Is anyone stocking up on extra food and household goods?

[procon]

I keep my pantry well stocked because I live out in the country and if you don't have something you do without. In an over abundance of caution, and total distrust of Trump's self-serving public health protocols, I made a shopping list starting with pet food.

Next is whole milk powder, dried beans, cooking oil, and some fruits to run through the dehydrator. I'll order some staples like all purpose flour, bread flour, cornmeal, steel cut oats, salt, sugar, ghee, maybe some bottle water. Canned meat and some dried sausage that doesn't need a fridge. TP is the only paper product I'll buy, batteries, soaps, bleach. It's not going to be a very long list as I have a lot on hand already, so my budget is $100 - $150, items that can go back into my normal rotation with no waste once the crisis if over.

Anyone else planning on stocking up, and what's on your list?

[Sherman A1]

1. Yes,

We are not going crazy, but picking up some extras to have on hand.

[duhneece]

30. And get dog food for the beasties

All the stuff listed already...

[iamateacher]

2. My son ....

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My son lives in the country and he got similar items, plus fuel, water, and Maker's Mark.

[FirstLight]

3. ya, don't EVER forget the hootch!

that would be on my list too

[Turbineguy]

39. Alcohol

murders the virus. Well so does bleach. But Makers Mark is definitely nicer on the palette.

[getagrip_already]

64. I grow my own form of hooch....

Of course, it does make you hungry, so food stocks are a must.

I also re-upped staples I would normally use anyway. Nothing excessive, but enough to carry us over if the crazies strip the shelves for a week or few.

Yes, a full bin of kitty food and litter as well.

[uppityperson]

4. No more than usual. If people don't panic and buy massive amounts, there will be

enough for everyone.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. In central Florida there was no sifn

Of panic except for the absence of hand sanitizer.

[Fresh_Start]

5. gallon of bleach for disinfecting surfaces, would have gotten hand sanitizer but sold out

extra gallon of milk ...that is about it

[defacto7]

6. Just a bit at a time. No rushes.

[Timewas]

7. Normally

We have about 3 months worth of food if needed including coffee, plan on some extra TP and bleach and some other basics that we don't normally stock up on, have milk cow so that is good pretty much can go 2 to 3 months if needed and if it really looks bad longer by minor rationing ..

[Baitball Blogger]

8. We're doing it just to cut down on the number oftr

Trips to the store. When this thing hits the wisest thing for us old folk to do is stay home.

[procon]

44. That's my thinking too.

I'm going to use Wal-Marts grocery pickup and Amazon, that's about as close as I can get to limited contact with people.

[Hortensis]

58. Sure. Being able to relax safe at home and avoid adding

to the epidemic is the point to stocking up.

Nothing nicer than being able to throw wood on the fire and settling back to appreciate the wonderful luxury of home during a major ice storm. An epidemic isn't, but it'd still feel real good then also.

[Baitball Blogger]

59. Trust me, my husband isn't looking forward to it.

It means he's stuck in the house eating the food I cook!

[Hortensis]

63. Lol. Should I say, "Oh, poor thing?" Meaning you, of course.

[lapfog_1]

10. I did, 60 day supply of canned food, dry food, bottled water.

I am expecting to possibly "self quarantine" starting as soon as next week.

I am older and have pre-existing conditions. Masks are ineffective at preventing infection and all the hand washing in the world won't stop me from being infected if someone at work sneezes on me.

And I expect that the true infection rate (here in northern California... and some other hot spots in the US) is much much higher than the official total.

The current world wide fatality rate is (officially) 6.5% based on infection outcomes (the real way to measure fatality rate). And though it is likely to drop based on even more outcomes, this is based on nearly 50,000 cases with reported outcomes so far. Even if that drops more, the fatality rate is likely to remain high, much higher than a standard flu.

Paranoid... a little bit. But this virus has to potential to be nearly as bad as the Spanish flu... which lasted for 2 years, Covid-19 has been here for 2 months or so.

[brewens]

11. I thought I'd make sure and get over to Costco tommorrow for t-paper at least.

Not going today because it's eastern Washington state and it might be slammed with everyone thinking the same thing. I was a couple weeks from needing more, but I thought that might be about when we have a bunch of cases here. When that happens, I intend to go hermit.

