Basic supplies

Wren

Wren

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Some of us obviously don’t, no names mentioned but one of our number is gasping for a cuppa having run out of tea, but do you keep yourself supplied with the basics ?

I always keep a decent amount in case I should ever be unable to get to the shops, maybe I lead a boring life and have nothing better to distract me ;)
 

No you're not alone Wren.. I keep very well stocked up with the Basics

tea,
Coffee,
Canned beans and fish...
Loo rolls,
Kitchen paper
Cleaning materials... good grief I could open a shop with all the cleaning stuff I have :D
Lots of other stuff...
 
When I know the weather will turn nasty especially in winter and won't be able to go for my walks,I do stock up with the basics.
If its more than 2 days that I can't go outside,I tend to get bored really quickly Sue
 

There's a particular kind of creamer that I like in my coffee, but not all stores carry it, and I actually have to travel across town to get it. I get antsy when I'm down to one open and one in reserve. :( so I make sure that there are always 4 or 5 large containers of it in the back of the fridge.
 
I have always believed in preparation. Therefore, I keep a large supply of dehydrated food around. simply heat some water on the wood stove, stir in and presto... a chicken, beef, pasta,meal. :)
 

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Living in the sticks, 50 miles from reasonable prices, and winters of five foot snows, one naturally stocks up.
Aside from the obvious, I make sure there’s plenty of coffee.

Cases of coffee, yes 12 three lb cans

I do not run out
 
I try to keep an extra of the most used items in my little pantry, a small bookshelf.

I also keep a little blizzard box/emergency shelf with a few cans of soup, sardines, crackers, etc... for those days when I just can't drag myself out the door.

Most of the time though I shop every other day or so when I'm out running little errands that help to create the illusion that I'm being busy and productive. :)
 
moviequeen1 said:
When I know the weather will turn nasty especially in winter and won't be able to go for my walks,I do stock up with the basics.
If its more than 2 days that I can't go outside,I tend to get bored really quickly Sue
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Oh yes I get Cabin fever too if I don't go out for more than a couple of days, but if I'm stocked up with groceries, I just go out for lunch with friends , or a walk around the lakes , or walk around the mall ..or go out and take some photos in the woods.. ..I really hate supermarket shopping.
 
If I have one or two of something I really like or need in reserve, I consider myself well stocked.

Dog food I order online- a case of canned food and a 5 lb bag of dried and 2 bags of treats. I hate lugging bags heavy with cans.

There's a grocery store just a half mile from my house.
 
Yes, I do try to stay ahead on non perishable staples. I have a lot of canned stuff, pasta, sauces and stuff. We bought a chest freezer so I can start getting ahead on frozen foods. We have a bakery outlet store here that give a senior discount every Wednesday. Though we do not eat a lot of bread any more, I do go once a month to stock up on a few loaves as well as bagels and English muffins.
I hope to get the freezer and pantry stocked enough so I do not have to go out as much for the winter months. One extra thing I plan is to maybe buy two turkeys next month, when they are on sale, so I will have another one to use later in the winter.
 
I have 24 cans of Starkist Solid Yellowfin Tuna in Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Roasted Garlic and 15 cans of King Oscar Wild Caught Sardines also in Extra Virgin Olive Oil on hand.

I also have about 300 rounds of .38 special reloads and about 100 more of .357 magnum.

I would like to have more of everything in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse or similar occurrence.

P.S. Also have one bottle of Jack Daniels Winter Jack Cider. one bottle of Bear Flag Zinfandel. and one bottle of Adorada Rose.

The Adorada sucks. It smells like perfume. But it was on sale.
 
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Furryanimal said:
Nah-tend to run out of things,mainly because I forget them on the weekly shop.Toilet rolls anyone?
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I get my toilet rolls delivered, 60 at a time, I live alone and wonder what the neighbours make of it sometimes when the delivery is left by my door, they must wonder what the hell I eat ! :holymoly:
 
Linda said:
We have always kept our place well stocked. We could probably get by easily a month or two if we had to.
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Same here, Linda. We have a back up pantry in our garage with plenty of canned and dry goods. The food might get boring (tuna, rice, beans, tomato sauce, etc.,) but we sure wouldn't starve. We also store 15 gallons of drinking water (plus the non-potable water in our swimming pool).

