Coronavirus (COVID-19) Panic Buying?

[lovetravellingoz]

Indeed, I get the impression Aussies are too busy emptying supermarket shelves to go on holiday!
cheers skip

Not at the supermarkets I frequent. And at Costco, when don't shoppers here have full trollies?

I think it is more that hand sanitiser has a run on.

 

[Flashback]

@blackcat20 did you end up receiving your printer?

What are supermarkets like now in VIC, is there still some level of panic buying or are we settled into the new normal now?

 

[blackcat20]

@blackcat20 did you end up receiving your printer?

What are supermarkets like now in VIC, is there still some level of panic buying or are we settled into the new normal now?

Yeah I got it in July, took almost two months in the end...

Supermarkets here are fine, I do click and collect and pretty much never miss out on anything. My biggest problem is the good Woolies is outside our 5km radius, so I'm stuck with smaller stores which dont stock a big range of items.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

@blackcat20 did you end up receiving your printer?

What are supermarkets like now in VIC, is there still some level of panic buying or are we settled into the new normal now?

From my observation no panic buying since Stage 4 announced when there was a brief flurry.

My 2 stores I visit are quiet and orderly and well stocked for most things.

The two shopping strips I visit are both quiet. Bakeries are popular as is takeaway coffee

 

[blackcat20]

There was a run on bottled water last week, but that was a power outage/contamination issue, rather than Covid related.

 

[p--and--t]

Woolies and Coles within 3km of us have largely full to overflowing shelves. Shortages of very few items - noticeably frozen berries

 

[Denali]

Woolies and Coles within 3km of us have largely full to overflowing shelves. Shortages of very few items - noticeably frozen berries

Who is buying frozen berries? Its berry season, buy and freeze

 

[blackcat20]

Who is buying frozen berries? Its berry season, buy and freeze

I was buying Aussie frozen blueberries a month or so ago, when prices were still horrendous for fresh ($5-6 for strawberries!). But they vanished from the shelves and the company told me it was supply plus increased purchasing. The last few weeks I'm finally getting berries under $2 so back to fresh.

 

[p--and--t]

Was rather bemused today to get a flurry of calls from relatives in SA asking if the world has gone mad.

Following the reports of covid remnants being found in sewage samples in Adelaide there was a rush in some supermarkets for bottled water.

It appears in some cohorts of the population where English is not first language (and they come from countries where reticulated water is sometimes/regularly unsafe) the report was interpreted as the water out of the tap was contaminated so they needed to buy bottled water

 

[jakeseven7]

Was rather bemused today to get a flurry of calls from relatives in SA asking if the world has gone mad.

Following the reports of covid remnants being found in sewage samples in Adelaide there was a rush in some supermarkets for bottled water.

It appears in some cohorts of the population where English is not first language (and they come from countries where reticulated water is sometimes/regularly unsafe) the report was interpreted as the water out of the tap was contaminated so they needed to buy bottled water

To be fair Adelaide water is like drinking sewerage, so understandable the locals got confused.

 

[p--and--t]

To be fair Adelaide water is like drinking sewerage, so understandable the locals got confused.

Have you been there in recent years? Huge $$ have been spent in recent decades to filter all water that is reticulated to households. The days of brown smelly sludge are largely if not totally gone for the Metro area. Its still hard as hell but very clear.

 

[jakeseven7]

Have you been there in recent years? Huge $$ have been spent in recent decades to filter all water that is reticulated to households. The days of brown smelly sludge are largely if not totally gone for the Metro area. Its still hard as hell but very clear.

Yup March.

It’s not brown or smelly, well never had been really when I lived there - but boy it tastes chemically compared to Vic/Tas/Qld.

 

[p--and--t]

Yup March.

It’s not brown or smelly, well never had been really when I lived there - but boy it tastes chemically compared to Vic/Tas/Qld.

Lots of chlorine, helps to keep your insides bug free. An idea apparently stolen by another country's leader to cure covid.

 

[Pushka]

Lots of chlorine, helps to keep your insides bug free. An idea apparently stolen by another country's leader to cure covid.

Well see, even idiots are right sometimes.

 

[Flashback]

Not sure whether it's because of Brexit, or the new strain (when France closed borders) and we're feeling the lag from that 2 day closure or whether it's just because people are indeed panic buying again. Fruit and veg mainly, just no stock every time I've been to the supermarket in the last few days. Not for the basics that I'm after anyway like peppers, bananas etc.

Off to the supermarket now to get in as soon as it opens, hopefully be able to grab some.

Pasta, rice and TP seemed OK so far....

 

[RAM]

Not sure whether it's because of Brexit, or the new strain (when France closed borders) and we're feeling the lag from that 2 day closure or whether it's just because people are indeed panic buying again. Fruit and veg mainly, just no stock every time I've been to the supermarket in the last few days. Not for the basics that I'm after anyway like peppers, bananas etc.

Off to the supermarket now to get in as soon as it opens, hopefully be able to grab some.

Pasta, rice and TP seemed OK so far....

...logic not required...

Did not know that the EU grew many bananas, peppers etc.

Last dozen times in the UK also saw that the bananas came from Costa Rica & the 'peppers' aka Capsicums came from Israel (mostly).

Still cannot understand why airfreighted capsicums from Israel cost around 1/3rd the price that locally grown ones cost in Australia?

 

[Flashback]

Always the way that importing seems to be cheaper than growing locally. Anyway, just got back from the shop. Brrrrrr, -2 degrees and very frosty/chilly. But....... success, got some fresh fruit and veg so we'll be nourished for at least the first few days of 2021 .. !

We do get a lot of produce from Holland and Spain, but equally also a lot of South American and African countries. The blueberries I got today were from South Africa. Ohhhhhh, do I risk it?

 

[Must...Fly!]

Always the way that importing seems to be cheaper than growing locally. Anyway, just got back from the shop. Brrrrrr, -2 degrees and very frosty/chilly. But....... success, got some fresh fruit and veg so we'll be nourished for at least the first few days of 2021 .. !

We do get a lot of produce from Holland and Spain, but equally also a lot of South American and African countries. The blueberries I got today were from South Africa. Ohhhhhh, do I risk it?

Despite the exotic locations, one of my better (and stranger) memories from the UK is the relatively cheap year-round fruits and vegetables. It took a bit of adjusting to get used to the "seasonal" nature of Australian produce again.

 

[DC3]

Despite the exotic locations, one of my better (and stranger) memories from the UK is the relatively cheap year-round fruits and vegetables. It took a bit of adjusting to get used to the "seasonal" nature of Australian produce again.

Yes, insist on all of your F+ V being out of season. Strawberries, as an example.

Rhubard and heirloom tomatoes don’t count.

 

[drron]

But if we do have anoher lockdown can anyone answer this question.

 

[RAM]

But if we do have anoher lockdown can anyone answer this question.
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Depends whether its vaccuum packed......