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Posted By: Guests
Subject: Post What You Are Finding GONE
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 1:35pm
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Well, I think we can judge what is happening in the minds of people with what we are finding gone when we go shopping for our preps. Like I said in my other post masks are pretty much out of stock at retailers around Denver. Someone is paying attention. I am going back to Sam's later this week so I will see what is happening there. I am going to make this a sticky because stuff is now going to disappear fast in the next few weeks. |
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Posted By: pheasant
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 2:39pm
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I was at Sam's last night, brought my 16yr old and told him to watch and see if people were looking at what we bought with the large cart...we both noticed people looking...maybe because we were paying attention or because there are others paying attention I don't know. But here in Florida, stuff can go sideways quick with the panic buying when we get a hurricane.....you certainly don't want to get caught off guard. ------------- The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself......FDR |
Posted By: BabyCat
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 3:11pm
| In San Jose, a local CostCo in an area with a significant population of recent arrival Chinese), about 5-10% were already wearing surgical masks. N95s and other masks are essentially out, running low, or back-ordered locally. In the last few days, many N95 respirators sold out online (Amazon, eBay). Still finding some, but prices are about 4-5x now. I had on an N95. Got a few strange looks, but if there is any time to be wearing it, imo, it's now, as there are so many known an unknowns favoring precaution: long incubation, asymptomatic contagiousness, high population of travelers for CNY, high Ro, etc. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 3:18pm
| pheasant when I went Friday night and got my supplies one of the managers looked my cart over to see what I had. I did not get as much water as I wanted because I did not want to raise suspicions and I had such a variety it did not look like I was "prepping". I am sure that all the "clubs" are trained to look for hoarding or panic buying. But I will be going back this week to get what I want especially more water. I have a lot of freeze dry and dehydrated foods so I need water. The bottle water is to get me through as I get all my water cubes filled. |
Posted By: hoosiermom22
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 4:33pm
| Masks gone everywhere. I’ve stopped at CVS, Walmart, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Amazon. Costco= zero bottles of hand sanitizer. At the afore mentioned stores still 3-6 larger type size bottles. I’ve decided to just stop on my way home every days and buy a few random mixed preps. Still selling refillable water containers on Amazon. |
Posted By: grits
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 6:13pm
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Masks. Really the only thing I noticed. |
Posted By: BeachMama
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 7:45pm
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We just got back from our local Winco here in the Phoenix area, and all of the large bags of rice were gone, as well as all but one of the large bags of hard white wheat. Masks are out everywhere I’ve looked online. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 8:01pm
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BeachMama, to make a complete protein with rice you need beans. So next time see if beans are gone too...lol. Most people do not know that you need that combination for a complete protein. I think masks are going to be hard to get because hospitals and doctors offices are possibly putting in orders and I bet they are first in line to fill. Hope you are looking for N95 masks! This was a good find because it says people are paying attention. |
Posted By: Albert
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 8:13pm
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Another great suggestion and thread! ------------- https://www.facebook.com/Avianflutalk |
Posted By: ME163
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 8:45pm
| going to my local stores tomorrow, will check out harbor freight and dollar tree. will get batteries and some water at Walmart. This is going to get nasty soon. We need to get a couple of things that may just complete the mess of water and other preps. |
Posted By: Usk
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 9:06pm
| How long do you think we will be in SIP? I am looking at Chinese take on this and have 17 days |
Posted By: CRS, DrPH
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 9:33pm
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Please study the SARS experience. We learned that, by ignoring the outbreak, the virus was spread by air travel to Hong Kong, Viet Nam, Ireland, Singapore, Canada and the USA. Careful case identification and isolation of patients in hospitals burned the outbreak out. Please see this graphic. If you don't recognize the name of Dr. Carlo Urbani of WHO, please read about him. China goofed up again, and they will pay the price this time. Unless you are reading this post from China, you have nothing to worry about.  ------------- CRS, DrPH |
Posted By: KiwiMum
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 10:05pm
