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Funny, I see Scott TP pretty much everywhere but most are not buying it, I'd have to be pretty desperate to do so.  I'm on the lookout for Blue Charmin Ultra Mega rolls, very hard to find.
 
It does look like a honey bottle.  I've heard the weak point in our grocery delivery system right now has been the PACKAGING shortage.

 

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MattL-  Scott or its generics work well.   That other multi-layered stuff is so loose it disintegrates when you use it.  I don't know why people would want to use it.

 

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Hand sanitizer- don't over due it. You'll strip needed nutrients from your skin.  Rubbing alcohol is not something you want on your skin continuously.  

 

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I need more of those handi-wipe things in the a single packs.  I had some from Dollartree bud am running out and I haven't seen any there in a while.  

 

I wish retailers would install a simple sink at the door just so people could wash their hands after shopping or even before without having to go seek out the bathroom.   Every time I go to Lowes or Habitat and other stores.... stuff is dusty you need to wash after shopping or wash hands in the car.  At times I've even brought along a pre-moisted sponge in a sandwich bag for this.
 
Matt,

if you haven’t tried Scott 1 ply TP in a while you might want to buy a roll a see if you like it.  I was raised on 2ply, and always bought nothing but 2 ply.  Then 4 years ago when I had my right hip replaced David did the grocery shopping for a few weeks while I recovered. 

 

He came home with a 12 pak of Scott 1 ply.  I said WHY did you but that!  He said, well I thought thats what we used.  Since we had it, we used it.  And wonder of wonders, we both like it better!  

 

It seems to be less harsh, lasts longer and we haven’t had a problem with it being too thin.  You just use a few more sheets than with 2 ply, but even so in the end we use less paper than with 2 ply.  It’s also easier on the plumbing too.

 

 The first week of March I bought at 24 roll pak, even though we still had about 9 rolls left, anticipating the possible shortage.  We just broke into the 24 roll pak last week.  Its much more economical and lasts much longer.  We have two bathrooms and usually only change the roll in each bathroom once a week.

 

We’ll never go back to 2 ply.  

 

Eddie
 
Honey Hand Sanitizer

Plus the label is a little less informative than the law probably allows, as far as I can see.

It lists as the active ingredient "alcohol" without specifying what type of alcohol. Ethanol or Isopropanol? I would want to know that.
 
Just returned from Meijer

and it was way busier than I expected. This location didn't have any small cans of Bush's baked beans either. I needed some more WetOnes, and looked in both the grocery and seasonal areas, but none to be found. I was also hoping they had Mountain Dew made with sugar, but didn't see any; got some Stewart's Cream Soda instead.

 

I got food and tea from McAlister's for lunch, and ate in my truck. Outside seating was open, but it was raining hard. Inside seating scheduled to open on Thursday. I may go back over in mid afternoon in a couple weeks.
 
Eddie-

Scott 1-ply fan here (1000 sheets/roll) as well. In fact, I just saw the Wegman's version at Weg's today for the first time. Walmart has had it on and off throughout. Rich grabbed a couple of 2-ply 4-packs of something or other when the shortage started, just in case, but we've never broken into them. They'll be used for the guest baths.

The 1-ply is certainly strong enough for the "business at hand" and definitely much easier on the septic system.

Chuck
 
Reply #137: I just opened the honey bottle of hand sanitizer that doesn’t specify the type of alcohol used in the product. It smells like nail polish remover; not at all like rubbing alcohol (which is isopropyl, right?). I’m not even sure I should use it.

Thoughts, anyone?
 
Eugene,

nail polish remover is made with acetone, so it probably won’t hurt you with occasional use.  But I’d have passed on this product just because of the disclaimer that its a non sterile solution?  WTF, its supposed to be a hand sanitizer, so one would expect that it would be sterile, and not potentially contaminated.  

 

Whether its made with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol is immaterial as long as its at least 70%.  Occasional use of 70% alcohol as a sanitizer isn’t harmful.  Its meant to be an alternative to hand washing when soap and water aren’t available.  

 

Constant use would be drying and potentially cause skin cracks that could be an avenue for infection, but it won’t kill you if used on the skin occasionally.  After all, what do they use in doctors office, hospitals and labs when they are going to give an injection?  Cotton balls and isopropyl alcohol, or now wipes that use alcohol as the active ingredient.

 

 

Eddie
 
Sorry folks there is no way I'll ever use Scott tissue.  1st I like my rear end too much to subject it to that and a big 2nd it's Koch product.  If I want single ply I find I'm pretty happy with Charmin Everyday, with that I can still use my standard 4 squares...

 

That said I scored today. Stumbled across a freshly loaded cart of Charmin Ultra mega rolls at Kroger, they didn't even make it to the shelf before they were in my basket, it's a 12 pack  good shape for a few months. 

 

I addition to that I picked up about 10 lbs of assorted pasta products, 4 lbs of lentils, 4 lb of Navy beans,  50 lbs of bread flour, couple of pounds of uncooked shrimp plus some sardines. Also picked up a 10 lb box of Kogel's  natural casing hot dogs. I think I'm good for  quite a while now.  I am worried about supply chain down the road and prices seem to be going up rapidly.

 

So in addition to the bread flour I still have about 20 lbs of AP flour and 2 lbs of yeast from previous outings, baking won't be an issue.  My freezer is fully stocked now and still have room for a bit more if I come across a deal.

 

One thing stunned me today - I was in Kroger and they had a 3 pack of steaks, family pack pricing, and it was $44.89!!!  Insane.
 
