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<blockquote data-quote="Geoff1946" data-source="post: 496039" data-attributes="member: 28452"><p>Just read an interesting article in the Telegraph which looks at some of the shopping statistics presently being thrown around. It points out that the one billion pounds worth of goods allegedly being hoarded over the past three weeks amounts to about 10% of normal turnover for that period.</p><p></p><p>I suspect that the supply chains to the supermarkets are quite finely tuned to known selling patterns, and quite fragile when any serious shift in demand occurs. I don't think they have full warehouses, "just in case".</p><p></p><p>Considering that we've been told to minimise visits to shops I tried to buy my full weeks shop in one visit, rather than the two or three I would normally do. A full trolley for sure, but does it make me a hoarder?</p><p></p><p>Lot's of people who would lunch at Greggs/McD's/ school/the pub/etc, are now feeding at home, or perhaps taking packed lunches.. </p><p></p><p>I don't think that, in the main, public behaviour is as selfish or irresponsible as being suggested. It is largely a foreseeable consequence of what we are being told to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoff1946, post: 496039, member: 28452"] Just read an interesting article in the Telegraph which looks at some of the shopping statistics presently being thrown around. It points out that the one billion pounds worth of goods allegedly being hoarded over the past three weeks amounts to about 10% of normal turnover for that period. I suspect that the supply chains to the supermarkets are quite finely tuned to known selling patterns, and quite fragile when any serious shift in demand occurs. I don't think they have full warehouses, "just in case". Considering that we've been told to minimise visits to shops I tried to buy my full weeks shop in one visit, rather than the two or three I would normally do. A full trolley for sure, but does it make me a hoarder? Lot's of people who would lunch at Greggs/McD's/ school/the pub/etc, are now feeding at home, or perhaps taking packed lunches.. I don't think that, in the main, public behaviour is as selfish or irresponsible as being suggested. It is largely a foreseeable consequence of what we are being told to do. [/QUOTE]
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