TheColi Guide to Shopping (3/12) for SARS-CoV-2/coronavirus

[DrBanneker]

Going out tonight. My Walmart is 24 hours

Cool let us know what you find. It is hit or miss. All the water, TP, frozen veggies, meats, and milk are gone at my local grocery. But some other stuff was barely touched,

 

[Legalese]

subs

 

[StretfordRed]

The extreme shopping panic is OTT

aSaying people need to buy x,y,z immediately is just making shelves go empty. What are people genuinely going to do with 36 rolls of toilet paper?!

There is no advice or any sense in buying 4-6 weeks of food. No shut down of anything has been confirmed and the only reason we’ll struggle getting water, toilet roll or food anytime soon is because of people fear-shopping

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

The extreme shopping panic is OTT

aSaying people need to buy x,y,z immediately is just making shelves go empty. What are people genuinely going to do with 36 rolls of toilet paper?!

There is no advice or any sense in buying 4-6 weeks of food. No shut down of anything has been confirmed and the only reason we’ll struggle getting water, toilet roll or food anytime soon is because of people fear-shopping

I bet you’re the kind of person who waits until the blizzard announcement before buying food, right?

You don’t have to get ready if you stay ready.

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

people really underestimate the resilience and inventive nature of humans, good shyt OP.

 

[StretfordRed]

I bet you’re the kind of person who waits until the blizzard announcement before buying food, right?

You don’t have to get ready if you stay ready.

Ready for what though?

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

Ready for what though?

Ready for anything. When the announcements come, hysteria kicks in, and it’s hard to get supplies. If you always have a good stock, you won’t be in a position of not having what you need if something pops off. It’s like waiting until you get cut to buy bandaids. If you already had the bandaid, you wouldn’t be driving to the store with a bloody finger wrapped in a paper towel

 

[StretfordRed]

Ready for anything. When the announcements come, hysteria kicks in, and it’s hard to get supplies. If you always have a good stock, you won’t be in a position of not having what you need if something pops off. It’s like waiting until you get cut to buy bandaids. If you already had the bandaid, you wouldn’t be driving to the store with a bloody finger wrapped in a paper towel

But what announcements? If you’ve Ben tracking, it’s only countries that have not managed the situation properly that are having lock downs.

Even adjacent countries to China have not had lock downs, but the have lots of testing and infections.

This is why many experts and governments are not saying that there will be a guaranteed shyt down/lock in of cities.

 

[DrBanneker]

FYI in Metro Philly/NJ as of last night the following items were stocked out at most grocery stores

bottled water (except distilled)
pasta/pasta sauce
Frozen vegetables & fruits
Meats
Chicken soup
Vinegar
Milk
Eggs
Some types of cereal

Plan accordingly

 

[DrBanneker]

But what announcements? If you’ve Ben tracking, it’s only countries that have not managed the situation properly that are having lock downs.

Even adjacent countries to China have not had lock downs, but the have lots of testing and infections.

This is why many experts and governments are not saying that there will be a guaranteed shyt down/lock in of cities.

The lockdown isn't necessary for hoarding. A lot of people will be working remotely and having kids at home since schools are getting cancelled. They are hoarding since they need extra food for breakfast/lunch as well as an emergency supply. Do what you want but you can always eat surplus food later.