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I'm Done Trying To Find "Stuff."

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:20:54 GMT

I have 1 full canister of Lysol Wipes and a partial canister which goes with us in the car. I also have 1 partially used Lysol spray. When they are gone, I'm scr**ed.

Of course, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than finding any kind of disinfectant wipe or spray.

I found a thing about making your own wipes. Guess what, you need alcohol or disinfectant spray to put over your paper towels. There are none, nada, zip.

I give up, I'm done. I am not going to drive myself nuts looking for this damned stuff or anything else relative to this mess.

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stuyvesant — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:25:56 GMT

I've been keeping a sort of mental list of things-I'm-gonna-buy-when-this-is-over. I've even been saying to myself "second wave? Will the window be enough so that stocks be replenished enough so I can get an N95."

This morning, I was watching a report on South Korea voting. I decided I wanted a mask like they are all wearing.

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esmerelda — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:31:24 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 Make your own. Make a bleach solution, put it in a spray bottle and spray surfaces or cloths/paper tpwel and use as needed.

I think the recommended dilution is 1 part bleach to 4 parts water. You may want to double check that.

eta...CDC recommends 5T (1/3 c) bleach in a gallon of water or 4 tsp in a quart of water.

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mimomof4 — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:28:30 GMT

I'm with you. I'm not spending time looking. Lucky for me I purchase in bulk so I had a supply of Bleach, cleaning wipes, Lysol and paper products when everything started shutting down so I didn't go on a crazy hoarding shopping spree. After 1 month I'm finally starting to see paper towel on the shelves in Michigan but no cleaning products. Hoping that we have enough for a few more weeks.

I feel that all of these cleaning supplies are being donated to hospitals and other first responders in the area so the rest of us can't find them.

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hayseed00 — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:28:38 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2We still don't have paper towels, slim choice of toilet paper and no chance in H E double toothpicks of purchasing flour !!!

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tototwo — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:29:20 GMT

... and good luck finding any bleach to buy!

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Houstonoilers — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:38:50 GMT

I found sanitizer made with 70% alcohol at the liquor store. Some distillaries have started making sanitizers.

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:41:21 GMT

You can clean with soap & water.That is what Dr Sanjay Gupta said. It will disinfect all of your surfaces.

I mixed my own cleaner & made my own wipes with 2 parts water to 1 part 70% alcohol & a little liquid soap.

I switch off between the soap & water & the wipes. I see no difference between the two.

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esmerelda — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:42:41 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 Hey...good news. I did more looking. If you can find 120 proof alcohol, it's 60% alcohol. Here are more options:

#6 Bacardi 151 — 151 Proof.
#5 Balkan Vodka — 176 Proof.
#4 Hapsburg Gold Label Premium Reserve Absinthe — 179 Proof.
#3 Bruichladdich X4 Quadrupled Whisky — 184 Proof.
#2 Everclear — 190 Proof.
#1 Spirytus — 192 Proof

Maybe you already have some at home.

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gardenman — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:43:07 GMT

You've got to get out early to get stuff. Most stores are restocking overnight and by noon the shelves are empty. I won't be heading out again until late April or early May, but shopping early gives you the only real chance of getting stuff, at least locally. Stores are pre-Christmas busy and everyone wants the same things. If you're not out early, the stuff you want will be gone.

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software — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:43:41 GMT

I live just outside a town of about 25,000. There are a handful of locally owned grocery stores, I've given up on Walmart. Except for cleaning supplies and bread flour, they are all stocked up like normal. I did find yeast and I have some bread flour & plenty of AP.

I purchased Pine Sol in a bottle. It is a disinfectant.

Like @mimomof4 I buy wipes, Lysol, etc in bulk, usually monthly but always before flu season. But my supply is getting low. Low to a hoarder is different than low to everyone else LOL

I hunker down during flu season every year anyway.

But I've had about enough of this.

I believe deaths due to Covid19 have surpassed deaths by season flu so this may be our new normal.

