Supply chain crisis: Mum-of-seven children speaks out about moment she cried in ...

Supply chain crisis: Mum-of-seven children speaks out about moment she cried in ...
Supply chain crisis: Mum-of-seven children speaks out about moment she cried in ...

A mother-of-seven has told of the moment she broke down in tears after purchase restrictions stopped her from buying enough meat to feed her family at Coles.

The mum said a staff member intervened as she tried to buy three five-packs of sausages from her local Coles in Port Macquarie on the mid-north coast.

The supermarket on Tuesday limited customers to buying two packets of sausages each amid the latest Omicron Covid outbreak. 

Supply chain disruptions have led to empty shelves in Woolworths and Coles stores across the country, as truck drivers and other essential workers are struck down by the virus.

She called on NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet for help, who also has seven children. Pictured is Dominic's wife Helen and five of the couple's seven children

She called on NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet for help, who also has seven children. Pictured is Dominic's wife Helen and five of the couple's seven children

Supermarket shelves across the country have been left empty as supply chain issues bite

Supermarket shelves across the country have been left empty as supply chain issues bite

'Hey Dom Perrottet, I cried at Coles yesterday as the staff member said I had to put back sausages due to the buying limit,' the mum wrote on Twitter.

'I explained we had seven kids, offered to show her my Medicare card and Christmas photos as proof.'

She called on Premier Dom Perrottet, who also has seven children, for tips on feeding her children amid supermarket shortages.

'Any tips on feeding seven kids when the government has failed them,' she wrote.

While she received no response from Premier Perrottet, many Aussies were quick to offer her advice on how to get around the limits.

'Why don’t you buy vegan sausages? They are better than meat and you’re also saving the planet,' one woman suggested.

Others suggested to visit a local butcher, as many still have plenty of stock.

'Go to a local butchers, most have excellent stocks of meat and others, maybe try your fruit and vegetable greengrocer, they seem to have plentiful stocks also.'

Another shopper told the mum she gets around the limits by bringing one of her older children to pay for the items separately.

'Or do a double shop. Go in - shop and pay. Then go to another shop and do it again. But that was exhausting.'

A mum's plea for help after struggling to purchase food for her seven children has quickly gone viral

A mum's plea for help after struggling to purchase food for her seven children has quickly gone viral 

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