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Coronavirus: Supermarkets in Wales have cordoned off 'non-essential items' - shoppers are furious
SKY News ^ | October 24, 2020 | By Tom Gillespie

Posted on 10/24/2020 3:14:39 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Shoppers in Wales have criticised government measures which mean "non-essential items" have been put behind metal barriers or covered with plastic sheeting in supermarkets.

Photos on social media show products such as pillows and bedsheets under a plastic covering at a Tesco store, while a photo from a Morrisons supermarket shows children's clothes behind a cordon.

One social media user has pointed how baby clothes have been deemed to be non-essential in a Tesco supermarket in Cardiff, while vodka is still available on the shelves in the same store.

A photo from a Tesco store in Pengam Green shows products including cups and plates behind metal barriers too.

Sainsbury's has emptied shelves and closed part of its store in Tenby that would usually be selling non-essential items.

A sign in the store reads: "Following latest government public health restrictions, we are unable to sell certain items, including plants & flowers, general merchandise, homeware or clothing."

The images have emerged as Wales entered a 17-day "firebreak" lockdown on Friday.

Police in England have said they will attempt to block non-essential journeys out of Wales during the country's two-week lockdown.

Gloucestershire Constabulary confirmed they will patrol routes into the Forest of Dean area and pull over vehicles they suspect of making long journeys.

The force said drivers who were found to have driven out of Wales without a valid excuse would be advised to turn around and, if they refused, would then be reported to police in Wales who can issue fines.

It said it would form part of a wider police operation in response to high numbers of people from outside the Forest of Dean area visiting Cannop cycle centre and causing congestion by parking on grass verges near it.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: china; europe; virus; wales
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1 posted on 10/24/2020 3:14:39 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Coming soon under Biden/Harris


2 posted on 10/24/2020 3:20:51 AM PDT by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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To: rarestia

Harris/Biden, C’mon man!


3 posted on 10/24/2020 3:23:02 AM PDT by angmo (#joeknew)
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To: rarestia

Cuomo did this in NYS for a while.


4 posted on 10/24/2020 3:24:20 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: mewzilla

Gestapo Gretchen Whitmer did this in Michigan, too.

Blatantly tyrannical and ignorant rule.

They are testing the population on just how far sheeple will bend.


5 posted on 10/24/2020 3:28:42 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Insanity has truly replaced reason throughout much of the world

Brings to mind the eternal truth: "If I frighten you enough I can control you" ... and you damn well know -- or you'd better damn well know -- the political hacks and aspiring tyrants are very well aware of how this never fails to work.

6 posted on 10/24/2020 3:29:12 AM PDT by glennaro (Know that a muzzle is a symbol of subservience, of self-degradation and, most tragically, of fear.)
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To: mewzilla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCcdr4O-3gE

We will decide what you see and hear... and eat, sound like the beginning intro to the outer limits tv show


7 posted on 10/24/2020 3:33:54 AM PDT by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just a question...is beer/ale on the essential list?


8 posted on 10/24/2020 3:44:03 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

For now the Welsh will continue to follow thee totalitarian diktats like the sheep that roam the Welsh countryside. It will soon become intolerable.


9 posted on 10/24/2020 3:50:05 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (COVID lockdowns are the EstablishmentÂ’s track on the middle class and our Republic)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Jeff Bezos is truly sorry about any inconvenience these necessary public health measures may be causing—and will do his best to make up for it by having Amazon fill the breach.


10 posted on 10/24/2020 4:16:55 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: polymuser
They are testing the population on just how far sheeple will bend.

I agree. I think this plan-demic was a trial balloon.

11 posted on 10/24/2020 4:23:48 AM PDT by Mark17 (USAF Retired. Father of a US Air Force commissioned officer, and trained Air Force combat pilot.)
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“I think this plan-demic was a trial balloon.”

A proof of concept.


12 posted on 10/24/2020 4:32:35 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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13 posted on 10/24/2020 5:50:43 AM PDT by Patriot_MP (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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Such fascist nitwittery.


14 posted on 10/24/2020 5:55:05 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They having an election too?


15 posted on 10/24/2020 5:55:48 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Kids grow, need ne clothes, shoes.

sanitary needs, + diapers.

Shaving, shampoo, soap, TP, dog/cat food. List can get endless. Who are they to say what is ESSENTIAL...GUN OIL IS ESSENTIAL.

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16 posted on 10/24/2020 6:14:38 AM PDT by GailA (TRUMP IS A GUTSY PRESIDENT)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If you garden, grow heirlooms and start saving your own seeds.


17 posted on 10/24/2020 6:58:40 AM PDT by Pollard (You can’t be for “defunding the police” and against “vigilantism” at the same time.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If this were in England toothpaste would have been included.


18 posted on 10/24/2020 8:09:06 AM PDT by decal (I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Your toilet lever mechanism breaks—and you cannot buy a replacement????


19 posted on 10/24/2020 8:16:58 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who’s behind this—Amazon?


20 posted on 10/24/2020 9:19:19 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice." --Donald Trump)
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