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Woolworths has opened its doors exclusively to the elderly and people with disabilities for a dedicated shopping hour. Hopefully this eases some of the stress for some of them who have missed out on essential items due to panic buying. coronavirus

Woolworths has introduced a dedicated shopping hour for the elderly and those with disability. The decision comes after panicked shoppers stripped shelves of goods amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Panic shopping meant many vulnerable people missed out on essential items in the frenzy. From Tuesday until at least Friday, supermarkets will open exclusively for the elderly and those with a disability from 7am until 8am where permitted. Image: News Corp Australia

 

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Wait where in America is there still a Woolworth?

lukegregs At least you can still do this in Oz ! Woolworths hasn’t existed in UK for years !

lukegregs Woolworths... That's still poppin 👌

I miss Woolworth in the US

Reserved hours won’t do you any good unless you maintain two meters/six feet of distance, people!

They shouldn't be under the illusion that can't catch the coronavirus simply because national younger people in the store?

Just so you all know, all Sam's Club locations are now doing the same.

Watch half of em die in a week

phuckitschay Yay

Not going to Woolworths for 6 months now

This is a bad move because older people will spread it more towards each other & putting themselves all at risk because of age. coronavirus

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_DomoWilson1 Awee my heart just melted I love this

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natmartinez21 Good heart thank you

Hmmm....nice gesture...worry about the consequences... Especially since the virus targets the elderly... Who is sterilizing the place..who is screening the employees for Corons virus?

With all due respect I've seen a pack of wolves behave better. We have a lot to learn from our peacefull fellow friends in the wild. /Animals

When will ur shelves be stocked . I cannot get cheese n pasta for my kids. I have been trying for 4 days in row.After work. May be u should introduce shopping for those who work 5 days until 6pm and come back home to find nothing.

Great move with good intentions. But people misusing. Y do people have to visit supermarket everyday to buy same thing. Place some restriction. Some kind of mark or card system which identifies person who has already bought commodities n stacking uo

lovexmae wtf? woolworths is still around?

They shouldn't be entering all together!!!! There is a strong chance that they will infect eachother!!! No masks, no distance between people, no safety!!!

Omg who saw the old guy drop the tissue, thats it its in there

In the US we should check Social Media to determine which elderly individuals are Gun Owners and Trumph Supporters! Then put them at the back of the line!!! Biden2020. Harris2021. PlaceHolder.

Is this really a good idea? Oldies should be home , maybe if there is a friend or relative who can go and buy for them will be better. Just saying. Prayers for them and the rest of our world.

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it’s so cute! they all walk like a penguin 🐧

I miss Woolworths I haven’t seen one since the 70’s. It reminds me of my grandparents

My heart ♥️

I prefer the way one lg supermarket chain here in L.A. Calif is dealing with this. Open 8am-8pm, limiting of shoppers allowed in at a time. No wait for seniors. This is better in case a senior cant make it to a store during a senior hr. or hrs. No lines now at cashiers.

Elderly people have plenty of time for grocery shopping because they have nothing to do all day!! What’s your point? It’s ridiculous that young people who work hard everyday can’t get anything because elderly ppl buy everything up🤔

I wish I could sign up to help

This terrifies me. US and UK isolate those most at risk we send them into supermarkets. This demographic should not be in supermarkets. Earn and support them to stay away

lovexmae Great but also ensure social distancing policies because we’ll never know

Now people are not buying things because they're scared of virus, but just scared to other people have taken all.

Massachusetts supermarkets doing this

Giants is doing this too!! 6am-7am !!

No masks,no gloves,all togheter in.... No good at all !

everyone liked that

Not exactly social distancing.

Buy one pay normal price, buy two double price, buy three pay triple price...... So, penic buy will be stopped.

But are the shelves stocked

Doesn’t seem too smart...

