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Post by denda on Mar 2, 2020 22:12:35 GMT
Nothing.
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Post by twinks on Mar 2, 2020 22:32:58 GMT
I went through what I had and made a list of what I need. Going tonight to Costco. I did pick up some TP last month because it was on sale. I think that not only is there going to be a supply shortage, but, I heard that the costs could go up at least 25%. Some of the things I plan to pick up:
Peanut Butter
Applesauce
Pasta
Rice
Flour
Sugar
Rice a Roni
Mac & Cheese
Refried Beans
Popcorn (yes, for movie and popcorn nights)
Diet Coke
Water
Laundry Soap
Hygiene Products
Bath Soap
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Deodorant
Clorox Wipes
Kleenex
Frozen Chicken Breasts
Frozen Veggies
I have a pretty good freezer because of how I cook and stalk up. I bulk cook. When hamburger is on sale I will buy some (about 10 pounds) and will make taco meat, spaghetti sauce, meatloaf, meatballs, etc. for future meals/recipes. I do the same for chicken. I just did this for both hamburger and chicken last month so I am good for about 3-4 months. Currently I have about 16 individual homemade chicken pot pies.
I could be a OCD about things but I kept track a while ago for 6 months on how much we use/go through. I have a book where I write down the basic price of items that we use. That way, when things go on sale, I know how much to get, how much I need, and if it really is a good sale or not.
While I have the items I have listed, I don't have enough to last 6 months. I am not in panic mode, just being prepared.
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Post by rodeomom on Mar 2, 2020 22:51:42 GMT
I stocked up on the Flu Kit:
Hand Sanitizer
Tissues
Disinfectant Spray
Thermometer
Decongestant
Pain relievers
Cough drops
Soups
Carmex
Lotion
Toilet paper
Can goods
Clorox wipes
Laundry Soap
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Post by KikiPea on Mar 2, 2020 22:55:40 GMT
Nothing. I have a Dr. appointment on Wednesday, and will ask her about maybe getting more BP meds, and if things get worse, I will ask our vet if we should get a back stock of our dog’s seizure meds. Other than that, we’re doing nothing until we feel like we really need to.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 2, 2020 23:01:47 GMT
I'm beginning to restock water and canned goods for hurricane season. Other than that, nothing.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Mar 2, 2020 23:20:50 GMT
You're stocking up? I haven't thought we were at that point yet. Not a criticism...just making me think whether I need to too. My dh would be considered high risk and my daughter has asthma, if the "likely" (as per bojo) spread happens I would rather have stuff in than leaving getting food when the infection risk is higher. I just figure it will get used eventually! I stocked up on food last week. I work in a GP practice and today one of our surgeries was closed due to a walk-in "I just got back from xxx and I've got..." despite all warnings on websites, helpline messages and signs outside to phone 111 not just rock up to the doctors'. Patient was isolated and triaged over the phone, and the surgery was closed while it was deep cleaned. All patients had to be rebooked. So... if I was required to self-quarantine for 14 days, I want to be prepared. I'm not as far from the firing line as I would like, and DH and I are the youngest by a generation in our elderly church. I couldn't live with myself if I was the carrier who wiped them all out. Note to self: get more toilet paper and tissues. |
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Post by Sue on Mar 2, 2020 23:45:41 GMT
I'm 73 years old and I have emphysema and I'm more than a little nervous about my chances of survival should I contract the virus. Accordingly, I plan to stay home as much as possible through the coming weeks. We're pretty well stocked up on supplies except possibly meat. Our freezer and pantry are full to overflowing currently. We'll just have to do without our usual fresh produce when it comes to that.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 3, 2020 0:11:22 GMT
I didn't need to pick any up, but peanut butter is a good one.There was some other stuff on sale like deli cheese, so I split it up and froze it. I come from a family who freezes almost everything, so this is all very normal for me. And I have an extra fridge/freezer. How do you freeze the cut cheeses? Do you also freeze some of the deli meats? TIA! |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Mar 3, 2020 0:13:40 GMT
I didn't need to pick any up, but peanut butter is a good one.There was some other stuff on sale like deli cheese, so I split it up and froze it. I come from a family who freezes almost everything, so this is all very normal for me. And I have an extra fridge/freezer. How do you freeze the cut cheeses? Do you also freeze some of the deli meats? TIA! I haven’t frozen sliced cheeses but do deli meat all the time. I use the food saver and freeze a weeks worth for my son. I buy in bulk at Sam’s. |
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Mar 3, 2020 0:47:26 GMT
One of my cats takes a supplement twice a day to prevent his urinary crystals from coming back. Without it, he would clog up and die within days. Only available thru mail order. Definitely stocked up on that. Also other cat supplies.
