Panic buying hits supermarkets as shelves stripped of essentials over snow fears
Supermarkets were stripped of essentials , as weathermen predicted further snow and a prolonged period of freezing weather.
Bread, milk and salt to treat frozen pathways are among the item being swept from the shelves as customers stocked up.
Tesco
in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, had several empty aisles today
lunchtime, including most bread, toilet rolls and even frozen goods.
Bare: Nearly-empty shelves at a Tesco store as shoppers fear running out of food
One shopper said: ‘Most of the bread had gone, in fact I’d say the selves were 90 per cent empty.
‘A
lot of the freezers were empty too where people were buying frozen
vegetables and chips - and the toilet roll section was empty as well.’
Many shops are ordering extra supplies to keep up with the demand, but
several shelves are still being left bare by snow conscious consumers.
Some shops have even hit record sales targets - with goods flying out of stores in larger quantities than before Christmas.
Tracey
May, manager at Costcutter in Exeter, was having to order supplies of
salt directly from manufacturers but still couldn’t keep up with demand.
She said: ‘As soon as it comes in, it goes out. This has been going on since December.‘It’s bread and milk that’s selling faster than anything else. The demand for them is really high.‘Sales
should be dropping now because it’s after Christmas - but we are
actually experiencing record sales.’
A manager at Somerfield in Exeter
said: ‘We ran out of salt about two weeks ago. It’s been coming in
sporadically but supplies are quite low.
‘This traditionally happens every winter, but with the prolonged cold snap it’s worse than normal.
‘We’re
also short of milk. The problem is people panic. If they can eat two
loaves of bread, people buy five. They just need to buy enough to go
round.’
Matt Crome, store manager at a Spar in Exeter, said a delivery
of salt came in over the weekend.
He said: ‘We haven’t been able
to get hold of it for some time, since the cold snap first kicked off.
I believe people are using it to salt their paths.
‘We have
actually had a delivery now, so it’s back in stock.’
Matt Godwin,
manager of the Sainsbury’s store in Exeter, said: ‘We’re struggling a
bit on salt as people are coming in and buying that, but generally
supplies are very good.’
A manager at Morrisons in Plymouth said: ‘With
salt, everyone’s got a supply problem, and I have to admit we’re in the
same situation.
‘Generally, customers are tending to panic-buy a
bit, but supplies of most things are fine.’
Darren Scott, a manager at
the Co-op in Heavitree, said lots of customers were buying salt, but
deliveries had not been affected.
He said: ‘They are getting the milk and bread in. It’s just the panic-buying that’s making our supplies lower than normal.’
See,a bit of heavy snow and the supermarkets are emptied,imagine if/when a real emergency occurs,will you be going hungry,will your kids be sking you why they can`t have any tea
AGAIN.
The Government will
NOT! be there to feed you.
H/T Daily Mail
Hi,my mind today has been focused on what it means and what it will take to Survive England when the collapse comes as I believe it will, soon or even sooner.
