Posted on 03/16/2020 8:47:32 AM PDT by freedumb2003
Holy moley!
I have a bit of a cold or something. I am out of Kleenex for my constantly runny nose (yeah, I know *yech* TMI -- but it is important to the story).
I always get up early, so I ran to the nearby Ralphs which purpotes to be open 24 hrs. I encounter a hand-written sign "open from 8 AM to 8 PM."
Well, dangit!
OK, I go back at 8 AM. There is a HUGE LINE to get in!! There was a clerk at the door managing the line so she says I have to wait until the line finishes.
Fair enough. It took the line 10 minutes to finish. When I got to the paper goods, I literally got the last box of Kleenex and the second to the last 8 back of : paper towels. Toilet paper: gone. By the time I snagged the Kleenex and paper towels the shelf was empty!
I have to ask W T H??? Fortunately at home we have Costco levels of this stuff. You preppers can get rich reselling your supplies.
I am on the road in CA (I live in TX) so I can only do what I can do.
“Who the hell stocks up on cat litter?”
Cat ladies.
The plants are still producing.
The delivery trucks are still running.
Who makes this stuff. I want to buy their stock.
Let’s make lemonade!
Thank God for Truckers.
Have gotten used to keeping a mega package of TP and paper towels on top of my stores rack. When I crack it open it's time to pick up a new one.
Open a bottle of bleach - pick up a new gallon, etc.
I figured most Freepers were on that page. Sad to see many are not.
“””””you don’t need gloves for daily activities....simply wash your hands.....”””””””””
I only wear them in the shop when working on some nasty stuff.
My post was to indicate that everything like that has been sold out.
That was about it. Smallish crowd, no mania. Everybody seemed to be having a pleasant day.
Imagine how many addicts get their incomes from restaurant, booze joint and entertainment businesses. There are also many others who didn’t save for a time like this. Notice that increasingly more people have been misbehaving on our highways over the past couple of decades. See Florida Man in every state. Maybe there will be some brawls in the stores in a few days, and maybe riots and looting soon after.
Huh? Ralphs in LA Opens at 5 M TO FRI.
Have you contacted your local Costco on how much tp they have?
Pretty much all TX grocers have 8-8 opening times. No such thing as 24/7 since Friday.
Lol!!! Too funny!
And what is the deal with sugar now? My hubby went to Sam’s and found Members Mark all gone. The stupid hoarders planning on having a cookie contest or something?
Harbor freight, Home Depot paint dept, etc
Exactly what we’ve been doing for over 10 years now.
The grocery list is comprised of what we’ve used up the previous month.
Walmart.com is sold out of most flour. I just hope most of these purchasers use this as a time to learn to cook and bake. Lots of vids out there to replace the time mom/grandma didn’t have to this the under 40’s how to do that stuff.
Feed store- equine pine pellets for horse stall bedding makes better cat litther... than cat litter, and cheaper. No bad odor at all even if they use it for a whole month before you change it, though you shouldn’t let it go that long.
Surprised some dingalings haven’t robbed a Charmin truck.
“I give the panicky people about a week before they burn out their adrenals and things return to a more normal state.”
agreed ... one can store only so much stuff like that before you run out of closet and pantry space, and then if you just pile it up in the corners of your rooms you look like the idiot that your are ...
My daughter was at ShopRite and all the cashiers were open and busy. My daughter found the store manager and gave him some $$$ to buy a treat for all those working today. One cashier heard her and said she was going to cry.
Mostly we needed to make sure we had cat food. Priorities, doncha know!!
Big Lots is limiting how many TP, cases of water and the like people can buy.
But i noticed at least one lady making 2 trips.
That’s how it is around here. ( N Texas) Many things out but people are being very nice, pleasant to each other.
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