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50Mickey — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:43:43 GMT

@stuyvesant wrote:
I've been keeping a sort of mental list of things-I'm-gonna-buy-when-this-is-over. I've even been saying to myself "second wave? Will the window be enough so that stocks be replenished enough so I can get an N95."

This morning, I was watching a report on South Korea voting. I decided I wanted a mask like they are all wearing.

@stuyvesant The rest of the country is thinking the same way. We all want to stock up. So I don't see a time in the foreseeable future where we will be able to obtain these supplies easily. There will continue to be a tendency to hoard. It's human nature to feel like " I don't ever want to be in this position again."

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:47:30 GMT

@esmerelda Thanks, none in the house and our liquor stores aren't essential. Wanna bet?

I did see where the WWE has been declared essential in FL. Gee, how did that happen?

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cherry — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:54:01 GMT

This will work in a pinch. If you have any cologne you don't mind using , spritz some into your palm, and use it like hand sanitizer. It contains alcohol. I read an article about it the other day. The Turks have done this as part of their culture forever

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Carmie — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:11:33 GMT

I have a supply of all the stuff that people are looking for purchased before COVID 19

Since I stay home and I am not out and about looking for said stuff, I don't really need to use a lot of it.

The virus doesn't have legs. it will not get into my house all by itself. The only way it will travel inside is if my DH and I bring it in.

I try to limit my shopping and only go when I really have to. I do not do take out or cooked food delivery. I do all my own cooking.

The only time I really need to use the heavy duty stuff is when I or my DH comes into the house after being out shopping.

In between times, I just clean with the regular cleaning products. This Insures that I hopefully will not run out of my coveted supply of stuff.

I just don't understand why some people, many who live alone, are using all the heavy duty virus killers everyday.

If you have an essential worker in your home, things are different. I hope they can find the products they need sooner rather than later.

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esmerelda — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:54:11 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 Sometimes at the bottom of wipes canisters there is some liquid. If there is in yours when it's empty, you can use that.

In fact, I've seen instructions (before all this started) about making your own wipes. Take an old canister, put in whatever solution you want to use, cut a roll of paper towel in half and put inside. Of course it won't take even half of a new roll. You'd need a partial roll to fit inside the canister.

I haven't tried it. And thinking about it, it may be like many of those do-it-yourself solutions...it doesn't work. It would have to be some strong paper towels to pull them out without ripping them to shreds in the process.

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gardenman — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:45:47 GMT

Hoarding doesn't always work. I was talking to a woman recently who always kept a large stockpile of toilet paper in her basement from long before the virus hit. Whenever it was on sale she'd buy it and stash it in her basement. She was buying it faster than she was using it so she'd built up quite a reserve. She had a pipe break right over her TP stockpile, soaking it all and ruining it and now she's got none and is relying on napkins until she can find some more TP. If you're going to hoard, you need to find safe places to stash it. You can think you're prepared for anything only to have God prove you wrong.

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Shanus — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:51:04 GMT

@cherry wrote:
This will work in a pinch. If you have any cologne you don't mind using , spritz some into your palm, and use it like hand sanitizer. It contains alcohol. I read an article about it the other day. The Turks have done this as part of their culture forever

@cherry Thought to be a sanitizer, the substance had to contain 90% alcohol.

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esmerelda — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:53:08 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@cherry wrote:
This will work in a pinch. If you have any cologne you don't mind using , spritz some into your palm, and use it like hand sanitizer. It contains alcohol. I read an article about it the other day. The Turks have done this as part of their culture forever

@cherry Thought to be a sanitizer, the substance had to contain 90% alcohol.

@Shanus I thought the recommendation for sanitizers was 60% alcohol.

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Shanus — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:54:35 GMT

@esmerelda wrote:
@Shanus wrote:
@cherry wrote:
This will work in a pinch. If you have any cologne you don't mind using , spritz some into your palm, and use it like hand sanitizer. It contains alcohol. I read an article about it the other day. The Turks have done this as part of their culture forever

@cherry Thought to be a sanitizer, the substance had to contain 90% alcohol.
@Shanus I thought the recommendation for sanitizers was 60% alcohol.

@esmerelda Not sure. What's the % in perfume/cologne?