The idiocy (and selfishness) of panic buying

[blue b4 the moon]

My job involves selling into the print industry and most of my business is with large carton producers (mostly food). My biggest customer does a lot of work for cereals for instance and they are ramping up production as the major producers are seeing sales soar. There is absolutely no prospect of shortages yet the shelves are stripped bare of these items.

I think the only prospects of shortage is if/when there's nobody to produce, transport or actually sell the stuff.

 

[kippax4ever]

Got to be done!

Top post! I can feel your anger through the words haha

Fair play to the store n’all.

Cheers P.C
Like I said just glad the oaps got looked after by the staff,
Went to the new gf,s gaff,after even tho abit late & one off her neighbour's seen it,she telling her as I walked in & she can't get her head around what the pricks are doing, she been here 12yrs & works with the elderly & a very caring loveable girl.
She calmed me down with some lòoooooooving..

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

I think the only prospects of shortage is if/when there's nobody to produce, transport or actually sell the stuff.

These companies are designated as being crucial to the supply chain. The government would throw everything at it to keep them running.

 

[fulabeer]

I think the only prospects of shortage is if/when there's nobody to produce, transport or actually sell the stuff.

That shouldn't be a problem, as the general workforce shouldn't be badly affected and off work long term.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I would not be so complacent as to think that imported food stuff supplies are not at risk if this continues.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

These companies are designated as being crucial to the supply chain. The government would throw everything at it to keep them running.

That shouldn't be a problem, as the general workforce shouldn't be badly affected and off work long term.

Yes I agree hence 'only prospect'.

 

[kaz7]

I called boots to see if my perscripton is ready,i have to go out and get it,they are next to tesco and i asked if there were a lot of people about,she said it is like dec 25th x 10

 

[BLUEMATT23]

When you strip this all back and when this is all over the conclusion will be that this country is full of selfish twats.

The same people who drive round in 4 x 4s and BMWs who think they own the road, the same people who think society owes them a living and the same people who only care about themselves and are up their own arses. The millennium generation has a lot of these and it's bad parenting that's to blame
Said it before this country is finished.

 

[peoffrey]

The more I travel is the more I prefer other places. I’d like to live in Germany.

 

[cleavers]

When you strip this all back and when this is all over the conclusion will be that this country is full of selfish twats.

Most of us knew that before it started, this has just confirmed it.