CarolinaReaper
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Well folks, the looming nationwide shutdown that is bound to happen if and when Biden manages to find his way into the Oval Office already has people in my neck of the woods panic buying up all the usual items. Chiefly toilet paper, antibacterial hand soap and hand sanitizer. I just went by our local grocery store, empty of all of those things pretty much and our 2 local dollar stores were both pretty empty. Managed to snag 2 6 packs of angel soft, as they were the 2 of the last 3 packs in the entire store and limited to 2 per customer and a few bottles of dial hand soap. My brothers GF has a Sams Club membership, she's gonna head their tomorrow and hope to spot some TP. Looks like we're in for it again, to quote JB "A dark winter." Anyone else noticing this yet?
I had a lady behind me in line ask me why I was buying 4 bottles of dial hand soap, she then remarked to the clerk that she didn't understand the bulk buying of goods right now. I asked her point blank if she had been paying attention the news regarding the election. She said sure but what's that got to do with anything..... I then politely told her that the side that is allegedly winning this election wants nothing more than to shut the country down again for weeks and folks are worried, and rightfully so I said. She responded with, well, if everyone didn't make a big deal out of nothing and not rush to a store to buy it all up we wouldn't have the issues, lock-down or not. She then added, just look at you, buying up four bottles of hand soap. How does that help. I replied with, so you want me to NOT buy TP and hand-soap to share it around, so in a few weeks when the shelves are empty I don't have anything to wipe my a$$ with or wash my hands with after?? She responded with, well, I just don't see how buying it all up helps. I replied with, ma'am, that's your opinion, but if you want my 2 cents, I'd buy what they had left, cuss nobody else is gonna wait. It'll sadly be the haves and the have nots again soon. Have a good one. She yelled at me while I was headed out the door "Be sure to stay extra clean!" I didn't say anything back. Hell, what do you say to that??
Sure is a crazy world and time we're currently living in folks. Stay prepared as you can. Buy what you need and then a little extra, within the confounds of common courtesy of course. But uhh, me personally, I will NOT be caught with my metaphorical pants down worrying about where my next roll of TP is coming from. Just be careful y'all.
I had a lady behind me in line ask me why I was buying 4 bottles of dial hand soap, she then remarked to the clerk that she didn't understand the bulk buying of goods right now. I asked her point blank if she had been paying attention the news regarding the election. She said sure but what's that got to do with anything..... I then politely told her that the side that is allegedly winning this election wants nothing more than to shut the country down again for weeks and folks are worried, and rightfully so I said. She responded with, well, if everyone didn't make a big deal out of nothing and not rush to a store to buy it all up we wouldn't have the issues, lock-down or not. She then added, just look at you, buying up four bottles of hand soap. How does that help. I replied with, so you want me to NOT buy TP and hand-soap to share it around, so in a few weeks when the shelves are empty I don't have anything to wipe my a$$ with or wash my hands with after?? She responded with, well, I just don't see how buying it all up helps. I replied with, ma'am, that's your opinion, but if you want my 2 cents, I'd buy what they had left, cuss nobody else is gonna wait. It'll sadly be the haves and the have nots again soon. Have a good one. She yelled at me while I was headed out the door "Be sure to stay extra clean!" I didn't say anything back. Hell, what do you say to that??
Sure is a crazy world and time we're currently living in folks. Stay prepared as you can. Buy what you need and then a little extra, within the confounds of common courtesy of course. But uhh, me personally, I will NOT be caught with my metaphorical pants down worrying about where my next roll of TP is coming from. Just be careful y'all.
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