Panic shopping at Costco

Ruthanne said:
I haven't gone to any stores here but believe you..people react..I just tried to start my online grocery shopping and the site wasn't working right so I'm not bothering for awhile...I don't know if people are trying to shop there now or not or if the site is just having some problems...don't know..don't care......I'll try in a few more days or more.

I still have enough food to last for some time.
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That's why I keep my pantry and frig full with food. I may run out of toilet tissue.. but I will be able to eat. :ROFLMAO: I will figure out the end result at a later time😂 I wonder how many of you got this one...ROFL.
 

StarSong said:
Disinfectant wipes are scarcer than hen's teeth. That's why I'm figuring on creating my own as needed. Not perfect, but better than nothing. Since it's just the two of us in the house, there's not much need to disinfect things here. Like you, I barely use a roll of paper towels a month - never got in the habit. I happen to be fully stocked on those because I ran low after the holidays and bought the Costco pack.

I'm not braving Costco again until things settle down considerably, so I'll make do with local markets, Aldi, Trader Joe, dollar stores, and other retailers. Los Angeles is filled with places to shop.
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Well, yeah...I understand not trying to shop anymore now. Just giving you a heads up on those Costco products for when things get back to normal. So my son did shop for me. He said the lines were long but checkout wasn't as bad as he expected. When he texted me these pictures, I kind of chuckled and thought DAMN! He did manage to get my 2 cases of Izzes, he suggested an extra almond milk and got 2, so now I have 3 cases. He also brought another case of water. He said they were completely out of bottled alcohol and the swabs (which I still have almost 3 boxes of anyway). He also brought the rotisserie chicken but thought it best not to get my frozen treats due to the anticipated long waits both in line and in traffic. In addition to the disinfectant wipes I have lots of ammonia, bleach and about a gallon and a half of Lysol. You'll recognize the first picture as the paper products aisle.
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OneEyedDiva said:
He did manage to get my 2 cases of Izzes
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What are Izzes?

Lucky you to have such a nice son! As per my usual, I have a bit over a case of their shelf stable almond milk, which should last me several weeks.

I'm hoping that people will start feeling secure with their level of supplies, run out of storage space, or run out of money to keep adding to their hoards.
 
We spoke to one of the daughters, in Kansas City, this morning, and she said the big box stores and grocery stores are really crowded up there, and shelves are starting to empty....even though there has only been 1 case of this virus in that metro area. It sounds like KC is joining the cities where people are starting to panic.

I ran a couple of errands in our little local town yesterday....gas station and grocery store....and didn't notice any empty shelves here. But then, I doubt that there are any in this area who have ever traveled to Europe/Asia...of had visitors from overseas. It's times like this where living in the boondocks has an advantage.
 
Ladybj said:
I will figure out the end result at a later time😂 I wonder how many of you got this one...ROFL.
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We were at our Costco a couple of days ago. Did not see any empty shelves. Several shoppers were wearing masks. They were out of oral thermometers, but did have the ear thermometers, so we bought one. There's a government number we can call in case we feel like we're coming down with flu. They send someone to your home.
 
StarSong said:
What are Izzes?

Lucky you to have such a nice son! As per my usual, I have a bit over a case of their shelf stable almond milk, which should last me several weeks.

I'm hoping that people will start feeling secure with their level of supplies, run out of storage space, or run out of money to keep adding to their hoards.
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Yes Star, my son is truly a blessing. Since I no longer drive and he's so busy, I get what I can when I can. He reminded me twice that he endured shopping at Costco for me, so he must truly love me. LOL He told me today though that there was only one other person ahead of him on line when he was ready to check out. He said all the registers were open, however. And that's the first time he's seen that.

Izzes are sparkling fruit juice drinks with no added sugar, no preservatives. About 3 times a year Costco has them for $4.50 off so a case of 24 assorted flavors (apple, peach, orange and blackberry) costs $9.99.
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PopsnTuff said:
Its getting bad here in my hometown....food delivery services cant keep up, having no available time slots till Tuesday, which I depend on right now, and stores are falling way behind in re-stocking shelves...
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I have a delivery scheduled for tomorrow; I'll be curious as to how many items I get a "sold out" notice on. I see that in my area, delivery schedules are backed up until a week from tomorrow!
 
C'est Moi said:
I have a delivery scheduled for tomorrow; I'll be curious as to how many items I get a "sold out" notice on. I see that in my area, delivery schedules are backed up until a week from tomorrow!
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Thats the worst part and our nearby grocers dont indicate sold out items when you're ordering onliine....
only when you get there to pickup :( So you have a choice to go into the store and look for replacement items or go without.
 