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Flumom, great thread. So I've just been to town and popped into the local pharmacy to get some more multi vits. I'm friendly with the pharmacist and he stepped out to tell me that today has been madness with about 500 calls about masks. He said that his pharmacutecal supplier can only provide them with a few and then they are out of stock, so he's keeping those for his staff. He also can't order hand sanitizer it's completely out of stock at the wholesalers. He sent an assistant out to buy up all the stock she could find in town for their staff to use at the counter. I went to a big box retailer here and the girl told me that they were out of stock of sanitizer and strangely they couldn't order anymore from their wholesaler. So I went on to a large supermarket out of town and found some on the shelf and I bought 10 large bottles. Then I went back to the pharmacy to tell them where there was remaining stock as they only managed to get 6 bottles themselves. I also saw a couple in the supermarket who were definitely prepping for a SIP spell. They weren't preppers, but were discussing what they'd need as they went round. They were getting a good mix of proteins and carbs but only with a small trolley so maybe planning on a fortnight and not longer. The pharmacist said to me "it's going to be madness by the end of the week". We are living in interesting times that's for sure. All I need now is more fuel, and some more chicken food. ------------- Those who got it wrong, for whatever reason, may feel defensive and retrench into a position that doesn’t accord with the facts. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 10:41pm
| Good post! You guys are closer to ground zero than th U.S. but we have no N95 masks in retail stores. I will check the hand sanitizer at big box later this week. Thanks for the update! |
Posted By: Emswally
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 5:49am
| Idaho. Doesn’t seem like much of anything is unavailable. Did get some looks at Costco when I loaded up though |
Posted By: nzdad
Date Posted: January 28 2020 at 1:38am
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facemasks are currently sold out across major centres in new zealand. [and we havent had a confirmed case here yet] https://play.stuff.co.nz/details/_6127049621001" rel="nofollow - https://play.stuff.co.nz/details/_6127049621001 ------------- prepare for the worst,hope for the best. |
Posted By: cobber
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 6:43am
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literally zero face masks in Adelaide. It was reported on the news. Apparently most of them went due to the bush fires, so we were already low. Hand sanitizer is also very difficult to get. |
Posted By: WitchMisspelled
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 7:46am
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Make your own hand sanitizer. Simple recipe is: 2/3 isopropyl alcohol 1/3 aloe vera gel a few drops of essential oil to make it smell nice is optional. But I'd go with Tea Tree oil or Lavendar. |
Posted By: Technophobe
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 10:08am
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Bloomberg are reporting a global face-mask shortage. Sorry, I can't post the article - I've run out of freebies. ------------- How do you tell if a politician is lying? His lips or pen are moving. |
Posted By: quietprepr
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 10:13am
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As I was updating my preps with a few orders last night, I saw several sites I buy freeze dried foods from had "out of stock" on numerous items. Have never seen more than one or two items out in the past. N 95's are out of stock in my area and disappearing online. I have a large stock already but wanted to buy more to give to friends and family if needed. QP ------------- "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival." - W. Edwards Deming |
Posted By: BabyCat
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 10:57am
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Ok, so I have tried to order a few additional N95 masks to be prepared to give to friends and family. As many others have stated, N95 masks out of stock in the US in many physical places, and many online sources, including Amazon, eBay, etc. Some are still indicating available, but if you look carefully shipping dates are into 2-3 weeks. A pro tip: consider different N95 respirators, or N100, P100 respirators. Check out local safety supply stores like Grainger, if you are in US. They still had them in stock and shipped in two days. However, be prepared for some of your orders to be cancelled, like this notification I just received from an eBay seller. Fortunately, I expected this possibility, and a different order just arrived, so I think I'm set. If this turns into a long-term situation, the one-time use respirators may not be as economical as a reusable mask with replaceable filters. If that happens, I don't think many people will be going outside, and instead will be SIP. Perhaps it's ridiculous to imagine that scenario, but there isn't a lot of downside to spending a few bucks to be prepared just in case. 
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Posted By: Glupa
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 11:18am
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I was searching for N95 disposables yesterday on Amazon, Lowes, Home Depot, Ace and Walmart. Something I thought was interesting was that while Lowes and Home Depot listed the masks as being in stock, they weren’t available for delivery, only pickup. Same with Walmart and Ace though they listed very little in stock. And as Babycat pointed out, those available for delivery, at least on Amazon yesterday, had delivery dates out by at least 2 weeks. Seems folks are paying more attention this time around. Good for them. 
