Anyone stocking up on essential foods in case of shortages ?

[worgeordie]

In the West there seems to be a shortage of foods on Supermarket

shelves,mostly due to shortage of HGV drivers, but must also be

because of Covid 19 affecting  producers of food stuffs.

 

The same situation could happen here, a friend of the wife went

to the local market to buy some eggs , non to be found,and there

are several egg sellers there, she had to go to another market,then

Supermarket before she found some.

 

When I went shopping last Friday, noticed several products had

price rises , Milk 92 Thb, Ayam Baked beans up 20 thb  on pack of 3,

meats, and all vegetables ,but that may be more down to weather,

 

I always like to have a stock of basic foods, but have increased

stock, just in case there are problems with supply, plenty Rice,

potatoes, onions, ,pasta , canned stuff, 2 trays eggs, 

Pork , chicken and fish, bread ,butter, milk, the freezer is full. 

 

 

Panic ...NO, just been prepared , who know what the future holds.

I sure others will be stocking up on alcohol ...  not a problem for me

i don't imbibe , food is my thing.

 

Regards Worgeordie

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

Food shortages are caused by people panic buying and stocking up on food , which causes shortages . 

  No need to panic buy , no ones going to starve 

[scubascuba3]

Panic buying just makes people fat when they have to finish the stuff they've bought

[3NUMBAS]

yes in the uk shelfs are starting to look bare of essentials

not   panic buying but  pinged staff and drivers

Edited July 26, 2021 by 3NUMBAS

[internationalism]

dry nuts, seeds, fruits. They have many years shelf life

[tonray]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Panic buying just makes people fat when they have to finish the stuff they've bought

Reading this while I work my way thru a box of seaweed flavor crackers ...going to the market tomorrow and don't want to miss out on anything new in the snack aisle

[impulse]

8 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Panic buying just makes people fat when they have to finish the stuff they've bought

I nipped that one in the bud when I stocked up for the 2011 floods.  Bought crackers, peanut butter, sardines and tuna.  Along with gallons of drinking water.   All stuff that lasts pretty much forever.  I was in no risk of starving for about 30 days, but I would have been real tired of crackers with junk spread on them.  Took me about a year to eat through them.

 

[Pravda]

I buy directly from the source.... Alex Jones Infowarz

[3NUMBAS]

in the uk  there is a shortage of 100000 hgv drivers hence the empty shelves

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57983698

[Caldera]

I keep more essentials at home nowadays, just in case. Not just recently, but since the initial round of restrictions last year in March. Occasionally, I use up some of that stock and replace it, which isn't a major operation anymore at this point.

 

There are definitely some issues with supply lately, nothing dramatic yet though.

[BritManToo]

"Anyone stocking up on essential foods in case of shortages ?"

 

I bought 30Kg of Jasmine rice, 6 boxes of Typhoo Tea bags, 5 bottles of HP sauce.

A few kilo of spaghetti, 5Kg of bread flour, 4 jars of Vegemite.

15Kg of rabbit food.

 

And don't forget 2x 15Kg bottles of gas to cook it on and a camping water filter in case the utils. go out. 

 

 

@worgeordie freezer full of food, what are your plans if the lecky goes off?

Shelf stable foods with the means to heat and rehydrate them are essential to prepping for TEOTWAWKI.

Edited July 28, 2021 by BritManToo

[ivor bigun]

I notice in Pattaya Tesco seems to be running out of some lines ,but Macro have the shelves stocked right up ,so no i am not stocking up ,

[bbko]

Stockpiling out of fear of shortage? No,  but I do buy in larger quantities to avoid going to the supermarkets every week though

Edited July 28, 2021 by bbko

[gargamon]

I guess the real question is who is building an underground bunker to keep all this extra food in...

[JimHuaHin]

17 hours ago, ivor bigun said:

I notice in Pattaya Tesco seems to be running out of some lines ,but Macro have the shelves stocked right up ,so no i am not stocking up ,

Same as Tesco at Hua Hin Market Village - not many fresh veggies last week, and toliet paper and instant noodles on low supply.

[champers]

 Boozers may wish to stock up; if there are further restrictions banning the stuff is about all there is left.