PopsnTuff said:
Thats the worst part and our nearby grocers dont indicate sold out items when you're ordering onliine....
only when you get there to pickup :( So you have a choice to go into the store and look for replacement items or go without.
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Mine is a delivery, so they will message me about "substitutions" while fulfilling the order. I'm not concerned because I stocked up on non-perishables a couple of weeks ago so I'm mainly buying fresh produce, bread and dairy.
 
C'est Moi said:
Mine is a delivery, so they will message me about "substitutions" while fulfilling the order. I'm not concerned because I stocked up on non-perishables a couple of weeks ago so I'm mainly buying fresh produce, bread and dairy.
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Well, my delivery came and there were only a couple of things that were substituted (brands) and one thing that wasn't available (sausage.) :D Other that that my order was complete, even bread and fresh produce.

I went to Costco.com earlier to order coffee (k-cups) and they were sold out of many brands. They didn't have the Kirkland ones we like so I'll just wait a few days and see if they restock.
 
My main need is going to be food. I'm not sure how long the tp shortage will be here but with what I have and what I may be forced to use if the situation becomes dire, I should be ok for a while.
 
PopsnTuff said:
Its getting bad here in my hometown....food delivery services cant keep up, having no available time slots till Tuesday, which I depend on right now, and stores are falling way behind in re-stocking shelves...
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I was going to order a few things to add to my stock pile. I called to make sure they were still delivering...

Me: Are you guys doing deliveries
Clerk: Yes, but it will take a while
Me: About 4 hours
Clerk: Maybe tomorrow when we can deliver.

I got in my vehicle and went to the store. I loaded up.. I am good for a while.
 
I was at Walmart at 6AM this morning thinking their shelves would be freshly stocked since they stopped the 24 hour opening. The shelves were empty and near empty. Very little dairy and meat. Shameful. Also some store chains are posting limits on how many items hoppers can buy but not Walmart.
 
I was in Wal-Mart this afternoon for a couple things I needed. There were no paper products at all, no dishwashing liquid, no cleaning stuff, no eggs or egg substitute, very low dairy stuff, no cold/flu remedies at all, or cough drops, etc., no distilled water. I'm sure they are out of other stuff, too, but that's just what I noticed. I talked to a guy back in the paper products area and he said people are waiting for them to unload the trucks at about 3:00 PM and are getting stuff as fast as it comes in. He said they went through 12 pallets of toilet paper in about 15 minutes this afternoon. The store looked like something out of one of those post apocalyptic movies.

The guy at Wal-Mart did tell me they are going to start imposing limits on certain things next week.

I need to find some distilled water for my sister, who uses a CPAP machine. I came home and called around and nobody has any. She's got enough for a few more days, but not very long.

This is just crazy, and we've only had a very few cases of coronavirus here yet.
 
fmdog44 said:
I was at Walmart at 6AM this morning thinking their shelves would be freshly stocked since they stopped the 24 hour opening. The shelves were empty and near empty. Very little dairy and meat. Shameful. Also some store chains are posting limits on how many items hoppers can buy but not Walmart.
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Shameful? Stop blaming Walmart for a disaster, and for people's bad behavior. No one could have foreseen this mess.
 
Butterfly said:
I was in Wal-Mart this afternoon for a couple things I needed. There were no paper products at all, no dishwashing liquid, no cleaning stuff, no eggs or egg substitute, very low dairy stuff, no cold/flu remedies at all, or cough drops, etc., no distilled water. I'm sure they are out of other stuff, too, but that's just what I noticed. I talked to a guy back in the paper products area and he said people are waiting for them to unload the trucks at about 3:00 PM and are getting stuff as fast as it comes in. He said they went through 12 pallets of toilet paper in about 15 minutes this afternoon. The store looked like something out of one of those post apocalyptic movies.

The guy at Wal-Mart did tell me they are going to start imposing limits on certain things next week.

I need to find some distilled water for my sister, who uses a CPAP machine. I came home and called around and nobody has any. She's got enough for a few more days, but not very long.

This is just crazy, and we've only had a very few cases of coronavirus here yet.
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There are videos on Youtube that show how to make distilled water at home. It's a little time consuming but might be handy in an emergency situation.
 
I was at Costco yesterday, yes again, and thought it would be my last trip. But, as usual, you go somewhere to buy one thing and get everything but that. I forgot an over the counter medicine I need so I’m going to try and get it at a local Walgreens.

I have to take 1200 mg of magnesium a day or I end up with extremely bad shakes and can’t walk, stand, etc. Ugh, stupid memory. Got the picked beets I like though, two jars. Probably could have bought the whole pallet, they are not really popular.
 

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