Have you noticed a biscuit shortage?

[Austin Mini]

The winter storms Desmond and Eva have flooded the ovens of McVities Carlisles, Cumbria factory leading to a severe biscuit shortage. We are still on the Christmas biscuits but we are going to need some soon. Heres a link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-35696027

 

[AlisonM]

I'm glad the Gingernuts are on their way back. Really missing my water biccies though.

 

[Vicsetter]

Plenty of Bourbons and custard creams in Aldi and nicer than the Mcvities, never did like water biscuits (appropriate name though).

 

[trophywench]

Ginger Nuts are too hard for me these days (Bottom denture, including the 4 front teeth!) but I actually find Tesco's 'Value' Bourbon biccies to be my favourites - after always buying premium brands my whole life previously!

But I do like a 'well done' Water Biscuit - lovely and crisp to complement the creamy texture of the cheese (all cheese, hard or soft is 'creamy textured' - well - so it should be!) Much prefer em to cream crackers actually, but don't mind ccs.

 

[Sally71]

I rarely buy biscuits (because I know I'll just sit and pig them if there are any in the house!) but I can't say I've noticed a shortage, I do wander along the biscuit aisle in the supermarket and haven't noticed any gaps in the shelves!

 

[Austin Mini]

I realy like biscuits and cheese. St agur is my favourite.

 

[malturn]

Certainly plenty of biccies around here (Nottingham) especially my favourite dark chocolate Hob Nobs🙂

 

[Northerner]

I've lost my taste for biscuits - recently threw out half a packet of chocolate digestives after realising I hadn't touched them for over 3 years... 😱 They were Mcvities, perhaps I should have held onto them if there's a shortage, might have been worth a bob or two!

 

[Lindarose]

No shortage round here but I try not to buy the ones I like (which is most of them!) They were selling a 2 pack of tescos choc digestives for £1 a couple of weeks ago. Oooh so tempting!

 

[AlisonM]

Ginger Nuts are too hard for me these days (Bottom denture, including the 4 front teeth!)

Me too Trophy, but I still have one sometimes for dunking. IMO, they're the only biccies that work when dunked.

 

[Stitch147]

I'm a digestive girl, or a malted milk.

 

[Robin]

We've had half empty shelves round here for months! No ginger nuts, no Bourbons, in either the main Lidl or Waitrose, or the local co-op. ( Lidl is my shop of choice, as they're half the price for what's obviously the same biscuit, if they both disappeared after the flood). I do like a ginger nut if I need a top up of sugar, and bourbons are my son's favourite. Custard creams, you can keep.

 

[Northerner]

We've had half empty shelves round here for months! No ginger nuts, no Bourbons, in either the main Lidl or Waitrose, or the local co-op. ( Lidl is my shop of choice, as they're half the price for what's obviously the same biscuit, if they both disappeared after the flood). I do like a ginger nut if I need a top up of sugar, and bourbons are my son's favourite. Custard creams, you can keep.

Many years ago I was in Moscow, under the old Soviet system. We took a day out into the countryside to visit Boris Pasternak's grave. It was in a very small village, where I was surprised to find a Co-op store! Apparently, the Rochdale revolution also influenced Russian society too, long before the Bolsheviks! 🙂 We went inside to discover that all the shelves were empty - the onlt things they had for sale were milk and tea! 😱 Definitely no biscuits! 😱

 

[Matt Cycle]

Chocolate digestives or hobnobs for me. You could have sent that packet to me Northerner although after 3 years they'd have probably gone a bit soft.

 

[Riri]

Nor shortages down here. I'm a very boring 'rich tea' fan

 

[khskel]

Sainsbury's had a notice on the shelf about a shortage of McVities due to the floods