Hezzah We used to have a Woolworth here when I was younger into my teens. Seeing that name brings back memories. 😊💙 good on Woolworth

Bruh if one of them is infected, they all goin down

pingastyles

My heart 🥺🥺

lukegregs This is what stores across the nation need to do for our elders.

valrntxo Litterbug!

Finally,this is so so awesome ^^

Well done. This virus has exposed the selfishness of humanity. Glad, to see someone has done something to assist our elders. Folks, we will win the fight against this virus. Be kind, be human.🙏

lol at everyone carrying reusable bags 👏🏼👏🏼

Didn’t even know Woolworths still exists. 👀😳😬

market32

woolworths when did y’all open back up?! This is great!

We need all supermarkets to do this.

Those old ass people are going to be in there longer than an hour

This is awesome!!!

China : Corona virus. Other countries:

God bless them. 3

Supermarkets should do this for parents w| kids that have a disability. That only eat certain things due to sensory disorders/other disorders. But I LOVE THIS !!! Seeing elderly ppl in the supermarket trying to get things that are not available or stand on crazy line is insane!

milehighresists So has Stop & shop in CT

They hour gone be over before they even reach the milk isle

...and scrapped on-line pick up and delivery services...an extra hour of coronavirus panic profit while, in reality, still ignoring the needs of the elderly and most vulnerable. Hoarders profiteering ProfitsOverPeople

Costco can we please do this?!

Didnt know Woolworths was still around.

trishysunflower I think this very great thank you woolsworth

All old people walk the same 😂

lovexmae Oh nahhh, nobody see that tissue drop?

Yea round em all up in one place so it’ll be quick and easy

No wonder they can’t get any shopping st normal times they’re slow as fuck🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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Love this!!

Our local grocery store, Food Town, in Houston, Texas started this week as well with special morning hour for anyone over 55yrs old. It's incredible.

Wollys!!!! 🤍

Tysm ❤️

It was people aged between 40-70 who fucked all the shelves up in the first place. Fuck em. Less crazy and their would be no need for this.

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Too many at one time. These people are vulnerable and they are packing them in.

This warms my heart

I’m emotional😭 I can only think of my grandparents while watching this. This would’ve eased my worries about them. I would’ve never let them leave the house but I know not everyone is as fortunate to have family take care of them. Sending love to them all❤️

lukegregs Good idea to easily spread the virus..a delivery service for them would have been definitely smarter

I would have every security officer on site for shop lifters during this period.

And or just gave it to them for having that large group bunched up outside ur door

Lmao hang on a minute No crowds aloud at Nrl AFL Racing Anzac Day etc etc But Woolworths can invite hundreds of the most vulnerable too this virus To gather all in one place at a certain time WTF it’s INSANE Morons 👍

These are the people that need those supplies more then anyone. The people who will have to be quarantined regardless of having COVID19 or not. Because of their weaker immune system. Sadly people 40 and younger don't understand that.

omg i love this and old people 😭😭😭😭💙💙💙💙💙

This is the shit I like to see

My only fear is if one of them is unknowingly carrying the virus. That huge group is at a significant risk by all being put in the same area for an hour. I understand everyone is at risk, but those most at risk being shoved into a store for an hour could be dangerous.

That's amazing! Reading or hearing the words 'Panic buying' literally pisses me off. It's been for nothing and it goes to show people don't care about the elderly or people weaker or slower. They only care about themselves.

Does this extend to Deaf people seeing that they are part of the disabled community? Thanks!

This makes me sad with happy tears. Lovely video.

Get someone with Corona in there. We can take em all out in one flippin go.

so sweet sending my love 🥺❤️

There’s still a Woolworths? Where?

Please keep on distance...

They only have to regulate the distance. This is no good. But very sympathetic action of Woolworths.

Publix yall should be doing this 🙃

Except you’re literally putting all the people with highest susceptibility and highest infection rate together. You’re literally creating an hour long breeding ground for the highest risk group. It seems nice but it’s accomplishing the opposite effect. why the left are🤡🤡🤡🤡

see how they all have reusable shopping bags and NO plastic ?