My reasoning is this: DH and I can understand if we can't get out to stores that things will be a little different around home regarding meals, etc. The cats have no capacity to understand that, so I have to prepare for them.
And nothing I have bought will not be used eventually.
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Post by Nanner on Mar 3, 2020 1:02:11 GMT
We made sure we have plenty of toilet paper kleenex hand sanitizer sanitizing wipes hand soap laundry detergent
cold meds advil cough drops our prescription meds rice pasta ramen canned fruit and tomatoes
dog food and treats
My freezers are loaded - we already have enough to keep us for a long time in there. We also have several freezer meals already prepared in there. And we already had a lot of the stuff above, so I didn't buy extra |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 3, 2020 1:57:03 GMT
I haven’t frozen sliced cheeses but do deli meat all the time. I use the food saver and freeze a weeks worth for my son. I buy in bulk at Sam’s. Thank you!!! |
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 3, 2020 16:13:43 GMT
I bought extra canned fruit and veggies, rice, chicken stock, Clorox wipes, and toilet paper.
I always buy 2 of almost everything, because I hate running out. I also stock up on things when I have a coupon. So, for most things we were already good.
Because DH has cancer, we plan to limit our trips out of the house.
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Post by scrapcat on Mar 3, 2020 16:19:36 GMT
I didn't need to pick any up, but peanut butter is a good one.There was some other stuff on sale like deli cheese, so I split it up and froze it. I come from a family who freezes almost everything, so this is all very normal for me. And I have an extra fridge/freezer. How do you freeze the cut cheeses? Do you also freeze some of the deli meats? TIA! I split them into about 1/4 pound stacks (we don't go thru it too quickly) and just wrap in saran wrap then foil then place in one large freezer gallon bag. Just have to thaw it out in fridge a bit before using. My parents used to buy the big block of cheese from the bulk stores. They would use a slicer to slice it all up and divide in packages to store that way. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 3, 2020 16:25:03 GMT
what am I stocking up on only because of COVID-19? nothing.
We can't get any more than 90-day Rx at a time thru our mail-order prescription service, and neither of us could stay home indefinitely (and expect to keep our job), so we'll have to manage as best we can.
I cannot fathom that any of the food or household goods we use regularly would end up in THAT short of supply that we wouldn't be able to purchase more if needed; we'd just switch to a different brand of something if it came to that.
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Post by wezee on Mar 3, 2020 16:27:24 GMT
Nothing. We are set
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Post by amom23 on Mar 3, 2020 16:28:07 GMT
I'm finally heading to my nearest Walmart which is an hour away after lunch. I have a huge list, but it's just because we are super low or have run out of so much. Also, college age DS is bringing home 2 extra friends for Spring Break week coming up and I gotta feed those boys lol.
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Post by templatequeen on Mar 3, 2020 16:45:00 GMT
I work in healthcare. Live in Michigan. My biggest worry right now is people buying masks and not using them correctly, I am a dental hygienist and need a mask for every patient. Our suppliers have limited what we can but because non healthcare workers are buying them... so they are constantly on back order. I assume nurses are on short supply as well. Next it will be gloves that will be on backorder.
Have not seen anything here yet. But I don't mean to sound dumb or harsh but some people are really stocking up? Do you expect the world to shut down? I remember Swine Flu, H1NI everyone was in a panic. Is this just the same thing, as far as panic mode. I mean the FLU kills so many people every year and do people rush out and super stock up? Is it the fear of the "unknown" I am preparing my grocery list for this week and wonder what am I missing? I cant imagine not having access to toilet paper?
