Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with an ASC of the Aspergers type last year.
I thought I'd see how everyone else is coping with lack of essentials in supermarkets due to panic buying of customers and stock pilling because of the Covid-19 virus impacting our lives?
I cannot stand doing my weekly shop as it is on a Sunday but even more so now that every time I have gone recently through the week for toilet roll I cannot seem to find any anywhere not only that but they are more busier than usual.
I have seen the true selfishness of people with the thought of "me, me, me" springs to mind of some people I see in shops. I cannot help but think if everyone just bought what they needed that there would be more than enough to go around everyone.
I'm approaching almost a week with no toilet paper which is really angering me even though I'm using tissue paper and kitchen roll. I have a family of five so as you can imagine we get through quite a lot through the week but having said that usually 9 rolls will last a week.
Anyway my question to you all is how are you all finding the current situation we are living in? Do you think the supermarkets could have done/do more to enable all of us to continue to buy basic essentials without a problem?
Anyway sorry if it comes across as a whinge but I needed some where to vent my feelings.
I believe and hope that the situation will settle down, now that most people have done their panic buying and stocked up for a siege. They will have no more storage space at home to put things. So when the supermarkets eventually restock, the stock will last longer.
At the moment it's madness.
Yesterday's local Aldi's fresh meat and bacon counter.
Go vegan, lol not had too much issues finding food.
As I predicted, the panic buying is almost over, today the same place was three quarters full of goods.
Yes, things seem to have eased here, too. In fact, the local Aldi was the quietest I've ever seen it when I popped in this afternoon. The only things which they were short of were loo-roll and sanitisers (no suprise there!), but I got everything else that I'd normally buy without any difficulty.
They've also changed their opening hours a bit and rationed the most in-demand items, and I have to say, have also done a good job of putting up some useful information about the reasoning behind their response and encouraging sensible shopping by customers.