TESCO has brought back rationing limits on five items as panicking shoppers have given supermarkets record paydays by splashing out £2.5billion since Monday.
More than 15million people joined the mad dash after non-essential shops were shut in Tier 4, despite supermarkets urging shoppers that they have plenty of stock.
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Yesterday, in an email to customers Tesco’s CEO Jason Tarry promised shoppers that they had plenty of food and drink.
This is despite fears supermarkets could run out of lettuce, cauliflower and citrus fruits due to a French travel ban.
Tesco has had “rationing” or stock limits on a number of items in place since September.
But now it has brought back a one loo roll per customer rule, as well as limiting shoppers to a maximum of three eggs, rice, soap and handwash.
The limits have been brought back to help deal with demand due to panic buying, rather than product shortages.
Tesco’s rationing limits explained
WHAT items does Tesco have limits on? We explain.
Since September there has been a limit of three per person in store on five items:
- flour
- dried pasta
- toilet roll
- baby wipes
- anti-bacterial wipes
This week it brought back limits, with one per customer on:
- toilet roll
And up to three per customer on:
- eggs
- rice
- soap
- handwash (but not hand gel or sanitiser
However, more than 15 million panicking shoppers have given supermarkets record paydays, with £2.5billion rung through tills since Monday.
Customers were left facing empty shelves.
Lucy Smith, 27, found a four-pack of Yorkshire puds at Aldi in Burpham, West Sussex, only for someone to swipe them out of her trolley.
Shoppers faced two-hour queues for a record number of click-and-collect orders at non-essential Tier 4 retailers.
Tempers flared as shops mixed up orders and staff became overwhelmed.
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Tracy Simpson, of Milton Keynes, said: “Morrisons’ click-and-collect was mayhem — a two-hour wait in the car park and the manager refused to talk to customers.”
Sources say most shops do not have the space to act as collection depots.
Amazon, Asos, M&S and other retailers promising next-day delivery saw an online boom.
The email to Tesco shoppers also warned customers to shop alone to help keep customers and staff safe.
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