Is This Fair?

[ichkeria]

Or even sensible?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54662795

Clothes are non essential for 17 days while presumably chilli sauce, for example, isn’t ...

[Prudie]

It's not particularly fair and definitely illogical. If the idea behind protecting smaller businesses is that the consumer will wait to buy their non-essential items once they're open again they won't. The vast majority will buy it online. Amazon etc will be rubbing their hands in glee - again.

[ichkeria]

If we want clothes we go to a supermarket for them.
Candles, many electrical and electronic goods.
I’m not proud of that and we may not be typical, but it’s hard to see how closing those shelves helps the other shops. Want to help those other businesses?
Don’t close them down, that’s how.

[TrevorThePug]

"Is This Fair?"

To whom? The supermarket giants?

[woofgang]

I think its dumb. People will just shop online and when those who have not done it before find how easy it is, then that money will never come back locally. The employees in chain stores are also local and we all know that if the income per square metre falls below a certain level, then the store will close and that will be that.
I have seen the article in the link and one of the items that has been deemed to be non essential are microwave ovens. Try telling an elderly or disabled person who relies on them for their daily hot meal that they can't have another one until the small shops can open again because its an non essential! What an idiot!

[ichkeria]

What would make more sense might be to do this when the other shops are actually open.
This sounds like a gesture to the places that are closing to make them feel less aggrieved. And sadly that is probably all it can be

[iluvmargie]

Not fair, not sensible, but typical of the madness that is 2020!! Nothing make sense any more.

[retrocop]

Some people have no savvy or sense of adventure. How do you think Ed Stafford,Bear Grylles and Ray Meirs cope without Morrisons,Tescos,Waitrose,and Sainsbury in the Mongolian steppes?

[jourdain2]

Of course it is neither fair nor sensible. This is just the time when people are looking at Winter clothing. My waterproofs are ancient and need renewing. I don't buy them from supermarkets, but I do buy things like ankle-socks, everyday knickers etc., etc.. Sometimes I buy a jumper - or Summer equivalent.

If you need a new Winter coat for a child who has grown since last year - you go to the supermarket. Baby clothes are another area. This hits poorer people again - and if you are in the supermarket doing your shop.... why shouldn't you nip down the clothing aisles? It does no harm to anyone.

[Boto]

Drakeford wants to do things differently from England just because he can. Who had heard of this prat before the last few weeks - that includes people living in Wales.

[Old_Geezer]

Life ain't fair. But that doesn't sound sensible. Suppose your only oven, a microwave, had gone bang. Are you only allowed sandwiches or cold baked beans ?

[douglas9401]

I'd be fine, I only need a spatula, some pot scourers and a pumpkin.

Smashing.

[douglas9401]

"How do you think Ed Stafford,Bear Grylles and Ray Meirs cope without Morrisons,Tescos,Waitrose,and Sainsbury in the Mongolian steppes?"

They send one of the crew to get what they need.

Amazing how these intrepid types are second to arrive at the exciting or dangerous bits, just after the film crew.

I'm off to drink my own urine now, just like Bear.
Yes, I'm taking the ...

[pixie374]

No.... it seems the idea is to put extra businesses at a disadvantage. People won't wait because a certain shop is shut, they will just go online... and might well get used to it. Allowing the smaller shops to stay open would be better. This clearly doesn't suit them, or customers, or supermarkets....but I'm sure Amazon will be delighted :-)

[pixie374]

Who decides what is essential, anyway? Refusing to sell cat baskets to people trying to take a cat to the vet, is likely to trouble the NHS....

[Deskdiary]

It's neither fair or sensible and it's nonsensical to suggest it is - it is completely ill-thought out, doesn't stand up to even the merest of common-sense scrutiny, and merely confirms that we seem to have totally lost the plot.

It is utterly bizarre to suggest somebody can't buy a microwave in Tesco if it conks out, which if it is their only means of cooking is completely essential, but they can buy microwave meals which they then can't cook.

The people in charge are repeatedly, and with boring regularity, coming up with rules that make absolutely zero sense.

[woofgang]

"we" haven't. This is confined to Wales and is the brainless idea of whatever they call their brainless leader. My Welsh friends think its stupid too.

[New Judge]

//We all have enough clothes for the next month or so…//

How do you know? I need some new socks (more urgently than I need a tin of beans).

//but food stuffs are more necessary//

What, all foodstuffs? Doughnuts? Bread rolls? Fruit cake? Cherry Bakewells?

Of all the rubbish that has spewed forth from the four governments in the past few months, this ranks among the most crass. It is a nonsensical rule, introduced by a nonsensical First Minister of a totally superfluous and nonsensical government.

[douglas9401]

Other nonsensical First Ministers of a totally superfluous and nonsensical government are available.

[david small]

Damn, am I supposed to wear the same shirt twice?

[gness]

Reading through this it's no wonder the UK is in such a mess. It's fair to close parts of big supermarkets unless all small shops are allowed to stay open - otherwise small traders who obey the law are badly disadvantaged.

It's sensible because the best way to shop in a supermarket is quickly and efficiently - without dawdling, browsing and handling goods that you just want to look through without buying.

Jourdain. You refuse to wear a mask yet you want to nip down the clothing aisles for knickers and socks, maybe a jumper. You want to wander around unmasked handling goods? That is far from sensible for your sake let alone anyone else.