Supply & Demand...

lucy4

In times of adversity the good and bad of people comes to the fore,there are those who want to help and those who want to prosper.In my area there's been a surge in 'pop up' stalls selling what most would deem necessaries,bread,milk,eggs,potatoes etc. Sack of spuds £25, Tray of eggs £10, Tray of sausages £12, Loaf of bread £2, Milk £2. I'm all for entrepreneurship but some of those prices are outrageous. These are 'down south' prices,is it like that in the rest of the country?

lucy4

VespaPX

No need for it, there are no food shortages.
Just pure greed.
Seen lots on Faceache being named and shamed.
My local Romanian run corner shop in Bournemouth has good stock and no price increases.

lucy4

VespaPX said:

No need for it, there are no food shortages.
Just pure greed.
Seen lots on Faceache being named and shamed.
My local Romanian run corner shop in Bournemouth has good stock and no price increases.

I agree but £10 for a tray of eggs,I'd expect a chance of the goose's golden egg for that price.

mumsie

I bought a tray of 15 eggs a couple of hours ago.

rabdeniro

A local shop where I stay is losing it's franchise, and the company is removing the signage asap, ripping people off for sanitiser, unbelievable, it's all over social media, some of the local crazies were going to take the law into their own hands but were talked out of it.

chilling

There aren’t any shortages as far as I know. Although, a certain brand of cake from the Republic of Ireland has been absent from the shelve in my village. It is an essential.
Not sure if there are any ships coming from Ireland.
I did get some Spanish strawberries earlier, so something is moving.
I presume most of EU food comes via ferry or the channel tunnel.
The consumer is King at the end of the day.