Posted on 03/19/2020 6:39:52 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Supermarkets are expecting to get police support to deter unruly behaviour if London goes into lockdown because of the coronavirus.
According to Reuters, retailers are concerned that panic buying could spike if further restrictions are imposed.
On Thursday, there were frenzied scenes in some stores as shoppers sought to buy bottled water, tinned goods and toilet roll.
Environment Secretary George Eustace had told the Commons there was "significant resilience in our food supply chain" and no shortage of food.
"There isn't a shortage of food, the challenge that we've had is getting food to shelves in time when people have been purchasing more."
But despite government assurances, photos on social media showed long queues and empty shelves across the country.
One supermarket in Guildford, Surrey, had to open early on Thursday because of huge queues of shoppers.
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No bread, paper products, canned goods, milk, eggs, tonic water, cheese, etc.... I just needed food for the dog and cat so I was still good.
Methinks the panic buying isn’t so much over fear of the virus as fear of the government’s response to it.
Getting robbed for groceries.its going to happen
More and more costco stores are having police. Havent seen any at mine. of course,..it doesnt have huge lines..the lines usually just go to the end of the shopping carts before open
Lowes Foods and Publix around me in NE Columbia seem to flow ok.
People are behaving themselves.
Some sections picked clean but lots of stuff barely looked at.
I was thinking about this last night when the news was showing limits of 2 per/item signs at Kroger. “Say’s who?”
People don’t always do what the sign says.
Aldi’s and COSTCO looked ok yesterday.
You can’t always get what you want, but you get what you need.
I think since they started limiting the numbers purchased, things are smoothing out.
Not to mention most of the panicky people are mostly stocked up now.
I told her the ferns were for camoflouge , the pet food was for next week when things get worse, and the peanuts were used as bait to trap squirrels, which are tasty in an apocalypse sort of situation. She shut up.
Well played there!
Squirrel bait? Nine....
people robbing person’s groceries outside....
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I’m sure that will be a big trend now. Think of all the “teens” and “youths” with no high schools or middle schools open and no movies or sporting events. (Ones that weren’t kicked out of school already.)
No choice but to resort to crime and violence./s
Problem: Where will stores find the police to watch (instead of paid security patrol) if the officers are busy grabbing guns from men in new red flag cases of women & men cooped up at home and fighting?
If I see anyone completely distraught in the store I plan to offer to help with the quantity buying limit...but no such thing has happened yet.
I heard Kroger is limiting meat to LIKE items. Get back to me when they say you can only have ONE meat.
I might only do it for seniors. Not sure I have any empathy for millenials who dont plan ahead
It’s always hard to judge how long these apocalypse situations can last?
With restaurants closed, that percentage of the population eating out for any given meal will have to go to the grocer instead and that will keep the supply situation tight.
Just wait until the December baby boom hits after all this?!
Yes it is. My food bank is wild rabbits and quail. I keep a few around the property for emergencies.
The UK has faced this before back in 2004 - petrol shortage.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jan/11/nine-meals-anarchy-sustainable-system
Yeah, like all the power blackouts. But more weeks of it.
Make love not war finally happening.
Stores have been keeping inventory slim since 1973 oil crunch here in the States, too. Are they still getting taxed for keeping inventory during their fiscal year end? If so, bad policy.
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