Onsite coop??

[Leyrulion]

22 hours ago, internetjef said:

I went in there a couple of times year before last . Stocks levels / product offferings seemed a bit scattergun. If you are absolutely wedded to a particular mixer / brand I would be a bit wary about availability (even if you know they sell it in regular offsite Co-ops).

 

if you are just looking for ‘something to use a mixer’ then you would def be fine 

 

I didn’t go last year though , and others may have different experience. Was later when I went in also

 

 

I am pretty certain they have to stick to coca cola products as they have/had the on-site concession. So that restricts the availability. 

Exceptions apply if coke just don't have a version of that product.

.

Edited May 8 by Leyrulion

[ClementsMike]

I picked up a bag of ice each night/morning for my vans coolbox on the way back to the B&W shuttle bus. Dead useful. They also stocked a decent range of gluten free stuff.

Edited May 8 by ClementsMike

[gooner1990]

@clarkete You alive mate? 

 

Unlike you to be away from the boards for nearly a month!

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

@clarkete You alive mate? 

 

Unlike you to be away from the boards for nearly a month!

I’ve messaged him . He’ll be back 

[gooner1990]

On 5/8/2024 at 8:09 AM, rebus said:

Large 800ml red one on offer here for £17.99.

https://shoreusable.com/products/sho-food-flask-clearance?variant=47838169202996

just ordered two 🙂

[clarkete]

On 5/13/2024 at 2:12 PM, gooner1990 said:

@clarkete You alive mate? 

 

Unlike you to be away from the boards for nearly a month!

 

Yes, family misery unfortunately, but thanks for asking 😘

 

Now I've received ticket, boshed some stuff into clashfinder and some normality restored...oh and 3 weeks having a cram at increasing fitness a touch so my corpulent body can navigate the site and get back up the HoD at night 👍

Edited June 6 by clarkete

[clarkete]

On 5/8/2024 at 7:52 AM, gooner1990 said:

Will wait to hear what clarkete has to say before purchasing 🙂 

It's done us great during hot years so there was plenty of ice.  As we were opening it during that great heat often at least once per hour then periodically we needed to pour off the water,  but it pretty much got through every day.  If you've either got a van or are passing the co op daily for ice I highly recommend.  We supplemented with frozen lemon, although tbh they defrosted quicker last year obviously. 

 

Both were good for our drinks and also as on occasion the bar drinks were a bit sorry (eg room temp short plus mixer and no ice), some bars far better though. 

[clarkete]

On 5/8/2024 at 7:06 AM, Sawdusty surfer said:

The CoOp doesn't sell Indian Tonic Water. 

 

Yes, year before last at one point I think we paid a quid 50 for a can of sprite from a food stall to mix with gin.  Tbh tasted OK and certainly better than neat gin or gin and soda. 

[gooner1990]

15 hours ago, clarkete said:

 

Yes, family misery unfortunately, but thanks for asking 😘

 

Now I've received ticket, boshed some stuff into clashfinder and some normality restored...oh and 3 weeks having a cram at increasing fitness a touch so my corpulent body can navigate the site and get back up the HoD at night 👍

Hope everything is ok!

[gooner1990]

15 hours ago, clarkete said:

It's done us great during hot years so there was plenty of ice.  As we were opening it during that great heat often at least once per hour then periodically we needed to pour off the water,  but it pretty much got through every day.  If you've either got a van or are passing the co op daily for ice I highly recommend.  We supplemented with frozen lemon, although tbh they defrosted quicker last year obviously. 

 

Both were good for our drinks and also as on occasion the bar drinks were a bit sorry (eg room temp short plus mixer and no ice), some bars far better though. 

 

Thanks...I purchased two of the 800 ml ones 🙂 

 

I will be camping in Paines and the co-op isn't too far from there. 🙂 

 

How many drinks did each refill of ice get you out of interest?

[clarkete]

2 hours ago, gooner1990 said:

How many drinks did each refill of ice get you out of interest?

 

That would be tricky, as of course it depends how much ice you put in each drink, but two of us probably had 5 or 6 drinks and each one had a couple of cubes.  Plenty of time for a good test run 😊

[gooner1990]

9 minutes ago, clarkete said:

 

That would be tricky, as of course it depends how much ice you put in each drink, but two of us probably had 5 or 6 drinks and each one had a couple of cubes.  Plenty of time for a good test run 😊

 

ok nice one, so around 24 cubes over the two bottles. 🙂 

[clarkete]

2 hours ago, gooner1990 said:

Hope everything is ok!

 

I'm afraid to be honest it's been a bit grim, but I think important to not avoid the subject. 

 

I've got one relative that needed to get an emergency care placement, so that folks could (hopefully) better meet their needs. 

 

Sadly the more traumatic thing was that someone very dear to me killed himself.  It wasn't out of the blue as he'd struggled with mental health for years, but somehow even though he had previous attempts I naively hadn't thought thought it would happen.   

 

Now some weeks have passed, they had a beautiful service and therefore I'm looking forward to a bit of normality 👍

[gooner1990]

6 minutes ago, clarkete said:

 

I'm afraid to be honest it's been a bit grim, but I think important to not avoid the subject. 

 

I've got one relative that needed to get an emergency care placement, so that folks could (hopefully) better meet their needs. 

 

Sadly the more traumatic thing was that someone very dear to me killed himself.  It wasn't out of the blue as he'd struggled with mental health for years, but somehow even though he had previous attempts I naively hadn't thought thought it would happen.   