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Posted By: socalmom
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 11:52am
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Southern California here. I live next door to March Air Reserve Base where the Wuhan plane was diverted to. N95 or better masks are close to impossible to find. Home Depot and Lowes websites will not ship them now, and only say that there is limited stock in stores. Might be something there when you get there, might not. I'm not finding any. Amazon's listings are decimated, unless you want to wait a few weeks for a backorder, or buy from price gougers selling packs of 10 masks for more than $100. Uline is also completely wiped out of masks also. I found an industrial supply website that had some in stock and isn't price gouging, so I placed an order which worked out about two dollars a mask. Their website seems mostly for b2b (business to business) rather than b2c (business to consumer) but it took my order. We'll see if they fulfill it. If they do we should have some masks by the end of the week. Other than that I found some sellers on eBay that had decent shipping times. Not as fast as amazon prime's shipping but the masks should be here the first week of February. The ebay prices are a little better, just over a dollar a mask. I placed orders last night. Two of my three ebay orders have already confirmed shipping. |
Posted By: PrepGirl
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 1:18pm
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Walmart and homedepot no mask. Walmart no hydrogen peroxide No 91% rubbing alchohol Pretty much cleaning disinfect items Lots of can soup almost gone @ walmart ------------- PrepGirl |
Posted By: LCfromFL
Date Posted: January 31 2020 at 8:50am
| I just stopped at a local Home Depot (Jacksonville, FL area) and they had a bunch of N95 masks on the shelves. |
Posted By: Usk
Date Posted: January 31 2020 at 8:56am
| Try hardware store ? We have some in Va at Lowes and Home Depot |
Posted By: quietprepr
Date Posted: January 31 2020 at 9:07am
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Just had half of an order of freeze dried food cancelled by the vendor.Time to hit some others and place an even bigger order! QP ------------- "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival." - W. Edwards Deming |
Posted By: hoosiermom22
Date Posted: January 31 2020 at 10:56am
| I’ve been watching for that to happen on Amazon.....so far in stock still. It’s not the virus but the panic “Black Friday+ end of the world” shoppers that might be scary! |
Posted By: Penham
Date Posted: January 31 2020 at 11:48pm
| I'm glad I already have some N95 masks. I haven't really been in too many stores lately, but I have noticed most of the hospitals, doctors offices and I was at a surgery center today with my daughter and most have those hospital masks and hand sanitizer out for people to put on if they want to. Going to Sam's this weekend so I will see what's going on there. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 01 2020 at 12:14am
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Hey Penham you are back! We did not know where you were so Albert gave me your chief mod title...I give it up happily. Just tell Albert to change me back to whatever I was. Say I did not know there is a good buy date on N95 masks but mine have been in a cool basement so I am sure they are still good. Glad you are back! |
Posted By: Penham
Date Posted: February 01 2020 at 12:19am
| I didn't know there was a buy date on them either. Mine are in plastic in the original boxes. But hey, we eat expired food and it's fine...... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 01 2020 at 12:29am
| Yes I think that if they are stored in 100 degree heat in an outdoor shed that might be a problem for the masks but stored well I don’t see a problem. |
Posted By: pheasant
Date Posted: February 01 2020 at 2:29am
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Penham! ------------- The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself......FDR |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 02 2020 at 4:53pm
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Sams had it all no empty spots. Some extra hand sanitizer gone but plenty available. Not sure if this is good or bad, maybe people are not paying attention and that is bad! |
Posted By: Newbie1A
Date Posted: February 03 2020 at 8:26am
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I was in grocery store (city of 35k) late last week and they were completely out of the Clorox wipes in small size, had a few lg size left... the small size was on sale so I don't know if ppl were thinking 'grab a couple just to be safe' but I've never noticed them out of stock before. A friend works at Walmart - she said their location (bigger centre) has been out of bleach for almost a month and hasn't been able to get more in? ------------- If it's to be - it's up to me! |
Posted By: Lonewolf
Date Posted: February 03 2020 at 9:27am
| Hydrogen peroxide at Wal-Mart for some reason. |
Posted By: Technophobe
Date Posted: February 03 2020 at 9:30am
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Great virucide and gives off oxygen with a catalyst. ------------- How do you tell if a politician is lying? His lips or pen are moving. |
Posted By: hachiban08
Date Posted: February 03 2020 at 1:38pm
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Often times, the Target I live by keeps running low on TP. As for disinfecting products, they are good, but OTC meds keep running low and restock slowly. ------------- Be prepared! It may be time....^_^v |
Posted By: socalmom
Date Posted: February 04 2020 at 4:16pm
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A lot of the more popular emergency food storage websites are getting low on stock, out of stock, and backordered (such as Augason Farms). I wonder if this is an indicator of people starting to panic. The New York Times today mentioned that people across China are having problems getting food since people there are now hoarding food ( https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/world/asia/coronavirus-china.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/world/asia/coronavirus-china.html - see the section about "China struggles to keep food available and prices affordable") so I wouldn't be surprised if there is a surge of prepping underway here in the States. |
