Panic Buying

It happened in Italy for 2 weeks, now we have a regulated access to supermarket, and we should buy only what we need.......

Ha, ha...........a brilliant image Amelia............well thought out and put together..!!

Sadly though, the story behind it is true ;(

Ha ha...come to Wincanton! No shortage of toilet paper in any of the three supermarkets!
Clever shot Amelia, well done!

We had 2 rolls of loo roll left when I went on my weekly shop to 'T' in Shrewsbury on Thursday. Clear shelf space in the loo roll aisle and in the pasta, rice, tinned tomato and hand soap aisles too, Ridiculous! In the evening we were in Oswestry, our other local town, to find out the results of a photo contest (I didn't win), so we called in to 'S'. The same as 'T'. We then decided that tearing up newspapers and putting them on a string in the bathroom might be the order of the day. ;-)
On Friday we went on a canal walk in Chirk, very few people and so not risky. There is a Spar there and Adrian suggested we try in there. My reply was, "if they have loo roll I'll throw my camera into the canal." The shop had plenty so we came away with the smallest pack they had - 16 rolls. Adrian didn't hold me to my threat, so I still have a camera. ;-)

It is the same in big supermarkets here, shame on humanity.
We have a fun story telling that a man dies from the virus and leaves as inheritance 200kg pasta, 26 of rice, salt, sugar, frozzen pizzas,canned food, 77.438 toilet paper rolls and not a dime in his bank account...
Government assures we wont miss essentials. In my small local store there is everything and people buy normally, but I have been told that in the nearest Lidl many shelves were empty...
Glad you kept your camera, LOL, and I love your processing above.

I'm pleased Adrian didn't hold you to that threat Amelia ;-))

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Four eyes

;-D haha - nice work. The same here, especially toilet paper seems to be the highest good all over the world! ;-D

A great piece of work and it made me giggle. I haven't been near a shop since last Sunday so maybe I'll get a shock tomorrow morning.

A great job with the layers but for some very true. Unbelievable as it seems A major Supermarket had 24 pack toilet rolls displayed in the main promotion spot as you walk in the entrance and at the same price as cheaper brand supermarkets. In a way I think this is encouraging stockpiling. Not a drop of hand gel to be found anywhere though.

Haha, die Briten sind also genau so verrückt wie die Deutschen! :-)))

But think of the economic stimulus! /snark

HAHAHA Amelia Can I borrow a few rolls of toilet tissue ..:))) nay, we have stocked up on the paper items, and some other things... presently I think the US has over 2,200 cases with some 50 something deaths. the closet death to us is Atlanta, some 3 1/2 hours drive away. a death now in New York also. everyone it seems is " panic purchasing". this shot is amazing Amelia, well done . )))) best wishes, Sarah

oops Amelia., just heard our latest news on the virus. US has way more than I said up here :(((

panic shopping virus is spreading faster than covid 19...
have a good weekend, Amelia !

It's been happening here too. Love this, Amelia, and also had thought of trying a for a photo with toilet paper rolls, but there were none left! :-)

Well done, good commentary on the panic....

Oh, this is brilliant! When I last went to our local Lidl on Friday morning it was fuller than usual but nothing was sold out. The more expensive recycling bog rolls were still stacked high, the cheap stuff a bit lower.
I just read that your government is planning for all over 70ies to self isolate for a full 4 months, so you might have to stock up or use the newspapers;-)

oh, Du hast aber einen Galgenhumor, Gudrun ...

My local ASDA is out of toilet rolls and soap but the other supermarkets don't seem to have suffered from "panic buying".....yet. However....the bad news is that my nearest LIDL have completely sold out of mushy peas :-(

Not a problem for me, Phil. I hate mushy peas. ;-)))

Mushy peas - simply do it yourself:
For 4 servings:
225 g peas, dried
½ tablespoon of bicarbonate
some butter
Salt
Ground Black pepper
(if desired: 1 small handful of fresh mint, 1 clove of garlic and / or 2 Tbsp crème fraîche)
Cover the peas with three times the amount of cold water, stir in the bicarbonate. Soak for 4 - 12 hours. Rinse three times with cold water.
Place in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Simmer on low heat for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
When the mushy peas have a lumpy consistency (almost without water) fold in a little butter, salt and pepper (crème fraîche, mint etc.) and enjoy. ;-D

Haha, so do I;-)

I heard that from the toilet paper also from Germany, I don't understand why. Here in Italy until now we had no problem with things at supermarket, like you I go on Thursday and it was all ok, even if you had to wait a moment to enter. Also yesterday in another very little supermarket there was everything you needed. . Hope it will continue that way until the end, if there will be an end.

... in Deutschland sieht es nicht anders aus Amelia, der Virus ist nicht das Problem, sondern das Verhalten der Menschen !

The government should have a strategic toilet paper reserve, stacks of toilet paper, stored safely underground, for distribution in the event of an emergency.

und du hast sie gleich vervielfältigt, dann verbrauchen sie auch die doppelte Menge! Bei uns scheinen die Vorräte zu reichen, trotz solcher Hamsterkäuife.
Schöne virenfreie Grüße!

Hahaha, you made me laugh with this picture! I know all too well the panic buying that is happening in my country. I work at the local Walmart , and we ran out of toilet paper 4 days ago, and hand sanitizer almost a week ago. Milk and bread is also in short supply. In the beginning, I didn't believe people when they said they couldn't find any TP or hand sanitizer, until I saw the empty shelves for myself! What is it about toilet paper that creates such a hoarding instinct?! Believe it or not, you can still buy hand soap anywhere you like, and it is far better than hand sanitizer for getting rid of germs!

Great work, Amelia! :))
The phenomenon of "panic buying" seems to exist worldwide...

Yes the Panic buying is certainly a problem ... pleased you got this pack anyway Amelia after a search ..

Could not have said it better myself .. www.picuki.com/media/2263537595625905762

Best wishes ... Steve

Your 'purchase' is modest compared with this: per the ACCA website, the court case of Rutledge v Inland Revenue concerned a man who bought one million toilet rolls -
"On a business trip to Germany a taxpayer purchased one million toilet rolls. On returning to the UK the sole consignment of toilet rolls were sold to one individual for a profit. The profit made on this large quantity single purchase and resale item was ‘an adventure in the nature of trade’. The case was decided on the fact that the purchase was not made for own use or investment purposes."
These days, the purchase might well have been intended for his 'own use'?

No need to be ashamed. The same hysteria is going on here as well!

Luckily it seem to be settling down a little. I guess the hoarders have ran out of space! =D