Supermarket Stock - avoid the virus hysteria

miamee

ongarite wrote: »

I was in Dunnes in Blanch SC this afternoon.
Very quiet and very good stock levels.
Reckon the hysteria has died down and people will fall into their new routine pretty soon.

Good to hear that as there was a queue outside the door waiting for them to open at 9o'clock this morning, the same in Tesco Roselawn (I was sent videos/photos of both this morning).

Larbre34

Roselawn had practically nothing at 5.30pm, apparently had been mad up to about 3pm when they ran out of everything.

ongarite

Larbre34 wrote: »

Roselawn had practically nothing at 5.30pm, apparently had been mad up to about 3pm when they ran out of everything.

Maybe people are afraid of going to the SC because it's a big space which should have lots of people around.

I was there around 4 and it was like a ghost mall.

Saying that please support local business in D15. It would be a shame to have this crisis devastate the area.

Larbre34

You're absolutely right, but I work in Dun Laoghaire and the story is identical everywhere, busy supermarkets and pharmacies, with deserted other shops, cafés, salons etc. It will be a huge task to moth ball the economy for the duration, but hopefully activity will pick up again sooner rather than later.

tamara25

Doomsday preppers anyone?

RoryMac

Larbre34 wrote: »

Roselawn had practically nothing at 5.30pm, apparently had been mad up to about 3pm when they ran out of everything.

Roselawn always looks like it has been ransacked but yeah shelves were a little less full yesterday.

rockatansky

Was at Dunnes at the Blanch center at about 08.30 this morning. About 100+ people queueing outside but once the shutters went up everyone was inside on about 2 minutes.

Was grand, about 15-20 minutes wait at the checkout.

Only issue was the number of people at the fruit and veg section, very crowded with a lot of grabbing stuff from the shelves and bumping into other trolleys going on. But that's down to the terrible design of that section, it's like that on a normal Saturday or Sunday. Don't know what they were thinking with it. Once you get through it then it freed up.

rolling boh

Was in dunnes around 10 this morning seemed more or less like a usual sat .would agree fruit and veg section always a bit clogged up that never changes .Hopefully Tesco in roselawn ok tomorrow morning.

Dr_Colossus

Was in Tesco, Roselawn this morning at around 10:30. Busy but probably not much more so than a normal Sat. They said they had a good number of people queuing before they opened at 07:00.
Generally plenty of stock of most items apart from the fresh fish and freezer section which was fairly well cleaned out. They even had a decent selection of bread from their bakery section and good to see all items individually bagged and sealed before being put in display baskets.

rolling boh

Seems tesco ok for tomorrow least won't have to spend all morning doing a bit of grocery shopping .

TheValeyard

I dont get the panic. Maybe for specialist items. We make enough food to feed over 9million and we make toilet paper????

Supply chains are running smoothly.

Daily restock happen, some shops up to eight times a day.

People need to relax or an awful lot of food is going into the compost bin.

Pat Dunne

TheValeyard wrote: »

I dont get the panic. Maybe for specialist items. We make enough food to feed over 9million and we make toilet paper????

Supply chains are running smoothly.

Daily restock happen, some shops up to eight times a day.

People need to relax or an awful lot of food is going into the compost bin.

Two manufacturers of Toilet paper in Ireland. With the raw materials been sourced in the Middle East and Portugal https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/coronavirus-toilet-paper-manufacturer-struggles-to-meet-unprecedented-demand-1.4202511

Larbre34

Nobody gets the panic, but once one or two pricks do it, it forces everyone into doing similar to save themselves endless wasted trips to the shops.

I know the idea of rationing adds to upset, but if every big chain agreed a limit of one high-demand item per person, per day, it would take the heat out of it and get people back to more regular consumption patterns.

Lidl in Blakestown wasn't great today. They had plenty of bread and bakery stuff, but very little milk except for the big 3L bottles, absolutely no pasta, cereal, toilet roll or hand wash. Loads of other items either out of stock or very low stock. I went around 1pm. Clearly all the early shoppers blitzed the place.

