RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6, 2021 "If you boil Fussells Condensed Milk in it's [sic] can you can make sticky toffee for a pudding" 5 hours ago, ejstubbs said: Other brands are available, and work just as well. You're basically making Dulche de Leche (which can also be bought as a ready-made ingredient.) Hadn't spotted that. Thanks for pointing it out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted May 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6, 2021 49 minutes ago, woodenhead said: Online shopping may be convenient, but it costs more to the retailer which is why Ocado are so focussed on automated packing robot swarms in their centres. I wish they would focus on delivering down here...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted May 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6, 2021 5 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: Mrs Stationmaster bought a 16 roll pack in Tesco this afternoon (they're reduced again) - I think that brings our reserve stock up to about 170 odd rolls. Retailers will keep on reducing the price every now and then so we always buy some when there is a reduction on 170 rolls? Are you trying to supply Kings Cross?? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 6 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: I think that brings our reserve stock up to about 170 odd rolls. At my current rate of consumption, that would probably last me at least 8 years.... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 14 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: ... I think that brings our reserve stock up to about 170 odd rolls ... We're down to 204 in reserve right now and will continue to run the stock down until we reach our normal level of around 120. I need to keep an eye on coffee prices though as the reserve that we accumulated last year from half-price offers will only take us to January, so it'll soon be time to start replenishing. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I will be getting through our bog roll reserve today as I have a Colonoscopy tomorrow! Roll on the Moviprep and the sore asss! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2021 11 hours ago, Hroth said: At my current rate of consumption, that would probably last me at least 8 years.... Definitely TMI........ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2021 34 minutes ago, andytrains said: I will be getting through our bog roll reserve today as I have a Colonoscopy tomorrow! Roll on the Moviprep and the sore asss! Much, much too much information now....... 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2021 13 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: 170 rolls? Are you trying to supply Kings Cross?? Nah, we only buy them when they are reduced and we have a household of 4 adults and two cats (that means certain stuff to clear from the litter trays plus one of them has a habit of puking every now and then so that also has to be picked up to go down the toilet). Actual stock levels in the reserve stock do vary and have been down to about 60 in the not too distant past and when there was a supply problem, and no price reductions of course, during lockdown 1 it was at times down to zero. But they're just like some other basic household requisites - we only buy them when the price is reduced and hold a stock to see us through times when the price isn't reduced. Same goes for stuff like bleach and washing stuff like Lenor. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 22 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: 4 adults and two cats (that means certain stuff to clear from the litter trays plus one of them has a habit of puking every now and then so that also has to be picked up to go down the toilet). And I thought I had put too much detail! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) We had only just bought a pack of 24 at the start of panic buying 2020. A couple of months in, Asda kindly delivered us another 9 pack as a freebie. They mistakenly delivered them at the time they were not taking returns, so anything delivered in error you kept. (We also has some coffee whitener. Still got that as we couldn't find anyone near to us that used it.) Result is we only needed to buy another pack last month. Edited May 7, 2021 by melmerby 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 2 hours ago, boxbrownie said: Definitely TMI........ 1 hour ago, boxbrownie said: Much, much too much information now....... Toilet roll consumption examples can't be anything but... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Hroth said: Toilet roll consumption examples can't be anything but... Precisely, can we get back the the thread core which is “Panic Buying” not “Panic Using” 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2021 There was a period about 4 or 5 years ago out local Tesco was doing regular toilet roll sales of a particular brand. Under half price, every time went in we bought a 24pack We ended up with a roll mountain in the Spare room.. They're now gone, but not that long ago... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2021 6 hours ago, andytrains said: I will be getting through our bog roll reserve today as I have a Colonoscopy tomorrow! Roll on the Moviprep and the sore asss! hope all go's well for you been there got the T shirt several times not fun John 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2021 Anybody having trouble with the Asda Online shopping? A few days ago I couldn't check out on my desktop* (Win 10/Firefox) so I changed to "new" Edge browser and it checked out first attempt. *The problem was when you tried to check out, It dropped out of the program and the log-in panel re-appeared, It wouldn't check out on my laptop either, so unlikely a computer fault. Today again Firefox wouldn't work but neither would Edge, so I switched to Chrome. It took several attempts but I did check out in the end. No Problem with Ocado, that checked out straight away with Win 10/Firefox 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted June 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2021 Not tried the desktop recently, but all orders on the iPad have been fine including yesterday’s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) More problems with Asda's online system. Apart from a lot of out of stock items (thank you media for starting another panic buying season) the website is playing up. Items added to the current shop (amend items) ended up in a different basket when the site suddenly closed down without warning. Started again and this weeks shop had dropped to £11.56 from £78.03. Changed browser and PC from Firefox to Chrome and halfway through re-amending the order a notice popped up telling me there was a system problem and I should try again later. (Bang goes my amendments) Not much help when the shop for tomorrow needs to be finished today. Now more people are shopping in person you would think the on-line suystem would be under less pressure - they are currently advertising cheaper delivery slots, so presumably less custom now. Edited July 20, 2021 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2021 The problems mount with Asda online deliveries, but strangely generally not Milk which comes from Arla, who have nationwide delivery problems just now. Breakfast cereal, first choice went OOS, select another, then that went OOS so selected another that's now OOS so no cereal on delivery. Lunch salads, first & second choice went OOS, third choice went OOS, selected fourth, now also gone OOS, so no salads on delivery. About 20% of what I wanted to order in the first place was unavailble so looks like we are now on a diet. I do wish they would stop suggesting/substituting meat based products when you select meat free ones, which go OOS. What's wrong? Can't they sell them? That's why a lot of my ordered products don't have sub against them, they sent something last time that contained chicken, when an OOS item was meat free. It's got so bad that I am having to go to a supermarket to top up. Last week I went to the very Asda that delivers to us and was able to get most of what was missing on the last order! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted August 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 hours ago, melmerby said: The problems mount with Asda online deliveries, but strangely generally not Milk which comes from Arla, who have nationwide delivery problems just now. Breakfast cereal, first choice went OOS, select another, then that went OOS so selected another that's now OOS so no cereal on delivery. Lunch salads, first & second choice went OOS, third choice went OOS, selected fourth, now also gone OOS, so no salads on delivery. About 20% of what I wanted to order in the first place was unavailble so looks like we are now on a diet. I do wish they would stop suggesting/substituting meat based products when you select meat free ones, which go OOS. What's wrong? Can't they sell them? That's why a lot of my ordered products don't have sub against them, they sent something last time that contained chicken, when an OOS item was meat free. It's got so bad that I am having to go to a supermarket to top up. Last week I went to the very Asda that delivers to us and was able to get most of what was missing on the last order! The only thing on our order today was no sweet and salty peanuts available…..so seaweed peanuts instead, fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted August 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: The only thing on our order today was no sweet and salty peanuts available…..so seaweed peanuts instead, fine. Is that what's inside the bubbly bits on some types of seaweed? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted August 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, petethemole said: Is that what's inside the bubbly bits on some types of seaweed? Of course……you should try them…….don’t make a mistake and order the Barrel Jellyfish Beer though 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Tomato juice seems to be the rare product in a few local, to me, supermarkets over the last couple of weeks. They had some at Asda today, so I panic bought 4 of them. Only joking we normally get through 4 per week. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 4 hours ago, petethemole said: Is that what's inside the bubbly bits on some types of seaweed? Yes but they only exist where the clockwise Haggis roam near the sea. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just panic bought the last four jars of sauerkraut on the shelf! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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