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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWoman buys out Dollar Tree of paper products - Cheers Trump.
So this woman not only buys out a local Dollar Tree of every single box of paper towels, napkins, and toilet paper so that no one else can buy any, but caps it off with this:
"Donald Trump! Go Donald Trump!"
Link to tweet
J_William_Ryan
(1,755 posts)Metro135
(359 posts)"I got mine. Go fuck yourself."
The conservative mantra.
aggiesal
(8,918 posts)In most states, price gouging during a time of emergency is illegal and a violation of unfair or deceptive trade practices law though only a few states have declared a state of emergency due to coronavirus at this point.
Where did this occur?
If it is in a state that has declared a State Emergency, send the video to the authorities.
coti
(4,612 posts)mikewv
(127 posts)pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)What an asshole.
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)Boxes and all.
femmedem
(8,203 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)why did they let her get away with that.
LakeArenal
(28,820 posts)wishstar
(5,270 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)never heard of them. I'm getting upset with the people doing this. All I want is a 5 lb bag of potatoes and so far can't get them.
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)like Walmart.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)I have 7 large major stores, each anout 1.5 miles from my house and have had no luck. It is unbelievable.
Siwsan
(26,268 posts)I envisioned him taking off, and high piled unsecured boxes of 'profit margin' tumbling onto the roadway and then into the truck beds and trunks of other people's vehicles.
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)Even better taking the Interstate at a higher speed, so the boxes down in the bed get whipped out too.
They probably got home and immediately armed themselves to go after the thieves who stole their loot while they were driving.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)You can buy all that crap for pennies each. There's a sucker born every minute.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)say in the summer or fall when they think things may get scare and make a big killing.
Considering how a part of our society has bought into the right-wing self-centered individualism mania, it wouldn't surprise me at all.
If our supply chains can hold up and with many economists thinking deflation may come around, these people could easily lose that gamble.
KY
Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)Igel
(35,320 posts)But that's not the word they used. "Survivalists"? Yeah, I think that was it.
They had shelves full of paper products in their basement.
When the panic passed, they had paper products. They bought no toilet paper or tissues quite literally for years. Stuff doesn't go bad in that length of time, so no hurt/no foul.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)Response to tenderfoot (Original post)
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Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Easy to find on this site.
Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)I see zero evidence of that---so not a good try there.
Response to Kingofalldems (Reply #37)
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tenderfoot
(8,437 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)otherwise you are just a disrupt er
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)I must have missed those posts.
Thanks, in advance.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)tenderfoot
(8,437 posts)in the meantime, I'll assume that you're lying.
RandiFan1290
(6,237 posts)Not even a good attempt. 0/10
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Like my husband and me, keep a well-stocked pantry so we don't need to binge /panic buy. We keep a lot so that there is plenty left on the shelves for others. Most people who follow this practice accept that it means sharing when others are in need. I've already shared toilet paper with one person nearby, paper towels with another, and baby wipes drenched in 91% alcohol with two other people.
barbtries
(28,799 posts)not everyone can afford to do this. I do it now but when I was raising my kids...sometimes i had to run out and settle for the store brand I was so broke. Sometimes we had paper napkins or paper towels in the bathroom.
Right now after inventory, I think we have enough to hopefully weather the crush. hopefully.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)those who appear to be "unprepared", and it's why I share what I have.
And even if someone has the money, it doesn't mean they have the space for storing paper goods, months of canned goods, dehydrated foods, etc.
jrthin
(4,836 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)Sick
Takket
(21,577 posts)they are willing to just fuck over all their other customers to satisfy one person???????
Igel
(35,320 posts)And the next day, had she gone back, she'd have seen all her hard work in trying to screw everybody else out of any toilet paper had come to naught, what with the shelves all full again.
Got cat food yesterday at a Petco. Asked if I could have two large bags. "Sure. Somebody cleaned us out a day ago. Bought dozens of bags, laughing that he'd have the stuff when nobody else did. Truck came the next day." He opened the doors to their storage area. Pallets of cat food. "Buy all you want. This has to last us until Monday, though, that's when the next stock delivery is." And he laughed. Still got two bags. I buy near where I work, but since I'm working at home now I won't be in the area for a while.
Grokenstein
(5,725 posts)Light crowds, most things stocked. Ramen, incredibly, is still gone from the shelves--as are eggs (!), rice and dry pasta--but salad greens, fruits, tomatoes, most heat-n-eat stuff and the deli foods were in ample supply. Cheese wasn't as well-stocked as usual but not scarce. Paper products are in gradual recovery mode.
Same deal at the local-owned fresh-veggie store. Prices up a substantial nudge but not super gougey. 7-Eleven got stripped of ramen and bumwipe on Screaming Panic Day in the Bay Area, but if I want something stupid to snarf after work they'll be the only thing open and they'll be stocked.
Walgreens shows a lot of panic-related items "out of stock" store-by-store on their website, but some essential items are held in the back so assholes can't strip the shelves. Smart! (Preposterous pricing also helps, but that's not a new tactic for Walgreens.)