Posted By: Pixie
Date Posted: February 04 2020 at 4:47pm
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I started shopping a week ago. Unfortunately most of my stock was gone. Donated to food pantry when it. got close to expire. My mindset went from hyper alert to Pollyanna for awhile. So,this week I went from zero to ninety,meals x w 2. My father refuses to come here to SIP. I packed the freezer,lots of meat 45 days,shelf stable 90, black beans and rice 60 and last backup ramen for 120,x2 and everything in between. I have found no shortage of anything,my hardware store I picked up 12 n95 easy breathe. I asked the guy if he is selling a lot of masks.Yep. Aldi's Price-rite,all decked out with mile high canned goods,the usual ravioli,soups,evap milk,so prep traffic must have picked up. Starting 6 daysago the stores looked more normal? No cut case in bulk. So now I'm going to lay low for the next week and see what happens. When I prep shop I always feel I am on a secret mission.Looking at the normal food in everybody's cart.,they seem oblivious. |
Posted By: Glupa
Date Posted: February 04 2020 at 5:19pm
| Just a curious little note from rural SWVA. Our last 2 shopping trips (1to Food City the other to Walmart) both the number of people shopping and the amount of food in their carts were much more than we’ve normally seen. It closely resembled what you’d see when a snow or rain storm has been predicted. Right down to the little knots of people quietly (almost furtively) talking to each other. Completely anecdotal and random but I found it interesting. |
Posted By: Flubergasted
Date Posted: February 04 2020 at 8:26pm
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Pretty sure the prepping is picking up steam. The price of N 95 respirators on amazon is skyrocketing. I remember some of you folks from years ago on Fluwiki. Wish I could say I maintained my preparedness over the years. Alas, I,too. have been behaving like Pollyana. I have also spent the week quietly prepping, for what good it will do me. Well, it will help my family. Quite sure I will have to work through this thing, but the rest of my family can SIP. |
Posted By: Pixie
Date Posted: February 06 2020 at 5:26pm
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I was low on surgicals,got a box at medical supply store,50 for $14.00. |
Posted By: Newbie1A
Date Posted: February 09 2020 at 8:50am
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Was in a couple different Walmarts here - both were out of big bags of most brands of dog and cat food. Wasn't surprised the local one was out of larger sized dog bags as they are often low/out of some (not this many), but the other store 'always' has lots...and I've never seen either location out of the big bags of cat. Are people buying a bigger sized bag 'in case' or is it made in China and already getting shorted (sorry I didn't think to check but I know Purina, Iams is USA/Canada made) or ??? Just seemed one of the 'odder' items to be out of this early in all this? Possibly just a coincidence ------------- If it's to be - it's up to me! |
Posted By: FluMom
Date Posted: February 09 2020 at 10:43am
| Snowing again in Colorado so not going out but I am doing a final run to Sams this week will check dog/cat food. I have I hope everything I need after this last run only a few items left. I pray I will never need all of this because I bet I will be one of the first to get this because no one is paying attention to this family that just got back from China last week!!! |
Posted By: socalmom
Date Posted: February 11 2020 at 1:29pm
| Last Sunday I was in the ER at a Kaiser hospital in Southern California. Overheard nurses talking about people stealing their boxes of N95 masks right from the ER. Also Kaiser usually has masks available in every waiting room. None were there when we were there. |
Posted By: Newbie1A
Date Posted: February 11 2020 at 1:48pm
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I was reading a piece this am that Vancouver BC hospitals have reminded staff to use properly (quantity wise was impression) and have put all under central lock/key. So guessing this is a problem everywhere? ------------- If it's to be - it's up to me! |
Posted By: hachiban08
Date Posted: February 12 2020 at 8:05pm
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I didn't see any masks at Kaiser neither in SoCal when I went for my imaging appointment a couple days ago. I was thinking people probably did that. ------------- Be prepared! It may be time....^_^v |
Posted By: Penham
Date Posted: February 14 2020 at 6:55am
| When I went to the pharmacy yesterday at the hospital I go to, there were no masks in the stands. They are usually available with the hand sanitizer, barf bags and tissue. |
Posted By: LCfromFL
Date Posted: February 15 2020 at 2:31pm
| I went to the local CVS this morning and was struck by how much of their Tylenol/Advil/other section had empty spaces on the shelves. It is cold and flu season...and the flu B has been going around here, so maybe that is why. Or maybe folks are starting to prep. |
Posted By: quietprepr
Date Posted: February 15 2020 at 2:43pm
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My local pharmacy is out of cold/flu remedies for over the counter purchase. I drove 45 minutes to the closest Walmart and stocked up. Hope I don't need it, but the last cold I had flattened me for weeks and I had medicine and a doctor available. If it gets bad, having a few medicines could make a difference. QP ------------- "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival." - W. Edwards Deming |
Posted By: KiminNM
Date Posted: February 15 2020 at 2:54pm
