She explained that she'd been told by 111 that she ndeed to self isolate because she was displaying the symptoms of Corona virus, so she thought she'd better go straight to the supermarket to stock up on provisions.
Stockpiling is driving me nuts. Never mind rations of 5 items per person, why not make it 2, then everyone can get that pack of toilet rolls they need. Also what is with the pasta thing? If I end up stuck in the house for a few weeks the last thing I want is to have pasta for every meal. I got a 24 pack of Andrex yesterday because Tesco were out of all of the smaller size packs and all the cheaper brands too. Aisle was three quarters empty. Its not unusual for me to buy a large pack anyway as it works out better value and means I don't have to buying another 4/9 pack constantly. I would have felt ridiculous walking out with several of them though, and would probably have been beat up in the car park over it! Overheard someone asking for hand gel and staff told her they hadn't had any for 2 weeks.
Went in Home Bargains afterwards and every single person I saw had a pack of 9 loos rolls. The cashier said she was sick of the sight of them. I then went to look at the bog roll aisle and it was empty but I saw a staff member trying to get them off his cage, so I can only presume that they were going straight from the cage into people's trolleys. I find it absurd that there are people out there feeling smug about having a spare room half full of bog roll, hand gel and liquid soap, whilst people who really need them can't find them anywhere.
Yes I may well do that until some people have come to their senses, thanks for the tip.My local Tesco's stock was decimated on Thursday. I know they're a bit more expensive and limited but our local co-op had everything in when I was there today including loo roll and paracetamol (had to have a look out of curiosity!). Could be worth dodging the large stores and heading for somewhere a little smaller?
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