Previous to the ration cards every retailer, especially in the grocery line, was running short of stock and as soon as ever it became known, that perhaps he’d got some margarine come in, or the butter would come in, or the bacon would come in, the news spread like wildfire through the place. People would rush to the shops. Well, we didn’t get the queues so much in those days, they just rushed and the poor assistants had to, when the shop was full, just shut the door and lock the door until they’d cleared the shop. And, of course, by that time the goods had gone.