Larbre34

Lidl in Clonee poor enough generally this evening, dreadful in fact. Aldi Clonee much better, just shortage of chicken, pasta and antibacterial products but a good selection of everything else. Both had plentiful bog roll!

I guess the trick for popular fresh meats and the like is hit the bigger shops like Dunnes Blanch and Tesco Extra early in the mornings.

rolling boh

Definitely more shoppers around roselawn this morning tesco busy enough but not manic .Shelves a bit empty in places things like rice seem to be low .

Snake Plisken

Anyone been in Supervalu? How busy is it and how well stocked?

RoryMac

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Anyone been in Supervalu? How busy is it and how well stocked?

I was there twice yesterday and no busier than it ever is on a Sat. Didn't notice any shortages of anything but was only picking up a few bits for dinner

Arciphel

I'm just back from SuperValu in Blanchardstown. The only thing I saw out of stock was hand wash, and even then there was plenty of bars of soap and shower gel which you could use instead. Everything else looked absolutely normal.

Larbre34

If you can't get medicated or antibacterial handwash, you can add an amount of milton fluid to a regular liquid soap and it will be very effective.

It is an astringent though, so remember to regular moisturise the paws regular.

Codpeas

Arciphel wrote: »

I'm just back from SuperValu in Blanchardstown. The only thing I saw out of stock was hand wash, and even then there was plenty of bars of soap and shower gel which you could use instead. Everything else looked absolutely normal.

One thing that I couldn't find there today, and Tesco (Roselawn and Maynooth) the same, was EGGS.
Somebody must have got word that the hens are going on strike or something... :rolleyes:

Larbre34

Eggs, Flour and all the other crap you need to bake, I've noticed. Can't blame parents really, planning anything to keep kids entertained.

My guess is, household hacks to get blood out of fabric will be on the cards by Friday.

murphyebass

Codpeas wrote: »

One thing that I couldn't find there today, and Tesco (Roselawn and Maynooth) the same, was EGGS.
Somebody must have got word that the hens are going on strike or something... :rolleyes:

I bought 40 eggs the other day.

With kids at home all the time you’d go through eggs in no time.

Pancakes, omelettes, baking in general.

Jojo26

My partner works in warehouse that stock lidl and aldi stuff plenty of stuff being put onto trucks every night Monday to Friday wouldnt be worrying

rolion

Jojo26 wrote: »

My partner works in warehouse that stock lidl and aldi stuff plenty of stuff being put onto trucks every night Monday to Friday wouldnt be worrying

Great,thanks.

I suspect that's considered to be "local stock".
But,when trucks and cargo will be stopped or delayed at the French,Spanish and UK borders...i wonder whats going to happen then !?

Went to shops three times in the past few days and still havent managed to get in to "panic shopping mode"... i may regret it next week !??

Rows Grower

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ongarite

Rows Grower wrote: »

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Tesco are doing same thing.
7am - 9am or 8am - 9am in certain stores will be reserved for elderly & vulnerable.

ongarboy

Just on six one news there saying numbers will be restricted going into supermarkets at any one time. Makes sense when you saw all the mobs and queues the last few days which totally went against social distancing.

Shelves full in Dunnes Ongar today and not very busy so glad that panic buying has subsided.

murphyebass

ongarboy wrote: »

Just on six one news there saying numbers will be restricted going into supermarkets at any one time. Makes sense when you saw all the mobs and queues the last few days which totally went against social distancing.

Shelves full in Dunnes Ongar today and not very busy so glad that panic buying has subsided.

Sure people will still queue and there’s your social distancing out the window.
This will get worse before it gets better.

tskk

Was in Aldi Clonee this morning about 10:30. Lots of fruit and veg. Little to no meat/chicken. No eggs. No loo roll. No flour if you wanted to do any baking. No hand soap. Well there was a few bottles of the “fancy” soap. Maybe I was there too early?!