff again. A Twinnings tea I particularly like, worcester sauce (I don't like the German version from Aldi), a few bags of flour as apparently we don't process that ourselves. It's my kid's birthday less than 2 weeks after Brexit so I'm not chancing having no birthday cake for him. I don't know if we'll have any problems with oats but I'll buy a few extra bags of porridge just in case. Lots of dried, frozen and tinned fruit and tomatoes as there will almost certainly be delays of some sort in shipping and supply of perishable goods will be hardest hit. An extra item of each detergent/toilet paper as I buy them, just to be on the safe side. And a lot of coffee. Once Brexit was delayed last time and I started into my build up of coffee I was shocked by how quickly I ran through it, so I'll make sure to have plenty on hand. A few extra boxes of painkillers, antihistamines, etc. I know we produce these ourselves but sometimes the testing and quality control is done abroad and I'd rather just have a drawer full of extras rather than risk having a monster headache and no paracetamol.

There is no downside to fore-planning. I buy it in bits and pieces now while we have absolutely no delays. I've plenty of storage, so they are put away and ignored until they are needed or I know for a fact that they are not needed. Then I just break into them and work my way through them. I buy nothing I wouldn't eat anyway. And I obviously have really retro tastes because I was so happy when Brexit was delayed for 6 months and I could crack open the tinned peaches. I'd normally never buy tinned fruit but it's so yummy. So come November I'll either be relying on my supply and relieved I have it every time my 6 year old asks for some fruit. Or gorging on tinned fruit breakfasts, desserts and smoothies right through 'til after Christmas. Either way I save myself uncertainty in the first few days and save a little money if we see a rise in prices.

Overall it's not an emergency here. We will have plenty of food as we are a major food producing country. So we don't need to worry about empty shelves or going hungry. Just the loss of some luxury goods for a bit while our supply chain adapts. I just fancy being as unaffected by those hiccups as possible. If I was in the UK, I'd be extremely nervous. The risks of food shortages are much more real there and their government is an absolute shambles in terms of planning for the possible negative outcomes. I'm on some forums there and reading about lots of posters prepping plans and so, so glad I'm not still living there.

Tow

Nescafe Gold Blend is made in England

L1011

They will have alternate facilities and the coffee itself is clearly not grown there.

screamer

Be careful now I opened a thread to ask this exact question and the mods very quickly closed it

BarryD2

iguana wrote: »

Overall it's not an emergency here. We will have plenty of food as we are a major food producing country. So we don't need to worry about empty shelves or going hungry. Just the loss of some luxury goods for a bit while our supply chain adapts. I just fancy being as unaffected by those hiccups as possible. If I was in the UK, I'd be extremely nervous. The risks of food shortages are much more real there and their government is an absolute shambles in terms of planning for the possible negative outcomes. I'm on some forums there and reading about lots of posters prepping plans and so, so glad I'm not still living there.

I doubt there'll be major shortages but I'd expect that some of the brand names that Irish people are fond of, may become harder to find at least in the initial period. And costs of same more than likely to rise.

A lot depends on supply chains but historically we've imported through British distributors. So if they catch a cold, then we do too. Maybe there'll be a big switch to more European brands.

On the plus side, if sterling falls in value that should make imports from UK cheaper.. in theory. More likely the retailers will absorb same against increased costs.

The whole import duty aspect may hit consumers harder. I'd guess the savvy shoppers will be doing their online Christmas shopping earlier this year.

paul71

dhaughton99 wrote: »

I already stockpile the half price offers from Lidl weekend offers. At the moment, the bunker is full of washing powder, coffee, tinfoil and sandwich bags.

Tinfoil is for the hats?

Sorry could not resist.

my3cents

Tow wrote: »

Nescafe Gold Blend is made in England

They can keep it. At least they don't grow any coffee beans over there.

BENDYBINN

L1011 wrote: »

Amazon will likely direct people to .fr or .de with an English language interface instead

We shouldn’t buy anything from amazon until they put out all them fires....

slave1

liam7831 wrote: »

I have bought a second chest freezer and rammed it with sliced pans, heard on radio that most of our flour comes from UK so gonna be a serious bread shortage, we all remember the last time

Not most, I'm in the industry and all flour is a UK import with very low storage facilities in Ireland so silos will run dry in few days. Virtually all other bread ingredients are from the mainland UK too, just one or two from NI and ZERO bread ingredients from ROI, ZERO

is_that_so

slave1 wrote: »

Not most, I'm in the industry and all flour is a UK import with very low storage facilities in Ireland so silos will run dry in few days. Virtually all other bread ingredients are from the mainland UK too, just one or two from NI and ZERO bread ingredients from ROI, ZERO

So it's back to making bread!

miamee

is_that_so wrote: »

So it's back to making bread!

With no ingredients?

_Brian

is_that_so wrote: »

So it's back to making bread!

We make bread three times a week anyway here.

NIMAN

No.

No need.

dinorebel

dudara wrote: »

This really isn't a Consumer Issue, but I'm at a bit of a loss where to put it.

Humour forum?

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=22

Alun

I've got a mini stockplile (4 jars) of Marmite, can't be running out of that now, can I?