Buying in bulk / stockpiling ....is it really worth it?

tiff

If anyone else is interested in buying in bulk from Naturally Foods, maybe we could share an order for free delivery. Minimum spend for free delivery is £75. I've been looking to buy baking powder in bulk and they do 1kg bags, also yeast and bicarb.

mardatha

I think I'll just go to tesco Tiff, because I just want lentils & barley !

kunekune

When the possibility of a pandemic was discussed in the past, it seemed that one of the likely government actions to contain infection was closure of schools, universities, etc, and restrictions on movement. The advice last time was that we might need to consider the possibility that we couldn't shop. Now it's on the cards again ...

I've been running down my freezer because we're moving in a few weeks. However, it's a short move, and we don't really need to do that - we're getting a new f/f for the new house, so the f/f here doesn't have to be moved, just the contents packed and taken for a short drive. I have been seriously thinking of doing a big shop, and returning to my usual pattern of a full freezer. I was also wondering whether this was a good time to get some big quantities of basics and keep the stocks at that level rather than my usual famine-feast approach. Not that I seriously think we're all going to be quarantined, but ... what harm would it do? The only downside I could imagine would be that I felt a bit silly (and since we'd use the food, not very) or that if things went very bad and there was no power, it all went off. But that's taking worrying about emergencies to even madder levels.

Is anyone else thinking on these lines?

Cleosmum

Ive been considering increasing my levels of tinned and dried (flour, yeast etc) basics, just in case

sparky7

Cleosmum wrote: »

Ive been considering increasing my levels of tinned and dried (flour, yeast etc) basics, just in case

What about Lemsip?

Bunny200

it did cross my mind last night watching the news but not really sure where to start. Is there a list anywhere with some good ideas? I'm sure theres a MSEer whose gone through this before!

mumoftwo

How about those little face masks I saw them handing out on the news to people in the streets in Mexico?

It is always a good idea to have food stocks no matter what the threat might be, illness, redundancy, strike, natural disaster, and ofcourse a wind up radio/torch etc etc etc.

I must admit, I don't fancy swine flu, I assume that my flu jab won't protect me from that!

Pink.

Bunny200 wrote: »

it did cross my mind last night watching the news but not really sure where to start. Is there a list anywhere with some good ideas? I'm sure theres a MSEer whose gone through this before!

Yes there is a thread on stockpiling food that should help so I'll add this thread to it to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

OrkneyStar

kunekune wrote: »

When the possibility of a pandemic was discussed in the past, it seemed that one of the likely government actions to contain infection was closure of schools, universities, etc, and restrictions on movement. The advice last time was that we might need to consider the possibility that we couldn't shop. Now it's on the cards again ...

I've been running down my freezer because we're moving in a few weeks. However, it's a short move, and we don't really need to do that - we're getting a new f/f for the new house, so the f/f here doesn't have to be moved, just the contents packed and taken for a short drive. I have been seriously thinking of doing a big shop, and returning to my usual pattern of a full freezer. I was also wondering whether this was a good time to get some big quantities of basics and keep the stocks at that level rather than my usual famine-feast approach. Not that I seriously think we're all going to be quarantined, but ... what harm would it do? The only downside I could imagine would be that I felt a bit silly (and since we'd use the food, not very) or that if things went very bad and there was no power, it all went off. But that's taking worrying about emergencies to even madder levels.

Is anyone else thinking on these lines?

I have said this before, if you are prepared to share your stockpile with anyone in need then its fine.
I wish people would stop scaremongering. Yes this flu is bad in some parts of the world and yes it could spread but tbh going on panic overdrive will not solve any problems.

mardatha

OS, you should read some of the american forums !! LOL hysterical is not the word !! Its either a "pinko /terrorist/commie plot"....or a "visitation from god " because we are all steeped in evil !