Supermarkets - the Megathread

Marymidlands

Just back from an Aldi shop. Can sanitize inside the door after you have brought the trolley in. What’s the point? There was marking on floor alright. Was less than two feet from shop assistant at counter. She didn’t have gloves? Really not impressed with them. Ran across road to SuperValu for few items I couldn’t get in Aldi. Really positive, assistant behind plastic barrier, she wiped down card machine gave me some sanitizer for my hands.
Only negative about SuperValu is the huge amount of older people chatting in the isles and purchasing only one or two items. Shop assistant said that some come in everyday.

Muahahaha

Yeah, my Aldi has been a bit lacking. They didnt do anything at all until about 5 or 6 days after other supermarkets and then when they did all it was was a few stickers marking out 2 metre spaces at the tills. Supervalue a lot better with gloves and hand sanitiser at the entrance and floor markings across much of the store. Must say Im a bit surprised by Aldi, their response hasnt been great imo.

JP Liz V1

Can you shop on line for Dunnes Stores using save coupons?

odyssey06

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Can you shop on line for Dunnes Stores using save coupons?

Dunnes dont have an online grocery offering... only sales from their household and clothing section.

odyssey06

For click and collect I have seen special huts in Tesco car park.

For Supervalu do you have to go into the shop? I havent seem any special area for my local store in D3.

recyclebin

Will the likes of Dunnes and Tesco Extra be at a competitive advantage selling stuff other than food, for example clothes. All their competitors will have shut up shop.

The_Brood

The reducing working hours thing has indeed hit hard and fast. Except I don't understand how this is supposed to work for those of us working from home in full time schedules? We can't just pop out whenever we want to to buy groceries, we still have to stay and do work for our working hours. But when they are over, shops, pharmacies, everything is just about closed. How does that work?

recyclebin

The_Brood wrote: »

The reducing working hours thing has indeed hit hard and fast. Except I don't understand how this is supposed to work for those of us working from home in full time schedules? We can't just pop out whenever we want to to buy groceries, we still have to stay and do work for our working hours. But when they are over, shops, pharmacies, everything is just about closed. How does that work?

Go on your lunch break or tea break or toilet break? Any trip to the shops should be as quick and efficient as possible to minimise risk.

HeidiHeidi

recyclebin wrote: »

Will the likes of Dunnes and Tesco Extra be at a competitive advantage selling stuff other than food, for example clothes. All their competitors will have shut up shop.

I haven't heard much news today, but I thought I heard that shops should shut their non-food departments, keeping only grocery sections open?

easypazz

recyclebin wrote: »

Will the likes of Dunnes and Tesco Extra be at a competitive advantage selling stuff other than food, for example clothes. All their competitors will have shut up shop.

They are all at an advantage selling booze. Seeing as all pubs are shut.

Silent Running

Any thoughts on this?

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/stunning-ny-doctor-vladimir-zelenko-finds-100-success-rate-in-350-patients-using-hydroxychloroquine-with-z-paks-video/

AMKC

The_Brood wrote: »

The reducing working hours thing has indeed hit hard and fast. Except I don't understand how this is supposed to work for those of us working from home in full time schedules? We can't just pop out whenever we want to to buy groceries, we still have to stay and do work for our working hours. But when they are over, shops, pharmacies, everything is just about closed. How does that work?

Do a weekly or bi weekly shop. The less you are in the shops the less risk to you and your family.

Zimmerframe

krissovo wrote: »

Trust me plenty have here as well. You cannot buy a chest freezer in the country apparently.

A much better option for us rural folk is a couple of sheep, they can keep the lawn trimmed and fatten up if we need them.

You will have to eat the sheep fairly lively, if you don't get the freezer.

Del.Monte

I was in my local Lidl (Enniscorthy) today and was horrified to see that the young checkout assistant on my till had neither face mask or protective gloves. I wasn't particularly worried on my account but felt that she was exposing herself to danger.

