Panic Buying In the US Has Begun! | |
tiger1 User ID: 77774028 United States 02/28/2020 04:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Praise God from Whom all Blessings flow !!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78311287 United States 02/28/2020 04:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Guys it says Hawaii...not the mainland USA. I know it's coming but these UK RAGS ARE JUMPING THE GUN!!!! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77875702 Which makes you wonder why? Hawaii ships everything in. Except pineapple. They are also huge consumers of Spam. Right. There are about 1 million people (including tourists) on the island of Oahu, which is not that big. If there are shortages, you can't just drive to the next county. The next county is another island. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77468990 United States 02/28/2020 04:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78502183 United States 02/28/2020 04:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Pisces225 (OP) User ID: 78382039 United States 02/28/2020 04:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's a non-UK outlet running what appears to be the same story, but looks like the pics are missing: [link to abc14news.com (secure)] Another one from r00terz about hoarding: [link to www.r00ters.com (secure)] Pisces |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78354440 United States 02/28/2020 04:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They're saying the panic buying has hit the US... hope you're not getting caught in this and you're already stocked up! Quoting: Pisces225 [link to www.dailymail.co.uk (secure)] [link to www.businessinsider.com (secure)] [link to www.thesun.co.uk (secure)] I did the math for me and my girlfriend . We use a 22$ family pack of TP from WalMart each month (omg she uses a lot). Anyway it's like $264 a year for toilet paper which is the same as my garbage bill per year. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78014575 United States 02/28/2020 04:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Pisces225 (OP) User ID: 78382039 United States 02/28/2020 04:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They're saying the panic buying has hit the US... hope you're not getting caught in this and you're already stocked up! Quoting: Pisces225 [link to www.dailymail.co.uk (secure)] [link to www.businessinsider.com (secure)] [link to www.thesun.co.uk (secure)] I did the math for me and my girlfriend . We use a 22$ family pack of TP from WalMart each month (omg she uses a lot). Anyway it's like $264 a year for toilet paper which is the same as my garbage bill per year. Then just crap in the trash maybe? 'Upcycle' those used paper plates and paper towels? j/k Pisces |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76630697 United States 02/28/2020 04:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78354440 United States 02/28/2020 04:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I did the math for me and my girlfriend . We use a 22$ family pack of TP from WalMart each month (omg she uses a lot). Anyway it's like $264 a year for toilet paper which is the same as my garbage bill per year. Oh and her pads are way cheaper per year. $4 a pack per month x`s 12 mo. |
Sikhed User ID: 5898996 United States 02/28/2020 04:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm doing triple grocery shopping - this week, doubling up the pantry and putting extra in my basement. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77468990 Don't put toilet paper in the basement. That's for the heavy stuff. Put the toilet paper in a (new) lawn-size garbage bag, close it up, and throw it in your attic. :doom360: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78354440 United States 02/28/2020 05:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Maddrummerboy User ID: 23536987 United States 02/28/2020 05:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
CAAM User ID: 67346111 United States 02/28/2020 05:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No panic buying in Macedonia, Ohio. Just went there to pick up an order and walked the store. All well stocked, no empty shelves. I saw one guy w/ 2 20 pound bags of rice and 4-5 bags of dried beans, maybe a prepper but everyone else had the normal stuff. Even their gun case in sporting goods was well stocked (for a Walmart) - a Ruger 10/22s, a variety of Mossberg shotguns and a few each of Henrys, Remingtons and larger caliber Savage rifles. Looked like a normal day to me. |
yerpvana User ID: 77155497 United States 02/28/2020 05:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 35246687 United States 02/28/2020 05:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 64364416 United States 02/28/2020 05:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I did the math for me and my girlfriend . We use a 22$ family pack of TP from WalMart each month (omg she uses a lot). Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78354440 Anyway it's like $264 a year for toilet paper which is the same as my garbage bill per year. Oh and her pads are way cheaper per year. $4 a pack per month x`s 12 mo. You should use wine corks instead of pads. |
PixieCat User ID: 77634225 United States 02/28/2020 05:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 38k+ population town in Middle Tennessee. Went to the CVS today for miscellaneous things, and a man in his 60s walked up to the cashier and asked if they had any masks. She replied no. Then he wanted to know where the rubbing alcohol was and came back with two bottles. I asked her how long they had been out of masks. She said since last week. I also asked her if she had had a lot of people asking for them. She said yes. Kind of weird for our town. I guess people are paying attention. Never would have occurred to me to go to a drugstore for masks. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78541679 United States 02/28/2020 05:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 64364416 United States 02/28/2020 05:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 38k+ population town in Middle Tennessee. Went to the CVS today for miscellaneous things, and a man in his 60s walked up to the cashier and asked if they had any masks. She replied no. Then he wanted to know where the rubbing alcohol was and came back with two bottles. Quoting: PixieCat I asked her how long they had been out of masks. She said since last week. I also asked her if she had had a lot of people asking for them. She said yes. Kind of weird for our town. I guess people are paying attention. Never would have occurred to me to go to a drugstore for masks. CVS? You enjoy getting fucked over when you shop? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 53935247 United States 02/28/2020 05:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76661438 United States 02/28/2020 05:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 68536752 United States 02/28/2020 05:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
InterMezzo User ID: 45716769 Netherlands 02/28/2020 05:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Sikhed User ID: 5898996 United States 02/28/2020 05:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Are there still supply ships from China in port - or incoming? Stock replenishment is probably from the warehouses. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 53935247 Nope. Last Chinese container ships unloaded last week in America's western ports. A few days in customs and to get loaded onto trucks and distributed to warehouses across the USA. Warehouses and distributors are starting to feel it now. Retail stores, next week. (And already on certain Chinese items) In fact, today I went to buy a standalone charger for my gopro. All 4 stores that carry them in town are out. Asked at Fred Meyer, and the clerk looked it up. She said: "Out of stock at our warehouse. Backordered, no ETA date." I held my nose and ordered one from amazon. Last Edited by Sikhed on 02/28/2020 05:21 PM :doom360: |
Festus Hoggbottom User ID: 78382070 United States 02/28/2020 05:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78537276 Dominica 02/28/2020 05:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | does it make any sense to order masks from china thse people said its gonna take 15 days to get here [link to www.flatsmart.store] |
Hitokiri User ID: 29352995 United States 02/28/2020 05:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78062136 United States 02/28/2020 05:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Exusiai User ID: 77396505 United States 02/28/2020 05:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Went to a Wal-Mart in Central Kansas today to get the car lubed and checked up, so walked around the store. Most shelves looked just fine. Did notice no Bulk Size peanut butter, that shelf was fully stocked on Tuesday. The last of the 30 Day emergency food kit was gone, but I expected that. Rice was gone mostly in the big bags. Pasta was fine. Toilet Paper looked depleted but not gone. Besides the Peanut butter, rice, and emergency food, I'd have written off the state of the shelves to a very warm weekend ahead which also has a big in-state rivalry game happening in Basketball tomorrow. Did see a few people wearing masks. Of course checked and they were out but that's been situation normal since things started spreading in China. One thing that did catch my eye as weird was I noticed more people using the wipes to rub the cart handles and their hands before going on into the store. Also there was a trash can in the bathroom so people could use their paper towel to open the door before binning it. Both very good things to be seeing out and being used. |