[jimfields33]

66. Cisco has to be thrilled with the extra money.

I know I would be if I owned a store.

[In_The_Wind]

12. Just a few extra cans of soup.

I've always shopped as if a snowstorm is on the way.

The larder is already stocked.

[Kaleva]

13. I've been pretty well stocked for many months now. Just some tweaking needed.

[Bev54]

14. Just advil and tylenol

70-90% come from China so just in case it gets more difficult to get.

[spinbaby]

15. Just a bit more of things I buy anyway

Lots of cat food for the spoiled critters, toilet paper, coffee. We tend to use a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, so I got some frozen, just in case. Otherwise, I’m not very worried about food because I keep a lot around normally. I don’t really get why people are buying bottled water—I will continue to drink filtered tap water as always.

[procon]

46. We have community wells and one operator.

If that guy gets sick or stays home, we could see a water shortage, or untreated water that needs to be boiled. I have some repurposed gallon water jugs already so I'll add a few more to be sure the furry kids have enough.

[lame54]

16. Thursday (payday)

[Disaffected]

17. I've been stocking up a bit.

Would like to have at least two weeks worth in case it hits the fan here in Alberta (nothing reported so far). Fired up the freezer and have it stocked with bread, milk (pour some out of the bottle to leave a space and it freezes/thaws fine), and frozen vegs.

Can't find masks, hand sanitizer or isopropyl alcohol anywhere here. Luckily I had purchased a couple of N95 masks a few months ago for shop work so I can use those if need be. I have some isopropyl on hand as well and am wondering if it would be useful to spray mail or parcels?? I suppose bleach would also serve.

[ekelly]

18. Hubby and I are good for about a year

at any given time regarding food, water, wood/fuel, and security.
We aren’t hardcore preppers, but have always felt it’s a good idea to be able to weather any storm, natural or man made. We just feel better knowing we won’t have to scramble to be ok if we have to stay put for a long period of time. Rural Ohio is great, but we definitely need to be self-reliant if necessary. We’ve been gradually building up.
If we were told today that we have to stay home for a year we wouldn’t panic, even if there was no electricity.

[jpak]

19. I now have 408 cans of Friskies Prime Filets with Chicken in Gravy - a 7 month supply

My 17 year old kitty boy eat nothing else.

At least I can sleep though the night for at least 7 months - COVID-19 or not.

[braddy]

21. I was such a massive chow hound as a young man that I couldn't keep any form of survival food in my

car for very long, I finally settled on a few cans of high quality cat food for my car survival kit.

The idea of eating cat food was repulsive enough to leave alone, but I also knew that in an emergency it was a completely adequate food for a short time and palatable enough for that purpose.

[liberalla]

22. That's the first thing for me to stock up on... gotta' make sure the kitties

are good. I kind of wish they were stuck on one or two flavors... easier to shop for!
Need some extra cat litter too.

[The_jackalope]

20. I went out this morning

Rice, beans, bread, milk, peanut butter, oatmeal, toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, hydrogen peroxide, hand sanitizer, frozen veggies , meat to freeze, bulk bottled water, canned soups and cyanide capsules (j/k)

And $500 in cash just in case.

[The_jackalope]

23. And 3 dozen eggs and 3 lb. of cheese for storable protein. Nt

[Silver Gaia]

24. Yes. I'm in Sacramento, so I have no idea what may happen,

and my husband is over 70 and immune-compromised.

I went shopping Thursday night before masses of people hit the stores. Whatever I couldn't get then, I've been able to order from Amazon Fresh and Target's home delivery service. I'm not planning to go out again until we have a better idea what's going on out there in my community. I live about 2 miles from the UC Davis Med Center where they took the patient from Solano County. I'm not taking any chances.

I stocked up on basic canned goods, filled my freezer, bought some dried beans, white and brown rice, and some nuts, a couple large blocks of cheese, and made sure we had extra of stuff like mayo, cooking oil, etc., just extra of whatever we use a lot of.

Stocked up on medical supplies like ibuprofen and tylenol, bacitracin and neosporin, band-aids, AND (very important!) alcohol and peroxide. Those two things are known to kill coronaviruses, as well as bleach. I bought an extra gallon of bleach, too. I also have extra nitrile gloves. I need those anyway because of skin allergies, but we are all using them.