Not at all.  Gordon's had 10 or 12 50 lb bags of flour on the shelf, I've learned to buy it when I see it. Growing up we always bought the 10 lb box of hot dogs, I buy it for my cousin in GA too and ship it to her from time to time, not unusual.  Buying in bulk the hot dogs are $3.90 a lb vs $5.49 in individual packages, good cost savings. Gordon's had 2 LB bags of pasta so I bought 2, Krogers had pasta 10, for $10 so I bought some.

 

I typically buy 25 lbs of flour every 4 months or so, so I'm stocked for the rest of the year.  Don't see it hording see it as being pro active.  This is stuff I will use at some point.  After hunting for flour and other stuff for weeks early on, I"m not going to pass it up.

 

Growing up we always had a well stocked pantry, my mother always believed in -can't type the Polish words - but it translates to "Just in case".  I got away from that but the current situation brought it all back.  I'm used to going to store and just picking up what I need, not so any more. Quite honestly, I see a dark fall and winter coming up with lots of shortages.  I'm also planting a "victory garden" I've expanded my tiny home garden a moderate amount. Not sure I'll be able  to get stuff from the farmer's market this year  - or at what cost.

 

Was talking to a cousin on Monday, she initially was excited to see a farm in Ohio was selling whole hogs since they can't be processed at this point, was going to drive down and get one until she discovered that you had to buy 10 and they were live.  She was going to buy another freezer until I told her "good luck" finding one.
 
I went to my local IGA earlier but there were a few things I wanted they were sold out of. So I thought I'd try Hannaford, nope, hour long wait line. Off to Walmart and another hour long line. No way am I going to wait in a line to spend my money. This foolishness of only 50 or 100 allowed at any one time in a big grocery store has to stop.
 
We Went to Target

this morning for their Wednesday morning “geezer hour” every week from 8 to 9 am.  Got there at 7:50, there were only about 8 people ahead of us and the store opened promptly at 8.  

 

The shelves weren’t stocked too well, but I was able to get enough fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy to last for the next two weeks.  No flour or yeast, lots of sugar.  I too have always kept a fully stocked pantry, and was raised to do this.  

 

But I’ll be damned if I’ll succumb to the idea that I have to get every last thing on the shelves.  There are plenty of unfortunate people that can only buy what they can afford and aren’t able to buy large quantities of essentials.  These people have a right to eat too.

 

We were home and had everything put away by 9:15 am, and this was taking the back way, longer route so I could try to charge up the battery.  Since the shelter in place I hardly drive at all.  Last fill up was on 3-5, still have 2/3’s of a tank  and have only driven 108 miles.

 

Personally, I won’t shop at any store that doesn’t limit the number of shoppers in the store.  Crowding people in will only contribute to a higher rate of infections and make it more likely that WE may become infected.  I’ll wait patiently if I need to, even if it is an inconvenience.  It’s just one more of the many we have to endure during this pandemic if we want to come out of it alive.  The longest I’ve had to wait in any line to shop was less than 10 mins.

 

Eddie

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The store has to abide by the state rule on limiting people. But last time I went in Walmart was a 1 hour and 10 minutes wait. I will not be patient waiting to get in and watching people exiting with big screen tv's, lawnmowers etc. when they are only allowed to sell items deemed necessary, like groceries, period.
 
Guilty as charged...

A month or two ago I picked up a 15 lb carton of luscious bacon at the local Costco business center. Per lb it's more reasonably priced than the usual 1 or 2 lb packages, plus it comes in extra long lengths and different thicknesses. I chose the thickest one.

Now before someone gets on my case for hoarding, this carton was obviously designed for restaurant use. But since restaurants are in a sort of recession now, this is probably why the product showed up at the business center (I'd never noticed it before). IMHO the quality is excellent, perhaps even better than the smaller packaged/thinner sliced stuff. I vacuum packed most of it and stuck it in my freezer, and have been working through it as time goes on. Bacon heaven! LOL.

Do I feel guilty of hoarding? Not really. I figure I was doing someone a favor by not buying an equivalent amount of smaller packages. This carton came all in one big slab, in a bag with some waxed paper separating the sections. BFD!
 
I wasn’t aware that Matt bought the 50 lbs of flour in one 50 lb. sack from his original post.  

 

I’ve never shopped in a store that has 50 lb. bags of flour for sale, so I was under the impression that he purchased either ten 5 lb. bags or five 10 lbs bags, that to me would be akin to hoarding during these times of scarcity when for the past two months there hasn’t been a 5 lb bag of flour at Target, the flour shelves have been bare.  

 

So good for you that you have the room to store this 50 lb. bag of flour, I don’t have the room for this quantity.  

 

Now the purchase of one 50 lb. sack of flour if its offered in the way is certainly NOT hoarding and I apologize for my inference.  

 

And Rich, the same would apply for the purchase of a 15 lb. carton of bacon, if its offered in this packaging that would also not be hoarding.  So calm down.  

 

I don’t shop at warehouse stores like Costco, so excuse me, I haven’t a clue how that works.  I’m coming from the perspective of the average shopper who can’t find squat in the normal  stores, because people ARE grabbing up everything in sight.  

 

Eddie

 
 
I'm having difficulty even being able to buy whole wheat pasta online.  And this is something I need for my diet.  I grew up with a very well-stocked pantry and brought that tradition in my home as I went out on my own.  The last couple of years I began to get lax.  I'm like Matt, no more.  I will revert to my previous ways when that ever happens again.  
 

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