Stocking the cupboards in the event of a pandemic in the USA

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Anonymous wrote:PP here. I see people selling sanitizer and wipes on ebay and craigslist for $15 to $20 a bottle/box.

Humans are the worst.

Yeah and they may be fake stuff

https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/coronavirus-fears-have-ecommerce-platforms-fighting-fake-face-masks/ar-BBZFJRo

This is happening in many countries. I was forwarded a video from another country where people were cleaning old masks and repackaging them.

And there was this woman in NJ who got arrested for selling fake sanitizer at a 7-11

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the run on Tylenol/etc. Are people trying to mask fevers?

Preparing to care for ill family member(s) at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the run on Tylenol/etc. Are people trying to mask fevers?

I guess keeping a supply at home in case they get it and are not able to go out. It was the Childrens Tylenol or Motrin Pain reliever/Fever Reducer that was out of stock everywhere near me. I have 2 kids and will need one 4 oz bottle of each per kid, so that makes 4 bottles for my family. Stores don't carry much of these to begin with so they get wiped out very quick. I am unable to order them online. I would settle for at least one motrin for each kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the run on Tylenol/etc. Are people trying to mask fevers?

I guess keeping a supply at home in case they get it and are not able to go out. It was the Childrens Tylenol or Motrin Pain reliever/Fever Reducer that was out of stock everywhere near me. I have 2 kids and will need one 4 oz bottle of each per kid, so that makes 4 bottles for my family. Stores don't carry much of these to begin with so they get wiped out very quick. I am unable to order them online. I would settle for at least one motrin for each kid.

I have Tylenol because I have a terrible headache. If anyone needs it and cannot find it, my CVS had several sample/travel size bottles in the travel size aisle.

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Went to Whole Foods today for regular shopping - they are selling applesauce that expired in September. So pissed that I didn't notice. Now I have to go back and face that craziness again! This is a first for WF for me. Harris Teeter did it regularly and I stopped going there.

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Anonymous wrote:Went to Whole Foods today for regular shopping - they are selling applesauce that expired in September. So pissed that I didn't notice. Now I have to go back and face that craziness again! This is a first for WF for me. Harris Teeter did it regularly and I stopped going there.

Harris Teeter has so much expired food! Especially in the frozen section.

Don't the employees ever check for this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Went to Whole Foods today for regular shopping - they are selling applesauce that expired in September. So pissed that I didn't notice. Now I have to go back and face that craziness again! This is a first for WF for me. Harris Teeter did it regularly and I stopped going there.

Harris Teeter has so much expired food! Especially in the frozen section.

Don't the employees ever check for this?

Safeway and Giant too. Always check expiry date of anything in the refrigerated section. One time I found a whole section (I kid you not) of Galbani cheese that were all expired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went to Whole Foods today for regular shopping - they are selling applesauce that expired in September. So pissed that I didn't notice. Now I have to go back and face that craziness again! This is a first for WF for me. Harris Teeter did it regularly and I stopped going there.

Or you could just toss it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read every bit of this, but here’s my prep:

Extra TP, sanitizer, hand soap, etc.
I use a diva cup so feminine hygiene is covered indefinitely.
I keep 3 gallons of water per person on hand anyway for hurricanes, etc.

For food, I have a lot of stuff on hand anyway. I order freeze-dried fruits and veggies all the time from a company called thrive life. My kids will eat “crunchy” (freeze-dried) green beans, peas, corn, apples, peaches and every type of berry. I buy it in big #10 cans and they last for like 20 years unopened, and a year after opening. It’s great to have a healthy, shelf-stable snack for the kids that I can easily throw into a lunch box or snack container. They sell powdered milk and eggs too but we honestly don’t drink that much milk so we wouldn’t bother trying to overlook the powdered taste. I just keep some shelf-stable nut milk since that works fine for baking and some ground flaxseed in case I need eggs for baking.

I made sure we had applejuice, applesauce and crackers since that’s what my kids like when they are sick so if they do get CoVID-19 and feel yucky we have their preferred “I feel yucky” food. I bought some extra pasta and canned tuna and flour so I can bake bread.

Eff you and everyone else hoarding extra sanitizer. You are only as a safe as the weakest link and many families have zero.

Swearing at her because she is prepared and you are not? Jealous....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I did my regular weekly shopping at HT last night, and it was absolutely mobbed. I understand stocking up more than normal (I have), but I saw families with four overflowing shopping carts. At a certain point, you have to step back and question the sanity of this.

We were told by the CDC weeks ago to prepare. If you paid attention to the news around the world and believed all humans are somewhat equal in the face of nature, you would have come to that conclusion a month earlier. It's insane that families are only starting to prepare now rather than 2 months ago, and even more insane that anyone would still think it's a bad idea.

Are you really that ignorant to not undertstand that many families can only buy essentials each week. They don’t have the ability to “stock up” or really hoard is what you’re doing.

Lol
So, I shouldn't stock up because some people are poor?
Hell no

[Anonymous]

I appreciate the 'I feel yucky' food suggestion! I bought that kind of stuff today.

[Anonymous]

All the stores are running out of toilet paper. You can’t find it online any more either. The panic buying is real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the stores are running out of toilet paper. You can’t find it online any more either. The panic buying is real.

Panic buying created the shortage.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the stores are running out of toilet paper. You can’t find it online any more either. The panic buying is real.

Panic buying created the shortage.

I know. People are terrified of being stuck at home and run out of stuff.