Things you might want to get NOW if you want them: disinfecting wipes (like Clorox wipes) and hand sanitizer (alcohol-based kills coronaviruses). Those things are in short supply. In fact, there's none to be had right now. Fortunately, I still have some of each on hand.

I hope that helps someone.

[Silver Gaia]

26. Forgot to add pet food. Bought extra of that, too!

[nolabear]

25. A little. Here in the Seattle area it's getting hard to get things.

I ended up going to various sites for things after I couldn’t get them locally. Even Amazon is taking two days to deliver groceries. That tells you how much panic buying is going on here.

[Silver Gaia]

27. Wow. I was able to get Amazon to deliver today here.

I have a feeling they may cut back here if it gets worse. All delivery services. Target, too.

[nolabear]

29. Where are you? I expect filling orders is getting challenging.

They’re usually next day at the most.

[Silver Gaia]

69. Sacramento.

We have several cases here.

[ChazII]

28. My son is on palliative care

so I have purchased several more boxes of gloves. I usually keep 4 boxes in the house nut now I will keep it at 8 to 10. The same with wipes. Like several others have listed bleach, foods that don't require a fridge, water.

[nolabear]

31. Gosh. Wishing you the best.

[ChazII]

32. Thank you. We have friends from church

who are bringing him his Gatorade-Zero for the electrolytes levels, and home cooked meals.

[safeinOhio]

33. Picked up 3 months of supply of Omeprazole.

Only thing I worry about being without.

Have a small generator to run the well long enough to refill water. Lots of woods with game around me. Did pick up a 22 cal. pellet rifle so I won't be heard shopping. Near a river full of fish and spring plants are tasty. Now worried about internet, if it goes out have a hand crank SW radio for news.
Stay safe.

[matt819]

34. Nope.

Maybe they’ll change, but right now, no plans to stockpile.

[sinkingfeeling]

35. No

[captain queeg]

36. No but I was just at the store and thought I'd pick up some hand sanitizer; all sold out

[Kali]

37. no

but then I live in the sticks and have a couple freezers and tend to buy in bulk anyway

[Tree-Hugger]

38. Toilet paper

I didn't intend to buy any today, but I saw that many people were buying tons of it and stores are running low. So, I bought extra because I'm not worried about Covid-19, but I am worried about consumers.

[MLAA]

40. I built a stock pile of canned and dried foods, water and paper items this past summer.

I was pretty sure that with climate change creating extreme weather (storms, floods etc impacting crops and food distribution) we may run into times of scarcity or very high prices. I also ordered a few solar powered lights and flashlights. I recently added Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer and extra batteries. Already had lots of books. On Friday I ordered quite a few things for delivery to my sister who just moved to my town. So she now has emergency supplies. No issue getting TP, Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer from Costco. We live in AZ, no apparent panic here yet. But I believe in being prepared if you can 🙂

[doc03]

41. Picked up a bottle of Jim Beam Apple nt

[Flaleftist]

48. Oh, that's good. I had some for the first time last week.

[doc03]

54. I don't care for their other flavored whiskeys but the

Apple is gooood.

[zeusdogmom]

42. Picked up 2 extra bags of dog food on the way home from church.

Zeus Dog would not be happy if his kibble supply dried up.

Need to get some more Dawn dish soap, too. Noticed the container is inching towards 1/4 full when I did dishes a bit ago. Normally I have extra stocked but haven't seen it on sale for a while. But it is my go to for a lot of stuff so I will pay regular price if necessary. My pantry and freezer are well stocked and will hold me for a couple of months if not more. I always keep it stocked - it is unusual for me to be low on anything.

I have micro greens growing and fresh kale under cover with frost protection. Micro greens can go a long to way to keep you feeling you as though you have fresh veggies. So easy to grow. Plus they are full of vitamins and minerals which we all need.

I paid extra attention to how people handled the passing of peace at church today. Many just nodded and smiled, flashed the old peace sign, or fist bumped. Majority still shook hands and or hugged. I'm a hugger. 🤗. But I did wash my hands well after church and also again when I got home after the pet store run. Ditto before I helped serve communion during worship. Hand washing has been my MO all fall and winter. So far no colds or flu.

[Tribalceltic]

43. We struggle to make it to the end of the month

As it is. Extra is out of the question for us now. We have a little extra water on hand but that's about it.

