Supermarkets - the Megathread

Lidl from 17 th March are prioritising shopping from9 - 11 for elderly people . Does that mean anyone can go shop from 8 -9

whats aldi,s times ?.

whatever99 wrote: »

I just got a SuperValu delivery. They were inside big plastic bags, huge ones, inside the crates. The delivery guy just left the crates on the front step and I took the bags out. Of course, I’m now paranoid that the items themselves could be contaminated, but I’m not about to start wiping a bag of porridge or a banana...am I??!! I think everything I ordered is there. Got meat, eggs, bread, flour, chicken, and other things I’ve heard people saying were gone in other shops. I placed the order last Sunday, today was the first slot I could get. Tried to place a tesco order the same day and the earliest slot they had was next Tuesday.

Did you have to pay a delivery fee? I know, of course, you have to pay under normal circumstances but was wondering if they were prepared to waive a charge at the present time.

Loveinapril wrote: »

My brother got one yesterday from Tesco. No hand soap, toilet roll, bread, milk or eggs in his shopping.

I got it a week ago and got the same email. They are saying no shortages but half the site is out of stock. They should be at least trying to substitute.

Loveinapril wrote: »

My brother got one yesterday from Tesco. No hand soap, toilet roll, bread, milk or eggs in his shopping.

I got it a week ago and got the same email. They are saying no shortages but half the site is out of stock. They should be at least trying to substitute.

odyssey06 wrote: »

There was a bird flu outbreak in the border region - could be affecting chicken and eggs getting onto the shelves.

Well if humans can catch birdflu.....maybe the chickens all caught human flu.

Popped to tesco and dunnes today, there was nothing I couldnt get. Local fruit and Veg stores still have produce.
The isles were a little busy with crates ready to re stock but they were stocked.
Flour, eggs and baking ingredients were really low.

Last week the biscuit isle had been ransacked.

Lots of fresh fruit and veg which is what we should all be eating anyway.

Was in Tesco Liffey valley tonight.
Lots of things gone very little in the way of tins and biscuits bizarrely.
Pretty much stocked up with enough food for about 4 weeks if needs be.

appledrop wrote: »

I cant believe the list of missing shopping items you have listed! I haven't a clue where your based but Super Valu + Dunnes in Pavillions have every single missing item you listed. Maybe its just the German supermarkets that are that badly stocked at the moment.

Dunnes in the Pavillions is shut as of today as are all ither retail shops there bar Boots where I know someone who works there.. My ‘local’ Lidl, Aldi, the BIG Tesco and my local Supervalue had none of these when I spent a day driving between them thou I eventually got the museli and coffee having qued an hour in a carpark to get into a second Aldi shop. I’ll be bulk stocking up next week - at the rate people are bejng told they’re beinv laid off I win’t be expecting packers, or factory workers, or printers or box makers to keep producing and risking infection for a minimum wage job.

if you are in a high risk category bulk shopping make 100% sense.

The food section in Dunnes Pavillions is not closed I was just there this evening. That's scaremonging. No supermarket will close in this crisis.