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Things Piled Up

Desert Lily — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 20:53:05 GMT

I had a same-day delivery from Target last week bc I needed milk, only a few grocery items, toothbrush heads, & Dove deodorant. The shopper texted me that if I get 4 Dove deodorants instead of 2, I get a $5 gift card. I did, & I gave the card to her.

In the upstairs bathroom, I already had 2 unscented Dove deodorants unopened. Downstairs, I had 2 scented ones; 1 was open & low. I now have a total of 8 deodorant bars.

It's like when the grocer had a sale last month on toilet paper: buy 2 and get a discount. I wanted two packs of 12 for the discount. They ran out of 12's, so I ended up with two packs of 30.

Upstairs, I already had two 12 packs.

Downstairs, I had one open 12 pack.

I now have 90 quadruple rolls of toilet paper. LOL

I won't even go into the paper towels, although they're not as bad.

I put some of the paper goods under the beds bc the cupboards are full. LOL

I am the only person in my house.

I have enough deodorant and toilet paper for at least 6 months. LOL

Have you ever been overwhelmed by your household supplies?

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gidgetgh — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:02:48 GMT

No. I actually know what I have at all times and they aren't kept in different places around the house.

All toilet paper is together. All deodorant, etc. is together.

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CAcableGirl2 — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:03:38 GMT

@Desert Lily You sound like me, I have at least 8 deodorants, and enough shampoo/conditioner to last a lifetime, and I live alone. I hate running out of anything, so I tend to stock up when it's a good deal, on sale, etc.

However, when there was a toilet paper shortage, I was stocked and was able to provide some to my family members. My son said I'm a hoarder (I'm not), and was glad that he could come shopping at my house! My mom was complaining of hair loss, and after finding out she was using Treseme, I told her to throw it out and I would give her some of mine. Problem solved~

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Kachina624 — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:10:33 GMT

I had a huge hoard of toilet paper I got at the beginning of the pandemic. I finally ran out this week in the house and was about to make a special trip to get some. I first rummaged around in the garage and found a box with 20 rolls. Gas to the store saved!

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QVCkitty1 — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:19:33 GMT

@Desert Lily wrote:
I had a same-day delivery from Target last week bc I needed milk, only a few grocery items, toothbrush heads, & Dove deodorant. The shopper texted me that if I get 4 Dove deodorants instead of 2, I get a $5 gift card. I did, & I gave the card to her.

In the upstairs bathroom, I already had 2 unscented Dove deodorants unopened. Downstairs, I had 2 scented ones; 1 was open & low. I now have a total of 8 deodorant bars.

It's like when the grocer had a sale last month on toilet paper: buy 2 and get a discount. I wanted two packs of 12 for the discount. They ran out of 12's, so I ended up with two packs of 30.
Upstairs, I already had two 12 packs.
Downstairs, I had one open 12 pack.
I now have 90 quadruple rolls of toilet paper. LOL

I won't even go into the paper towels, although they're not as bad.

I put some of the paper goods under the beds bc the cupboards are full. LOL

I am the only person in my house.
I have enough deodorant and toilet paper for at least 6 months. LOL

Have you ever been overwhelmed by your household supplies?

@Desert Lily The good news is you will always need those products.

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goldensrbest — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:19:44 GMT

So glad i am not the only one that does this.

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just bee — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:21:09 GMT

@Desert Lily wrote:

Have you ever been overwhelmed by your household supplies?

@Desert Lily

I was... and then we had a house fire.

No longer overwhelmed.

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Carmie — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:23:47 GMT

It doesn't overwhelm me, but I suppose I could go for a year or even more before I buy some items. My closet probably has 30 or more bars of dove soap. I must have close to 100 rolls of toilet paper and maybe 50 rolls of paper towels.

I have food stored in bulk too. I have always lived this way. I very seldom run out of anything except for fresh fruit and veggies.

During the pandemic when items were impossible to find, ( flour, cleaning supplies, Lysol) I shared with my family and neighbors. A complete stranger saw the hoard of paper towels in our garage as he walked by and asked my DH if he could buy a roll. My DH gave him two rolls free of charge.

I have room to properly store the items and they do get used. There really only the two of us...and three adult children who occasionally "shop" in my closets and cupboards if they need something and have no time to go to the store.

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spent2much — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:25:50 GMT

@Desert Lily wrote:

Have you ever been overwhelmed by your household supplies?

YES! I usually over buy because I'm afraid of running out of something... heaven forbid! LOL What's the worst thing that could happen... REALLY! Yet I keep doing it! Frustrating!

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moonandthestars — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:33:21 GMT

@Desert Lily Lol! So funny. As others have said at least they are all items that you need and use often. And if there is another pandemic or another supply chain issue - you will feel like a genius! And be one.

