Empty Shelves :(

FlowerBear · ‎03-24-2018

Thought going to Walmart at 8am would be good, avoid crowds.

It was way busier than I expected. People had loaded up to the very top cart loads of stuff! I was just there to do weekly shopping.

Many of the shelves empty still, of all cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer and wipes. The toilet paper, tissues, paper towels were almost gone. NO water.

Soups, pasta, rice, tuna, canned fruit, bread almost totally gone.

Got most of what I need to buy. I Was going to stop at Kroger, they were even busier and no place at all to park. I hope to stop there early in the morning!

As busy as they were they still only had 2 checkouts open and long lines!

What is it like in your area?? It was like Black Friday!

I have allergies and was coughing, people were looking at me like i had the plague!! But i understand.

SandGirl · ‎03-09-2010

I am in WA state in the same county where all the deaths have been, it's NUTS here, you can't get anything at the store, no cleaning supplier, food, everything is pretty much wiped out. There was a line down the side and around the back corner at Costco and finally employees came out saying they are out of so many things these people were there to get. Praying they can restock us soon. Schools are all shut down, lots of businesses , gatherings over 250 not permitted, I am worried that next we will be quarantined and not able to go far from our homes other than to go to the store.

Also, the biggest conern is there is not enough protective medical supplies for the nurses and doctors and NOT ENOUGH TEST KITS, there are far more with this virus but not enough tests to go around to confirm this.

Economy is in the toilet, amazing how much a thriving community can turn around in as little as 10 days.... Crazy!

Travone · ‎10-14-2016

I stopped in at 6:00 before work only because I was in the area and they had tuna fish on sale. I thought I'd pick up a pack to TP also. It was very crowded for that time of day and there was only one cashier and one self check out open. I was told that last night the lines went all the way to the back of the store.....ridiculous.

Anyway, I saw a woman with 2 packs of Scott TP in her cart. When I got to theTP aisle, there were 2 packs of Charmin and then about 4 packs of no name TP. There was a man in the aisle. He picked up the Charmin and gave me one and took one for himself. At that point the Scott TP lady went by......I asked her where she got the Scott, she said she took the last two, but would give me one. I said no as I had the Charmin. I'm writing this because I am so pleased with the people I encountered today. Nobody was hoarding but sharing the provisions that were there. Hopefully we can all act accordingly.

ScrapHappy · ‎03-28-2010

I am in Georgia, North of Atlanta. I was at Walmart yesterday @ 10:30 a.m. All toilet paper, clorox wipes, hand santizer, etc...all gone. Rice, beans, and pasta gone. Most canned goods and pasta sauces are very, very low. I went to Kroger and Publix last evening. Hardly any parking at Kroger. No meat at Kroger. The toilet paper and such has been long gone. Pasta, rice, beans, frozen veggies are gone. Very low on canned goods. Publix was a little better but they also didn't have any meat. Toilet paper, clorox, hand sanitizer is nowhere to be found.

My daughters school is closed until further notice.

arubakathy · ‎02-04-2012

Went to BJ's yesterday after talking with a neighbor who just came home of grogery shopping. She mentioned all the shortages, especially toilet paper. Well, I immediately went to BJ's and it was mobbed, parking lot full. I thought Oh boy, this is going to be fun. People were actually running into the store. I felt like I was in a movie, Mad Mad Mad World came to mind. Needless to say, no tp.

beckyb1012 · ‎03-09-2010

I went in at 7:00 this morning before work and not many people there at all. Meat from the meat dept. was fewer than I had ever seen but there were a lot of sales signs up for certain types of raw meat. Water bottles were about the only thing not fully stocked but I still got my usual weekly amount. We have only had one case diagnosed last week in a county over from mine. So far we have been blessed.

"Live frugally, but love extravagantly."

Johnnyeager · ‎09-05-2014

If you shop at BOXED or can quickly create an account, they have their brand of disinfecting wipes just in stock, Prince&Spring. It's a 2 pack, limit one set per customer. I'm glad they are imposing the restriction.

Snoopp · ‎02-02-2015

Try not to panic even though it seems so many people are making a run on stores. Our local store was crowded too, many people walking around aimlessly, like they had no idea what to buy. I can't see why the supply chain would be totally shut down regarding grocery items.

50Mickey · ‎05-21-2010

@ScrapHappy wrote:
I am in Georgia, North of Atlanta. I was at Walmart yesterday @ 10:30 a.m. All toilet paper, clorox wipes, hand santizer, etc...all gone. Rice, beans, and pasta gone. Most canned goods and pasta sauces are very, very low. I went to Kroger and Publix last evening. Hardly any parking at Kroger. No meat at Kroger. The toilet paper and such has been long gone. Pasta, rice, beans, frozen veggies are gone. Very low on canned goods. Publix was a little better but they also didn't have any meat. Toilet paper, clorox, hand sanitizer is nowhere to be found.
My daughters school is closed until further notice.

Hi ScrapHappy, I am in North GA also. I found toilet paper at Home Depot yesterday. You have to go to the stores because they won't ship it. Publix actually had Lysol wipes Wednesday buy on get on free. All gone now. Why is there no meat? I don't understand why things made and produced in the country are not available. Stores definitely need to start limiting people on how much they can buy. Hoarding is a self fulfilling prophecy.

Eileen in Virginia · ‎08-25-2010

I went to Harris Teeter yesterday morning because they had shrimp on sale and it was senior citizen discount day, so double discount. It was very busy, but it's usually busy on "Senior Thursday". I suspect that folks thought they'd have to self-quarantine soon, so they were stocking up in anticipation of that. HT was pretty well-stocked, given the pandemic situation. While they still had bottled water, you might not be able to get your favorite brand. They had plenty of distilled water, so I got a gallon for DH to use with his CPAP machine. I didn't notice any trading going on, but everyone was friendly and helpful. The checkout lines were really long. Even though I had a fairly full basket, I used the self-checkout line (I usually go to a cashier unless I only have a few items) and got out relatively quickly.