Cyril Haearn wrote:Shopping early or late is worth trying, often the shelves are full and there are very few customers, very pleasant Works in my leafy suburb, not sure about London
That is a good tactic in Wales too. Shelves are replenished overnight so the best time, if you are an early riser (I am) is about 6.30 if your supermarket is open at that time. Full shelves and few customers. I did a week's worth of shopping at our usual supermarket yesterday afternoon and absolutely nothing seemed to be in short supply. But if we see Fray Bentos pies becoming scarce we will know who to blame
Cyril Haearn wrote:Shopping early or late is worth trying, often the shelves are full and there are very few customers, very pleasant Works in my leafy suburb, not sure about London
That is a good tactic in Wales too. Shelves are replenished overnight so the best time, if you are an early riser (I am) is about 6.30 if your supermarket is open at that time. Full shelves and few customers. I did a week's worth of shopping at our usual supermarket yesterday afternoon and absolutely nothing seemed to be in short supply. But if we see Fray Bentos pies becoming scarce we will know who to blame
I like the suet ones - they can now be microwaved no need to boil in a saucepan
thirdcrank wrote:When we were newly-weds, the first time my mother visited us she brought us a food parcel including a Fray Bentos beef pie. I see they now contain more meat. I've never had another since then so I wouldn't know.
well due to the covid+ strain and the isolation of the UK I bet there will be another supermarket rush.
One road haulage boss told the BBC that while lorries are still allowed from France to the UK, he feared that many European drivers would be unwilling to make the trip fearing they could not get home for Christmas – meaning British supermarket shelves could empty.
Just a tiny part of me wonders if our good friends across the Channel mightn't have also subliminally been sending a message to us. There's precious little need to stop freight.
We've just been to Morley Asda. Busier than a usual for a grey, rainy Monday morning but not much.
On the way home for some reason which escapes me we went to Birstall M&S and there was not just an ordinary queue but a Marks and Spencer queue stretching right round their car park. For those unfamiliar with this branch it's a small one. Probably all those people who think that supplies of crème fraîche, pain au chocolat, and sauce tartare are about to fail.