Dang, thanks for that. I have what I need, but my folks rely on Dayquil/Nyquil, so I'd better get some for them. Also, came here to post that I just had to hunt online for Excedrin at decent prices. Excedrin has temporarily discontinued Extra Strength Excedrin and Excedrin Migraine (same formula) due to quality problems. Any of the generics made by them are also gone. Finally found regular strength (what I wanted) on Amazon by Major, a brand I've had good luck with. |
quietprepr wrote:Posted By: socalmom
Date Posted: February 17 2020 at 1:22pm
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Not sure how long these will last. They dont show up in search results if you search for N95 but the product specifications do state that they're N95. They are currently available for shipping (all their other N95 products state "in store only"). https://www.lowes.com/pd/SAS-Safety-20-Pack-Disposable-Sanding-and-Fiberglass-Disposable-Respirator/1002439068" rel="nofollow - https://www.lowes.com/pd/SAS-Safety-20-Pack-Disposable-Sanding-and-Fiberglass-Disposable-Respirator/1002439068 https://www.lowes.com/pd/SAS-Safety-20-Pack-Disposable-Sanding-and-Fiberglass-Valved-Disposable-Respirator/1002439046" rel="nofollow - https://www.lowes.com/pd/SAS-Safety-20-Pack-Disposable-Sanding-and-Fiberglass-Valved-Disposable-Respirator/1002439046 |
Posted By: jacksdad
Date Posted: February 17 2020 at 1:45pm
Good advice. I remember the shelves clearing of hand sanitizer during the Swine Flu outbreak, while there was an endless supply of rubbing alcohol only a few feet away. Get the 90% if you can find it. ------------- "Buy it cheap. Stack it deep" "Any community that fails to prepare, with the expectation that the federal government will come to the rescue, will be tragically wrong." Michael Leavitt, HHS Secretary. |
Posted By: FluMom
Date Posted: February 17 2020 at 3:03pm
| Walmart has a ton of 90% rubbing alcohol. No shortages at Walmart yesterday. |
Posted By: hachiban08
Date Posted: February 17 2020 at 4:08pm
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Daiso is now selling face masks with a mouth filter attachment. I've never really seen these particular masks before and I'm always at Daiso. Update: They also have this sign  ------------- Be prepared! It may be time....^_^v |
Posted By: Flubergasted
Date Posted: February 17 2020 at 4:29pm
| I was in Walgreens this weekend and noticed a lot of facing in the cold and flu remedy area. Flu is widespread here, so no surprise that they are selling a lot. It is the lack of replacement stock I am noting. I keep remembering the story of a Wuhan resident describing his inability to acquire cough medicine anywhere because it was sold out. How much worse might it be here? |
Posted By: socalmom
Date Posted: February 22 2020 at 11:20am
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Costco is completely wiped out of thermometers, in store and online. https://www.costco.com/exergen-temporal-artery-thermometer.product.10038059.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.costco.com/exergen-temporal-artery-thermometer.product.10038059.html |
Posted By: LCfromFL
Date Posted: February 23 2020 at 1:16pm
| I was in a Costco in JAX today and everything seemed normal from a stock-perspective. Plenty of OTC meds, gloves, bleach, Lysol, Clorox wipes, etc. Looking at everyone's buggies, it appeared to be a normal weekend Costco run...no one seemed to have a noticeable SIP shopping plan going on. I picked up a couple of cases of protein shakes (I like them anyway) and some more canned meats (tuna, salmon and vienna sausages). The hubby and I were walking through the aisles and talking through what we'd be getting if it were the last trip before a SIP situation. There were things like cereal - which we seldom eat, mac-n-cheese and other things like these but the dates on all were through late summer. There's no way we'd eat 18 boxes of mac-n-cheese by August. Cereal bars also had close expiration dates. They did have good prices on cases of canned veggies. |
Posted By: SchrödingersCat
Date Posted: February 23 2020 at 5:40pm
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We had the SIP talk with our two college kids today (early 20s, grad students)- they both have apartments near their campuses; we discussed the need to have stocked pantry “ just in case” they need to stay home. they both ‘got it’ immediately’ as they’ve been eyeing the news. Part of the plan was for their dad and I to send them an Amazon Pantry box of shelf stable items get them through a few months of SIP, if needed - holy cow, so much was sold out or limited quantity on Amazon today- they even limited the number of Tuna cases we could purchase to 2! (said customers were only allowed to buy 2), sold out items across the grocery pantry were crazy- “delivery date by March 12...”. was able to switch things up and get them each an ample pantry box - buys time to get them home. My visit to Walmart this afternoon for batteries scared me -was going to pick up a few extra things should the kids come home (daughter went vegetarian a few months ago).. ALL dry soup mixes sold out, and the rest of their soup, rice, pasta, canned goods was heavily shopped with 1/2 empty shelves in past and rice - maybe that’s normal???? It didn’t seem normal. to me - it felt a little scary - I shop here all the time. |
Posted By: socalmom
Date Posted: February 23 2020 at 5:51pm
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Panic buying in Italy has begun. I saw someone post pictures that their local grocery store in Italy was wiped out in less than 12 hours. https://imgur.com/gallery/KSXCZXq" rel="nofollow - https://imgur.com/gallery/KSXCZXq |
Posted By: WitchMisspelled
Date Posted: February 24 2020 at 3:50am
I don't think its normal either. I had a similar experience at my local market and with Amazon limiting goods. Things you mentioned were heavily picked over. There was no evaporated or powdered milk. The chips section was decimated, might I add... When I was talking with a neighbor later yesterday morning and she said the local Costco was sold out of many things like rice, soup, pasta, peanut butter, no evaporated or powdered milk at all and other items. A friend in another state said the same thing about her supermarkets and Sam's Club. Both of them said there were no popular sized batteries to be had in either box store. I think the situation in Italy woke a lot of people up. In an odd way that gives me hope. |
