Muahahaha wrote: » Well after a 10 day absence finally rice showed back up in my local Aldi, phew! Hearing anecdotally that supermarkets in large suburbs and towns are mainly the ones struggling with queues and the supply chains, in smaller towns its more so business as usual.
RiseAbove4 wrote: » Have Tescos got their sh*t together yet? Their biggest revenues in years, 200,000 people looking for a new job and they still (when I last checked) had a 2 week for deliveries. Appalling management and I don’t get their defenders on here. They have the E-commerce in place and they have the stock So just hire the bloody extra drivers! I’ve been trying to a big delivery to my parents for ages now to stop them going out so much and their piss poor strategy is starting to grate.
silverharp wrote: » our local Tesco metro in Sandymount was pretty full of stuff last night. Is it worse in the UK overall or are the media just cherry picking?
HeidiHeidi wrote: » Ah now, full shelves do not a tantalising headline make, you know!! I'd say media mostly find the worst possible scenario, and then add glitter on top, along with a sob story interview and a couple of sad face pics. Meanwhile (hopefully) normal service continues, with a few delays. Well that's what I'm hoping anyway, I've to do a shop for the first time today since it all went a bit mad :eek:
JP Liz V1 wrote: » Can you shop on line for Dunnes Stores using save coupons?
The_Brood wrote: » The reducing working hours thing has indeed hit hard and fast. Except I don't understand how this is supposed to work for those of us working from home in full time schedules? We can't just pop out whenever we want to to buy groceries, we still have to stay and do work for our working hours. But when they are over, shops, pharmacies, everything is just about closed. How does that work?
recyclebin wrote: » Will the likes of Dunnes and Tesco Extra be at a competitive advantage selling stuff other than food, for example clothes. All their competitors will have shut up shop.
krissovo wrote: » Trust me plenty have here as well. You cannot buy a chest freezer in the country apparently. A much better option for us rural folk is a couple of sheep, they can keep the lawn trimmed and fatten up if we need them.
Del.Monte wrote: » I was in my local Lidl (Enniscorthy) today and was horrified to see that the young checkout assistant on my till had neither face mask or protective gloves. I wasn't particularly worried on my account but felt that she was exposing herself to danger. When I got home I rang the Lidl Customer Service 1800 number and spoke to somebody who informed me that it was up to the individual member of staff whether or not they wore mask and gloves! However, he did say that they will be installing perspex screens at the tills at some stage - horse and stable door comes to mind.
Muahahaha wrote: » Yeah, my Aldi has been a bit lacking. They didnt do anything at all until about 5 or 6 days after other supermarkets and then when they did all it was was a few stickers marking out 2 metre spaces at the tills. Supervalue a lot better with gloves and hand sanitiser at the entrance and floor markings across much of the store. Must say Im a bit surprised by Aldi, their response hasnt been great imo.
SweetCaliber wrote: » Gloves will spread bacteria just like your hands will. Better off no gloves and use hand sanitise after each transaction.
easypazz wrote: » Would you ever cop on. Its the panic buyers that are screwing everything up. If they hire drivers have they trucks for them to drive?
