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Nodonuts@me.com 03-14-2020 07:46 AM

From my last post; damn auto correct. Eggs not Hess, milk from cows, etc.

theruizs 03-14-2020 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1727320)
I was in Walmart around midnight and there were pallets, upon pallets and more pallets of toilet paper and paper towels.
As was said in another post when the reorder stocks arrive the buying will be slower as the TP paranoid use up their horde.

Yeah, it’s back at Publix this morning too, and they put a limit on how much you can buy.

Taltarzac725 03-14-2020 07:54 AM

Toilet Paper: Life's Little Necessities Trivia Quiz | Toilets & Toilet Paper | FunTrivia

A FunTrivia Quiz on toilet paper.

BWhite 03-14-2020 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Number 10 GI (Post 1727287)
I can understand there being no hand sanitizer, but toilet paper? :MOJE_whot: :shocked:

I even asked the cashier, what’s with the toilet paper scare? He had no idea. Really, people are cranky in the stores. Our town right now is not so friendly. Sad everyone is in such a panic

amdubuc 03-14-2020 08:05 AM

Finally a use for all those Sears Catalogue I found in the attic!

tlweldy 03-14-2020 08:06 AM

This mass panic for TP and other items is ridiculous. This all is a major reaction due to the media blowing it out of context. Yes it is serious but so was the swine flu and SARS and other virus. I am in the supply chain industry and almost all the factories in China are back at work at some capacity. Workers are being allowed to return to work on a daily basis. By the way I buy TP that is made in American. Maybe we all should buy MADE IN AMERICA products.

Jeanette179 03-14-2020 08:07 AM

Mainstream media....UGH!!!

golfing eagles 03-14-2020 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tlweldy (Post 1727525)
This mass panic for TP and other items is ridiculous. This all is a major reaction due to the media blowing it out of context. Yes it is serious but so was the swine flu and SARS and other virus. I am in the supply chain industry and almost all the factories in China are back at work at some capacity. Workers are being allowed to return to work on a daily basis. By the way I buy TP that is made in American. Maybe we all should buy MADE IN AMERICA products.

I think global TP hoarding has now elevated itself to cult status. Perhaps we should make a movie----"The Rocky Horror TP Show", or "Night of the Living Dead Empty TP Shelves" Of course, it will be a box office flop since the theaters are closed:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

TimeForChange 03-14-2020 08:25 AM

No need for toilet paper...
 
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rmd2 03-14-2020 08:35 AM

diarrhea
 
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Originally Posted by Fishers2tall (Post 1727307)
The crazy people buying up all the toilet paper is nationwide! Every store you go to in Indianapolis is completely sold out. I don’t get it. Diarrhea is not a symptom of the Corona virus infection! Went to Sams Club today and have never seen crowds like that ever. Far more than at Christmas. There are probably 15 cash register checkouts and each one had a line of at least 10 customers. It was insane.

Diarrhea IS a symptom of the Coronavirus! Google it. It's all over the news.

Michael Charles 03-14-2020 08:36 AM

As a former over the road truck driver, I hauled anything and everything you could imagine. The one constant was JIT inventory, just in time. That's been the new way of doing business for most companies for many years. The theory of tying up your assets in inventory has been replaced by JIT. So, when stores don't have any back inventory what happens? The distribution centers can't get inventory to the stores quickly enough as they are almost always waiting for the next truck to show up, JIT. I've seen weather and traffic delays shut down various assembly lines because there was no inventory to keep it going. I've sat and waited out hurricanes and major snow storms to bring items to those distribution centers that were completely empty. Many paper manufactures have loaded trailers full of inventory just sitting waiting to be delivered. Most plants don't shut down they just keep pumping out their products but many items just sit in trailers waiting to be delivered.

Waltdisney4life 03-14-2020 08:39 AM

Thank you hoarders please keep buying my Walmart stock was up $10..00 per share Friday.💸💸

pookieroo 03-14-2020 08:43 AM

I'd like to know the source of this vital information.

rmd2 03-14-2020 08:50 AM

I made my own hand sanitizer -- used isopropyl alcohol 91% and added a small amount of hand lotion in a small spray bottle. Shook it up and it works great. I checked with a Publix pharmacist and he said that would be fine as long as the alcohol level was at least 60%.

John_W 03-14-2020 09:15 AM

I've got to go to the Neighborhood Walmart this afternoon, I hear Winn-Dixie has plenty of stuff.

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