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Blue_true

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47. I went shopping today, everyone was orderly. I found everything that I was looking for. nt

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No Bacon, No Bath Tissue: Panic Buying Returns on Covid Jump [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 OP

Hoarders turn us all into hoarders. louis-t Nov 2020 #1

That's not that much TP ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #2

A disabled person I know goes through a regular roll of TP every day to day and a half. I catbyte Nov 2020 #5

When my husband had active ulcerative colitis, so did he. 'Nuff said. Hekate Nov 2020 #36

For years I've been buying 90 rolls at a time. safeinOhio Nov 2020 #6

That really isn't that much to have in stock as mentioned in the posts above Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #9

See my post "I get it, some people need more" louis-t Nov 2020 #11

My usual Kroger went back to the 1 pack per sale guideline (good for them). demmiblue Nov 2020 #16

My Kroger stores have had that policy in place all along. Chiyo-chichi Nov 2020 #29

Mine always kept the limit. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #30

I have not seen the Clorox wipes all year, and suddenly there was a pallet at Costco. I was allowed Hekate Nov 2020 #35

Nonsense. Sensible stocking of supplies is NECESSARY and RESPONSIBLE Hortensis Nov 2020 #18

Key word "sensible". louis-t Nov 2020 #20

Louis, I've never seen anything that looked like hoarding Hortensis Nov 2020 #22

So, you don't consider an entire shopping basket filled with tp louis-t Nov 2020 #23

You don't know how many they were buying for. It's probably Hortensis Nov 2020 #25

Sorry, Hortensia, But... ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #27

Sorry, but NO. Buying "none for the next 90 days" is not evidence Hortensis Nov 2020 #32

We Disagree ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #44

Dysfunctional definitions. When's the last time you read Hortensis Nov 2020 #45

Those are the people who will panic buy again Kaleva Nov 2020 #34

I'm glad I bought a pack of TP at the store the other day. Last spring was awful. catbyte Nov 2020 #3

I get it, some people need more. louis-t Nov 2020 #8

That's why I bought a small chest freezer and slammed it about a month ago. brewens Nov 2020 #4

WOW Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #10

I found a pretty decent one on Amazon for $200. 3.5 cubic feet. About the size of a dishwasher. brewens Nov 2020 #12

Good luck on the Thanksgiving dinner Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #15

I have a team of experts advising. I probably won't get hurt. I'm doing the apple pie and dressing brewens Nov 2020 #17

We have Turkey Noodle Soup in the slow cooker Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #19

We also purchased a freezer some time in June, I believe. phylny Nov 2020 #24

I picked up my weekly curbside pickup yesterday MissB Nov 2020 #7

We've been slow-roll hoarding since about mid-summer. Iggo Nov 2020 #13

Installed bidets on all mine back in March Drahthaardogs Nov 2020 #14

So did I Kaleva Nov 2020 #42

So glad I already got the bacon for Thanksgiving! Maeve Nov 2020 #21

You're making my mouth water. I bought a turkey breast, frozen solid & about football sized... Hekate Nov 2020 #38

I interlace it like a pie top lattice so it stays in place Maeve Nov 2020 #40

"Bath tissue"? Such a euphemism, I didn't even realise what it is at first muriel_volestrangler Nov 2020 #26

Advertising terminology. Everyone I know in real life calls it TP or toilet paper. nt Hekate Nov 2020 #39

I haven't seen a Bounty paper towel in a month. Kingofalldems Nov 2020 #28

I Saw Some RobinA Nov 2020 #31

..... marmar Nov 2020 #33

+10. n/t ChazII Nov 2020 #43

I was in Costco today. No toilet paper. kskiska Nov 2020 #37

From the OP ... left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #46

If someone in your house gets sick, you won't be able to skip out to the store & you WILL need paper Hekate Nov 2020 #41

I went shopping today, everyone was orderly. I found everything that I was looking for. nt Blue_true Nov 2020 #47

Some of the responses in this topic are why I'd been having to shop more often during the pandemic. Lancero Nov 2020 #48