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Supermarkets - the Megathread

Muahahaha

Just back from Aldi and Dunnes, neither was particularly busy but there was no fresh chicken to be found anywhere. The security guard in Dunnes was at the entrance wiping down customers trollies and basket handles with wet wipes and all the staff were wearing gloves.

Have heard Lidl are implementing priority shopping for OAPs from 9 to 11am which is good news.

Electrical shops in Dublin are reporting that you cant buy a chest freezer anywhere, they all sold out over the weekend.

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SuperRabbit

I'd have a lot of fun with food boxes, being a lactose intolerant vegetarian who gets sick if she eats potatoes or white bread

odyssey06

The food boxes would be a great click and collect option for those stores who wouldn't have the infrastructure for a proper online shop.
They could use eventbrite and sell them as tickets.

SmartinMartin

suicide_circus wrote: »

do you think there is someone in the back of Lidl kneading dough? of course its frozen!

I expect that fresh dough is delivered. Do you have personal knowledge otherwise, or are you just taking the opportunity to be condescending?

DisneyLover

Is marks and Spencer food open in omni anyone know ?

HeidiHeidi

DisneyLover wrote: »

Is marks and Spencer food open in omni anyone know ?

Similar question re M&S Liffey Valley?

odyssey06

DisneyLover wrote: »

Is marks and Spencer food open in omni anyone know ?

Was open last saturday, so I presume yes.

Rubberchikken

Our local SuperValu, it's 2 only of any item.

Quin_Dub

stockshares wrote: »

Tesco have said they will not be increasing their contactless payments from €30 to €50.

Very bad form.

See Richard Chambers Twitter page for source.

They also apply the €30 limit to Google/Apple Pay unlike everybody else..

You've always been able to use contactless for any amount via your phone in al the other stores..

Muahahaha

SmartinMartin wrote: »

While we're on the subject, I know Lidl bake their bread etc on site, but does anyone know do they use fresh ingredients or is it from frozen dough? To settle an argument. I'm saying fresh.

AFAIK the way it is done is the dough is made in a central facility, likely outsourced to a bakery. They par-bake the dough to about 50% baked and then blast chill it until its frozen.Then it gets delivered to individual stores and is baked again to finish it off. That gives the shop the bakery smell they want to tempt people but it doesnt involve any bakery skill to achieve it, there is no kneading or anything in the store because its already formed and shaped. They just put it in the ovens for a set amount of time to finish off the baking. If there was proper baking going on in the store you'd see flour on the tables and floor of the bakery but there isnt as its really just a 'finishing' operation.

Anyway had an email from Tesco earlier. Seems they are snowed under with online deliveries and are now asking people to 'Think before you Click', i.e. if you can physically get to a store then you should do so and leave the delivery slots to people who are in the most need of them.

That suggests that they cannot scale their online delivery service to meet current demand and nor do the expect to. They're basically throwing in the towel and asking people to go to the store.

SmartinMartin

Thanks. I didn't think they were assembling the ingredients there, just that fresh dough was delivered. Par-baked and chilled makes sense.

Muahahaha

Yeah I think by par baking all the difficult stuff like kneading and shaping the dough is done in the bakery, it makes the shop part of it very straight forward for the staff working it.

You could still be right to say that it is delivered fresh but my guess would be it is frozen to give it a longer shelf life and to avoid the need for deliveries too frequently. The dough can then be baked and finished off direct from frozen.

SusanC10

beglee wrote: »

On 23rd March I booked a tesco delivery for April 7th, filled trolley with usual stuff. I've since realised there's a few items I need to add, but found I couldnt edit the delivery today. It says "Sorry you are too late to change this order, as we are currently doing your shopping" even though it's another week away. Anyone else able to edit an upcoming tesco delivery?

Can sort the other stuff out separately obviously, but would be easier if the edit option worked

I just amended our Tesco online delivery order for tomorrow so it should be do-able for April 7th.

