Panic buying

[Amarillo]

Is Nestle hoping for mile long queues at supermarket checkouts this autumn?

Nestle has supply chain issues ahead of Christmas - BBC News

The maker of Quality Street says it is "working hard" to make sure chocolates are available.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[willwander]

Damn, I love Quality Street

 

[Amarillo]

Damn, I love Quality Street

I saw they had some left in Sevenoaks Tesco’s today but the price had nearly doubled, they were selling individually no more than 3 at a time (6 to key workers) and all the green triangles were gone. The queue extended the full length of the pet food isle.

 

[Velma's Dad]

I saw they had some left in Sevenoaks Tesco’s today but the price had nearly doubled, they were selling individually no more than 3 at a time (6 to key workers) and all the green triangles were gone. The queue extended the full length of the pet food isle.

I'm running on Toffee Finger fumes. I tried to take my own tin to the Pick n Mix but someone saw me and there was nearly a riot.

I blame the BBC.

 

[GrahamB]

There were definitely no Quality Street in our local Waitrose today. So I stocked up on bog roll, just in case.

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Sold out of Quality Street, but we now have Diesel in the South East!

 

[OGII]

The ready meals section of a local Tesco Express today....

 

[soulstyledevon]

Damn, I love Quality Street

I love the pink ones.

 

[Mr T]

The ready meals section of a local Tesco Express today....View attachment 85368

Do you get to pick a starter, a main, and a dessert?

 

[Cali Phillip]

I love the pink ones.

purple for me if I bought them

 

[GrannyJen]

I've still got huge stocks of Kendal mint cake if anyone wants any .....

I stockpiled during the Himalayan sherpa strike.

 

[Vagophile]

The advantages of living in my sleepy part of the world. Quality Street piled high in the local Tesco at £4 per box. I was waiting until the were reduced to £3.50 before buying my stock to use as handouts.

 

[WelshGas]

Plenty at local supermarkets/shops in S Wales , but then we are not London & the SE.

 

[Amarillo]

Plenty at local supermarkets/shops in S Wales , but then we are not London & the SE.

I took a selfie earlier.

 

[WelshGas]

I took a selfie earlier.

No you didn't. I can see both hands.

 

[Velma's Dad]

I was waiting until the were reduced to £3.50 before buying my stock to use as handouts.

What, you drive around the streets of Lincolnshire distributing individually wrapped confectionery items to the poor and needy? Is this some kind of Levelling Up? And wouldn't Celebrations be good enough for that? (Not for Stamford or Market Rasen, obvs. they would get Ferrero Rocher).

 

[Vagophile]

What, you drive around the streets of Lincolnshire distributing individually wrapped confectionery items to the poor and needy?

I use them as icebreakers on trips to Romania, Bulgaria and Greece. There's nothing like handing round a box of sweets to win over the locals. I haven't done that for a while, but it always pays to have a box or two in stock.
Round here I am more likely to be the recipient rather than the distributor.