Empty Shelves :( - Page 4

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Maggie Nolia wrote:
Stores SHOULD be limiting quantities that people can buy. There are actually a few. Remember those when/if things ever return to normal.

Shame on them.

And shame on the hoarders.

But let's not forget to put the lack of availability many face right now on their own previous lack of responsibility for being/getting prepared. Those that didn't do it BEFORE there was a 'crisis' bear the brunt of the responsibility themselves for not having what they need now.

I don't disagree with some limits at a time like this, but in reality, the majority of the people going out and panicking now, had the ability to stock for a time like this, way before it happened. Because they didn't is the main reason they are in the predicament they are in right now.

And yes, a minority of people will find themselves in an economic position to not be able to prepare very much, but many simply made choices not to.

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

My husband went to 3 stores on Long Island, New York to get some essentials and there was no meat, spaghetti or toilet paper. My insulin was sold out and I had to wait a week for it to come in stock. I was lucky that I had some left over from the last prescription.

In all my near 67 years I have never seen anything quite like this.

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

Here's where a supply chain problem and shortages start...........

According to this morning's Atlanta newspaper:

<<A typical recession chills demand for products and services, but the virus has also shuttered many Chinese plants. That means a lack of parts and goods.

That supply shortage is going to hit Georgia in the next few weeks, according to economist Jon Gabrielson.

Loss of business means some workers losing jobs and others worrying they'll be next--and when consumers spend less, it means more layoffs " And that is when what was a virus that triggered a supply shortage causes a demand shortage, making this a self-perpetuating downward spiral."

The flow of containers into Georgia ports dropped by 18 percent in the first two weeks of this month--a plunge not seen since the worst of the Great Recession, according to a Georgia Port Authority spokesman.

Initial signs show a gradual improvement in cargo volumes, which might mean the supply chain disruption is not as bad as expected.>>

Comment from a university economics professor in the same article:

<<If large groups of people are quarantined, supply chains will be broken, which will affect everyone in every line of work. >>

stuyvesant · ‎05-15-2010

@Trinity11 wrote:
My husband went to 3 stores on Long Island, New York to get some essentials and there was no meat, spaghetti or toilet paper. My insulin was sold out and I had to wait a week for it to come in stock. I was lucky that I had some left over from the last prescription.

In all my near 67 years I have never seen anything quite like this.

Mixed messages. Stock up for two weeks. Stock up for a month. Don't hoard.

I'm glad you have some insulin. How on earth are people supposed to stock up on prescription meds, another thing we're being advised to do.

Free2be · ‎03-10-2010

We all should hope this doesn't get as bad as in Italy and that nothing every hits us worse because people get downright irrational and mean when afraid, or sitting on their hoard ready to protect it.

@stuyvesant Smart that the store was lettting in a few at a time.

Cruelty comes easily to some people when they feel the least bit threatened. Many friends and neighbors will look out for each other if need be. I love the reminder "Look out for the helpers" during disasters. They are the angels.

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@stuyvesant wrote:
@Trinity11 wrote:
My husband went to 3 stores on Long Island, New York to get some essentials and there was no meat, spaghetti or toilet paper. My insulin was sold out and I had to wait a week for it to come in stock. I was lucky that I had some left over from the last prescription.

In all my near 67 years I have never seen anything quite like this.
Mixed messages. Stock up for two weeks. Stock up for a month. Don't hoard.

I'm glad you have some insulin. How on earth are people supposed to stock up on prescription meds, another thing we're being advised to do.

Thanks @stuyvesant . That's just it, the insurance company

won't let me stock up. My co-pays for a 90 day supply of both insulin's is $900.00 anyway. Every time I fill it, I think of all the seniors who probably ration their insulin especially during times like this.

Stay well....

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

I seriously wonder how long these shortages are going to last. I know I heard a dr on tv say this wasn't going to peak till late March or April. Is it going to be like this till then?

This business of shelves being empty is freaking me out. I went back to the small wal mart today, my mom needed some dog food. They did have the kind she wanted and I bought a lot of it, they are small containers.

But, the rice and bean area was about empty. There were maybe 10 bags of pinto beans.

Still no toilet paper and where they had paper towels two days ago, there were none. No cottonelle wipes. Nothing.

No waters at all.

And the parking lot looked like Dec 24.

This cannot be good for people's anxiety.

AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

I think its pretty bad every where now. People are just going crazy and overdoing it. I had to go to 4 stores yesterday to find TP! And there was hardly any there. A woman had me beat -- she said this was her 5th store! Also bottled water is also a very highly coveted item!

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

Hoarder = A selfish self centered person

they are that person who only lives for themselves...never gives to help others....if they are the only ones left with TP at the end of the world I would rather not be around.