What am I missing, please kindly fill me in? I am seeing that schools may even close down... I guess I need to read some more into it.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Mar 3, 2020 16:49:32 GMT
I'm not stocking up on anything. IF it comes to us staying in our homes (which I HIGHLY doubt) we can get things delivered if needed. I don't see why that won't be possible.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 3, 2020 16:52:19 GMT
I am preparing my grocery list for this week and wonder what am I missing? I cant imagine not having access to toilet paper? What am I missing, please kindly fill me in? I am seeing that schools may even close down... I guess I need to read some more into it. One of the problems is IF you are quarantined and not able to go out. So a few extras could be helpful, or to help a neighbor. Or if could end up in an area with a larger outbreak. I think there may be some in the area of Kirkland WA thinking about not going into crowded places. |
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Post by Just T on Mar 3, 2020 17:08:10 GMT
I am preparing my grocery list for this week and wonder what am I missing? I cant imagine not having access to toilet paper? What am I missing, please kindly fill me in? I am seeing that schools may even close down... I guess I need to read some more into it. One of the problems is IF you are quarantined and not able to go out. So a few extras could be helpful, or to help a neighbor. What I have heard/read is that if the situation in China doesn't improve that there can be a disruption in shipping. Since a huge amount of items we purchase here come from China, there can possibly be shortages of things in the future. I think that is a big reason why people are stocking up. |
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Post by PEAcan pie on Mar 3, 2020 17:16:02 GMT
One of the problems is IF you are quarantined and not able to go out. So a few extras could be helpful, or to help a neighbor. What I have heard/read is that if the situation in China doesn't improve that there can be a disruption in shipping. Since a huge amount of items we purchase here come from China, there can possibly be shortages of things in the future. I think that is a big reason why people are stocking up. Exactly...more worried about businesses shutting down, supplies dwindling because of it. I read somewhere that it can raise prices 25% and I would much rather not have to pay the higher price or have to hunt supplies down. Also, I work at a School and if we do shut down for awhile I just want to be prepared. I did stock up my freezer etc. |
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Post by fiddlesticks on Mar 3, 2020 17:41:24 GMT
I am not sure why this particular case has prompted us over anything else, but we have started to make an emergency kit that we should already have in place. Hello earthquake zone?!
So, we have started that. Canned veggies/fruit, chili, soup, pasta, sauce, rice, pancake mix, mac and cheese. The kind of stuff I would plan for camping. I got some over the counter medicine. Toilet paper, paper towels, tampons, laundry/dishwasher soup, hand soup. An extra bag of dog food and cat food. I am still trying to figure out the water thing but it isn't too high on my list since that wouldn't be a worry for the current situation.
There is certainly no panic around here but I think because DH's work is coming up with a "work from home plan because of possible quarantine" it might feel more real than other times. I don't know for sure.
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Post by Fidget on Mar 3, 2020 17:44:54 GMT
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Post by katiejane on Mar 3, 2020 17:58:04 GMT
I haven't bought anything different, so no stocking up here.
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Post by Gennifer on Mar 3, 2020 18:13:36 GMT
I admit: I don’t like hearing all the “we can just have it delivered” responses. What if the delivery people are short-handed because employees are self-quarantining? Or, why should a healthy one (who is probably a low-wage worker anyway) have to sustain risks just because people couldn’t prepare accordingly? Or, what if they *aren’t* healthy, but can’t take time off, and handle all of your groceries before delivering them to your house and 25 other houses? This virus is believed to stay on surfaces much longer than traditional flu viruses, so why would you want to take that risk?