 

Now some weeks have passed, they had a beautiful service and therefore I'm looking forward to a bit of normality 👍

 

Hmmm.  Sorry to hear that. 

 

One of my brothers friends killed himself two weeks ago...no hint to anyone of any mental health issues, stood in front of a train on bank holiday Monday....I knew the guy very vaguely too but not that well.

 

Hopefully you'll have a good Glastonbury to help you get through it. 🙂 

[4AssedMonkey]

1 hour ago, clarkete said:

 

I'm afraid to be honest it's been a bit grim, but I think important to not avoid the subject. 

 

I've got one relative that needed to get an emergency care placement, so that folks could (hopefully) better meet their needs. 

 

Sadly the more traumatic thing was that someone very dear to me killed himself.  It wasn't out of the blue as he'd struggled with mental health for years, but somehow even though he had previous attempts I naively hadn't thought thought it would happen.   

 

Now some weeks have passed, they had a beautiful service and therefore I'm looking forward to a bit of normality 👍

 

So sorry to hear that.  Hope you're OK.  💙

[clarkete]

2 hours ago, gooner1990 said:

 

Hmmm.  Sorry to hear that. 

 

One of my brothers friends killed himself two weeks ago...no hint to anyone of any mental health issues, stood in front of a train on bank holiday Monday....I knew the guy very vaguely too but not that well.

 

Hopefully you'll have a good Glastonbury to help you get through it. 🙂 

 

Oh no, that's awful 😢.   

 

I have thought in the weeks since (where in our case it was dreadful enough), how much of a shock it must be for friends and family where it was entirely out of the blue.   

1 hour ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

 

So sorry to hear that.  Hope you're OK.  💙

 

Yes, I'm OK thanks, there are others who it was more of a bolt from the blue.  Given I did know...one would always wonder what if anything could have helped 😥

[4AssedMonkey]

1 hour ago, clarkete said:

Yes, I'm OK thanks, there are others who it was more of a bolt from the blue.  Given I did know...one would always wonder what if anything could have helped 😥

 

Speaking as someone with depression (chronic at times) I can confidently state that there wasn't. 

 

I've come close to taking my own life twice and in my pit of despair I genuinely don't think anything or anyone could have stopped me taking that final step.  Luckily for me, I have some coping techniques and know when to access help when it gets bad, but it totally relies on me recognising how bad things have gotten and reaching out rather than giving up.

 

Please don't feel any blame or guilt.  Trust me, that's the last thing the would have wanted.

[clarkete]

1 hour ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

 

Speaking as someone with depression (chronic at times) I can confidently state that there wasn't. 

 

I've come close to taking my own life twice and in my pit of despair I genuinely don't think anything or anyone could have stopped me taking that final step.  Luckily for me, I have some coping techniques and know when to access help when it gets bad, but it totally relies on me recognising how bad things have gotten and reaching out rather than giving up.

 

Please don't feel any blame or guilt.  Trust me, that's the last thing the would have wanted.

Thank you so much for sharing.  Clearly few would be as open as you and it means so much. 

 

Be well ❤️

[Jugtanion]

Does anyone know if the onsite Co-op sells canned lager or ales?

I’m on the coach this year with limited carrying capacity. I plan to use the proper bars a lot, but I find a backpack of cans is still best for night times / spending longer periods at stages.

[moogster]

8 minutes ago, Jugtanion said:

Does anyone know if the onsite Co-op sells canned lager or ales?

I’m on the coach this year with limited carrying capacity. I plan to use the proper bars a lot, but I find a backpack of cans is still best for night times / spending longer periods at stages.

Unfortunately they do not sell alcohol.

[gfa]

30 minutes ago, Jugtanion said:

Does anyone know if the onsite Co-op sells canned lager or ales?

I’m on the coach this year with limited carrying capacity. I plan to use the proper bars a lot, but I find a backpack of cans is still best for night times / spending longer periods at stages.

spirits + buying mixer from ice cream vans / coop is good for night

 

or spirits + extra strong squash

[Jugtanion]

Good idea, thanks for the tip

[cidermonkey]

Any idea if there is a crisp ban in place this year (or at least a ban on normal crisp packets)? Last year Coop only stocked a make I had never heard of which came in a eco friendly packet. They were okay but expensive as I remember... 

[incident]

29 minutes ago, cidermonkey said:

Any idea if there is a crisp ban in place this year (or at least a ban on normal crisp packets)? Last year Coop only stocked a make I had never heard of which came in a eco friendly packet. They were okay but expensive as I remember... 

 

There never has been (and won't be in the foreseeable future) a crisp ban in terms of bringing your own. Just some security not understanding their instructions, which got sorted out pretty quickly.

Edited June 18 by incident

[LowerMead]

I've been a keen user of the on-site Co-Op the last two years as we camp very near to it so it's very handy. 

 

• To avoid queues go early or late
• Selection is limited but OK
• They sold out of bags of ice almost as soon as they could load them into the freezers because of the heat in 2023. One morning I popped in, there were approx 80 people just milling around an empty freezer waiting for the ice replenishment. As soon as it did arrive it was like Lord Of The Flies with people squabbling over it. All in all "not very Glastonbury". 

I do question why they do it a little. For a festival that pushes its green credentials heavily, having a load of freezers running constantly does seem a teeny bit hypocritical.