Posted By: pheasant
Date Posted: February 24 2020 at 3:54am
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Can you guys list where? Just the geographic area will due. ------------- The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself......FDR |
Posted By: LCfromFL
Date Posted: February 24 2020 at 4:53am
One of the Costcos in Jacksonville, FL had good supplies of OTC meds, gloves, rice, canned goods, and just general stock. I forgot to check if they had thermometers. A local Winn Dixie has been having pretty empty shelves where rice should be - but tons of pasta.
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Posted By: Lonewolf
Date Posted: February 24 2020 at 10:42am
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I live in hometown USA. Two high schools three hardware stores. Buy away from any virus. None confirmed in state yet. Everthing is still on sheves The attitude here seems to be no one really cares yet but if it gets announced that cases are localizedtthe closer it gets the more we would worry and possibly get the masks and gloves we need but Everything is in stock. Just waiting and not worrying too much about ot in small hometown america Everything is still in stock here. |
Posted By: Tabitha111
Date Posted: February 24 2020 at 12:40pm
| If you have an Aldi store, they have big packs of batteries at a great price. Right by the registers. They are highly rated also. |
Posted By: pheasant
Date Posted: February 25 2020 at 7:05am
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Here in Florida, home depot has a orange banner on the respirator, page that says "Due to current events supplies are limited" All the masks are gone from Miami to Georgia on their web sight. https://www.homedepot.com/b/Safety-Equipment-Respirator-Masks/Mold/N-5yc1vZc25kZ1z18up9" rel="nofollow - https://www.homedepot.com/b/Safety-Equipment-Respirator-Masks/Mold/N-5yc1vZc25kZ1z18up9 ------------- The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself......FDR |
Posted By: Flubergasted
Date Posted: February 25 2020 at 4:27pm
| A couple of weeks ago our Walmart had a large stock of Mr. Heater propane heaters and 4 packs of propane canisters. Today, that stock is wiped out. Does that sound normal to you? Sounds like someone is worried about the grid to me. |
Posted By: CST
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 2:29pm
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I live in a County of approximately 65,000. Walgreens, Walmart and CVS out of masks and gloves. Low on cold meds. Haven't checked some of the local pharmacies. Was in CVS today and cashier had on a cloth mask. Nobody else working did so could be totally unrelated. She kept having to move her mask so that people could understand what she was saying. |
Posted By: WitchMisspelled
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 3:05pm
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Not gone, but an odd conversation with a customer service representative at Chewy.com. An item came to me damaged and she asked me if I wanted a replacement or a refund. We got on the subject of Covid-19 as I mentioned I was just ordering in extra. She said she's in Dallas and folks are worried there too. She asked if I wanted to order extra pet food while we were on the phone and intimated there has been talk. Although she wouldn't say supply chain might fail, she didn't have to. I have to say, she was very good at making herself clear while talking around a subject! |
Posted By: KiminNM
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 5:57pm
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Sam's club here almost fully stocked. Maybe a bit less than when I was in last week. The only thing I really noticed was that almost every cart had a big package of toilet paper. Could have been a coincidence. |
Posted By: BabyCat
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 6:57pm
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Costco, San Jose, this morning from a Twitter feed It's begun. I was nearly completed preparing, ran out of time on some things. But, in the safety hiearchy, my best, most effective, simplest response would have been to leave California entirely. I've said it before, this is going to be Ground Zero of the US COVID-19 pandemic, hopefully not the next Wuhan |
Posted By: BabyCat
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 6:58pm
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Tomorrow is going to be absolutely crazy. It's nearby. Maybe I'll swing by for a few pics (and stay in my car wearing a mask ;) |
Posted By: BeachMama
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 7:16pm
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BabyCat, go in wearing a mask and see how people react!!! |
Posted By: BabyCat
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 7:22pm
| Some other people are already wearing masks (half a dozen, mostly Asians). Ventured in a few days ago, thought it was too crazy, walked out. Got scared. I just felt the virus circulating, but hey, now it's confirmed. Circulating right here!! |
Posted By: BabyCat
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 7:23pm
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I bet there will be a lot more people wearing masks now. I won't risk going in. It's unnecessary at this point. Ordering everything online, disinfecting all packages left at the door. |
Posted By: BeachMama
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 7:43pm
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I’m glad that people there are starting to take it seriously. Where I live — not so much. Only a few here and there. |
Posted By: BabyCat
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 9:29pm
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Costco at Livermore, CA last night. This guy must be a HKer. https://twitter.com/Barton_options/status/1233618473080610816 - https://twitter.com/Barton_options/status/1233618473080610816 Mountain view Costco near closing time tonight Bread isle.
