Aldi and Lidl shortages

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This discussion was created from comments split from: Good and Bad Buying at Lidl and Aldi (***Please don't expire***).

maman

What do we think these shortages are down to? It seems to be the supply chain. Brexit? Covid? Bit of both?🤔 Whatever the reason we're being pushed to more expensive brands at the moment. ☹️

Doc_N

maman said:

What do we think these shortages are down to? It seems to be the supply chain. Brexit? Covid? Bit of both?🤔 Whatever the reason we're being pushed to more expensive brands at the moment. ☹️

I'd hazard a guess at the additional paperwork problems directly caused by Brexit, but you can be sure that the liars like Johnson who brought it about will deny it.

There are shortages across the piece - building materials, garden materials,  everywhere you look, supply problems. 

briskbeats

Doc_N said:

maman said:

What do we think these shortages are down to? It seems to be the supply chain. Brexit? Covid? Bit of both?🤔 Whatever the reason we're being pushed to more expensive brands at the moment. ☹️

I'd hazard a guess at the additional paperwork problems directly caused by Brexit, but you can be sure that the liars like Johnson who brought it about will deny it.

There are shortages across the piece - building materials, garden materials,  everywhere you look, supply problems. 

Pouched cat and dog food is a problem too. Get moans about this. Why can't people open tins anymore? Plus an expensive way of buying pet food.
Plus tinned fish - mainly tuna.

203846930

Do people realise that there have been hold-ups at the borders because of the virus?
There have also been issues about production due to workforces being off sick or worse.

Doc_N

duncanthedog said:

Do people realise that there have been hold-ups at the borders because of the virus?
There have also been issues about production due to workforces being off sick or worse.

The virus was always going to be used as an excuse by the Leave lobby.  Ask the importers and exporters though, and the farmers and fishermen. They’ll tell you where the real problem lies.

briskbeats

Doc_N said:

duncanthedog said:

Do people realise that there have been hold-ups at the borders because of the virus?
There have also been issues about production due to workforces being off sick or worse.

The virus was always going to be used as an excuse by the Leave lobby.  Ask the importers and exporters though, and the farmers and fishermen. They’ll tell you where the real problem lies.

I say 90% of these supply issues are Brexit and 10% due to the virus - reduced production due to absences and social distancing.

harz99

Doc_N said:

duncanthedog said:

Do people realise that there have been hold-ups at the borders because of the virus?
There have also been issues about production due to workforces being off sick or worse.

The virus was always going to be used as an excuse by the Leave lobby.  Ask the importers and exporters though, and the farmers and fishermen. They’ll tell you where the real problem lies.

Without bringing politics into this thread, the only potential problems appear to be from EU sourced product and that says more about the EU spite than Brexit, those of us that buy British or from rest of the world don't seem to have an issue, much of Aldi's fresh fruit is being sourced from ROW now, some good some so so. You pays your money and make choices accordingly... 

Doc_N

harz99 said:

Doc_N said:

duncanthedog said:

Do people realise that there have been hold-ups at the borders because of the virus?
There have also been issues about production due to workforces being off sick or worse.

The virus was always going to be used as an excuse by the Leave lobby.  Ask the importers and exporters though, and the farmers and fishermen. They’ll tell you where the real problem lies.

Without bringing politics into this thread, the only potential problems appear to be from EU sourced product and that says more about the EU spite than Brexit, those of us that buy British or from rest of the world don't seem to have an issue, much of Aldi's fresh fruit is being sourced from ROW now, some good some so so. You pays your money and make choices accordingly... 

I'm not sure how 'EU spite' comes into it. These are imports from the EU, EU countries are very keen to export for obvious financial reasons, and any problem with EU imports is entirely at our end. They used to come in without any checks at all at our end - now they don't.

harz99

Doc_N said:

harz99 said:

Doc_N said:

duncanthedog said:

Do people realise that there have been hold-ups at the borders because of the virus?
There have also been issues about production due to workforces being off sick or worse.

The virus was always going to be used as an excuse by the Leave lobby.  Ask the importers and exporters though, and the farmers and fishermen. They’ll tell you where the real problem lies.

Without bringing politics into this thread, the only potential problems appear to be from EU sourced product and that says more about the EU spite than Brexit, those of us that buy British or from rest of the world don't seem to have an issue, much of Aldi's fresh fruit is being sourced from ROW now, some good some so so. You pays your money and make choices accordingly... 

I'm not sure how 'EU spite' comes into it. These are imports from the EU, EU countries are very keen to export for obvious financial reasons, and any problem with EU imports is entirely at our end. They used to come in without any checks at all at our end - now they don't.

You know as well as I do, that reciprocal agreements could have been made for goods to still enjoy the rights of passage that they had pre brexit, the EU chose not to do this, hence the reciprocal pain we both now "enjoy". 

Doc_N

harz99 said:

Doc_N said:

harz99 said:

Doc_N said:

duncanthedog said:

Do people realise that there have been hold-ups at the borders because of the virus?
There have also been issues about production due to workforces being off sick or worse.

The virus was always going to be used as an excuse by the Leave lobby.  Ask the importers and exporters though, and the farmers and fishermen. They’ll tell you where the real problem lies.

Without bringing politics into this thread, the only potential problems appear to be from EU sourced product and that says more about the EU spite than Brexit, those of us that buy British or from rest of the world don't seem to have an issue, much of Aldi's fresh fruit is being sourced from ROW now, some good some so so. You pays your money and make choices accordingly... 

I'm not sure how 'EU spite' comes into it. These are imports from the EU, EU countries are very keen to export for obvious financial reasons, and any problem with EU imports is entirely at our end. They used to come in without any checks at all at our end - now they don't.

You know as well as I do, that reciprocal agreements could have been made for goods to still enjoy the rights of passage that they had pre brexit, the EU chose not to do this, hence the reciprocal pain we both now "enjoy". 

Reciprocal agreements could indeed have been made. A customs union would have been sensible, and that way there would have been free trade between the EU and the UK.  It would have protected farmers and fishermen - and the valuable financial sector.

Hard line Conservative MPs within the self-styled European Research Group dictated the policy, however, and would not permit our negotiators to reach agreement on a customs union.