Good! I wish more places would do this and be a little bit more considerate about those who are the most vulnerable.

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i hate old people

salnews SalinasPD CityofSalinas KION546 ksbw Some stores should consider doing that here !

Every store needs to do this

So.. you’re just gonna put the people most at risk all together in a small area? Wow, who was the bright mind that thought of this one.

PlumPandaBear my heart is warm afafaf (‘:

org luar negara reti beratur malu la malaysia . even nk beli barang je pun berebut macam setahun tak jumpa kedai pastu selfish macam dia je nk guna barang tu

This needs to be done in more places my clients are struggling because their ability to go buy groceries is a process they can just get up and go to a store by themselves fucking stupid

I think it should be more than an hour. Maybe two hours or even three! They have to wait in line, they are close to each other due to the lack of time. Give them more time! We need to protect them! woolworths

💜Wonderful...😥😥😥 Didnt know Woolworth still existed but ok😟💜

Thank god at least one grocery store is doing this.

Wait, some states still have woolworths? What states? I used to love this store.

Ug

And look there not hoarding things they have one bag just sad that the people at most risk arnt hoarding but people who arnt at most risk are

It just worries me that this was just an opportunity for all the elderly to gather and pass it around.

elderly people are the most at risk to die for the virus, who decided to gather them all that close to each other?

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We love to see it

Thanks Woolworths

Ok but did anyone see that man drop his list😭

disabled shoppers who help take care of elderly family have been having a hard time being able to get supplies/basic groceries for their loved ones over fear of getting sick but also because fears that panic shoppers will take advantage of them for being physically weaker. scary.

Thought they shut down?

Wow Woolworth still exists!

Thank you so much Woolworths! Your company is the best!! I think you’re the first store to do something like this for the elderly & disabled!!

Why they have to buy? Where is their kids? They suppose to buy for their parent/elder

And hour? It'll take them that long to go down 1 aisle

HEB amvega94 y’all should do this!

This is everything but heartbreaking at the same time ❤️🙏🏼❤️

Thas is nice to do Oldest people's opportunities get them need,s

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Gather the most vulnerable group of people in one small place at a time. I think this may have the reverse effect of what is intended.

Thank you Woolworths for thinking of us!

Dude just dropped a corona bomb like he was slick.

Haha fuck capitalism haha

What a fantastic idea!! Love Woolworths♥♥♥

Plot twist a group of teens disguised them selves as elderly people to have easy access to stories

Thank you Woolworth for being considerate to our elderly in this time of idiotic chaos

'... and BEST outfit goes tooo...'

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Watch as corona rips through them all

Thank you Woolworths wesurvivebyhelpingeachother

Well done Woolies

Bravo 👏🏼 👏🏼 if we could do that here .. Publix Walmart

Fucking Woolworths is still about

Going to fill the cupboards of their 5 investment properties.

mrboontweets ❤️

they should include people with small children

I know a guy who would say this is ridiculous and they should fend for themself’s that it’s not fair for the people who are able to get supplies. Guess what side of the political scale he weighs in on.

Walmart will never do the same lol

As long as it's safe for them. Not trying to kick on anyone here, but if one person there has the virus, there is going to be huge problem right there. How ever. It is also a good thing to help these people out by doing this.

So happy to hear this. Really hope more stores do this. We also need limits set on essential items. We had a guy in town but 43 gallons of milk just delivered while others stood there and didn’t get any. Employees weren’t allowed to say anything. woolworths notok bekind

A lot of places here in Scotland are doing this

What a great gathering for corona to spread through look at everyone shoulder to shoulder whole America advice no more then 10 people gatherings here we are putting all out old people in close proximity of one another hahahah

And look at them. In an orderly queue, no pushing or shoving and I bet they will buy what they need and be considerate to others. Well done to these people for showing how people should be behaving right now

just scared that they’ll get sick🥺

brianneworth is it a good idea?