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Post by Scrapper100 on Mar 3, 2020 19:03:56 GMT
I admit: I don’t like hearing all the “we can just have it delivered” responses. What if the delivery people are short-handed because employees are self-quarantining? Or, why should a healthy one (who is probably a low-wage worker anyway) have to sustain risks just because people couldn’t prepare accordingly? Or, what if they *aren’t* healthy, but can’t take time off, and handle all of your groceries before delivering them to your house and 25 other houses? This virus is believed to stay on surfaces much longer than traditional flu viruses, so why would you want to take that risk? [ I’ve been wondering the same thing. I can’t imagine that if a big portion of the population has the virus that all the healthy people will suddenly decide to start delivering food. I would expect the stores to not have much stock as delivery has been slowed due to their truck drivers being sick or just no stock to deliver. I’m hoping it doesn’t get bad and that things will pretty much continue as normal like with the flu but time will tell. We know that shipping has slowed from China. That’s a fact it’s just most of us don’t have a clue how that is going to effect us. I mean most of the cheap crap won’t be missed but assuming there are some important imports like medicine as well. How much of our food comes from or is processed in China. How many of the things we use daily are made with ingredients or parts sourced from China. There are many small businesses that are going to be directly impacted and may not survive the lack of supplies. Back to deliveries I just don’t see deliveries for take out and food if this gets bad. I mean in many ways it could be set up safely for them as they don’t have to actually talk to snd collect money from customers. But what if they are ill snd then they are touching stuff and passing on the virus. I thought I read somewhere that it can last up to 9 days heck if it’s even in 24 hours it would be spread pretty easily. So many unknowns at this point. I would love to know more about what was really happening in China, Japan etc. Hearing that factories closed is one thing but what else was closed. How many really self quarantined in their homes and how long. |
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Post by fiddlesticks on Mar 3, 2020 19:13:53 GMT
I admit: I don’t like hearing all the “we can just have it delivered” responses. What if the delivery people are short-handed because employees are self-quarantining? Or, why should a healthy one (who is probably a low-wage worker anyway) have to sustain risks just because people couldn’t prepare accordingly? Or, what if they *aren’t* healthy, but can’t take time off, and handle all of your groceries before delivering them to your house and 25 other houses? This virus is believed to stay on surfaces much longer than traditional flu viruses, so why would you want to take that risk? [ I’ve been wondering the same thing. I can’t imagine that if a big portion of the population has the virus that all the healthy people will suddenly decide to start delivering food. I would expect the stores to not have much stock as delivery has been slowed due to their truck drivers being sick or just no stock to deliver. I’m hoping it doesn’t get bad and that things will pretty much continue as normal like with the flu but time will tell. We know that shipping has slowed from China. That’s a fact it’s just most of us don’t have a clue how that is going to effect us. I mean most of the cheap crap won’t be missed but assuming there are some important imports like medicine as well. How much of our food comes from or is processed in China. How many of the things we use daily are made with ingredients or parts sourced from China. There are many small businesses that are going to be directly impacted and may not survive the lack of supplies. Back to deliveries I just don’t see deliveries for take out and food if this gets bad. I mean in many ways it could be set up safely for them as they don’t have to actually talk to snd collect money from customers. But what if they are ill snd then they are touching stuff and passing on the virus. I thought I read somewhere that it can last up to 9 days heck if it’s even in 24 hours it would be spread pretty easily. So many unknowns at this point. I would love to know more about what was really happening in China, Japan etc. Hearing that factories closed is one thing but what else was closed. How many really self quarantined in their homes and how long. My DH is in IT and they are already feeling the effects of things not shipping from China. I think feeling that effect for the general public is just a matter of time. 🤷🏼♀️ |
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Post by Happycat on Mar 3, 2020 19:40:33 GMT
I went out today to pick up a few things that I needed anyways, but I am shocked at how empty the store shelves are! Costco, Walmart.. It's like something out a movie and frankly a little bit frightening. I'm concerned about the eventual breakdown in the supply chain. When the illness hits North America in full force, workers will stay home, stores will close, store employees will have to stay home, trucking companies, warehouse employees, retail employees, healthcare workers. Will we be able to buy goods? I think that uncertainty is what is driving folks to panic. I really believe it will be ok, but everyone is just scared.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Mar 3, 2020 20:22:55 GMT
I’m really wondering how things will work here. In China so many work at the same factories that are shut down. They live in high density areas. (Yes lots of rural areas but they aren’t the areas really hit). Here with so much more diversity I see it being much harder. They have strict quarantine rules and have to be checked multiple times a day for fever. They are wearing masks. Only those that have been quarantined and passed are allowed back to work. I just don’t see that working here. We don’t have the ability to create a hospital for these patients as quickly. We don’t have robots to deliver food or sanitize buildings. Most people in the us are more spread out.
I think that the drastic measures that China took prevented it from being much worse. Of course we only see what they want us to.
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