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Here’s why people are panic buying and stockpiling toilet paper to cope with coronavirus fears
CNBC ^ | Published Wed, Mar 11 20208:43 AM EDT Updated Thu, Mar 12 20202:15 AM EDT | Chloe Taylor

Posted on 03/12/2020 8:17:27 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: RasterMaster

Montgomery-Ward, Sears and KMart are gone...............


101 posted on 03/12/2020 11:08:10 AM PDT by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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To: TexasGator
“As long as there is TP there is hope............”
At Costco yesterday ... no hope

Same at Costco St. George, UT and Wal-Mart in eastern Nevada.

102 posted on 03/12/2020 11:08:56 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: FalloutShelterGirl

Where in Northern VA?
The Leesburg Costco had 3 lines going from the registers to the back of the store. There were 4 police cruisers out front with their lights going when I showed up at 11:00 am.
TP and water but no hand cleaners. It was a zoo.

Walmart was not as crowded but hand cleaners and bleach were sold out...water and TP appeared to be not far behind.


103 posted on 03/12/2020 11:09:04 AM PDT by bricklayer
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To: Red Badger
It is a campaign year...


104 posted on 03/12/2020 11:12:00 AM PDT by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Red Badger

My, wasn’t that a load of fancy flapdoodle to explain something that happens anytime people are concerned that they might be stuck at home for a while.


105 posted on 03/12/2020 11:13:36 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: crz
I wonder when the sheeple will start going to the Trucks stops, etc, to steal it.

I'm wondering when they will strip the courtesy hand wipes (to cleanse the shopping cart handles) at the grocery stores and Wal-Marts.

106 posted on 03/12/2020 11:14:56 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: Red Badger

Montgomery-Ward, Sears and KMart are gone...............

If you saved your Computer Shoppers, those would work.


107 posted on 03/12/2020 11:18:05 AM PDT by Western Phil
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To: bricklayer

SFW in Hybla Valley.


108 posted on 03/12/2020 11:20:25 AM PDT by FalloutShelterGirl (Cool! I found my original screen name!)
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To: duckman

Soon to be on eBay with a high reserve.

It will be like the post WWII coffee and/or tobacco relief packages to Dresden. Won’t make it past the shipping authorities.


109 posted on 03/12/2020 11:23:13 AM PDT by Western Phil
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To: FalloutShelterGirl

It’s interesting how the experience varies in Northern VA.


110 posted on 03/12/2020 11:35:05 AM PDT by bricklayer
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To: RummyChick

Could have been me.


111 posted on 03/12/2020 12:09:28 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: Red Badger

As long as there is TP there is hope................


What does Cornholia have to say about it?


112 posted on 03/12/2020 12:10:26 PM PDT by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: packrat35

You go for liquor and Spam in a pandemic?? LOL . that grocery basket was a hoot. He is going to have a boozin’ time.

I havent had Spam in a long time. Might buy a can just to try it out again.


113 posted on 03/12/2020 12:12:27 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Red Badger

How long till it gets like Black Friday over TP???


114 posted on 03/12/2020 12:38:10 PM PDT by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: RasterMaster

Depends.....................


115 posted on 03/12/2020 12:41:03 PM PDT by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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To: dfwgator

Lol. We had to choose between beer and tp, so we split the difference and bought one pack of tp if girls came over and just held out until shower time.
Each 4 pack lasted a few months.


116 posted on 03/12/2020 12:46:43 PM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Red Badger

Because the media like you CNBC are freaking people out for ratings.


117 posted on 03/12/2020 1:14:32 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: RummyChick

Whiskey and bacon are all you need really. They have Bacon Spam now


118 posted on 03/12/2020 1:42:10 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: Red Badger

I texted my brother who works for Walmart and asked if he could hook me up with 534 rolls of toilet pepper and 33 gallons of hand sanitizer. My brother in law replied and said it should be simple since due to the panic Walmart has opened a second check out lane.


119 posted on 03/12/2020 1:52:57 PM PDT by suthener
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To: suthener

1000 items or less.................


120 posted on 03/12/2020 1:54:12 PM PDT by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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