Seriously that is so sweet of them to be that thoughtful to round up every single vulnerable person in public like this ❤ I definitely think the potentially fatal virus will decide not to infect them because this was such a lovely thing to do 💞🙏🙏🙏

Now that’s how it is done. In a very orderly way.

Stores everywhere in the US needs to see this as an example. These poor souls deserve better.

Dads 81 and can’t properly function until the afternoon. Offer an hour in the afternoon as well please!

God bless you woolies your heart is in the right place but next time you go and make the elderly get up at the crack of dawn and then stand in a mile long queue,it would be a good idea to stock what we’re all out of,and what you have been out of for 2 weeks now.

hollybirchnall crying

This is beautiful..God you people

sainsburys Tesco LidlGB AldiUK waitrose Morrisons IcelandFoods marksandspencer coopuk how about you do this in the UK. Do it in the morning when it’s most clean. Great idea 👍🏼

People being that close together goes against most health officials warnings. Online ordering and pickup is the safest way to do this.

GOOD OL’ WOOLIES

FUCKIN' WOOLIESSSSS

Good luck with that. I took my disabled daughter this morning to Woolworths at Rutherford, just past Maitland, there at 7.15am no toilet paper, or other essentials. No mince meat, hardly anything on the shelves Obviously no stocking done the night before. A complete waste of time

Elder shoppers left without what they’d gone there for... lots of shelves were empty

Now this is what I love to see

to every one working in a grocery store can you all maybe go to your manager and ask if they fobid to make people buy so much. Toilet paper for example, make a rule no more then 2packs per family and if they do that the cachierres have to decline it. Maybe then we can stop this..

That's so good of them just hope they didn't up the prices

Let’s hope they all leave with a large pack of dunny roll and whatever else they need.

People are so fking greedy in these times..there no fking apocalypse coming or something and 90% thinks of themselves again.. I hope these people can buy everything they need❤

A brilliant idea, and early morning the store should be sanitized for the older and more vulnerable.

What a great idea..

This is by far the easiest way to get a group of elderly people infected. Just gather them where everyone else was 5 minutes ago

Nice for those who can take advantage of it. I use a wheelchair for mobility, but have no pension or concession card.

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Ok but where’s the distance between them 😭 it’s a great idea but they are too close

Go on woolies. Australia does it again folks 🥺

Why are they not wearing masks? 🤨

This is good

Why are people calling them oldies.. That sounds so disrespectful.. Not everything needs to be abbreviated.. There's time to say whole words and complete sentences.. They aren't records they are people.

Love this

Awww

more of this please

Look at all the distancing they don't do.

Very nice 👍

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This is a good move because the average person doesn’t give a shit

Uhm yeah my grandmother went in early and couldn’t even get in because they had let everyone that wasn’t the elderly inside the store 🙄🙄

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ryanselvage flying off the arm

Proud of AU for taking care of the senior citizens.

THATS COOL BUT I THOUGHT WOOLWORTHS IS GONE

THIS WE NEED IN THE USA 🗣

AWWW

Cool. I didn’t know there were still Woolworths around. They have been gone in tge US for almost 2 decades(maybe more)

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Look at how orderly they enter also.

america could never 💅

phelpstim stampede this morning

A lot of the stores had empty shelves. What’s the point if there is very little products to buy

I love how they did that for them

Wait what, y’all still have Woolworths

HEB should really do this!

Wonderful!

Except woolworths are not restocking the toilet paper, every time I've been to my local it's been empty since this chinesevirus started!

every store should do this

Missed out? Allot of them are the only people who could afford to buy 80 packets of toilet paper on day 1, they're literally the reason the shelves are empty and we let them in first with free reign.

