Went to Costco yesterday and watched what people were buying

[Renew Deal]

I was looking at wagons and shelves to spot trends. I went right at opening.

Lots of TP and paper towels, though lots were in stock.
Clorox wipes were going fast.
Spam
Ramen noodles
Saw a few people with freezers
Boxed milk
Oddly, the Ragu stand was full.

Went to Target later. The liquid Tylenol, Motrin shelves were empty, but there was plenty of NyQuil. There was no bleach. No cheap hand soap. No hand sanitizers.

[zackymilly]

1. Okay.....nt

[Lindsay]

2. I saw a tweet yesterday

that said their Target store was totally out of Diet Coke.

Gotta admit I didn't see that one coming. I guess people's priorities differ.

[Mrs. Overall]

4. Coca-Cola announced that their supply of artificial sweetener from China has been impacted

and that there could be a shortage.

I saw people recently with loads of Diet Coke in their carts.

Here is the article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/02/27/coronavirus-coca-cola-warns-impact-diet-coke-supply-chain/4890071002/

[getagrip_already]

11. in about 6 months...

you are going to see pallets of out of date diet coke being sold in dollar stores.. lol.. Yes, it does have a shelf life - it turns clearish and tastes funny.

[Renew Deal]

5. Funny, I was talking to someone yesterday that said she didn't care about anything except

Diet Coke.

[AllyCat]

16. We saw a guy at Costco walk out yesterday pushing one of those pallet carts

It was completely loaded with soda. Not one bottle of water.

[cwydro]

3. I'll be buying tp today too.

I’m almost out.

I always buy paper towels in bulk, so don’t need any. Always buy bleach and wipes too. Nothing new about that.

My local Walmart seems to be well stocked.

[Zoonart]

6. Similar experience for me at BJ's.

[bamagal62]

7. Our costco was out of

chlorox wipes as well as hand sanitizer.

[dewsgirl]

8. I live in an area where 70 percent of the population is military,

there seems to be a false sense of security around that. I was at Sam's, Target and Wal Mart yesterday, I am slightly sick at the moment, the only shortages I have noticed are all medication related.

[getagrip_already]

9. people are going cray-cray.. add to your list...

Any type of n95 face mask, including construction and industrial masks, are completely out of stock everywhere from the big box hw stores to the smaller local stores to amazon.

Ebay has everything, but at scalper prices. I wouldn't want to kick off a fiberglass restoration right now.

All hand sanitizer is out, though straight up isopropyl alcohol is still on shelves - go figure (it's the same active ingredient as in the hand gels, just liquid and not a gel)

Most surface cleaners are running out fast.

Plenty of food stocks though. Rice, flour, sugar, were still well stocked. TP seemed to be well stocked. Same for face tissues.

Didn't check meds.

I hear there is a run on ammo, but not my thing.

[Mrs. Overall]

10. I have bought some extra supplies so that I can avoid going out in public as much, but

I realized this morning I forgot something major--kitty litter.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

12. I stocked up on pet food

Your fur, feather, and scaly babies need supplies too.

[Greybnk48]

13. There are soon to be gaping holes on all the shelves

because of all the products, and ingredients of products, that we can no longer purchase from China.

Proctor and Gamble alone cannot make 17,000+ products without China at this point in time! We will see lots of things missing and it will be because they cannot be replenished.

We just did a Costco run or two ourselves before things begin to run out.

[AllyCat]

14. Bar soap was on our list too and we couldn't find it there yesterday.

We bought TP and tissues. Ibuprofen. Went to the local co-op grocery and bought $85 worth of bulk goods and vegetables.

[spinbaby]

15. I've stocked up at home, too

Not so much because of the danger of being quarantined, but because the stores will be swamped if a case pops up in my area.

[MyNameGoesHere]

17. Stores here in Chicago

Don't seem to be depleted of everything. And thank God the marshmallow peeps were in full stock. Rows and rows and rows of peeps.

[smirkymonkey]

18. My biggest concern would be water, non perishable food items (KIND bars, nuts, etc.), TP and

tea (for making pitchers of iced tea). Other than that, I think I could stick it out.