sparky88 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 45 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Its not as great as you think. You have the picker, you have the driver, maintenance of the van. And for a shop that could easy be say 50 pound . For a drop off in Arbroath. Granted the driver will have more deliveries to do but it isn't always fully booked. We have had to put caps on it as we didn't fill all the slot times I think I heard that it costs supermarkets 20-30 quid to deliver each order. People don't pay that obviously. But it's a case of 'adapt or die' - unless supermarkets are involved in online delivery now, they won't have a future when people stop going to physical shops and prefer to shop exclusively online for groceries. Otherwise they'll become the supermarket equivalent of Blockbuster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rugster said: I feel like I die every time I read one of your posts. Please keep reading my posts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 hours ago, keithgy said: My granddaughter's test came back negative. 1 hour ago, madwullie said: Mother-in-law out of icu, less than 24 hours after going in. Bit Boris Johnson-y but I'll take that Good news x 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, D.A.F.C said: Asda delivery works out around £1 a week for me and thats worth not bumping into all the aisle blocking zoomers each week. Also dont buy anything on top of what I need can look around the house to check things rather than just buy loads each time. That's the bit I find a bit of a nuisance, having to gauge whether we're going to run out of something before the next delivery, whereas before lockdown I'd have been out everyday and if we needed anything it was bought. What I don't miss is my wife's texts with add ons having asked does she need anything else before I left the house with ze list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Snafu said: Any evidence of shoppers panic buying again? Toilet rolls, pasta, hand wash. #panicbuying I see is trending again, I guess this is more to do with anticipating this behaviour. Maybe isolated examples? I saw someone leave Asda with a trolley full of toilet roll this morning. She might have had a severe dose of the shits but I highly doubt it. Stupid cow. 1 hour ago, David W said: Making the transition to getting ASDA deliveries has been a highlight of the Covid era for me. Wouldn't go back. Same here. Absolute game changer for me when it comes to the 'big' shop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That's the bit I find a bit of a nuisance, having to gauge whether we're going to run out of something before the next delivery, whereas before lockdown I'd have been out everyday and if we needed anything it was bought. What I don't miss is my wife's texts with add ons having asked does she need anything else before I left the house with ze list. You can edit the shop up until the night before. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 49 minutes ago, Tynierose said: I don't necessarily agree that they need to be infected with STI's but I guess it would be interesting. If there was a good way to catch the covid though... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 28 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Please keep reading my posts. tl;dr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 minute ago, D.A.F.C said: You can edit the shop up until the night before. We're dealing with independent supermarkets, I usually fire off another e-mail asking for whatever it is we're in desperate need of. It's never anything life threatening and we've survived 6 + months so far, usually we just get it the following week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Some complete and utter trumpet walking around Aldi last night with his mask pulled down to his chin. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 45 minutes ago, Rob1885 said: Regarding home deliveries from supermarkets, it is a costly operation on the whole but it's a way of keeping custom within that supermarket. Click and Collect is the same. I've got accounts with all the delivering supermarkets in Inverness, the decision is usually on who's got the most convenient and cheapest slot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: I've got accounts with all the delivering supermarkets in Inverness, the decision is usually on who's got the most convenient and cheapest slot. Supermarket delivery is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. Phone them up, tell her what you want, get them to come around to your house and then slip your hand into the old bag. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: We're dealing with independent supermarkets, I usually fire off another e-mail asking for whatever it is we're in desperate need of. It's never anything life threatening and we've survived 6 + months so far, usually we just get it the following week. Asda is really easy I have a basics order that I use as a placeholder then just add stuff on top during the week and combine it with the other one. Food could be better at times, steaks fresh meat and some fruit is rubbish so use independents sometimes or nip up the town. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 If there’s a rapid spike in Renfrewshire, the parents of children in Linwood are to be pointed at and blamed. Got stopped by traffic lights outside a school there this afternoon. A rough estimate would be approximately 50 adults, zero distancing, bunched in their wee groups having a natter, 3 cooing over a pram at the same time, not a face-mask to be seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: Asda is really easy I have a basics order that I use as a placeholder then just add stuff on top during the week and combine it with the other one. Food could be better at times, steaks fresh meat and some fruit is rubbish so use independents sometimes or nip up the town. I just C&P my e-mailed order from the previous week, adding/deleting as necessary. We found (at the start of lockdown) it was impossible to get a slot with Tesco/Asda/Iceland so just went with the local independents. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I've got accounts with all the delivering supermarkets in Inverness, the decision is usually on who's got the most convenient and cheapest slot. lazy git. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I've got accounts with all the delivering supermarkets in Inverness, the decision is usually on who's got the most convenient and cheapest slot. Few week ago I did an online click and collect for the first time since March as I could never get a slot. Whilst I was waiting some woman pulled up in a transit people Carrier, opened the back and if was full of Tesco and Morrison bags. She proudly boasted to the shop worker she goes round all the shops every Saturday to make sure she’s fully stocked up. She’s probably one of the people currently panic buying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Rishi Sunak announcing a Winter Economic Plan tomorrow. All pubs to be closed in a week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 5 hours ago, craigkillie said: University students, by and large, aren't in classes, though it varies from institution to institution. The University of Glasgow has almost all of its teaching online in Semester 1 and seems to be planning for the same in Semester 2. Edinburgh seems to have slightly more in person classes but is mainly online, and St Andrews looks like they are still planning for a decent number of in person but all large classes will be online. I assume all the other jumped up colleges and polytechnics around Scotland will be somewhere in between. Pretty hard for Glasgow to justify filling its accommodation halls with kids, while planning to offer next to no teaching that's not online, I'd have thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Surely nobody is panic buying?The shops did not shut during lockdown and will not shut now.I hate people 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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