So yeah, unless Trump and the GOP manage to botch things further--and of course that's a distinct possibility and maybe even a likelihood--the hoarders and gougers are going to faceplant hard. They should still be subject to horrible fates regardless. Had we a decent government, they would have been subject to arrest from the very start of the crisis.
captain queeg
(10,208 posts)Ohiogal
(32,006 posts)F her
bluestarone
(16,976 posts)I hope they are BOTH FUCKING INFECTED!!
ret5hd
(20,499 posts)flipped my lit match in the back of your truck! SO SO sorry!
tavernier
(12,392 posts)Her husband will have left her, her kids will stop by and gasp in amazement at the horror that she lives in, rats and cockroaches and shit all over the toilet seat.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)to keep her in mind if they find any and give her a text. I am doing this five or states away. It has become funny.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)I just dont get people like this. Hurting others for the sheer pleasure of it.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,612 posts)That was the point. She's a greedy asshole.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,612 posts)madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)like there is at so many other stores.
LuckyCharms
(17,444 posts)kimbutgar
(21,163 posts)Our stores only let you buy two of any one item.
I hope this women gets arrested, shamed or shunned in her community. Hopefully the local news will show this video and she will be doxed.
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)dalton99a
(81,516 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)Then again maybe they only hire teenagers of the hour who either have no clue what is going on or they just don't give a flying fuck.
I would tend to choose dollar tree being trump humpers.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)barbtries
(28,799 posts)stores started limiting the number of these essentials one person can buy.
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)Watch and see when the pandemic is over, she's going to expect Dollar Tree to take all of that stuff back, and the look on her face when they don't is going to be priceless. Even, though, these next several weeks she'll probably try to sell it for a profit.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)I hope she craps herself to death.
Rob2861
(39 posts)She's a Trump supporter, that in itself tells you she's a selfish idiot. Their actions show their worth.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,202 posts)tikka
(762 posts)MarianJack
(10,237 posts)Damn, I had wondered if I was going too far when I bought 2 12 packs of Angel Soft a few days ago. At least we shred with our son and his roommate.
RESIST!
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)As viral as this is going, she's going to be quickly tracked down....and you just know she's the type she's going to lie her ass off when the authorities confront her about this. "I was just joking about re-selling it."
FM123
(10,053 posts)She will not know what hit her when she pulls this crap on the wrong person. Imagine if it were another Magat and not this young lady videotaping she told to F off....
yaesu
(8,020 posts)Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)Knowing how Trumpers are, when this woman gets tracked down will probably try to deflect and tell the authorities "you need to go after the woman who filmed this for trying to make me look bad."
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)has a responsibility to not allow this. The Dollar Tree near me limits items like tp, paper towels, etc. Seriously, our stores need to enforce limits.
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)That's why I think when they get to the bottom of this, both the woman and that Dollar Tree store will try to claim it was being bought so it could be given to a charity.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)People can be very greedy.
Catherine Vincent
(34,490 posts)They're more at fault than those idiots.
hadEnuf
(2,194 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)gilligan
(194 posts)Go to HELL!
Yavin4
(35,442 posts)They are deplorables.
Traildogbob
(8,756 posts)The CEO of the "Dollar" stores franchise is Art Pope. Her inherited the fortune of "Jinuh" junk. He was appointed to oversee North Carolona Treasurey after he bought McCury the governorship. There is one in every direction within a quarter mile of each other in WNC. We got a church, a dollar store, and a gun store any where you are here. Maggie Valley had a strict no franchise policy to keep it a small town mountain tourist attraction. A year after his appointment a massive Dollar store was approved down town. There are 2 already just out of the city limits. His goal, keep people poor and force them to give him your money. Trump 2.O.
Joinfortmill
(14,432 posts)And so are the rest of them. Blood sucking leeches.
SWBTATTReg
(22,137 posts)all of the hand sanitizers? Almost 18K bottles worth...
AllaN01Bear
(18,261 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)intrepidity
(7,307 posts)Capt. America
(2,477 posts)SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)What a despicable piece of trash.
littlemissmartypants
(22,692 posts)On cardboard, however, the new coronavirus lasted three times longer than SARS did: 24 hours, compared with eight hours.
This deplorable just upped her chances of infection by handling all those boxes. All it takes is one sneeze in her general direction and all those boxes become deadly, for 24 hours.
I doubt she's smart enough to be careful.
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One graphic shows how long the coronavirus lives on surfaces like cardboard, plastic, and steel
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-lifespan-on-surfaces-graphic-2020-3
Graphic here:
https://i.insider.com/5e72905bc48540719405086c?width=1260&format=jpeg&auto=webp
AdamGG
(1,292 posts)orleans
(34,060 posts)i'm wondering why the hell they sold all that to her
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Both this woman and Dollar General are reprehensible and should be dealt with by the law. This should never be allowed during times of emergency.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)Liberal In Texas
(13,556 posts)Hopefully the store franchise owner will investigate and fire the employee who did this.
TheFourthMind
(343 posts)maxrandb
(15,334 posts)Blue Owl
(50,427 posts)n/t
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)No joke. What nasty animals these people are
DBoon
(22,369 posts)albacore
(2,399 posts)..and taken the boxes.
We are about two weeks from food shortages. When food hoarders do that.... there will be blood.
lounar
(2 posts)Just checked Dollar Tree website. As of the 19th there are limits on amount of essential items sold to individual customers. I would surely think those items fall under that category. Unless that video was days old, I would suspect someone's employment would be in jeopardy, if not, at least, to salvage what would be left of the severely damaged company image.