What shortage would bother you the most?

66Mustang
66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,984 Championing
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Apart from essentials like medicines and such, what is the thing that would bother you the most if there was a shortage of it?

For me I like my food and drink but am not particularly attached to one thing ... if there was no steak I would happily substitute for pork chops etc. ... but I am going to say a mushroom shortage would bother me. I am trying to eat less but have 1 really good meal a day and probably have mushrooms 5 days out of 7, I really like them and they are quite good for you as well.

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 3,717 Online Community Coordinator
    Gluten free pasta. I would be panic buying and stockpiling at the very mention of a shortage :D

    And I'd be pretty sad if there was some kind of potato shortage too.
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 6,814 Online Community Coordinator
    If there were an instant coffee or packet noodles shortage, I'd really be in trouble.  :D
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    Pepsi max 😂Also my cats cat food because if he didn’t have that he wouldn’t eat anything else.
  • noman
    noman Community member Posts: 972 Pioneering
    Money!
  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community member, Scope Member Posts: 1,751 Championing
    edited February 13

    Water!

    Ok peanut butter  :)

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,984 Championing
    Good answers everyone :tongue:

    I can think of another one actually, that's not edible ... petrol

    When everyone was panic buying last year or whenever it was it really upset my routine as I had to conserve my petrol. When I eventually needed to fill up it was really hard because I find petrol stations unnerving at the best of times but when they were super busy it was not good for me :D
  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 4,244 Championing
    Gluten free crisps .
  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,297 Online Community Specialist
    edited February 14
    The specific brand of cat food Suki eats.

    She's so picky I'm not sure having to switch brands would go down well.
  • Biblioklept
    Biblioklept Community member Posts: 5,202 Championing
    Bottled water. I knowwwww I sound very entitled with that but I struggle with tap water and water is pretty much the only drink I have, so I struggle every summer when they start limiting it in shops so a shortage would be so hard. The very idea makes me quite anxious!! 
  • Amalegra
    Amalegra Community member Posts: 23 Contributor
    Yoghurt! In particular Greek yoghurt and one particularly luscious brand, expensive though it is! I have stomach problems and a very poor appetite and this yoghurt is my go to when I can’t eat. Don’t know what I’d do without it. That and bananas. 
  • EDW
    EDW Community member Posts: 12 Listener
    Money! The core and fundamental cause of my stress!
  • figraspberry41
    figraspberry41 Scope Member Posts: 20 Connected
    I too would have to go with the tea! Mornings aren't the same without that first cup of tea! I've started to notice that there seems to be less tea on local supermarket shelves and even less of the decaffeinated which I drink mostly.
  • michael57
    michael57 Community member Posts: 430 Pioneering
    Biblioklept said:
    Bottled water. I knowwwww I sound very entitled with that but I struggle with tap water and water is pretty much the only drink I have, so I struggle every summer when they start limiting it in shops so a shortage would be so hard. The very idea makes me quite anxious!! 
    get yourself a hma filter connect it to the cold water supply removes all the nasties i bought one for my fish water also use the water for the garden well thats what dawnie thinks win win 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 56,532 Championing
    I'd rather loose tea then coffee 
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,906 Championing
    Food wise? Marshmallows. A shortage on anything? Books.

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