This is so beautiful. I hope more places do this

As a nurse this makes my heart bloom

GavinNewsom Can we do this in California too Please! Thank you!

What a great idea. Way to go guys 👍🏽

They’re so cute

Outstanding idea! Also, remember to ask any neighbors who might have disabilities or those who are elderly if they need assistance of some sort, especially if you can pick up a few items for them at the store.

They should still practice social distancing. I love the idea but let’s be cautious too.

jalalsully this is how it’s done.

How does this help if there all huddled together at the opening?

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It would have helped if the shelves were stocked

Where are the grandkids to go to the store for them. Now the store may be infected

Well done to Woolworths.. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

amazing! I haven't been to Woolworths since I was like 8 or 9!

Awww my heart :’)

I love this. thank you Woolworths for this.

they’re so adorable :’)

talreputation Most of them don't use mask 😷 . Corona virus is very dangerous for old ppl

Huu tempat fav se dunia di aussie!!! Everywhere I go, woolworths is a must. 💕 wkwkwk half chickennya huu mantab

Oh bless them. I really feel for them. It's so scary and hard for these people . I hope someone is looking out for them. Maybe someone can be posted at these shops to ask them if they're ok?

Bless, I hope they had some toilet paper reserves for them ❤️

The shelves were not stocked. No toilet paper at 7.15. no mince, no pasta, no hand sanitiser. Friend said it was a complete waste of time turning up. Shelves were empty. Why open at 7.

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Thank you Woolworth!!!!!

My brother is going with my pop in the morning just in case there are crazy people trying to prey on the weak cause people are getting desperate

This is actually... a really good idea... why don't we do this...

RonnieRadke All stored need to find a way to control the panic buying

JulieeeeAnn HEB 👀

HEB

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haley_annmarie_ 🥺

this is beautiful.

DufresneJon

GaryMoretti Wow look how patient and orderly and polite they are.....take note everyone

Old men

What about carers? Are they allowed to shop for the elderly person they are caring for?

Slow and steady wins the race🐌

weismarkets PLS DO THIS

Well done woolworths

Think it’s very sad people continue to blame stores here. Stores are trying to do their best and get as much stock as possible. It’s the public behaviour that’s the issue not those selling it.

So sad shouldn’t the elderly be getting supermarket deliveries at this time!

Great idea.. Get the most vulnerable people together at the same time! Why not just give them free delivery?

So here’s the problem I see. This morning I was at a woolworths store in Williamstown and a lady was complaining that she shops for her mother. Can she bring in her mothers card at 7am. Staff said sure. Issue what stops every 1 Saying same thing

And let’s go further and put a Reg Nurse there to check on their wellbeing and make sure they have relevant info. They will ask for nothing. We owe them everything from our liberty to our prosperity.

australia’s best grocery store 🥰

Thank god. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Brilliant!

yvoslucia woolliessss

Do they require ID ? coronavirus

Have they restocked the shelves?

and no stock to buy

Had bugger all on shelves!

Thats awesome!

Needs better control and management... shelves empty and oldies rolling up with family members filling up multiple trolleys... needs to be a better was to manage this....

Woolworths allowing the elderly and disabled to shop early was a joke. Lots of shelves were empty especially the essentials most shoppers were after. Sorry Woolworths this was no help at all.

Stores were no restocked over night. No toilet paper at 7am opening. No flour. No long life milk. Very little breakfast cereal and pasta. Waste of time.

Put aside toilet paper for the old loves ffs coles woolworths

Dressed my son up he ran to the front took all the TP available* *this is a joke, chill out

Vultures! 😂

Woolworths stuck. We went for a drive Monday morning to 4 Woolworths. Doncaster Preston Kilmore and Seymour. I took photos and videos. I'm writing a small book. Doncaster Preston Kilmore fantastic. Seymour you'd be surprised how they treated my 90 year old father woolworths 👎

This is tantamount to murder. Are you serious look at all those old people group together to all catch corona

EliGreenblat That looks like a very good way to infect all the old people in one go ... Maybe space them out but more in the que. 🤔

Don’t think it went as well as they had planned. Heard a lot of people went to stores and had nothing

abcnews abcsydney It would be a good idea if you show footage of the Woolies store in Chullora in the south west of Sydney,where the now infamous scuffle over toilet rolls occurred.

