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imastawka · ‎24-06-2020

Here we go again.

Coles and Woolworths have reintroduced limits on products in Victoria due to a spike in panic buying.

Shoppers will once again only be be restricted on how much toilet paper they can buy in supermarkets across the state.

A Woolworths spokesman said the company had reimposed a two per-person limit on another of essential items across its Victorian stores on Wednesday afternoon.

The limits apply to toilet paper, hand sanitiser, paper towel, flour, sugar, pasta, mince, UHT milk, eggs and rice. The limits will also apply to online order.

The move comes as concerned residents strip some stores of the essential items as they face the possibility of mandatory lockdown amid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in outer-suburban Melbourne

There was an additional 20 cases confirmed on Wednesday. An 80-year-old man also died on Tuesday night from COVID-19 in Victoria.

A Coles shopper snapped a picture inside the store in Craigieburn, Melbourne, showing a sign informing customers they can only buy four packs of toilet paper.

The move is in response to 'significantly elevated demand seen over the past 24 hours in certain parts of Melbourne'.

Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said they 'won't rule out' reintroducing stay at home orders for coronavirus hotspots.

'Our government has said that if the public health advice from our experts is to reintroduce stay at home legal directions, in particular locations we will consider doing that,' Ms Mikakos told ABC Radio National Breakfast.

'Clearly some people think the pandemic is over. It's not over. We want people to remain at a heightened sense of awareness about physical distancing.'

On Tuesday, tensions were already on the rise in COVID-19 hot spots from Melbourne's west to east.

One Brimbank resident told Daily Mail Australia he had heard about people stockpiling again on morning radio and had come down to the shops to grab some rolls before they vanished.

Reports spread quickly that a local shopping centre within the same municipality had already run out of the product.

More here -

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/coles-and-woolworths-reintroduce-shopping-limits-after-coro...

springyzone · ‎03-07-2020

Forget the toilet paper, the shops around here, in particular the Coles supermarket, is out of just about everything, such as fresh milk.

I haven't been shopping since Sat but my husband popped in today to pick up some milk & none to be had in Coles and he got the last soy milk in Woolies (we have grandkids sleeping over and one of them has an allergy to ordinary milk).

Worker in Coles told him that they have not had a delivery in days because there has been trouble at the warehouse. I think some workers were tested positive to the virus so deliveries are not being shipped as normal.

I notice the media is reporting it but in a much more laid back way. I'd say they are trying not to create a wave of panic buying.

Fact is, supplies such as milk, meat, pasta etc are pretty much out of stock across wide areas of Melbourne at the moment. A friend's mother who lives in one of the closed suburbs was unable to get anything much she needed. She has cancer & doesn't go out but a carer shops for her once a fortnight. My friend is going to see what she can find to take over.

Also read a report that is a bit worrying. One of the experts said that when community transmission is moving as fast as it is in Vic, it is usually too late to bring things back to what they were before. No idea if he is right or wrong but it's sounding as if we may have lost the battle.

chameleon54 · ‎03-07-2020

Loo paper shelf is about half full at our local Coles and a limit of one pack per customer ( regional centre near Adelaide ) but everything else is shopping as usual.

I built up a fairly good stash of groceries last time there was panic buying and we are only just cleaning up the last of it now. Looks like it might pay to replenish " Dads Stash ". The extended family, ( kids, grandies etc. ) all thought it was a bit of a joke............................... until they started to run out of stuff, then they where more than happy to receive a couple of rolls of loo paper or a jar of pasta sauce.

Seems there's a time and season for everything......Who would have thought that there would be a time for compulsive hoarders to shine ..........

Spoiler

Might be time to sell that last one hundred supermarket lambs I,ve been quietly stashing away until the deep, dark depths of winter.

Spoiler

I,ve got the mobile butcher booked up to come to the farm and dress half a dozen lambs for family and friends in a couple of weeks. He,s booked up 4 months in advance now as people are becoming more worried about meat availability in the stores......interesting times.

rogespeed · ‎03-07-2020

@springyzone wrote:
Forget the toilet paper, the shops around here, in particular the Coles supermarket, is out of just about everything, such as fresh milk.
I haven't been shopping since Sat but my husband popped in today to pick up some milk & none to be had in Coles and he got the last soy milk in Woolies (we have grandkids sleeping over and one of them has an allergy to ordinary milk).
Worker in Coles told him that they have not had a delivery in days because there has been trouble at the warehouse. I think some workers were tested positive to the virus so deliveries are not being shipped as normal.
I notice the media is reporting it but in a much more laid back way. I'd say they are trying not to create a wave of panic buying.

Fact is, supplies such as milk, meat, pasta etc are pretty much out of stock across wide areas of Melbourne at the moment. A friend's mother who lives in one of the closed suburbs was unable to get anything much she needed. She has cancer & doesn't go out but a carer shops for her once a fortnight. My friend is going to see what she can find to take over.

Also read a report that is a bit worrying. One of the experts said that when community transmission is moving as fast as it is in Vic, it is usually too late to bring things back to what they were before. No idea if he is right or wrong but it's sounding as if we may have lost the battle.

The worry is the 10,000 odd people who bluntly refused the requested test - i can not understand why they were not arrested - why leave potential super-spreaders to run wild ?

Is obvious that the food chain should have backup workers and a contingency plan - also a larger reserve , for localised food demand surges

Also the time to order long-life packaged meals for peace of mind - there are brands with 25 year shelf life and not bad eating from reports.

