Got a big shock this afternoon

A few days ago I read a post on here where somebody commenting on the haulage issues and Brexit etc said he'd been looking in the supermarket and the shelves looked full but when you looked closely they were just a few rows at the front but behind that empty shelves
So while shopping with the Mrs this afternoon I had a look round and my god It was quite shocking when you look closely the shelves are very empty and where as before excess stock was stacked on the top shelf on every aisle still in its packaging waiting to be used to fill the shelves as and when required there's now nothing but an empty shelf. There are obvious shortages of certain items the supermarket I was in for instance as hardly any Walkers crisps for sale not life threatening I no but it's a sign that something's not right.
I get the feeling we are being kept in the dark by Bojo and the rest of the clown cabinet about just how bad things are.

 

Maybe if the shelves weren't so deep, it would look better,

In San Francisco, my two local outlets, Safeway and Gus's, have both been short on many items for the past couple of weeks.

 

I’ve noticed it for a few weeks now in various supermarkets. I went in Aldi today to buy some Halloween stuff for my 10 year old, and they only have about half of what they intended to sell. The assistant just said they were hopeful the rest would arrive soon, not essential foodstuff but still highlights the problems of getting stock onto the aisles

 

I think we've been cushioned from the full effects until now because the supermarkets had plenty of stock in store but what was obvious today was that's no longer true the backup stock as gone.

 

Unable to buy any Soda water for months - a huge shame cos I like a Mojito in the summer and I've been growing my own mint to make it.

For weeks there was no Gold Blend (original) in our Morrisons - fortunately Aldi do have the small jars.

Half the fruit juices are missing in our Morrisons, and it's weird the other bits we can't get - often half the salad is missing.

 

Corbyns fault obviously.

 

There was a flu jab clinic tomorrow at my local health centre but it's been put back a week as they haven't had their delivery of vaccine.

 

I had my re-arranged jab last week as my initial appointment was cancelled for the same reason

 

They voted for brexit so let them eat cake (if there's any left). Once fresh veg starts running out we're in trouble but it will still be brexit teething problems, someone else's fault or worse in the EU.
Mind you I'm sure our super PM will make sure Xmas is still on.

 

I’ve noticed it particularly strongly with fresh veg and medication. Took me four shops to find paracetamol.

 

It might be Brexit of course, I have no idea. But I bet supermarkets the world over are low on stock due to the fallout of Covid. They certainly are here and I'm not sure we can blame Brexit.

 

No avocados again in Sainsburys. How will I go on. My staple.

 

The "I bet" bit kind of makes your post somewhat non factual. I've just spoken to my mate in Lisbon & they have avocados. They also have tomatoes, fish fingers and brussels sprouts & a high stock of pigs in blankets & foie gras. They don't seem to be panic buying stuff. Viva La Brexitte! We didn't even need petrol TBH. We are free to do what we want to do. Come on baby let's get loaded!

 

We wanna have a good time. As I said, it might be Brexit. But my point is it might not (entirely?) be and the fact that Australian stocks are low backs up that idea as a possibility. Anyway, you can probably make your own Brexit foie gras by stuffing lard down a mallard's throat.

 

They had spares at my surgery a week or so ago so I got mine earlier than usual.

 

With all respect, some of this has nothing to do with Brexit. The government, us guys (including me) and other countries have their own agendas and say what’s suits them.

 

Correct 'some' of it isn't but a lot of it is

 

We are being kept in the dark by a complicit media as well as by a corrupt government.

 

Stocked as normal in Germany.

 

And in Portugal