When I got home I rang the Lidl Customer Service 1800 number and spoke to somebody who informed me that it was up to the individual member of staff whether or not they wore mask and gloves! However, he did say that they will be installing perspex screens at the tills at some stage - horse and stable door comes to mind.

whelan2

Masks are no addition. The customer operator should have had gloves and you should have said it there and then

SweetCaliber

Del.Monte wrote: »

I was in my local Lidl (Enniscorthy) today and was horrified to see that the young checkout assistant on my till had neither face mask or protective gloves. I wasn't particularly worried on my account but felt that she was exposing herself to danger.

When I got home I rang the Lidl Customer Service 1800 number and spoke to somebody who informed me that it was up to the individual member of staff whether or not they wore mask and gloves! However, he did say that they will be installing perspex screens at the tills at some stage - horse and stable door comes to mind.

Gloves will spread bacteria just like your hands will. Better off no gloves and use hand sanitise after each transaction.

McCrack

Yes gloves in a non medical setting are pointless

JP Liz V1

Only 1 can shop in Supervalu

hmmm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Yeah, my Aldi has been a bit lacking. They didnt do anything at all until about 5 or 6 days after other supermarkets and then when they did all it was was a few stickers marking out 2 metre spaces at the tills. Supervalue a lot better with gloves and hand sanitiser at the entrance and floor markings across much of the store. Must say Im a bit surprised by Aldi, their response hasnt been great imo.

Mine neither, and they are my first choice supermarket.

No attempt to control numbers. No markings. The numbers are the big issue for me, we went at what we thought was a quiet time but it very quickly began to fill up. Saw a few people with masks look a bit panicked - we can all get hit with this, but I'd hate to have a serious condition.

Del.Monte

SweetCaliber wrote: »

Gloves will spread bacteria just like your hands will. Better off no gloves and use hand sanitise after each transaction.

Yes, but gloves would protect the staff member which is the point that I was making. The mask might protect the customer to a degree if the checkout operator suddenly sneezed while one is at the till. Anyway, it's the haphazard approach that annoys me as just a mile down the road at Eurogiant the only thing missing are Hazmat suits.

RiseAbove4

easypazz wrote: »

Would you ever cop on. Its the panic buyers that are screwing everything up. If they hire drivers have they trucks for them to drive?

Then let them buy trucks and make millions more in revenue!

Have you seen their share price on the stock exchange lately? They’re one of a very few to constantly go up in value when almost all others are falling off a cliff

They have;

- the stock
- the supply chain
- the demand
- the website and ecommerce already in place

So just hire more drivers, buy more trucks and offer 24 hour delivery in Ireland and the UK

Again, their defenders on here are mind boggling. Tescos have fùcked this up badly

RiseAbove4

Any Dublin butchers delivering?

Thanks

odyssey06

RiseAbove4 wrote: »

Any Dublin butchers delivering?
Thanks

I haven't used the delivery service, just shopped in-store a few times:

They deliver limited set of pre-packed meats.
https://www.dublinmeatcompany.com/

beggars_bush

hmmm wrote: »

Mine neither, and they are my first choice supermarket.

No attempt to control numbers. No markings. The numbers are the big issue for me, we went at what we thought was a quiet time but it very quickly began to fill up. Saw a few people with masks look a bit panicked - we can all get hit with this, but I'd hate to have a serious condition.

Our local Aldi has markings on the floor, signs everywhere, spray and paper towels inside the door

Muahahaha

beggars_bush wrote: »

Our local Aldi has markings on the floor, signs everywhere, spray and paper towels inside the door

Thats strange as all my local Aldi had yesterday around 6pm was three stickers on the floor in the till area. That was it nothing else. Whereas Supervalue have had perspex screens up for a week now and sanitiser/gloves available at the front door for almost as long.

