[wdst1]

But still not acceptable. Publix in Colony is terrible. Same for the neighborhood Walmart. But if you travel just 4 miles south, the Publix at Lake Deton is fully stocked. Doesn’t make any sense.

[jbrown132]

Originally Posted by kendi

Or maybe they were being responsible by stocking up so they could stay home as was highly recommended. That’s a far cry from being irresponsible and greedy.

So the heck with everyone else.

[TandHSTAR@AOL.com]

Lysol spray and wipes are very hard to find and when you do the price is outrages. Everything else no problem.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Rubbing Alcohol?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by kendi

Or maybe they were being responsible by stocking up so they could stay home as was highly recommended. That’s a far cry from being irresponsible and greedy.

No, some of them were being irresponsible and greedy. That is WHY the stores started imposing limits. You didn't watch the video of a couple buying ALL the toilet paper in one of the Dollar Stores, so they could sell them on e-bay and make a profit? They bought the entire store's supply, leaving nothing for anyone else. Loaded up their pickup truck full.

Then one guy who bought out the supplies of hand sanitizers in several stores around three different states for the same purpose - though he was banned from the platform he was using to resell them, if I recall correctly.

In the Villages it was on a smaller scale but it was still happening. People were buying 4 or 5 24-packs of toilet paper, 5-8 loaves of bread, 5 packs of 100-each napkins - more than they would need for an entire year of many things, and enough of other things to last 5-6 months. The canned soup shelves were completely empty within hours of being stocked, so were canned vegetables.

It wasn't "preparing." It was hoarding.

[PugMom]

the only alcohol i can find in stores is the 70% bottles. i had to order off amazon for anything over 90%, but be prepared to pay

[Bill1701]

Yes, I've seen a few places with it but they charge $25/gallon.

[Villages Kahuna]

We’ve had pretty good experiences with grocery ordering online and pickup at both Walmart and Sam’s Club.

The exceptions are sanitized hand wipes. Neither store even offers them for online ordering and pickup. I can’t believe neither store offers them inside the store.

[NotGolfer]

We never had any problem having enough in our home. Never hoarded anything---did the regular shopping. One thing we noticed though was tomato products (ie. sauce) was hard to find and the shelves were skimpy with other tomato products for whatever reason. Frozen veggies too were down. But I will say, we didn't starve and found just what was needed. I do know with toilet paper it must have been a world-wide issue as someone whose link I follow online (video) mentioned in their country it was hard to find as well. For whatever reason we were good at our house and never had an issue. Happy to see those shelves are back with product.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

Rubbing Alcohol?

I've been able to find rubbing alcohol for quite a while now along with hand sanitizer.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

We’ve had pretty good experiences with grocery ordering online and pickup at both Walmart and Sam’s Club.

The exceptions are sanitized hand wipes. Neither store even offers them for online ordering and pickup. I can’t believe neither store offers them inside the store.

We did Walmart pick-up as well.

During the hoarding times, Walmart made a number of substitutions.
Most were okay, until they substituted our ice cream.........I was in an unhappy house.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

We never had any problem having enough in our home. Never hoarded anything---did the regular shopping. One thing we noticed though was tomato products (ie. sauce) was hard to find and the shelves were skimpy with other tomato products for whatever reason. Frozen veggies too were down. But I will say, we didn't starve and found just what was needed. I do know with toilet paper it must have been a world-wide issue as someone whose link I follow online (video) mentioned in their country it was hard to find as well. For whatever reason we were good at our house and never had an issue. Happy to see those shelves are back with product.

I was in Winn-Dixie spanish springs yesterday. The canned tomato products were virtually almost all gone. Plenty of everything else? Who knows! I've seen the weirdest behavior here in the villages!

[davem4616]

We prepare all of our meals at home...for the most part we haven't had any difficulty finding the items on our grocery list over the past couple of months

the limitations on the number of items one could purchase seems to have ended

you are expected to wear a face mask in the grocery stores

all that said...we did have to go to two stores yesterday to find a fresh cabbage...but those are never heavily stocked anyway

I suspect that 'the shelves' on our local grocery stores look no different than those where you are presently

safe travels and welcome back

[dianalfitz]

Originally Posted by dahrens1

Hi all, we are planning to rent for a couple of months and we're wondering if there were still hard to get items in the supermarkets or if they have recovered from the hoarding that took place a few months ago and are now fully stocked. Anything we might want to bring with us besides face masks and hand sanitizer? Thanks!
Dave

All local stores are fully stocked. Including Face masks and sanitizer.
Enjoy your stay!

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by wdst1

But still not acceptable. Publix in Colony is terrible. Same for the neighborhood Walmart. But if you travel just 4 miles south, the Publix at Lake Deton is fully stocked. Doesn’t make any sense.

Would think a lot of it is based on poor management of some stores