Are people starting to hoard ahead of next year?

[Anonymous]

An observation I made today while grocery shopping — many key staples (all shelf stable stuff) were sold out today. This may be coincidence or just a matter of restocked not coming by yet but it got me thinking about whether particularly in the DMV folks are starting to anticipate what’s to come (ala the beginning of COVID) with tariffs and the like. I know some think prices will come down, but I suspect many like me think we’re about to really go into a recession….

[Anonymous]

What? What grocery store? Where?

Weird fear mongering…

[Anonymous]

It's DMV, of course

[Anonymous]

You may be onto something, op. I remember the months leading up to the covid shutdown, people were posting here about stocking up on foods, toilet paper, disinfectant, etc. Some said that was crazy. Turned out, stocking up was the right call. I'm renewing my passport and stocking up on food and building a cash stash, just in case.

[Anonymous]

It's also a key time of year for food drives. I just set out a bag of shelf stable stuff for the BSA to pick up yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I remember the Trump years. Empty shelves in the supermarkets- no meat, no basics, etc. It was really bad.

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I remember the Trump years. Empty shelves in the supermarkets- no meat, no basics, etc. It was really bad.

I believe you are referring to Covid related shortages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I remember the Trump years. Empty shelves in the supermarkets- no meat, no basics, etc. It was really bad.

I believe you are referring to Covid related shortages.

Yes, which happened in the Trump years and were a symptom of his gross mismanagement of that crisis.

I can’t believe Americans voted for more of that. I mean, he caused the inflation.

[Anonymous]

Trader Joes was wiped out of things today, but that's because it's Sunday afternoon. The trucks come in later. No one's hoarding.

[Anonymous]

I did hoard Levi 501s on Amazon today on sale for Christmas presents. I remember a lot of places ran out of essentials like this by Dec.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You may be onto something, op. I remember the months leading up to the covid shutdown, people were posting here about stocking up on foods, toilet paper, disinfectant, etc. Some said that was crazy. Turned out, stocking up was the right call. I'm renewing my passport and stocking up on food and building a cash stash, just in case.

There was never a shortage people panic shopped. I know people who still have toilet paper in their garages.

[Anonymous]

Do you guys understand the President cannot single handed enact tariffs. Congress/Senate might never pass those and if they do it’s not day 1. No I dont think anyone is hoarding anything - I think you’re seeing people start to stock up 3 weeks before Thanksgiving and ahead of Christmas. Use your brains for gods sake.

[Anonymous]

I just keep a backup supply of everything nonperishable. That's just smart household management.

[Anonymous]

I’m in a red state this week and there didn’t appear to be any hoarding going on. That said, I’m sure they don’t believe anything bad will come from the proposed tariffs, so they don’t have any reason to worry. I did buy a package of hot links to bring back with me because I can’t get them in the DMV. LOL