my OH and I are both over 70 and have found ourselves in a difficult situation regarding the shopping. We visited our nearest superstore last week getting there at about 7.15 am, and the place was packed. We could buy 2 or 3 items of some products, but other products were completely sold out. So, on Sunday, I sat for over an hour on the PC ordering on-line and the earliest delivery slot was more than 3 weeks away. Anyway I compiled my order, but checking it a couple of days later many items were now being listed as unavailable and that they would be deleted from my order. So I thought, how is it that we are being told that the suppliers are stepping up their deliveries to the supermarkets and that manufacturers are increasing their production, but my supermarket seems to know what will be available in 3weeks time and what won't. Well, they don't, I originally ordered a particular brand of floss which was later deemed unavailable, so I chose an alternative brand. Two days later the alternative brand was unavailable but I could substitute it for the brand which I wanted in the first place!!
In a further effort to get some other commodities, OH and I queued at the local small supermarket which was only allowing pensioners and disabled in for the first hour of opening. Unfortunately many of the shelves were still empty from the day before, so our basket didn't contain much at all.
Goodness knows how we are supposed to stay at home for weeks when we can only obtain enough to live on for a few days at a time.
Have a good day everyone unless you have planned otherwise.
PtE