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Posted By: Newbie1A
Date Posted: February 28 2020 at 10:15pm
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Whatever you do - don't go to these stores in US... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8056301/American-supermarket-shelves-stripped-bare-coronavirus-panic.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8056301/American-supermarket-shelves-stripped-bare-coronavirus-panic.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus ------------- If it's to be - it's up to me! |
Posted By: EdwinSm,
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 12:34am
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Regarding the link Newbie posted:- One of the basic rules of prepping is not to tell other people. So DO NOT post twitter pictures of your basement "supermarket".!
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Posted By: pheasant
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 1:56am
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Nothing to see here folks, growing up my brother always said (in a cheeky way) "if you have nothing they can't take it" His other favorite saying was "You always have to leave something out for the scab-monsters"
------------- The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself......FDR |
Posted By: hoosiermom22
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 4:37am
| <p><a href=" https://twitter.com/vote4dongshen/status/1233552909050183680?s=21" - https://twitter.com/vote4dongshen/status/1233552909050183680?s=21" > https://twitter.com/vote4dongshen/status/1233552909050183680?s=21</a></p><p><br>Delaware - https://twitter.com/vote4dongshen/status/1233552909050183680?s=21</a></p><p><br>Delaware Maryland tweeter.</p><p><a href=" https://twitter.com/vote4dongshen/status/1233552909050183680?s=21" - https://twitter.com/vote4dongshen/status/1233552909050183680?s=21" > https://twitter.com/vote4dongshen/status/1233552909050183680?s=21</a></p><p>Any - https://twitter.com/vote4dongshen/status/1233552909050183680?s=21</a></p><p>Any AFT members in this area notice this? </p> |
Posted By: hoosiermom22
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 5:08am
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Sorry guys this post isn’t letting me preview or edit from my phone for some reason. Could be total bunk give the “vote for” in the link. Mods- feel free to delete. |
Posted By: WitchMisspelled
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 7:45am
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Makes me glad I have everything I need and quite a few things I want, Newbie1A |
Posted By: Penham
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 7:51am
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Right, you don't want all your friends and neighbors knowing who to come to for food and supplies. You will be wanting to act like everyone else. |
Posted By: FluMom
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 8:45am
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Everyone knows that if they come to my house in bad times they will get a gun meeting them. Sorry but I have two friends who I have told to prep...one is going a great job the other laughingly says I will just come to your house to get what I need. I have told her I will have to shoot you if you try to get into my house. She knows I will! Some people just ignore what is going on and think this will never happen in my area. Food will always be in the grocery store, They will never want for anything. Sorry but I have worked long and hard for my family to try and be safe I am not giving it up to a lazy a$$ that did not listen to me. Now that being said I do have beans and rice put away for close friends on my cul de sac they will be a line of defense for my family, 2 nurses, one cop, and my minister to bury me and close friends who have been there for me. So yes I will help all of them. |
Posted By: Newbie1A
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 9:48am
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LOL, I thought that too, when I saw that picture... "You just told all the lazy butt's out there where the 'neighbourhood' convenience store is!" - complete madness! Jealous of how much they've put away - but craziness to do that!!! ------------- If it's to be - it's up to me! |
Posted By: Newbie1A
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 9:49am
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Oh, looks like Quote tab not working either - I quoted the post re: don't show your basement 'grocery store' online... ------------- If it's to be - it's up to me! |
Posted By: cindylouflu
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 4:23pm
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I'm finding that Amazon is limiting my purchases, is ok as am pretty much done. Loaded up my pantry and closets and also my ex's. Went to his home to unload, and in his loudest voice, "look at all this pasta"! I ask him to just be quiet about it. |
Posted By: Newbie1A
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 4:28pm