I wonder if Linda's and my mindsets are partly due to living in earthquake country. Californians are warned repeatedly that in a high-magnitude widespread quake, families and neighborhoods will be on their own for a minimum of 3 days and possibly a lot longer.

In 1994 the EQ fairy struck our area in the wee hours of the morning. 15 seconds of 6.7 shaking trashed kitchens that were immaculate the night before. Ours shown below. It was actually quite a bit worse worse than this - the photo was taken after all the cabinet doors were closed, fridge closed and pushed back into position, and cleanup of wet stuff was well underway. We were so shell-shocked that we didn't think to take photos for several hours. (Could have also been that the camera wasn't where we'd left it.)

Grocery stores were closed for obvious reasons. Neighbors pooled resources (water, batteries, food, camping gear), but many had virtually nothing stored. No water, diapers for their babies, very little food, no means to shelter themselves outside their homes or cars. We were prepared then and are even more so now.

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Like most everyone else, I have a supply of canned goods, water, paper supplies, water, OTC medicines etc. We had a freak ice storm here in Kansas several years ago. Knocked all of our power out, it was 16 degrees or colder outside due to wind chills. My apartment dropped down to 36 degrees and our electricity wasn't restored for seven days in my neighborhood. Couldn't leave, roads too icy, trees down everywhere. The things that got me through: Cans of sterno (which I used to heat my soups, teas, etc), I had a bunch of packages of those "hot hands" things hunters use in their gloves. When you open the package they automatically start heating up, flannel sheets & pajamas, sweatshirts/sweatpants, heavy socks, hats/gloves and my old quilt my grandmother made me when I was about 8. Warmest thing ever. I put the "hot hands" beneath my sheets, I stayed toasty warm. I had plenty of flashlight batteries so I could read and keep my transistor radio going. I have added one of those gadgets that you charge up and then you can use it to keep your cell phone charged. After that, I always keep a supply of Sterno, Hot Hands, batteries on hand.
 
its a bit old school keeping stocked up like my parents did ---but a wise notion - i dont stock as such but keep a full cupboard '
 
I think it is a great idea to do what many of us do, keeping a good supply of things on hand. But I often think back to that Extreme Couponers show that used to be on. Some people had entire rooms in their homes with multiple shelving units of things. It was nuts. That is a bit much. I coupon, when I remember to, but not to that degree. Of course my husband always laughs because, for some reason, I tend to buy A LOT of toilet paper. I used to buy the big warehouse sized packs..30 rolls, for the two of us. I do not do that any more, the biggest I buy is the 12 pack, which I keep under the vanity in our second bathroom. LOL.
 
I agree, Marie.

IMO most of the extreme coupon folks with a garage full of salad dressing are just as wasteful as the folks that never plan ahead.

I have read about some exceptions that use their couponing skills/talent to help stock local food pantries with the excess amounts of similar items that they are able to score.

All things in moderation, even when trying to save a few pennies!
 
Marie5656 said:
I think it is a great idea to do what many of us do, keeping a good supply of things on hand. But I often think back to that Extreme Couponers show that used to be on. Some people had entire rooms in their homes with multiple shelving units of things. It was nuts. That is a bit much. I coupon, when I remember to, but not to that degree. Of course my husband always laughs because, for some reason, I tend to buy A LOT of toilet paper. I used to buy the big warehouse sized packs..30 rolls, for the two of us. I do not do that any more, the biggest I buy is the 12 pack, which I keep under the vanity in our second bathroom. LOL.
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I tend to not use products for which manufacturer's coupons are offered. When seeing news features on extreme couponers I invariably think to myself, "Really? You feed your family all that packaged processed food? Yuk!"
 

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