Walmart CEO: Consumers are stocking up again as coronavirus rages on

Robert59

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The third wave of cupboard stock-up may be underway for U.S. consumers as COVID-19 infections pick back up across the country.

Whether that leads to a fresh wave of toilet paper and disinfecting wipes out of stocks this winter like those seen in March is the great unknown right now.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/...-again-as-coronavirus-rages-on-174308762.html
 

It could be but I would also consider the source.

When the CEO of Walmart makes a comment like that it could be a subtle way to move a substantial amount of inventory in a very short period of time.

We all need to stay calm and do what makes sense for our own situation.

"Never ask a barber if you need a haircut." - Warren Buffett
 

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Aunt Bea said:
It could be but I would also consider the source.

When the CEO of Walmart makes a comment like that it could be a subtle way to move a substantial amount of inventory in a very short period of time.

We all need to stay calm and do what makes sense for our own situation.

"Never ask a barber if you need a haircut." - Warren Buffett
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I generally just buy what I normally would. If they might not have it I also allow for substitute products on my list too. If I order a little of everything that helps. If there's no TP at least I'll have paper towels or napkins or something.
 
MarciKS said:
I generally just buy what I normally would. If they might not have it I also allow for substitute products on my list too. If I order a little of everything that helps. If there's no TP at least I'll have paper towels or napkins or something.
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I'd have to be truly desperate to use paper towels or napkins as TP because those paper products can't be flushed. Our three bathrooms are fully stocked with TP and there's an unopened Costco sized package in the garage. Fortunately, storage space isn't a problem for me.

I moved back to cloth napkins a few years ago. I hate all that paper waste.
 
Ha! I live by myself so I need very little. Just some bread & milk every week which I can get from my local grocery store; a mere 9 minute walk from my apartment. I still have that 970 ml of Aloe Vera Hand Sanitizer that we bought back in 2019. It's still 90% full. I don't need nor use handiwipes except when I enter stores. I use soap & water at home. Fear Mongering never really affected me. Guess I'm much for herd mentality! Reminds me of all those flocks of sheep I kept seeing in Scotland. LOL
 
Perhaps of greater concern is another looming shortage of PPE for our medical personal. One of the news reports last night said that surgical gloves are becoming a real issue for the doctors, nurses and hospitals. It seems that there is Only One company in the U.S. that makes them, and most of the supply comes from Malaysia. If our medical teams begin to run short of supplies and means of protecting themselves, that is really going to become a problem.
 
StarSong said:
I'd have to be truly desperate to use paper towels or napkins as TP because those paper products can't be flushed. Our three bathrooms are fully stocked with TP and there's an unopened Costco sized package in the garage. Fortunately, storage space isn't a problem for me.

I moved back to cloth napkins a few years ago. I hate all that paper waste.
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I hate all waste, throwing anything out pains me.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Trying to start another round of panic buying so they can get more and more money.
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That, plus deliveries to the stores are being impacted by this virus. Many truck drivers and delivery services have been cut back substantially in recent months, and some items are filling up warehouses rather than finding their way to the stores on a regular basis.
 
Our Win Co stores are well stocked and missing nothing that I can tell. The last three times there they have had lystol wipes in abundance. They limit two to a customer and are still a little pricey, but they have them.

So why would wal mart, which has their own trucks and drivers, I think, have storages?
 
Wow! i know there were 6 deaths from the virus this week in my area but I just got an ALERT on my phone of "EXTREME DANGER!" "Stay in your house. Do not have any contact with anyone." "Urgent!"
i was out yesterday and the grocery was body to body with people. HUGE lines for check out. At least I got some dog food!
 
I still have not been able to get my Kirkland disinfectant wipes. I have a few left but have started using Lysol (diluted to disinfecting strength) on paper towels. Costco did have Clorox wipes on sale a couple of months ago...but they are a joke. I'm glad I buy in bulk because I had a huge jug of Lysol here...more than a gallon. I have enough toilet paper to last about 5 months....the why will come later. It's been very hard to find 70% alcohol.
 
StarSong said:
I'd have to be truly desperate to use paper towels or napkins as TP because those paper products can't be flushed. Our three bathrooms are fully stocked with TP and there's an unopened Costco sized package in the garage. Fortunately, storage space isn't a problem for me.

I moved back to cloth napkins a few years ago. I hate all that paper waste.
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I don't flush those. And if there's none on the shelf I need something. I've never flushed towels and napkins. I know better.:)

back in March there was no tp. Barely any towels either.
 
After what I went through in March & April, I plan to be better prepared this time and if that means stocking up, I will. Another lockdown is possible I fear. If there is anything worse than a lockdown in the spring, it would be a lockdown in the dead of winter where I live with snow & ice everywhere. I can't bear to think.
 
Gaer said:
Wow! i know there were 6 deaths from the virus this week in my area but I just got an ALERT on my phone of "EXTREME DANGER!" "Stay in your house. Do not have any contact with anyone." "Urgent!"
i was out yesterday and the grocery was body to body with people. HUGE lines for check out. At least I got some dog food!
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Ok! 6 deaths from Corvid-19 this week! MMMMMMMMM 8 deaths from Cancer everyday in my little province of 1.3 million people. I fear cancer more than Korvid-19. Hiding in your closet is no good. There is gonna be plenty of mental problems in the very near future. Just follow the recommended precautions and you will be safe. Keep away from large groups. It's those young people with their silly "High Five" & getting drunk in bars that are causing the number. Not old timers like me!
 
I have a question. Why is it people seem to get so much enjoyment out of mocking those of us who are trying to do the right thing and trying to keep ourselves safe? I don't get what's so humorous about it. I'm not hiding in my closet. I'm just trying to stay alive. I hope for your sake you don't get it. It won't be very funny then I'm sure.
 
Packerjohn said:
Ok! 6 deaths from Corvid-19 this week! MMMMMMMMM 8 deaths from Cancer everyday in my little province of 1.3 million people. I fear cancer more than Korvid-19. Hiding in your closet is no good. There is gonna be plenty of mental problems in the very near future. Just follow the recommended precautions and you will be safe. Keep away from large groups. It's those young people with their silly "High Five" & getting drunk in bars that are causing the number. Not old timers like me!
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There is a person in Washington state that has the flu and Covid. There were about a 100,000 new Infections from Covid in the USofA yesterday.

I am not saying you should get cancer, or the flu, or Covid. I am saying have some compassion for others. I actually have a rare Incurable blood cancer. Iā€™d rather have it than Covid. Different strokes for different folks. šŸ¤£

Edited my post, but overall there have been over 250,000 deaths from Covid.
 
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I would imagine some of the stocking up is in anticipation of riots next week as well. If I lived in a city proper, I'd want to have necessities on hand for a few weeks. Rioting has become en vogue as well as sponsored, so I expect it regardless of the outcome of the election.
 
AnnieA said:
I would imagine some of the stocking up is in anticipation of riots next week as well. If I lived in a city proper, I'd want to have necessities on hand for a few weeks. Rioting has become en vogue as well as sponsored, so I expect it regardless of the outcome of the election.
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I agree. If I lived somewhere where there was rioting I'd not want to have to go out.
 

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