[Fairynuff]

On 7/26/2021 at 12:48 PM, worgeordie said:

In the West there seems to be a shortage of foods on Supermarket

shelves,

It’s not in the West, it’s in the UK and the media would have you believe it’s all down to Covid whereas it’s primarily down to brexit exacerbated by Covid.

I haven’t seen any shortages of anything when I’ve been shopping, 

[Fairynuff]

On 7/26/2021 at 4:38 PM, internationalism said:

dry nuts, seeds, fruits. They have many years shelf life

There’s a cream you can get for dry nuts

[Fairynuff]

On 7/26/2021 at 9:28 PM, Pravda said:

I buy directly from the source.... Alex Jones Infowarz

Isn’t he in jail yet?

[worgeordie]

Just now, Fairynuff said:

It’s not in the West, it’s in the UK and the media would have you believe it’s all down to Covid whereas it’s primarily down to brexit exacerbated by Covid.

I haven’t seen any shortages of anything when I’ve been shopping, 

Well they were showing empty shelves on the BBC, and its seems its down to

shortage of HGV drivers.....but you should know you are there.

 

regards worgeordie

[Fairynuff]

3 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Well they were showing empty shelves on the BBC, and its seems its down to

shortage of HGV drivers.....but you should know you are there.

 

regards worgeordie

Sadly the BBC is no longer the best place to get news. Sadly too I haven’t been able to go to the UK for a year and half.The shortage of HGV drivers is largely down to the EU drivers refusing to deliver to the UK due to all the new red tape. Many have deleted the app to avoid being pinged so that’s not the reason 

[me4175]

Come to think of it, the sandwich and prepared food sections in several 7-11 branches I visited lately are quite empty. Something is definitely off.

[Paul DS]

On 7/26/2021 at 10:34 AM, 3NUMBAS said:

yes in the uk shelfs are starting to look bare of essentials

not   panic buying but  pinged staff and drivers

Rubbish, plenty of items, just some panic buying causing issues.

 

Okay maybe some named products are less available one day, then the next they are full again!  You can still wipe your nose on toilet paper if you are worried!

[Caldera]

I visited a 7/11 today that looked like a grocery store in a Communist country (more empty shelves than I've ever seen here). Then again another one just down the road looked pretty much normal.

[topt]

5 minutes ago, Caldera said:

I visited a 7/11 today that looked like a grocery store in a Communist country (more empty shelves than I've ever seen here). Then again another one just down the road looked pretty much normal.

A couple of 7s and Family Marts have closed near me in the last month so maybe those owners have issues?

[lassebasse]

I bought a big pack of toilett-paper, just in case.

 

[Peterphuket]

22 hours ago, BritManToo said:

"Anyone stocking up on essential foods in case of shortages ?"

 

I bought 30Kg of Jasmine rice, 6 boxes of Typhoo Tea bags, 5 bottles of HP sauce.

A few kilo of spaghetti, 5Kg of bread flour, 4 jars of Vegemite.

15Kg of rabbit food.

 

And don't forget 2x 15Kg bottles of gas to cook it on and a camping water filter in case the utils. go out. 

 

 

@worgeordie freezer full of food, what are your plans if the lecky goes off?

Shelf stable foods with the means to heat and rehydrate them are essential to prepping for TEOTWAWKI.

May I warning you with rabbit food, you can't stay long when you eat and many things will growing....

[Fairynuff]

1 hour ago, me4175 said:

Come to think of it, the sandwich and prepared food sections in several 7-11 branches I visited lately are quite empty. Something is definitely off.

They sell sandwiches at 7-11?

[khunPer]

On 7/26/2021 at 7:48 AM, worgeordie said:

...2 trays eggs...

If you bought one tray of eggs only, there might have been a tray og eggs for someone else, since the suppliers didn't count with people storing extra...????

 

The most thing to make sure to keep in stock could be toilet paper, it all disappeared so fast last time there was a Covid-panic...????

 

I don't stock more than normal, usually we have enough to survive a week or two, but it's mainly due to convenience for larger shoppings, and a selection to chose from in the freezer - and by the way, only one tray of eggs - during the heavy Covid-lockdown last year, there were no supply problems where I live...????

[MrJ2U]

We've got 5 refrigerators.  We had them before COVID-19.  There always fully stocked with steaks, prawns, snickers,etc.

 

Usually still go to the market for fresh veggies and fruit.