[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Why do people buy soup?
Saucepan, water, veg's of choice, add salt, pepper and herbs, boil, wreck it, and drink.
Gallons for pennies!

Agreed but sometimes we will buy it as there are ingredients we normally do not have on hand such as milk or cream..

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Agreed but sometimes we will buy it as there are ingredients we normally do not have on hand such as milk or cream..

Also, the Thiamin Mononitrate.

[davephan]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Why do people buy soup?
Saucepan, water, veg's of choice, add salt, pepper and herbs, boil, wreck it, and drink.
Gallons for pennies!

They were buying soup because it is food that has a pretty long shelf life. They are trying to buy food that will last a long time for a food shortage with an unknown end date. The soup doesn't need refrigeration, but it probably needs to be cooked. But mainly, it's for the long shelf life, much longer than many other foods.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Also, the Thiamin Mononitrate.

Can never have enough of that. We like to buy it in 5 gallon pails as to never have to worry about a shortage.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by LuvtheVillages

The only item I cannot find is a tub of disinfecting wipes - like Lysol wipes or Clorox wipes.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Why do people buy soup?
Saucepan, water, veg's of choice, add salt, pepper and herbs, boil, wreck it, and drink.
Gallons for pennies!

I would substitute the water for chicken stock, vegetable stock or beef stock.

[transplanted]

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 maybe the word used should have been "inconsiderate" - as it left many who also needed to stay in, without any, for a much longer time.

[Gulfcoast]

I'm not in TV now but my local Publix had no regular nonstick spray. I had to get the olive oil variety. I'll occasionally run into other items being out like ammonia and, as mentioned before, Clorox wipes and also bread making flour, as well as, yeast. Hand sanitizer and face masks seem to be in all of the stores now, though.

[Stu from NYC]

Went to Walmart in Fruitland last Sunday and lots of holes were standard items would normally be

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by gatherer47

When all this craziness started I saw a guy with 32 jars of peanut butter in his shopping cart-wondered if he's finished it yet?

I bought 20 jars of peanut butter, and 10 assorted large jelly. The daycare on site just opened up, and had a list of staples they needed. So we all went shopping after 12 long hours, and not one person thought it was odd the quantity of what we were all buying.

But I am not in the land of retired right now.

[davem4616]

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

the super markets are fully stocked

just bring your wallet, a grocery list and a positive attitude...and you'll be fine

[sohappytobehere]

Since this all started, we haven't been able to buy Lysol or our favorite cans of Campbell's Soup, anywhere! Sure, the stores might not have your first choice of items, but they'll have something comparable.