Also maybe during idle time for some a supplementary vege patch would be an interesting project , even in pots

We live in challenging times - my thoughts are : go with the flow but develop a discrete plan B

imastawka · ‎03-07-2020

@chameleon54 wrote:
Loo paper shelf is about half full at our local Coles and a limit of one pack per customer ( regional centre near Adelaide ) but everything else is shopping as usual.

I built up a fairly good stash of groceries last time there was panic buying and we are only just cleaning up the last of it now. Looks like it might pay to replenish " Dads Stash ". The extended family, ( kids, grandies etc. ) all thought it was a bit of a joke............................... until they started to run out of stuff, then they where more than happy to receive a couple of rolls of loo paper or a jar of pasta sauce.

Seems there's a time and season for everything......Who would have thought that there would be a time for compulsive hoarders to shine ..........

Spoiler
Might be time to sell that last one hundred supermarket lambs I,ve been quietly stashing away until the deep, dark depths of winter.

Spoiler
I,ve got the mobile butcher booked up to come to the farm and dress half a dozen lambs for family and friends in a couple of weeks. He,s booked up 4 months in advance now as people are becoming more worried about meat availability in the stores......interesting times.

Before you get too carried away and slaughter those poor little lambikins -

It's the cool stores that are having trouble keeping up with demand, not the lack of stock.

Read the link - the cool store workers have come down with the virus, thus slowing the distribution.

chameleon54 · ‎03-07-2020

@imastawka wrote:
@chameleon54 wrote:
Loo paper shelf is about half full at our local Coles and a limit of one pack per customer ( regional centre near Adelaide ) but everything else is shopping as usual.

I built up a fairly good stash of groceries last time there was panic buying and we are only just cleaning up the last of it now. Looks like it might pay to replenish " Dads Stash ". The extended family, ( kids, grandies etc. ) all thought it was a bit of a joke............................... until they started to run out of stuff, then they where more than happy to receive a couple of rolls of loo paper or a jar of pasta sauce.

Seems there's a time and season for everything......Who would have thought that there would be a time for compulsive hoarders to shine ..........

Spoiler
Might be time to sell that last one hundred supermarket lambs I,ve been quietly stashing away until the deep, dark depths of winter.

Spoiler
I,ve got the mobile butcher booked up to come to the farm and dress half a dozen lambs for family and friends in a couple of weeks. He,s booked up 4 months in advance now as people are becoming more worried about meat availability in the stores......interesting times.
Before you get too carried away and slaughter those poor little lambikins -

It's the cool stores that are having trouble keeping up with demand, not the lack of stock.

Read the link - the cool store workers have come down with the virus, thus slowing the distribution.

Booked lambies in to go to market Monday week. Selling decisions are based on seasonal issues as well as week to week markets. With all of the rain around, young sucker lambs will be hitting the sheep markets in two to three weeks time, so need to sell older stock before then.

As for my local Coles it appears I spoke too soon. Went there this evening and there was clear signs of panic buying again. Nothing that was completely out of stock, but many shelves pretty bare. I spoke to a shelf stacker who said they where running at maximum capacity restocking shelves and if it got any worse, they would not be able to keep up and stuff would start to run out. He claimed people where buying up in S.A. and sending it to Victoria for family and friends who could not get many items.

Another amazing one today. I was chatting to one of the counter staff at Bunnings. They do a digital stock take each Friday. Last week they had 21 items on back order that could not be supplied. This week......Over 1200. Yep not a misprint 1200 items on back order and no likelihood of any supply.

She claimed it was all stuff manufactured in China, that stopped being produced early in the year when China first shut down. Factories did not operate for many weeks and the lead times mean it is only just hitting Australian shores now.

A car salesman told me the same thing. Chinese car component manufacturers shut down several months ago and it is just feeding through to new car stocks ( all makes and models ) now. He believes within 6 - 8 weeks there will be very few new cars available for sale. No new cars means less used cars. The Auto trans has just packed up on my car and its off to heaven......

Looks like I will be driving the good farm ute for a car for the next few months.

springyzone · ‎04-07-2020

@chameleon54 wrote:
Loo paper shelf is about half full at our local Coles and a limit of one pack per customer ( regional centre near Adelaide ) but everything else is shopping as usual.

I built up a fairly good stash of groceries last time there was panic buying and we are only just cleaning up the last of it now. Looks like it might pay to replenish " Dads Stash ". The extended family, ( kids, grandies etc. ) all thought it was a bit of a joke............................... until they started to run out of stuff, then they where more than happy to receive a couple of rolls of loo paper or a jar of pasta sauce.

Seems there's a time and season for everything......Who would have thought that there would be a time for compulsive hoarders to shine ..........

Spoiler

I too built up a stash. I had a small stash (minus the loo paper) ready before panic buying started in March, because I anticipated it. Built it up a bit more during lockdown and what I have been doing is as I use something, I replace it. So.. I still have a good stash, all in a cardboard box in what we call the sleepover room.

All of the kids have been glad of it. One walked off with some plain flour on Friday as hr supermarket had none. I think I still have about 4kg left.

I also now have several packs of toilet paper in the laundry.

I think we are possibly going to go in and out of panic buying episodes over the next year or so, so it pays to have a few emergency supplies.

If we hit a prolonged shortage of meat, milk & fresh vegies though I will be in trouble. I have a little bit of long life milk, but not a lot.

I had to pop into woolies yesterday for a couple of things and they seemed pretty well stocked. (I live in Endeavour Hills/City of Casey, which was at one stage listed asa hot spot but doesn't seem to be so much now as we are not one of the areas in lockdown at the moment). I am about to head out for a few more things this morning so will be interesting to see. Seems to be changing daily, as they restock or not, as the case may be.