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https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/fcj0p0/coronavirus_megathread/

My buddy works at a Costco. They're sold out of water, milk, bread, toilet paper, paper towels, hand sanitizer, bleach, batteries, and a whole mess of other stuff. Somewhere is a doomsday prepper chilling out in his cabin enjoying a rice and jambalaya MRE chuckling at his foresight.

My question is, are people even thinking? Milk and bread spoil, so why hoard those? Bottled water? The municipalities are gonna shut off the pipes or something over this? Hand sanitizer? Doesn't that only work for bacteria?

My real, real question is, is this all an over reaction? Me? I'm a bit nervous at the thought, but I'm not like rushing to the stores in a panic.





kleinbl00  ·  1487 days ago  ·  link  ·  

ahosai pointed out that the whole world is overreacting to coronavirus because China overreacted to coronavirus. Me? I'm in that weird place where I'd rather "be getting over coronavirus" than "getting over the same nasty flu for like the third time just in time to come down with coronavirus." I mean, I could bike to every confirmed case so far. In all directions. I'm like at the epicenter. My community college shut down today (and tomorrow, and maybe Wednesday) because they've got a nursing program and like 40 staff and students have been in and out of that nursing home in Kirkland on the daily.

The Costco Crew seem to be preparing for armageddon, not quarantine. I'll say this: I won't make any lentil soup this week because my local is out of lentils. Black beans? They got. Pinto beans? They don't. Also leeks. I have a hard time picturing anyone panic-buying leeks. I'm more likely to believe that Kroger cut their leek shipment to make room for russet potatoes. Meanwhile they had cans and cans and cans and cans and cans of refried beans for a dollar. My daughter loves refried beans. One of those cans will feed her for like a day. If I were feeling panicky I woulda bought, like, thirty dollars worth. As it is I bought three cans.

kingmudsy  ·  1486 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hey, I'll have you know I was very calm when I bought two weeks worth of canned veggies. It wasn't a panic buy, just a sudden large purchase of copious amounts of non-perishables. But when I handed my card to the gal at the local Super Saver? Calm as a cucumber, broh

oyster  ·  1486 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I’m pretty sure the point of stocking up is so that you have enough food in case you get sick so you don’t have to bring your nast ass germs to the store. Like I routinely have enough food to last me weeks because I can’t always get to the store but I also made sure I have NyQuil and Kleenex.

So basically just act real smug if anybody questions it. Just trying to be considerate and not spread germs.

uhsguy  ·  1486 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Leeks? Seriously come on over I’ll give you some from the garden I never know how to cook them.

kleinbl00  ·  1486 days ago  ·  link  ·  

With potatoes and ham and celery in pretty much any cream-based broth. That's where leeks shine. It's the right season.

uhsguy  ·  1486 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You might want to stock up on essentials it’s pretty bare out there but not crazy empty all the basics are still available but the shelves are 20-30% full. My local qfc had a few bottles of soap, plenty of paper towels, low on tp, low on meat, low on frozen meals but plenty of vegetables and rice. It looks a little worse then it does after the 4th of July.

oyster  ·  1487 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You can freeze milk, just gotta shake it when it thaws. Bread too, just have to toast it to make it better.

I dunno, we’re still at under 30 confirmed cases in Canada and y’all just shot up to a possible 600 like nothing. I’m only worried that I work in tourism so option 1) is everybody brings their nasty germs and option 2) is nobody brings anything and I’m poor.

uhsguy  ·  1486 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Who says you can’t have both?