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kaydee50 — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:38:45 GMT

I don't have the room to store a lot of stuff--a good thing, IMO!!

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AuntG — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:48:12 GMT

Usually have an extra of cleaning supplies of things like dish detergent, bowl cleaner and Windex. I was just thinking that I shouldn't put those things on my shopping list until they are nearly gone. Perhaps I feel more organized having a spare but it's not necessary.

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cotton4me — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 01:09:24 GMT

Yes. I also worry about running out of things. I have to use unscented products because of health issues and they were the first to disappear during the pandemic (detergent, body wash, deodorant, etc). When we had our house we had plenty of room for extras so we were always prepared in the event of emergencies or shortages.

Now I live in a small apartment so there isn’t any extra room. I’ve had to be more creative. They provide a very small storage area in the basement, so I use that to store a few extra supplies. I also use the trunk of my car for extra paper towels and Kleenex.

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RedTop — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 02:00:45 GMT

When I retired 10 years ago, I was already well settled into my routine of buying and stocking this house.

Like @Carmie, whatever we need, can always be found here; I do "not run out" of anything. My goal is to stay out of stores as much as possible, so if I can buy cases of food and some products, I'm interested. I haven't bought toilet paper for a year.

I don't make trips into town unless I have a list of multiple things to do.

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gertrudecloset — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:35:26 GMT

@Desert Lily wrote:
I had a same-day delivery from Target last week bc I needed milk, only a few grocery items, toothbrush heads, & Dove deodorant. The shopper texted me that if I get 4 Dove deodorants instead of 2, I get a $5 gift card. I did, & I gave the card to her.

In the upstairs bathroom, I already had 2 unscented Dove deodorants unopened. Downstairs, I had 2 scented ones; 1 was open & low. I now have a total of 8 deodorant bars.

It's like when the grocer had a sale last month on toilet paper: buy 2 and get a discount. I wanted two packs of 12 for the discount. They ran out of 12's, so I ended up with two packs of 30.
Upstairs, I already had two 12 packs.
Downstairs, I had one open 12 pack.
I now have 90 quadruple rolls of toilet paper. LOL

I won't even go into the paper towels, although they're not as bad.

I put some of the paper goods under the beds bc the cupboards are full. LOL

I am the only person in my house.
I have enough deodorant and toilet paper for at least 6 months. LOL

Have you ever been overwhelmed by your household supplies?

Hopefully, the deodorant won't suffer from any shelf life issues. Some things do nowadays.

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lynnie61 — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:27:52 GMT

I have an adequate amount of back ups. When the pandemic started, I only had a partial package of toilet paper left. Maybe 6 rolls. Then I could find none for weeks and weeks. Won't happen again. I now have about 30 rolls. I bought baby wipes at the time

as I could not find any. Body wash, enough for probably 2 years. Getting that to a manageable amount.

Still have a partial 3 shelf bookcase with beauty supplies, paper products, tooth paste, shampoo, and body creams/lotions/hand soaps. Too much, but not tons of anything one thing in there. Ok, I just counted six Dove deodorants. That's the most of one item.

Plus the cost keeps going up and up, so glad to have a little extra of each.

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quilter61 — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:29:20 GMT

When I see a good price on something that I use a lot I buy one or two extra. I also live alone. With the way prices keep going up it is nice to have the items I need. I set up shelves in my basement to store extra items.

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on the bay — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 23:17:00 GMT

@Desert Lily,

That is so funny.

I don't get overwhelmed by household supplies anymore but I have gotten huge jars of things when I only ordered a small size or a whole bunch of bananas when I ordered 2 single ones. I figured maybe the packer just didn't feel like breaking them up or something?! Or couldn't find the small jar so thought what the heck, I'll throw in the large jar!

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San Antonio Gal — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 23:26:12 GMT

@Carmie - Bless you and your husband for giving that man the paper towels.

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KathyM23 — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:32:16 GMT

We never really ran out of things or thought about it before the Pandemic. We ate out alot (more than at home) so groceries was never an issue and paper products were always available.

Once the pandemic hit with closures and shortages we began eating at home and buying bulk of items. Consequently I now have a lot of canned vegetable soup to get eaten before it expires and I'm no longer in the mood for it. We continue to stock up on paper products and a spare of cleaning supples. Multiples of canned goods with long expiration dates and multiples boxes of cereal. Always make sure we have 2 cartons of eggs and 2 containers of 2% lactose free milk on hand. It sometimes is not in stock in 2%. Multiple cartons of sweet tea and unsweet tea.

The only thing I would say we run out of is bread - only because what we have in the cupboard is expired depending on how much bread we ate between grocery trips. DH is the shopper and doen't always check dates and replace bread when he sees there is some in the cupboard on his hasty scan of what we need at the store.