Did you here about the dyslectic bloke that spent £400 in Primark, he was sock piling
Food shortage again?
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You shouldn't mock the poor. Not everyone can afford to stock pile Ted Baker dresses
I think you missed my point. The supermarkets are very good at still getting stock when things go amiss. Everything else closed and inoperable ? the supermarkets are open though.
I know, I live in the central belt of a singularly urbanised nation, and within twenty minutes walk of my home there are M&S, Lidl's, Tesco, Co-op, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, two Asda stores, B&M's, Home Bargains, Iceland, Farmfoods, Aldi, but it is really noticeable, that all of them managed to be open, and all of the major ones managed to organise home deliveries too.
I think in this scenario then commercial equals food on the shelves and available to buy.
Agreed, with the limitations of general availability. Logistics wise we are here in Finland an island nation with longer sea transit routes than UK.
I think Finalnd is the largest soft paper manufacturer in Europe or maybe second but during the first rush several markets managed to run out of all kinds of tissue paper.
Be practical and buy catering packs instead. There was a shortage of domestic sized packs but none of catering sized ones.
I buy Gluten free from Doves Farm, and the sell a huge variety of flours, not just GF.
Really pleased with their service, and their produce.
A normal 1kg bag of GF bread flour costs me around £1.80 in the supermarkets. During the 'shortages' chancers were putting those bags up on eBay for nearly thirty pounds each. Utterly ridiculous.
Dove's Farm delivered me a 16kg sack next day, for just under £30.
£16.60 just now on their website for 16kgs of organic bread flour.
www.dovesfarm.co.uk
M
I buy Gluten free from Doves Farm, and the sell a huge variety of flours, not just GF.
Really pleased with their service, and their produce.
A normal 1kg bag of GF bread flour costs me around £1.80 in the supermarkets. During the 'shortages' chancers were putting those bags up on eBay for nearly thirty pounds each. Utterly ridiculous.
Dove's Farm delivered me a 16kg sack next day, for just under £30.
£16.60 just now on their website for 16kgs of organic bread flour.
Organic Strong White Bread Flour - 16kg Sack
This 16 kilo version of our top quality white bread flour is made from high protein organic wheat. It is ideal for the frequent homebaker, or industrial user.This product is Soil Association and Kosher certified.
www.dovesfarm.co.uk
M
We have bought direct in the past, and used to by sacks from Suma and Doves but at this time of year I don't want to risk a sack of flour through the delivery systems. They are good round here but we have had damaged bags in the past. (We used to get the Suma delivery lorry to deliver a pallet of stuff every few months but they come anywhere near where we now live).
It's not of any concern as I had stocked up previously so have a few months supply. But again, another reason for some to stock up when you can as not everyone goes shopping every week.
It's not of any concern as I had stocked up previously so have a few months supply. But again, another reason for some to stock up when you can as not everyone goes shopping every week.
My last sack came in the double heavyweight paper bag inside a polybag inside a cardboard box.
It was a tad like undoing a Russian Doll to get into it
It was a tad like undoing a Russian Doll to get into it
I tried them in the spring but their shop was overwhelmed, so couldn't order anything. Luckily the local butcher started carrying flour from a local mill. Quite a lot dearer, but made for nice rustic bread.Be practical and buy catering packs instead. There was a shortage of domestic sized packs but none of catering sized ones.
I buy Gluten free from Doves Farm, and the sell a huge variety of flours, not just GF.
Really pleased with their service, and their produce.
A normal 1kg bag of GF bread flour costs me around £1.80 in the supermarkets. During the 'shortages' chancers were putting those bags up on eBay for nearly thirty pounds each. Utterly ridiculous.
Dove's Farm delivered me a 16kg sack next day, for just under £30.
£16.60 just now on their website for 16kgs of organic bread flour.
Organic Strong White Bread Flour - 16kg Sack
This 16 kilo version of our top quality white bread flour is made from high protein organic wheat. It is ideal for the frequent homebaker, or industrial user.This product is Soil Association and Kosher certified.
M
It took them about three weeks iirc, and then they set up to only sell a limited range, but it was a very practical limited range. They offered catering pack sizes of flour, a selection box of gluten free daily necessities, and one of mixed flours for breadmaking.
Very sensible I thought considering the situation and the circumstances they found themselves in.
For people who need gluten free it was a very great kindness especially when as soon as it did appear in the supermarkets folks picked it up just to sell it at massively hiked prices on eBay.
Kind of a market being held to ransom by a greedy few.
M
Very sensible I thought considering the situation and the circumstances they found themselves in.
For people who need gluten free it was a very great kindness especially when as soon as it did appear in the supermarkets folks picked it up just to sell it at massively hiked prices on eBay.
Kind of a market being held to ransom by a greedy few.
M
Food shortage crisis!
No smoked salmon in town! All sold out. So have had to make do with locally produced smoked trout instead. It's a hard life.
No smoked salmon in town! All sold out. So have had to make do with locally produced smoked trout instead. It's a hard life.
Sainsbury were out of the little carrots, i had to buy big ones and chop them down to the size he likes
What on earth is going on with people!?
Our local (independent) deli are out of my prefered loose leaf organic green tea. I had to get bags.
It's all getting out of hand now.
Our local (independent) deli are out of my prefered loose leaf organic green tea. I had to get bags.
It's all getting out of hand now.
The UK food shortages are getting into news here. Just makes me wonder if they are real but admittedly running out of tea is kind of serious.
A friend of mine just had his home delivery of Xmas veg from a well-known supermarket chain. Amongst the other veg it included just 2 sprouts, I assume one each for he and his wife.
Is it a shortage? Or have sprouts a dangerous or bad reputation for some reason?
Is it a shortage? Or have sprouts a dangerous or bad reputation for some reason?
There is a thing about this on the Internet. One of the supermarkets does sprouts and mushrooms by qty, not weight or packs. There are photos of people with 1 sprout and 1 mushroom.
I did that.
I thought I'd ordered 2kg of parsnips....and on delivery the bag held exactly two parsnips.
I was not amused
I thought I'd ordered 2kg of parsnips....and on delivery the bag held exactly two parsnips.
I was not amused
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