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Thread #167468 Message #4041386
Posted By: MudGuard
22-Mar-20 - 04:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: New rules for Grocery shopping
Subject: RE: BS: New rules for Grocery shopping
Here in Germany (Munich) supermarkets don't have - toilet paper - rice (at least the cheap varieties, of Uncle Ben's is still a bit available) - pasta (same here, cheap ones sold out, high price pasta still available in small amounts) - tomatoes in any conserved form (tomato mark, canned tomatoes, strained(?) tomatoes)) - flour - yeast (dry powder or in cubes)
All other stuff is available in close to normal quantities.
At the checkouts in some markets acrylic shields are there to protect the cashiers from accidental spittle drops.
People queueing at the checkouts keep about 2m distance from each other. And they avoid entering aisles where already someone else is in.
About the increased toilet paper usage due to home office (since Tuesday): in my case, there is no increased need - I always tried to avoid going to the office toilets for "big business", I usually s(h)it at home ...