Supermarkets - the Megathread

JustAThought · 23-03-2020 09:04PM

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.

Y - my mother says that too - I was in my big Tesco (again) today and at 2 pm despite deliveries having already been stocked out there was no beer, no tins of fish, no baking ingredients including flour , home bread or home diy scone, no rice, no jars of red sauce for pasta or tins of tomatoes, no museli, no nuts or tins of fruit ( I bashed tin of random peaches), only one chicken in the chicken aisle - I bought it, and only 3 trays on 10% mince, and about 6 boxes of 6 eggs ine of which was free range so I bought them. There were 3 huge packs of toilet roll and I bought one ( a nine or 12 roller). No noodles or spagetti, no popcorn or microwavable popcorn ( not a big issue) but tons and tons of biscuits and chrisps. All a bit worrying. If they cannot get basic provisions people are going to have to keep going out and trying to shop - there is no point buying pre-bagged vegetables that will rot in the fridge in 3 days and there are very little of the other normal type. As I said, predictably worrying. No need to worry about the gym being closed and putting on weight at least :0

I nearly had a heart attack when I heard McDonalds was closing :0 At least I had my annual milkshake when the supermarkets had run out the other day!

RiseAbove4 · 23-03-2020 10:16PM

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 wait 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 get 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.

easypazz · 23-03-2020 10:19PM

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.

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?

BoatMad · 23-03-2020 10:23PM

Tesco so seem to have problems in their supply chain , Dunne’s locally is better , supervalue also better. Tesco dont seem to able to replenish correctly

Ps : lots of flour in my local polish shops , no flour in Tesco or Dunne’s , some in supervalue even in normal times Tesco’s often has stock outs

Haven’t been to Aldi or Lidl for 2 weeks so can’t comment

silverharp · 24-03-2020 07:21AM

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 · 24-03-2020 07:30AM

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?

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:

HeidiHeidi · 24-03-2020 07:32AM

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?

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:

whelan2 · 24-03-2020 07:33AM

Was in lidl last night. Hand sanitizer at the door in and out. Shelves well stock and everyone keeping their distance from everyone else

silverharp · 24-03-2020 08:07AM

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:

gaslighting the community during a crises is pretty poor form then by the british media

Marymidlands · 24-03-2020 01:46PM

Just back from an Aldi shop. Can sanitize inside the door after you have brought the trolley in. What’s the point? There was marking on floor alright. Was less than two feet from shop assistant at counter. She didn’t have gloves? Really not impressed with them. Ran across road to SuperValu for few items I couldn’t get in Aldi. Really positive, assistant behind plastic barrier, she wiped down card machine gave me some sanitizer for my hands.
Only negative about SuperValu is the huge amount of older people chatting in the isles and purchasing only one or two items. Shop assistant said that some come in everyday.

Muahahaha · 24-03-2020 05:08PM

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.

JP Liz V1 · 24-03-2020 05:43PM

Can you shop on line for Dunnes Stores using save coupons?

odyssey06 · 24-03-2020 08:03PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Can you shop on line for Dunnes Stores using save coupons?

Dunnes dont have an online grocery offering... only sales from their household and clothing section.

odyssey06 · 24-03-2020 08:05PM

For click and collect I have seen special huts in Tesco car park.

For Supervalu do you have to go into the shop? I havent seem any special area for my local store in D3.

recyclebin · 24-03-2020 08:23PM

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.

The_Brood · 24-03-2020 08:26PM

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 · 24-03-2020 08:36PM

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?

Go on your lunch break or tea break or toilet break? Any trip to the shops should be as quick and efficient as possible to minimise risk.

HeidiHeidi · 24-03-2020 08:39PM

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.

I haven't heard much news today, but I thought I heard that shops should shut their non-food departments, keeping only grocery sections open?

easypazz · 24-03-2020 08:39PM

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.

They are all at an advantage selling booze. Seeing as all pubs are shut.

Silent Running · 24-03-2020 08:42PM

Any thoughts on this?

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/stunning-ny-doctor-vladimir-zelenko-finds-100-success-rate-in-350-patients-using-hydroxychloroquine-with-z-paks-video/

AMKC · 24-03-2020 08:53PM

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?

Do a weekly or bi weekly shop. The less you are in the shops the less risk to you and your family.

Zimmerframe · 24-03-2020 09:56PM

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.

You will have to eat the sheep fairly lively, if you don't get the freezer.

Del.Monte · 24-03-2020 10:12PM

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.

whelan2 · 24-03-2020 10:19PM

Masks are no addition. The customer operator should have had gloves and you should have said it there and then

SweetCaliber · 24-03-2020 10:43PM

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.

Gloves will spread bacteria just like your hands will. Better off no gloves and use hand sanitise after each transaction.

McCrack · 24-03-2020 10:46PM

Yes gloves in a non medical setting are pointless

JP Liz V1 · 24-03-2020 10:48PM

Only 1 can shop in Supervalu

hmmm · 24-03-2020 10:49PM

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.

Mine neither, and they are my first choice supermarket.

No attempt to control numbers. No markings. The numbers are the big issue for me, we went at what we thought was a quiet time but it very quickly began to fill up. Saw a few people with masks look a bit panicked - we can all get hit with this, but I'd hate to have a serious condition.

Del.Monte · 24-03-2020 11:19PM

SweetCaliber wrote: »

Gloves will spread bacteria just like your hands will. Better off no gloves and use hand sanitise after each transaction.

Yes, but gloves would protect the staff member which is the point that I was making. The mask might protect the customer to a degree if the checkout operator suddenly sneezed while one is at the till. Anyway, it's the haphazard approach that annoys me as just a mile down the road at Eurogiant the only thing missing are Hazmat suits.

RiseAbove4 · 24-03-2020 11:22PM

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?

Then let them buy trucks and make millions more in revenue!

Have you seen their share price on the stock exchange lately? They’re one of a very few to constantly go up in value when almost all others are falling off a cliff

They have;

- the stock
- the supply chain
- the demand
- the website and ecommerce already in place

So just hire more drivers, buy more trucks and offer 24 hour delivery in Ireland and the UK

Again, their defenders on here are mind boggling. Tescos have fùcked this up badly

Supermarkets - the Megathread

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