This afternoon I went to a one off discount store to avoid the crowds, in the hopes of finding some corned beef.
First impression: an air of anxiety hung over the property so I asked the guy gathering up the shopping carts if the store got slammed today. He said for the last five days it had been over run with shoppers.
I was more curious than in need of things so I went about my shopping with a curious but carefree attitude.
There was no toilet paper, so I settled for a 12 roll cardboard box of commercial paper towels. These are the white heavy grade paper towels that are in workshops or restrooms. A roll was 3.99 each. I hoped that the whole box was 3.99, but that was naïve thinking. The box ran about $48, and will become a part of my estate. I will likely have enough toilet paper to last the rest of my life. There were literally over one hundred boxes in the stack, so I did not feel that I was committing an act of hoarding. Most people were quietly purchasing multiple boxes of tissues, as a toilet paper substitute.
It was a very limited inventory, just by the nature of the store, but I managed to cobble together enough useful items to justify the visit. The highlight was discovering that the store had an unexpectedly large variety of dog and cat food.
There were zero meats to choose from, so no chance to secure corned beef.
To the clerk’s credit, I was asked if I was a veteran and received a 10% discount.
I had a Knorr alfredo pasta (.99) with a small salmon packet (.75) for dinner. I almost got full, ahead of my dinner by snacking on a packet (.50) of peanut butter filled mini pretzels. My pre apocalypse meal set me back a cool $2.24.
Remarkably, some of us may find ourselves ordered to quarantine in place. Do not want! Do not like!
I am fading fast, so I bid the remaining stalwart posters here, a good night. Well done freepers.
Be sure to take care of your immune system.
Aren't you running a real chance of sewer line clogging with those?
” a roll was 3.99 each. ..”
Wow!!
Visited my buddy/neighbor yesterday. He said a lady at the dollar store was buying napkins to send to her daughter in Colorado for use as TP. Seems like Colorado shelves will be restocked before the napkin/TP gets there unless she’s overnighting them.