Panic Buying Is Really Happening.

[diddlydo]

I normally go to Waitrose about 7.30 Saturday morning and there are maybe 10 cars in the car-park and a handful of people in the store - I see the same faces each week. But, today it was complete madness - car-park nearly full and store crowded with people with over-full trolleys - absolutely insane. Huge gaps on shelves where there would normally be rice, pasta, tinned stuff, cleaning products - and loo rolls! Needless to say, I bought nothing extra. I assume that most Waitrose shoppers think of themselves as educated and sensible middle-class. This is therefore ridiculous behaviour.

[david small]

Togo your a bore. I use Waitrose regularly and I am very far from being a champagne socialist. I just prefer their meat and cheese choices that doesn’t make me a snob or wealthy.

[Togo]

Bless. Your should be you're..and had you been abreast of diddly's posts for the last few years you might have had a little "comprehension" regarding the sham comment.

[Vagus]

I panic bought a bottle of Chablis, and a bottle of little Chablis. Phew!

[Peter Pedant]

// But it's always been like that in Newton Heath, Peter. Hasn't it? :o)//

yeah who needs a bog roll whilst you have your fingers? we're green we are

[diddlydo]

Togo - what "sham" comment????

[THECORBYLOON]

At the empty shelves of hand sanitizers at my local Asda, there was a handwritten note, "Did people not wash before coronavirus"?

[albaqwerty]

I'm wondering how many people didn't wash their hands before Covid 19 arrived?
Hand washing isn't exactly a new thing.

[diddlydo]

Precisely - as I said on an earlier thread, were they all the great unwashed?

[teacake44]

andy hughes @ 18.23 My be your clutching at straws now, no where in your 14.07 post do you say this is a quote from a psychologist on radio 4. I can only therefore assume you wished us all on AB to think that you are the psychologist. Your post therefore needs to be edited to make it clear that this is a quote from radio 4. and not your opinion.

[andy-hughes]

teacake - // andy hughes @ 18.23 My be your clutching at straws now, no where in your 14.07 post do you say this is a quote from a psychologist on radio 4. I can only therefore assume you wished us all on AB to think that you are the psychologist. Your post therefore needs to be edited to make it clear that this is a quote from radio 4. and not your opinion. //

I fail to see why I am 'clutching at straws' as you so dramatically put it.

I was remiss in not confirming that the gist of my post was the view of a psychologist, rather than mine, but I doubt the Ed will bother editing my post to reflect that - anyone who is seriously bothered about our exchange, which will be just you and me, will have noted my correction.

[teacake44]

Well you could say I've corrected it, so I'm more than happy!!

[andy-hughes]

teacake - // Well you could say I've corrected it, so I'm more than happy!! //

Double fab for you - how easily pleased you are!

[teacake44]

13.32 Many thanks. :0) :0)

[Spicerack]

Well done, teacake. ;-)

[david small]

Went to Waitrose this afternoon toilet rolls all wiped clean away.

[bednobs]

it i manifestly human nature - human are doing it!