Darwin

I know this has been discussed already, but I'm still unclear after reading this:

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/cf9b0d-new-public-health-measures-effective-now-to-prevent-further-spread-o/

Grocery shopping is not explicitly mentioned in the reasons to leave home, it does seem to be an omission? I'm presuming it is ok to travel beyond your local town to do food shopping as our local shops are very limited. I want to be sure as there are garda checkpoints out locally. Thanks.

Edit: Apologies, it's in the first paragraph, but not under the sections 'only reasons to leave your home'

Eric Cartman

whats up with flour just being non existent in super valu's ?

greasepalm

Home baking taking off again and maybe showing the younger generation how to bake while stuck at home.

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greasepalm wrote: »

Home baking taking off again and maybe showing the younger generation how to bake while stuck at home.

There’s been an upsurge in bread making, scones, cakes etc. How do I know? The extra half stone I’m carrying around! Coffee cake, brownies, soda bread, rhubarb crumble......My kids ringing to know how to make various favorites. As a busy single mother, back in the day, my relaxation was baking. Now they remember that and are constantly looking for recipes.

greasepalm

Trying not to think about baking as i did that 20 years ago for a joke and was good at it with the old top oven/grill and the fan oven.A very nice big 4.4.4 victoria sponge yummy.

misstearheus

I wish Tesco in Claremorris did deliveries! :mad::(

septictank

Very little flour made in Ireland, nearly all imported from the UK.

Black_Knight

Eric Cartman wrote: »

whats up with flour just being non existent in super valu's ?

Local SuperValu only had plain flour. Local Tesco only has self raising. 20 minute queue into Dunnes... Every type of flour!

Not a bit of yeast though! Now that stuff is rare!

Jim_Hodge

Black_Knight wrote: »

Local SuperValu only had plain flour. Local Tesco only has self raising. 20 minute queue into Dunnes... Every type of flour!

Not a bit of yeast though! Now that stuff is rare!

Not an ounce of flour of any type in the Dunnes here this morning.

mvl

Yeah, I've seen no baking yeast in local tesco/lidl/supervalu/dunnes since this crisis started.
Got annoyed Tesco didn't bring me any (when the main reason I ordered online from them was they had yeast when I placed the order) ...so I ordered lots online from Germany yesterday - but is due to arrive next month ...

Meanwhile I said I'd swing by eastern european shops in town see if they don't have it in stock neither - or might need to stretch what I have over a month...

CIARAN_BOYLE

Has there been any suggestion of putting a minimum spend in any of the supermarkets?

odyssey06

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Has there been any suggestion of putting a minimum spend in any of the supermarkets?

I think deliveries for Supervalu have minimum spend 50.
In some stores it is the opposite...max 2 of any item.

road_high

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Has there been any suggestion of putting a minimum spend in any of the supermarkets?

I think that would just mean even more wasted food and even more cash for the multiples. They must be couning it in at the moment

AulWan

If you have Amazon Pprime, you can order baker's yeast from amazon pantry, usually with free delivery.

AulWan

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Has there been any suggestion of putting a minimum spend in any of the supermarkets?

Tesco don't have a minimum spend, but they add €3.00 to any basket under €30.00 (online)

sonofenoch

misstearheus wrote: »

I wish Tesco in Claremorris did deliveries! :mad::(

Surprising Aldi/Lidl have never got into the delivery business.....guess there's just so bloody many of them

road_high

sonofenoch wrote: »

Surprising Aldi/Lidl have never got into the delivery business.....guess there's just so bloody many of them

Wouldn’t fit their low cost high efficiency model. Deliveries are very expensive to run and output low compared to what they can run through one checkout in an hour

amadangomor

Out of self isolation today so was out in the new World for me.

Went to a large Tesco and great experience.

People were all dancing around each other in a polite and aware social distancing dance. There was spray and a roll at the entrance which I used to wipe down the handles of the trolly. Had gloves but no mask. No queue on way in but people were queuing when I left.

Only disappointment for the day was when I went to the ATM in my town before the shopping as had to activate my new bank card. Gloves thrown on the footpath and in the gutter less than a social distance from a bin!!