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You are a kinder woman then I... my ex can buy his own pasta - not that he'd bother because to him this is all 'bunk'... ------------- If it's to be - it's up to me! |
Posted By: cindylouflu
Date Posted: February 29 2020 at 4:44pm
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We're still very close which I understand is unusual. At first he thought I was being a nut, but now he's glad I did some big shops. He bought a boat load of dog food and I'm assuming ammo cause he's into that. No food, but lots of guns, ammo, dog food and a subscription to every single baseball game televised. |
Posted By: CST
Date Posted: March 02 2020 at 7:43pm
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Today, at my local Walmart..no alcohol,ColdEze, and sanitizer .Water was being restocked. Cold meds in short supply. Didn't notice any food items. , |
Posted By: KiwiMum
Date Posted: March 02 2020 at 8:11pm
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At my local supermarket today they were completely out of flour. The shelves were looking well picked in general but the checkout girl told us people went mad for flour, bottled water, hand sanitizer, anti bacterial hand wash and tissues. ------------- Those who got it wrong, for whatever reason, may feel defensive and retrench into a position that doesn’t accord with the facts. |
Posted By: hoosiermom22
Date Posted: March 04 2020 at 4:23am
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Walmart yesterday about 5pm. Completely out of isopropyl alcohol, there had been a larger probably 3’wide x 2’ deep section, all gone maybe 2 bottles of the green variety left. All small bottles of Tylenol and Ibuprofin gone. Noticeable multi symptom cold medicine gone. Noticed worker pushing a big pallet of varied canned good to refill that area (I didn’t go down that aisle). Seems like stores are putting stock like type items in those center walkways and end caps. Can golds& dry goods. was picking up a few random items, like a new mop and broom. TP was about 1/3-2/3 stocked. May make one last run to Costco mid day this week. Avoiding weekend shoppers. I ordered #10 cans of freeze dry butter 4 weeks ago, anticipated a 10-12 day delivery, never received the order and it was “lost” when I contacted the amazon seller. “Lost” aka the price more than doubled a few days later after I ordered and it went to another customer. 🙄 |
Posted By: ME163
Date Posted: March 04 2020 at 4:39am
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Going to the big city today, Will buy at Sam's Club, Masks are out , Got to get a few comfort items... got three bottles of Germ X and smaller bottles of hand soap at Dollar tree. Now, I am looking for canned chicken and canned tuna, We have enough freeze dried stuff and enough water. Just looking to fill a few gaps. TP, we have. Plenty of TP. Something like 20 rolls. We will get more at Dollar tree or Walmart. No rush on food here yet. |
Posted By: Newbie1A
Date Posted: March 04 2020 at 8:38am
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Saw a FB post from a friend who lives in a town in Alberta of about 20,000 (double that with surrounding area farmers) and without a single 'probable' or confirmed case in this province - she said the town has no hand sanitizer, no generic pain killers (still odd brand name), is LOW on TP, and she got one of the last thermometers. So people here are waking up - not sure if there will be anything left for those who decide to panic buy at the last minute!!! ------------- If it's to be - it's up to me! |
Posted By: LittleJake
Date Posted: March 04 2020 at 11:10am
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My daughter in Orlando, has reported that there is no hand santitizer any where. TP in very short supply. No canned meats and other dry/canned goods. She is now concerned that she did not stock up enough. ------------- Do not ever panic, stay calm and focused. |
Posted By: pheasant
Date Posted: March 04 2020 at 11:58am
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Hi Littlejake, Tell your daughter to go inland, 25 min west, or Apopka should still be stocked,...or in other words shop out of the city. I'm northwest of her and Marion county/ lake county is still good, except for hand sanitizer, but plenty of stock in food stuffs. ------------- The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself......FDR |
Posted By: hachiban08
Date Posted: March 04 2020 at 12:10pm
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Tokyo Central Specialty Market has Crystal Geyser gallon waters for 78c with seemingly no limit so people are filling their baskets with them. 15 lb bags of Nishiki rice are 13$ instead of 20$ with a 2 bag limit and those are selling out fast. ------------- Be prepared! It may be time....^_^v |
Posted By: Tabitha111
Date Posted: March 04 2020 at 12:40pm
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Bath and Body Works stores have tons of hand sanitizer. I was also reading a news story the other day that they are ramping up production on these too. These stores are usually in malls. ------------- 'A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.' --Confucius |