Nice work

Old Aussies right now

ukmav Oh yeah great all together, nice and close and no masks on. Nice way to ease stress: you spread the disease among the weakest people and they infect each other.... What a great idea!!!!!

Was t like that at my Woolies ... anyone , any age , not much on shelves . Just a marketing ploy . Did you randomly go to this Woolies or did they invite you 🤔🤔🤔🤔

GeorgeDonikian Does this mean toilet paper will still be gone as soon as it hits the shelf? 6 days and counting without been able to buy some

It didn't work out at Woolworths in Mortdale! The shop was untidy, shelves were empty, very disappointed customers, this is not the way to treat the elderly and the disabled. Get your act together Woolworths or at least don't put people hopes high to feel dejected again.🤬🤬🤬

Hey, let's get all the people most susceptible to Covid_19 together in one large group. Nice thought, but WTF?

Thank you Woolworths. I hope each person got what they needed. ❤️

What a joke it has just made it worse, I got to Woolworths at 7am, toilet paper, hand sanitiser, tissues etc all gone.....

Great idea if they had stock

Awesome woolies.

What about for someone like me who currently has two jobs and a cat to look after? I have rights too you know? I can't just pop to the shops willy-nilly I have to go after work only to find empty shelving. I am vulnerable too. 😯

They have dedicated hour, doesn’t mean they have to leave after the hour! I can’t see any of these people doing a speed shop.

shutitdown lockusdownaustralia we should at least NOW be in a 3 day full shutdown, it should have been called last week on the 12/3. Were now 5 days further down and there’s been 336 new cases just today, it’s going to exponentially grow if we don’t SHUTDOWN NOW !

I hear it was a total failure

How do you define disability & fraility? The isuue with panic buying is that it is the same people going back & supermarkets are powerless to stop them. The speed are which shelves are being depleted of food will lead to a global food shortage!

Coles ALDIAustralia , IGA & others need to follow suit. This is a national emergency & it is your corporate duty to help the vulnerable. COVID19Aus

rossyupdates That's scary

Sadly you need a concession card to use this service, many older people like me, are self funded in retirement and don't have government pension cards. People who worked to make this country, discriminated against again, because they worked. Crazy country.

Excellent initiative Woolies, well done.

Pretty ineffective when the shelves are empty. Whole point of opening up was to give them access to some of the necessities not empty shelves.

CrumbsDeeEm I hope all the panic buyers see this, and feel some sort of shame for what they are doing to the pensioners. Im not hopeful... Well done Woolies.

How terrible that most elderly faced empty shelves emptypromise wheresthedignity

GeorgeDonikian So orderly and polite - we have to protect these people that built this country and have given us the life we have!

Very commendable of Woolies. It almost seems like you need police on duty at the supermarkets to keep the peace.

Post code I d required a group was followed by car from gisborne stores with a car full of everything to a Springvale shop. Selling at triple the price. Someone will be shot soon.

How long before the government brings in the army to distribute supplies and rations to the masses, this will be a reality if people keep acting like animals.

Load of crap. Store was not replenished overnight

Sadly many shelves were empty this morning 😞

This is great, however someone needs to let people waiting until 8:00 that they have sold out before they let them in only to find out no toilet paper - I saw this happen this morning

Empty shelves with no stock for seniors or people with disability at our local.

My local Woolies had no toilet paper, tissues or hand sanitiser. The only reason I went.

The shelves were empty. Great idea but if there is no stock what’s the point?