RiseAbove4

odyssey06 wrote: »

I haven't used the delivery service, just shopped in-store a few times:

They deliver limited set of pre-packed meats.
https://www.dublinmeatcompany.com/

Cheers

McCrack

Del.Monte wrote: »

Yes, but gloves would protect the staff member which is the point that I was making. The mask might protect the customer to a degree if the checkout operator suddenly sneezed while one is at the till. Anyway, it's the haphazard approach that annoys me as just a mile down the road at Eurogiant the only thing missing are Hazmat suits.

Again nonsense - gloves in a non medical setting are useless.

If a till operator or anyone is wearing gloves the virus can still transmits through contact - and wearing gloves or not makes no difference to that.

Del.Monte

McCrack wrote: »

Again nonsense - gloves in a non medical setting are useless.

If a till operator or anyone is wearing gloves the virus can still transmits through contact - and wearing gloves or not makes no difference to that.

From the HSE website: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/protect-yourself.html

Disposable gloves

Do not wear disposable gloves instead of washing your hands. The virus gets on them in the same way it gets on your hands. Also, your hands can get contaminated when you take them off.

Disposable gloves are worn in medical settings. They are not as effective in daily life.

Wearing disposable gloves can give you a false sense of security.

You might:

sneeze or cough into the gloves - this creates a new surface for the virus to live on
contaminate yourself when taking off the gloves or touching surfaces
not wash your hands as often as you need to and touch your face with contaminated gloves

Jayzee.

I'm noticing a lot of issues with these screens that have shot up everywhere

Openings way too big on the first 2 i saw at smaller shops.
In SuperValu the screen is only covering the side and not the bagging area

TrivialArguer

Are people still having trouble getting hand wash? None in my local supermarkets when I went

freshpopcorn

TrivialArguer wrote: »

Are people still having trouble getting hand wash? None in my local supermarkets when I went

I've nearly always being able to get it in the past few weeks.
No hand gel tough!

Sheep Shagger

Have supermarkets curtailed their hours?

Can't see on websites and not sure I trust Google as it may just be quoting their normal hours. Thought I heard they were not staying open as late at night?

Local shop has cut their hours a bit.

jamescd

Anyone know where to get hand wash liquid (in store or online)? We're about to run out of the stuff so went round a few nearby shops today and couldn't find a single bottle.

zell12

Loads of handwash around

If you mean hand sanitiser, then that's very scarce

freshpopcorn

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Have supermarkets curtailed their hours?

Can't see on websites and not sure I trust Google as it may just be quoting their normal hours. Thought I heard they were not staying open as late at night?

Local shop has cut their hours a bit.

Aldi is now 8pm.
Lidl is now 9pm.
M&S is 6pm (I think).
Some Tesco's have cut down on there hours also.

jamescd

zell12 wrote: »

Loads of handwash around

If you mean hand sanitiser, then that's very scarce

Where? I'm looking for the anti bacterial stuff. Went to the local Tesco, Supervalu, Lidl, Spar and even the petrol station. No sign of the stuff.



There were bottles of the moisturising/skin care hand wash, etc.. But none of the anti bacterial ones i.e. Carex.

Jayzee.

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Aldi is now 8pm.
Lidl is now 9pm.
M&S is 6pm (I think).
Some Tesco's have cut down on there hours also.

What's the reasoning

freshpopcorn

Jayzee. wrote: »

What's the reasoning

Staff need to stock the shelves!

appledrop

jamescd wrote: »

Where? I'm looking for the anti bacterial stuff. Went to the local Tesco, Supervalu, Lidl, Spar and even the petrol station. No sign of the stuff.



There were bottles of the moisturising/skin care hand wash, etc.. But none of the anti bacterial ones i.e. Carex.

Actually you dont need antibacterial hand wash. Normal soap hand washwill do the job. It breaks down virus so cant remain on your hands.

If you really want antibacterial there was plenty in our local Dunnes.

Tork

jamescd wrote: »

Where? I'm looking for the anti bacterial stuff. Went to the local Tesco, Supervalu, Lidl, Spar and even the petrol station. No sign of the stuff.

