16-03-2020, 01:06 PM
Thought it might be useful to have a thread where people can post about their experiences with the various businesses still open under the lockdown!
CALETA: SHOPPING CENTRE ATLANTICO
Was there this morning at about 10.15. Everything is closed bar the supermarket and the health shop. The toilets are cordoned off, so please be aware that there are no toilet or hand-washing facilities available at the present time! While opticians and hairdressers are allowed to remain open, neither were open at Atlantico this morning. A pathway is cordoned off to allow access to the Spar and health shop. You enter on the right beside the sport shop (very important— a security guard is there to enforce this and a woman in a motorised wheelchair was made to REVERSE and come back in the right way so they are taking this very seriously!) and walk around the escalators and up past the hairdressers to enter the shop. You exit the shop on the left (your right as you are leaving) and exit the mall the same way. It was extremely quiet while we were there and does feel a bit doomsday spooky, so be prepared.
CALETA: SPAR, ATLANTICO
Open as of this morning and with good stock of everything apart from hand sanitiser, etc. No shortage of toilet paper here! No restrictions on entry, queue, or purchasing, but nobody was panic buying. It was quiet enough. We waited at the till behind one man who very annoyingly hung around talking to the cashier after he finished his transaction which meant we had to get much closer to him than we wanted while trying to pack our groceries. Otherwise a pleasant and sedate experience. Probably ~30 people in the supermarket the entire time we were in there. People were very quiet and subdued, but there was no aura of panic like there was before the weekend. A delivery was being unloaded as we were leaving. Stock is definitely continuing to come in, so please do not panic.
CALETA: HiperDino, HAPPY CENTRE
Strictly enforced limit of 5 people inside at one time. No restrictions on purchasing that I could see. Queue outside to get in, maybe 3 people. At queue for checkout, people in the queue must stand one metre apart (paper taped to floor to show you the distance). Good stock of everything bar the obvious sanitiser etc. Bit of an uncomfortable vibe in the shop and the staff seemed very tense, but overall not a terrible experience.
Would be interested in any reports folks have from Mercadona or Lidl as I will have to visit one or both of those before the week is up. Also if anyone has information on any of the other shops and towns, please leave it here!
CALETA: SHOPPING CENTRE ATLANTICO
Was there this morning at about 10.15. Everything is closed bar the supermarket and the health shop. The toilets are cordoned off, so please be aware that there are no toilet or hand-washing facilities available at the present time! While opticians and hairdressers are allowed to remain open, neither were open at Atlantico this morning. A pathway is cordoned off to allow access to the Spar and health shop. You enter on the right beside the sport shop (very important— a security guard is there to enforce this and a woman in a motorised wheelchair was made to REVERSE and come back in the right way so they are taking this very seriously!) and walk around the escalators and up past the hairdressers to enter the shop. You exit the shop on the left (your right as you are leaving) and exit the mall the same way. It was extremely quiet while we were there and does feel a bit doomsday spooky, so be prepared.
CALETA: SPAR, ATLANTICO
Open as of this morning and with good stock of everything apart from hand sanitiser, etc. No shortage of toilet paper here! No restrictions on entry, queue, or purchasing, but nobody was panic buying. It was quiet enough. We waited at the till behind one man who very annoyingly hung around talking to the cashier after he finished his transaction which meant we had to get much closer to him than we wanted while trying to pack our groceries. Otherwise a pleasant and sedate experience. Probably ~30 people in the supermarket the entire time we were in there. People were very quiet and subdued, but there was no aura of panic like there was before the weekend. A delivery was being unloaded as we were leaving. Stock is definitely continuing to come in, so please do not panic.
CALETA: HiperDino, HAPPY CENTRE
Strictly enforced limit of 5 people inside at one time. No restrictions on purchasing that I could see. Queue outside to get in, maybe 3 people. At queue for checkout, people in the queue must stand one metre apart (paper taped to floor to show you the distance). Good stock of everything bar the obvious sanitiser etc. Bit of an uncomfortable vibe in the shop and the staff seemed very tense, but overall not a terrible experience.
Would be interested in any reports folks have from Mercadona or Lidl as I will have to visit one or both of those before the week is up. Also if anyone has information on any of the other shops and towns, please leave it here!