This warms my heart! Showing the younger embarrassments how to ShopWithDignity

Hide the batteries

woolworths empty shelves at wolli creek, roseberry and marrickville. Failed opportunity at helping the community and getting good publicity. You should have started it Thursday morning after restocking.

Well done Woolworths and the IGA supermarket who came up with the idea.

The shelves were still depleted

No stock. Full car park and people slowly walking to get to the store only to walk out with empty trolleys. I went to a Woolworths Metro straight after (within the hour) and was more successful.

woolworths SHAME ON YOU (Eastern Suburbs Sydney) for misleading the elderly & those with disability. The doors opened 7am & staff didn’t check seniors card & allowed young customers inside. The shop was empty with no toilet paper & other every day staple food 😡

That is the stuff of nightmares.

So orderly too. Great to see

The more often tv programs & the media in genetalshow live footage of panic buying in supermarkets, the greater they are fanning this paranoia that the Apocalypse is somehow upon us !!

woolworths really appreciate your efforts in this crucial timings ... 🙏🙏🙏

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Share this educational PowerPoint I put on YouTube. Kind of a PSA on Corona I came up with.

Not when they don't have stock.... absolutely pathetic

How old is ‘elderly’?

It's a start but they're gonna have to put other measures in place. Stagger the stocking of the shelves or something. Not everyone hoards TP however it seems the only way to get some now is to join the 8am crowd fight. I haven't....yet.

Yeah great, I'm 39 haven't been able to get my hands on any fucking toilet paper for 2 weeks now. I guess I'll just keep using up our precious water resources taking a shower after every shit. Right? The Idea a massive chain store like woolies can't order enough stock is a joke

Bless them!

My 30 something neighbour is on the front steps bawling he’s eyes out because he was abused so much in the Woolies car park. This is how you treat war veterans. Disabilities come in many forms. Yes he has a card.

Exactly wrong! They should stay at home. You have it all backwards. Morons!

My brother works at a woollies store and he said the line of oldies at his store is so huge, may not be enough essentials for all and they stocked their shelves last night. So Bruce and Doris at the back of line would have wasted their time lining up. Not thought out enough

craftyvegangirl Gonna need longer than an hour! 😬

Nice and positive - made me smile

This is excellent!! And they have all brought their shopping bags! All stores should be doing this. Well done Woolies!

I felt so good seeing this video

Great to see.

There won’t be stock. Shop hasn’t been stocked for 3 weeks wont be stocked today

Great, wife and I work, when do we get a chance to buy? Twice when I’ve been 2 the shops in the last 2 weeks the stores been empty. I live in the country, there are 2 Woolies with in a 50klms radius and both are empty. Should my toddlers, my wife and I suffer because we work?!

Bless their hearts. No pushing or shoving. Great initiative woolworths! 😊❤️

Awesome to see

A couple of ppl from the video don’t look old enough. Shall they be IDed?

That’s great! Sadly, I only see one of them hitting the free hand sanitizer. Someone should be offering it at the door!

This is brilliant idea.I tip my lid to the person who came up with it

World health authority tell countries to test, test and test.. yet Scomo and his lackey the CMO refuse and continue dragging feet. Australia will suffer because of ScoMo’s continued arrogance and incompetence

Never mind the fella dropping mucus bombs at 0.16

Lisa_Wilkinson You remain the voice of calm and reason ! Thank you. True power lies in the ability to speak up for those without a voice and you did exactly that ! power calm hope australian

Only works if the stores were re-stocked overnight. Oldies at Mount Eliza greeted by empty shelves. First delivery truck arrived 7.15am. Second at 7.30am. Oldies wasted their time.

Uhm.. what about the people who didn’t panic buy, we’ve been left short. I have a 16 year old son who’s finally growing and needs to eat. Hope at some stage I can get some meat, fruit and vegetables. Maybe when everyone else has no room left in their fridges and freezers🙄

Love it! Well done Woolies for looking after our older Australians

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