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58Sunliner

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21. I think it depends on when you go. I went yesterday and didn't have a problem getting most items.

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 02:50 PM

Mar 2020

What I could not get was alcohol-already have 2 cases, peroxide, aloe vera gel, guaifenesin in liquid form without cough suppressant. I have been to 6 stores, no hand sanitizer. Luckily I bought 4 bottles 2 months ago. Yesterday Walmart had a big aisle display of Lysol-spray and wipes. There has been a run on canned salmon, the low sodium canned chicken, and tuna. You might ask when their trucks get in. I get my butter and oil at Costco. You might also try online, sometimes they restock and Costco might come through. Target told me the other day my order for aloe vera gel will take 3 weeks. Luckily I have an old bottle.
I went to three stores yesterday-Walmart, Whole Foods, and Lidl. No one had a mask or seemed to be taking any precautions. Everybody looked at me like I was typhoid Mary!!

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What are you noticing at your food store? [View all] bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 OP

Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and Publix Roland99 Mar 2020 #1

Are you in Florida? dewsgirl Mar 2020 #18

ya....tourist central! Roland99 Mar 2020 #19

Same stores surrounding my house...lol. and yes..tourists. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #20

When I worked customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #32

LoL that's great. They are fine usually if they don't drive..lol.😉 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #33

At least customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #36

I noticed they had a display of 409 and other cleaners near the front doors at Safeway Kali Mar 2020 #2

It wasn't nuts here in OK yesterday when I went to Walgreens and the grocery store. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #3

it Depends on who you ask. dubyadiprecession Mar 2020 #4

all the above, plus rice flying off shelves, canned soups (and the price has gone up) and hlthe2b Mar 2020 #5

Maybe it's just lots and lots of demand at Walmart bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #9

This is a big factor - my Walmart was completely pnwest Mar 2020 #17

Costco big, big run on bottled water. Even with 2 case limit, lines went through empedocles Mar 2020 #6

I don't get it either. I'm walking distance to a small reservoir, have alum (disperse silt) & filter hlthe2b Mar 2020 #8

If it gets any raw sewage maybe? The virus can live at least 4 days in feces. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #23

If water plant staff customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #34

CDC has just changed health care worker recommendations to that effect. Not yet publicized but hlthe2b Mar 2020 #37

If you'd lived thru drought, water rationing, & deliberately dead landscaping, you'd understand. Hekate Mar 2020 #50

I HAVE! Every bit of that. I collect rain water and have for years as a result and ALWAYS monitor hlthe2b Mar 2020 #51

I don't normally buy it either (wasteful, etc) but what is this "rain" of which you speak? Hekate Mar 2020 #56

This "rain" is in the southeast. greymattermom Mar 2020 #78

The one thing I haven't been able to find anywhere are the thermometer probe disposable covers hlthe2b Mar 2020 #7

Went to Trader Joe's yesterday marlakay Mar 2020 #10

which kind of says people plan on cocooning for months over caronavirus bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #12

My Costco, Smart And Final, and Target all got ransacked last week. Initech Mar 2020 #11

Costco out of TP, sanitizers, paper towels, etc. BUT... highmindedhavi Mar 2020 #13

That's a good tip! procon Mar 2020 #39

Water and toilet Paper Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #14

My Fred Meyer store, the local Kroger, Mme. Defarge Mar 2020 #15

Plenty of food JustAnotherGen Mar 2020 #16

I think it depends on when you go. I went yesterday and didn't have a problem getting most items. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #21

I did see one young Asian woman wearing a mask today bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #22

Well the more precautions we take, the less likely we are to pass it around, or get it. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #25

Yesterday customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #35

Publix had cans of sterile wipes in a display up front Hortensis Mar 2020 #24

San Antonio hamsterjill Mar 2020 #26

Then came Friday. Aquaria Mar 2020 #81

Yep. Well aware. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #82

As of last week Chainfire Mar 2020 #27

Looks like any other Falcata Mar 2020 #28

Not crowded, and no scarcity on the shelves. But IS hasn't yet had a corona case. nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #29

I went this morning to Harris Teeter mnhtnbb Mar 2020 #30

I've never ever been in a Costco. cwydro Mar 2020 #31

I shop online from Wal-Mart and Amazon mostly. procon Mar 2020 #38

My neighborhood grocery moved toilet paper and water to the entrance displays... hunter Mar 2020 #40

Going to Walmart after work today Catherine Vincent Mar 2020 #41

Very little that's remarkable, beyond rubbing alcohol being sold out. This is at my local grocery WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2020 #42

I've seen Shop Rite low or out on a few things - OhZone Mar 2020 #43

I haven't noticed any change in my local grocery store Victor_c3 Mar 2020 #44

I live in rural GA and people are just now starting to wake up to reality of the situation. crickets Mar 2020 #45

No you are not alarmist, you are preparing in the event and hoping a stress test doesn't happen bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #46

Same worry about the duration. crickets Mar 2020 #47

That's a mother lode bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #48

Whole chicken, rotisserie, from anywhere that sells it. Economical because the stores .... Hekate Mar 2020 #49

I'm curious about why we may have power issues Rorey Mar 2020 #57

I don't think we will, actually. Overall, nationally, power should not be an issue. crickets Mar 2020 #65

I hear ya. Rorey Mar 2020 #70

Maybe I'm an alarmist. Rorey Mar 2020 #53

My wife bought enough tp for 8 months-ordered from Target. Muriel Mar 2020 #88

What was missing from my usual store today: ME Rorey Mar 2020 #52

No eggs BluesClues Mar 2020 #54

New Hampshire edhopper Mar 2020 #55

Wow Rorey Mar 2020 #60

Local Kroger is OUT OF MEAT! Also Rice and TP. Pathwalker Mar 2020 #58

That's crazy. I am so sorry. crickets Mar 2020 #66

I've went to a couple grocery stores TheFarseer Mar 2020 #59

Stop and Shop, New Haven. paper products all gone. Entire aisle empty. Rest of store fine. CTyankee Mar 2020 #61

That I'm not there! LOL! elleng Mar 2020 #62

A few of us were eyeing the bakery for comfort food milestogo Mar 2020 #63

I work for CVS oswaldactedalone Mar 2020 #64

I Went In RobinA Mar 2020 #72

This afternoon went to Costco and Publix csziggy Mar 2020 #67

Lakewood Washington MFM008 Mar 2020 #68

Which one? MissB Mar 2020 #71

Albertsons MFM008 Mar 2020 #73

Kids (in L.A) just texted Olafjoy Mar 2020 #69

I'd holdout on that crew - bring food or else! bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #75

That's funny. Nt Mosby Mar 2020 #89

Rhode Island Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #74

I think you're right on with all of that bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #77

chaos at: Publix, Aldi, Costco and walmart that I have seen first hand beachbumbob Mar 2020 #76

We had just run out of good gin jberryhill Mar 2020 #79

Emergency booze strategy Kilgore Mar 2020 #90

without reading the others...my report: TreadSoftly Mar 2020 #80

I was at the grocery store at 8:00 this morning Chainfire Mar 2020 #83

People's reactions to seeing me masked and safety glasses Muriel Mar 2020 #84

Probably because they think... jberryhill Mar 2020 #91

Little water stocked, no TP, and many others products getting lower on the shelf's. duforsure Mar 2020 #85

I was at a supermarket near me yesterday morning BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #86

It's trucking capacity to a great extent. machoneman Mar 2020 #87