Punnet is in common usage in the UK. Lots of punnets of strawberries will have been sold at Wimbledon over the last fortnight. Their website suggests 38.4 tons of the fruit are sold during the tournament each year. There must be a fair number of gallons of cream sold to go with them too.

I’ve struggled with bread recently because of the Co-Op online shopping I’ve been using. They have been out of stock of all 30 bread items at least once and I’ve also had the situation where all I can find are loaves sliced too thick for us.

I’m not quite sure what to think about using Co-Op. I don’t think they are among the cheapest for the products they sell, their range is quite limited and there are a few “out of stock” problems. On the other hand, they have a low (£15) minimum order, low (£1.99 for us) delivery charge, I can get a delivery within 1 or 2 (they don’t deliver Thursdays) days and their drivers will just walk into the kitchen and place the bags there. This probably makes them the best option.

Part of the problem here is that I can’t get around well enough to check what is needed and I can’t persuade mum with her dementia to write down items that we are running low on to make an order with. The result is that I make a best guess weekly order but am likely to have to make one or more extra orders when I’m told “Jon, we are out of this…”. Thinking about it now. Perhaps it’s something I could speak to mum’s/my carers about. They might be willing during one of mum’s ½ hour sessions to help mum compile a shopping list for me.