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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I stocked up 2 weeks ago precisely to avoid this nonsense. Everything was fully stocked. Why did everyone wait?[/quote]

Yep I've been stocking up for 3 weeks slowly -- regular grocery shopping + a bunch of extra items each week. Every time I'd go out for a regular stop at a grocery store (for say milk or fruit), I'd grab more pasta, rice or wipes or whatever, as I'd knew there would be a frenzy eventually. I actually planned it this week so that I'm not going anywhere near a grocery store this Friday-Monday-- as I think that's when everyone who hasn't stocked up or is stocked up but just panicked is going to hit the stores from Friday to Sunday. From the Target Falls Church poster, it sounds like it even started last night. And then when they wipe out the stocks, it's going to take stores all day Monday and probably into Tues to re stock -- just like when there are snow storms and it takes a while for shelves to get full again etc. If we're still moving around normally next week, I'll look to see what I need next Wed.[/quote]

Same.

And I didn't even buy any hand sanitizer or masks. Just a few more nonperishables here and there. Advil, etc.

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+1. After I saw how Milan and Iran shut down within hours about 3 weekends ago, I basically got better with my own grocery shopping. Like the PPs -- just made sure nothing was ever out or running too low including cleaners; picked up extra boxes of pasta whenever I was buying it anyway, made a run to the Indian store as my rice and lentils were running a bit low. Last I went into a store was Wed. night for milk and produce, and it was interesting to see what people were buying. Seems like everyone is buying the exact same things and wiping them out -- peanut butter, pasta, canned goods, water. Meanwhile no one was in the produce section, very few buying frozen veggies etc. I mean a 10 lb bag of potatoes will last you a LONG time. Sure it's good to have some canned foods, but why the fight over oatmeal when you can just buy 5 cereals your family otherwise eats (sure you'd run out of milk but some cereals can be eaten dry) or the aisles full of bread and jam that are available??[/quote]

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