Psst. Notch.

[conny]

I don't believe there was a shortage.
My take on these 'shortages' are the shop managers. They find that people are looking for the longest dates on produce and select them, leaving the shorter dates on the shelf. Before the shorter ones go out of date the managers pull/hold back the longer date ones then say they are having problems getting supplies. Shoppers then panic and buy all the short dated stuff whilst the shops hold on to the new stuff for a few days. When they appear on the shelf people buy them in bulk in case they run out again.
It's called psychological salesmanship and happens all the time.
Why do you think they have special offers displayed at the ends of aisles? Because as you turn the corner you will look sideways to see what you are passing. They always had sweet racks by the tills, so the kids would pester their parents to buy some. The parents, trying to pay for their shopping, would often as not say, "Go on then, put it on the belt quickly."

 

[Mottie]

Well that's 15 people who had their shopping night experience ruined then...

Imagine having to encounter someone looking out for his discounted next morning bottle of wine

Thats nothing compared to the number of forum members that had their DIYnot experience ruined when you said you had made your last post and were deleting your account back in 2019 only to find you still on here and still posting. Can you see why nobody takes your posts seriously?

 

[johnny2007]

My own conspiracy theory.
Shortage news are created by retailers to pump the prices up.

Remember when there was a shortage of corrugated roof boards and I was building a canopy.
Their price went up to £30/sheet, if you could find any.
So I decided to leave the canopy unfinished and get the cover at later date.
Then I spoke to a friend working in b&q and he said they had hundreds in stock, but they were putting them out sparingly to make a huge profit.
He got me the 5 sheets I needed for £70.

 

[Deleted member 18243]

Buy from green grocers and farm shops that don't wrap their food in poisonous, world killing plastic!

Much of the population is not in easy reach of a farm shop.

 

[JP_]

Much of the population is not in easy reach of a farm shop.

OK, use a supermarket that doesn't wrap veg in plastic. Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Asda, all plastic free on most veg.
Still lots of green grocers around. Many independents in urban areas don't use plastic.
Plastic is a choice for most people.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

My own conspiracy theory.
Shortage news are created by retailers to pump the prices up.

Remember when there was a shortage of corrugated roof boards and I was building a canopy.
Their price went up to £30/sheet, if you could find any.
So I decided to leave the canopy unfinished and get the cover at later date.
Then I spoke to a friend working in b&q and he said they had hundreds in stock, but they were putting them out sparingly to make a huge profit.
He got me the 5 sheets I needed for £70.

I could have got 5 for £50, my friend was a manager at B and Q

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I don't believe there was a shortage.
My take on these 'shortages' are the shop managers. They find that people are looking for the longest dates on produce and select them, leaving the shorter dates on the shelf. Before the shorter ones go out of date the managers pull/hold back the longer date ones then say they are having problems getting supplies. Shoppers then panic and buy all the short dated stuff whilst the shops hold on to the new stuff for a few days. When they appear on the shelf people buy them in bulk in case they run out again.
It's called psychological salesmanship and happens all the time.
Why do you think they have special offers displayed at the ends of aisles? Because as you turn the corner you will look sideways to see what you are passing. They always had sweet racks by the tills, so the kids would pester their parents to buy some. The parents, trying to pay for their shopping, would often as not say, "Go on then, put it on the belt quickly."

I don't think you are right.

Managers at supermarkets don't order fruit and veg via a clipboard. It's based on historic levels (via computer sales figures), with an allowance for increase or decrease of levels supplied (slightly)

 

[noseall]

Much of the population is not in easy reach of a farm shop.

Where do you live, Australia?

 

[crystal ball]

Where do you live, Australia?

I used to drive past a roadside fruit stall in Botany Bay, the sign said Paeches, then Peches, then Peeches all crossed out then at last Peaches

 

[securespark]

What can I do to convince you that I'm not lying or making things up? Would you like me to hold up a newspaper with the date on it next time? How about my watch showing the time and date?

Mottie,

I think you have misunderstood me.

I'm not suggesting you're making anything up.

I was simply reporting my experiences.

 

[Notch7]

Hey @Notch7 . Lidl. Just now. Don’t tell anyone, let them keep thinking there's a shortage due to Brexit.

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So what

as I keep saying, it is about the overall drop in availability across the UK

and the evidence shows there have been rolling shortages, less choice and less freshness since brexit


Your desperation to prove something shows are are bitterly disappointed at how brexit has turned out

 

[Notch7]

Funny how Notch hasn't commented on this topic. He must still have his special Brexit fruit 'n' veg blackout mask on.

been busy sorting out dodgy electrical work in my house in the spare bedroom

 

[Notch7]

Why do you have to shop at 2100?
You tw@t around all day anyway

poor Mottie has been driving around Essex all day trying to find a supermarket with some tomatoes

 

[Mottie]

been busy sorting out dodgy electrical work in my house in the spare bedroom

Couldn’t you find a cheap European sparky to do it for you?

 

[Brigadier]

What can I do to convince you that I'm not lying or making things up? Would you like me to hold up a newspaper with the date on it next time? How about my watch showing the time and date?

Might be something to do with "your locals" subsisting on kebabs and Frosty Jack, leaving ample fruit and veg on the shelves