When we lived in upstate NY , we kept a 21 day supply of food , water and medicines on hand. We never ever regretted that.

[Johnny2X2X]

45. Yes.

Not a ton, but a couple weeks of food and water. Canned goods. Some noodles and pasta. Canned fruits. Honey. Sugar. Flour.

[Flaleftist]

47. I'm always hurricane prepared and then some.

I have the room for storage so I figure why not have a heavy stock of all the dry goods I normally use. I would even be able to help out family and friends if need be.

[Crunchy Frog]

49. Yes.

[Takket]

50. i bought enough non-perishables to get through about two weeks

though i have no idea what good it will really do. by the time a patient is IDed they've been infecting people for two weeks. i could be infecting people right now. i just feel like if it sweeps through of a wave of people popping uo sick everywere that even if i stay home two weeks, it will probably already be too late

[aikoaiko]

51. Building up the usual 1 week supplies to 3 weeks of supplies.

And, yes, some P100 masks in case this shit goes airborne.

I saw Dustin Hoffman in Outbreak.

[Grasswire2]

52. I'm contacting my MD in a.m. to ask for 90 day rx for critical meds. nt

[liberalmuse]

53. Thanks for reminding me about pet food.

If there's anything I'm going to stock up on, it's that.

[dhol82]

55. Just extra TP and Kleenex.

Figure if I get that sick I won’t want to eat anyway.
Besides, I live in NYC - I can get anything I want delivered.

[AncientGeezer]

56. No....I'm not a hair on fire person.

[Glimmer of Hope]

62. Me too but I don't do much adulting either.

[Kaleva]

65. Yes, one should already be stocked for emergencies.

It's silly to wait till one actually happens.

I've had a 45 day supply of food, water and other essentials one hand long before anyone heard of this new virus.

What I didn't have was an ample supply of disinfectant wipes and masks but I got them a few weeks ago.

[AncientGeezer]

72. I'm always stocked..we lose power here in the Mts often...so I do keep diesel for the genny fresh.

Other than that though...

[stonecutter357]

57. Dried rice and beans with some salt pork .

Also I live in Alabama lul lots of food Running around in my backyard . Raccoons, Opossums and It's open season on wild boar in Alabama.

[milestogo]

60. Just Nyquil and aspirin.

I wouldn't stay I'm "stocked up" but I have enough to get me through an illness.

[blm]

61. Did 2 trips.

I don’t normally do large trips or buy canned foods. But, I did now.

[lordsummerisle]

67. No

and I stopped watching The Walking Dead several years ago...

[customerserviceguy]

68. We are

Just today, we picked up about 20 boxes of shelf-stable milk at the Dollar Tree. They're good for our hurricane season kit, too, and if they're unconsumed by the end of October, they'll go into the general food rotation for the rest of the year. Once the stuff is cold, or mixed with coffee, it's OK.

We already have a lot of stuff in the garage from our move from NY, where we had a big pantry in the basement. We may get tired of the menu, but if we have to hunker down and avoid leaving the house, we won't starve. I just hope we can keep electricity and water service. If this virus takes down workers (even for a couple of weeks of sick leave) it might make some utilities less than stable.

[applegrove]

70. Got extra cat food. Got some meal replacement shakes (Ensure) in case

i run out of food. Extra toilet paper. Tomorrow i get masks for my dad's healthcare aides at the nursing home. They will have their own supply but i will see if i can get some at the hardware store. I'm really worried about the nursing home. I can stay inside my home for 3 weeks and away from people if there is an outbreak here. I assume they will stop allowing visitors at the nursing home at that time too as they have pretty strict outbreak protocols at the city run nursing home. Hopefully it is nothing. But better to be safe than sorry.

[sarcasmo]

71. I always have a plenty of food on hand because of snow storms and sub zero temps.

[OregonBlue]

73. Spent $700 at Costco on basics and filled the pantry

and the freezer. Lots of bleach and wipes and pet food too. We have teens that live with us and we're in our seventies. Healthy but we don't want to be going out to eat (especially fast food) or having to go to the stores much.

I plan to hit the bank for some cash and the pharmacy for cold medicines. I'm not usually a Henny Penny about these things but this one feels different and we're older.