There were bottles of the moisturising/skin care hand wash, etc.. But none of the anti bacterial ones i.e. Carex.

From what I can see, it doesn't make any difference whether you use the anti-bacterial handwash or the regular one. The most important thing is the hand washing mechanism and that you're using soap. Its a virus you're trying to kill here, not a bacteria. There's a difference between the two.

TrivialArguer

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I've nearly always being able to get it in the past few weeks.
No hand gel tough!

zell12 wrote: »

Loads of handwash around

If you mean hand sanitiser, then that's very scarce

I cant get my hands on it.

jamescd wrote: »

Where? I'm looking for the anti bacterial stuff. Went to the local Tesco, Supervalu, Lidl, Spar and even the petrol station. No sign of the stuff.



There were bottles of the moisturising/skin care hand wash, etc.. But none of the anti bacterial ones i.e. Carex.

Antibacterial soap makes non difference for covid. Its a virus not a bacteria. Non antibacterial soap is able to dissolve the protective coating/lipid layer around the virus just like anti bacterial soap is.

TrivialArguer

appledrop wrote: »

Actually you dont need antibacterial hand wash. Normal soap hand washwill do the job. It breaks down virus so cant remain on your hands.

If you really want antibacterial there was plenty in our local Dunnes.

What time were you in Dunnes? Maybe im not in early enough

Jayzee.

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Staff need to stock the shelves!

Ya call me suspicious ,I always assume the bottom line is greed with business

You could argue they could let stock run low rather than herding customers into shorter hours and restocking shelves

They would sell less but it would illuminate panic buying

zell12

I got some handwash and soap in Dealz this morning
https://www.dealz.ie/health-and-beauty/toiletries/handwash-and-soap/astonish-clean-protect-aloe-vera-handwash-650ml

appledrop

TrivialArguer wrote: »

What time were you in Dunnes? Maybe im not in early enough

There 2 days ago at lunchtime but heaps of Carex + some other own brand antibacterial one.

As I said though + others normal soap will work perfect for this virus.

Sheep Shagger

Jayzee. wrote: »

They would sell less but it would illuminate panic buying

Not really a long term strategy.

Would say shortened hours is to protect staff by not having to be exposed for so long and to restock.

jamescd

Tork wrote: »

From what I can see, it doesn't make any difference whether you use the anti-bacterial handwash or the regular one. The most important thing is the hand washing mechanism and that you're using soap. Its a virus you're trying to kill here, not a bacteria. There's a difference between the two.

TrivialArguer wrote: »

Antibacterial soap makes non difference for covid. Its a virus not a bacteria. Non antibacterial soap is able to dissolve the protective coating/lipid layer around the virus just like anti bacterial soap is.

Yeah but I prefer the anti bacterial stuff. I've been using them since forever.

appledrop wrote: »

Actually you dont need antibacterial hand wash. Normal soap hand washwill do the job. It breaks down virus so cant remain on your hands.

If you really want antibacterial there was plenty in our local Dunnes.

zell12 wrote: »

I got some handwash and soap in Dealz this morning
https://www.dealz.ie/health-and-beauty/toiletries/handwash-and-soap/astonish-clean-protect-aloe-vera-handwash-650ml

Thanks. I'll try the nearest Dunnes and Dealz tomorrow.

Jayzee.

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Not really a long term strategy.

Would say shortened hours is to protect staff by not having to be exposed for so long and to restock.

Ok but it's not like Chernobyl

Its people they're exposed to

Tork

On the hand sanitiser, take a look at the Facebook pages of any small distilleries (gin, whiskey, even cider producers) that are local to you. Some of them have switched over to making hand sanitiser and are selling it to the public.

TrivialArguer

appledrop wrote: »

There 2 days ago at lunchtime but heaps of Carex + some other own brand antibacterial one.

As I said though + others normal soap will work perfect for this virus.

Thanks. Im not the antibacterial guy, just a guy looking for soap