Food Boxes

[Spacecat1]

How long do we get the Food boxes from the goverment

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till they stop coming

[Troilus]

Until we can go out?

[Comino2]

Till we have eaten so much Heinz soup we start to look like a tomato xx

[Redrum46 in reply to Comino2]

Funny but true 😂 it’s good we get milk bread potatoes tea coffe bags at least it helps we won’t run out the first few weeks I couldn’t get a on line shop it’s still job iv not to miss or I have almost a week before I can book

[Comino2 in reply to Redrum46]

Unfortunately for some unknown reason in my box the handful of loose tea bags are put in a plastic bag with a bar of scented soap and tied at the top.Last week Imperial leather and this week Dove so they are perfumed and unusable,but this week I had the added bonus of 1 [yes one] sugar sachet and an empty coffee sachet..... xx

[skischool in reply to Comino2]

Nothing quite like a cup of sweet perfumed tea. cost you a pretty fortune in Marks and Spencers i would imagine.Cafe con leche sans cafe is all the rage these days grasshopper,you should get out more.

xx

[Comino2 in reply to skischool]

Milky coffee without coffee ? ? [translation]

Get out more....Very funny...at this rate it looks like I will be stuck indoors forever and will probably turn into Miss Havisham xx

[skischool in reply to Comino2]

Correct 10/10 for translation,you said you had an empty coffee sachet Miss Havisham?

xx

[Spacecat1 in reply to Comino2]

I also with the tea bags got a mans orange and mango shower gel

[Itsmeagain1]

I've had only one in 2 mths 😡

[Grandmatojack]

I’ve had one every week always comes on the same day. My problem is cancelling it as I can now get deliveries. Cancelled twice on government site, told driver we don’t need it and last week phoned the company it comes from. Will see if I get one today.

[Spacecat1 in reply to Grandmatojack]

Yes tried to cancel but turned up again but we are lucky our daughter helps in a food bank so the tins and packets go there and our nieces 2 little ones get the fruit. So all go to good homes.

[katieoxo60 in reply to Grandmatojack]

Same here too, there does seem a problem with cancelling. But as said it can be given to the food banks or others in difficulty. Think they will continue to come till the sheilding ends & lockdown.

[gingermusic]

No idea I cancelled mine once I got a supermarket slot but still they keep coming. Like you sick of the site of Tomato soup I share my contents with other people

[Spacecat1 in reply to gingermusic]

Mines been mushroom soup did have tomato to begin with. Might be me but sure Hienz have change their recipe to me its watery.

[Bevvy]

Like others I have tried to cancel delivery. Even told them not wanted on Tuesday. They have now delivered today?!! Now I can get supermarket deliveries just not needed.

Am now giving up and sending it to food bank I contacted last time. At least that way those in need will receive.

[Angelagone]

Do you think there's a tomato soup mountain somewhere ? Got cream of mushroom last week ( the excitement ) but back to tomato this week. I make up a bag of everything I cant/ wont eat , daughter collects it, adds some stuff of her own , then takes it to village food bank. Apparently they're begging people not to give any more tinned peas! Cant help feeling some of this stuff is going round and round until it eventually gets eaten / thrown out or dies of old age.

[Penny326]

I have never had a food parcel or any help with delivery slots. Woe is me.

[Spacecat1 in reply to Penny326]

Are you not shielded

[Gladwyn in reply to Penny326]

Snap

[Penny326 in reply to Gladwyn]

I've just filled in my form for the fourth time putting Penelope instead of Penny and they have now acknowledged me.

[Spacecat1 in reply to Penny326]

Always worth a try. Let's hope food parcel next for you. Have a lovely evening.

[Jaybird19 in reply to Penny326]

Well sainsbury told me that the government had sent them my name but they havent told me and i really dont want a box if that is what is in it . nothing of use to me like others --except imperial leather soap.! Cant use on line ordering yet and am running out of ready money to pay neighbour !

Now i want some compost and food for my Pot plants and cannot get any !

[Penny326]

Yes, I've had my letters and text messages, filled in the form thingy, maybe just not as bad as some.

[Spacecat1 in reply to Penny326]

If extremely vunerable? Might be worth filling in form on Gov.uk extremely vunerable. Took ages for mine to come through. Also check what your doctor surgery put you under. Unless you already this.

[Jaybird19]

If you are shielded what else do you get besides the food box. JS told me i was but i havent had a ltter. Had a phone call asking me is i needed food but told me that they were nothing to do the sheilding.

[Chr22far]

I found that there was too much stuff in for me and to stop it you have to back to your original application and alter the answer , to say you have arranged for other. Deliverys.

[hallentine47]

I am still waiting for mine.

[Spacecat1 in reply to hallentine47]

Might be worth doing the form again.

[skinnylizzy59]

So am I!! I am shielded.

[Spacecat1 in reply to skinnylizzy59]

Did you fill in form on gov.uk extremely vunerable

[skinnylizzy59]

Yes. Didn't know about these good parcels until people started talking about them. I wondered why they asked if there was someone who could pick up a parcel. Take care Lizzy xx

[Spacecat1 in reply to skinnylizzy59]

Yes asked me that she said it was to see if you have help getting the food parcel. (It's not small).. Into your house. Because of social distancing..