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This is anecdotal, but a good friend of ours was in a Sam’s Club in north Scottsdale. A very nice affluent area. He saw three very well dressed younger women pushing a total of five carts loaded down with canned goods, rice, etc. When he asked the cashier about this, he said that the store hasn’t been able to stay fully stocked with staples, and that they call customers like this, “freaks.” Maybe more people than we think are hunkering down — just not talking about it.

This is anecdotal, but a good friend of ours was in a Sam’s Club in north Scottsdale. A very nice affluent area. He saw three very well dressed younger women pushing a total of five carts loaded down with canned goods, rice, etc. When he asked the cashier about this, he said that the store hasn’t been able to stay fully stocked with staples, and that they call customers like this, “freaks.” Maybe more people than we think are hunkering down — just not talking about it.

Sounds like it, if they can't keep the shelves stocked. Means it's an uncommon occurance that they didn't plan for. I've had a lot of cashiers ask me also why I'm buying so many canning jars, or toilet paper, or foil, or.... whatever it is I'm stockpiling for the day!

"This is anecdotal, but a good friend of ours was in a Sam’s Club in north Scottsdale. A very nice affluent area. He saw three very well dressed younger women pushing a total of five carts loaded down with canned goods, rice, etc. When he asked the cashier about this, he said that the store hasn’t been able to stay fully stocked with staples, and that they call customers like this, “freaks.” Maybe more people than we think are hunkering down — just not talking about it."

I've done that. Items in some small supermarkets of rural areas of the West have been outrageously high priced at times. We were over 1 1/2 hours from the nearest Sam's and would bring coolers and ice for the cold stuff. Then more recently, the Sam's in the City two hours from here (we moved) started pricing some items way up and putting "fair trade" banners on them (e.g., coffee, which we don't produce in the USA).

Hopefully by next year, we'll be greenhouse gardening. The various grocery chains will be marking products really high due to panic, at times, during the months or years to come.

If you are living from a private sector income, do whatever you can to store and save a little. ...same for government incomes, if a fast inflationary trend starts.