I didn't need anything. We need to compile a list of where stuff is made so we can stock up.

of items we might want to/need to stock up on. It's not about going into panic mode, but just to be cautious and prepared.
We don't know what mayhem the 'idiot in charge' has in store.

I can’t help but think there’s a big possibility of folks making a run on the grocery stores in panic buying mode when they finally figure out that shelves are not going to be fully stocked. I keep thinking about the empty covid shelves.

See post #3

laundry detergent, soap and toothpaste.

Because of the uncertainty with the tariffs CEOs are planning to raise the prices on these products.

I wouldn't be surprised.

... be caused by the tariffs?

I also have hoarded, razors, soap, tuna fish, peanut butter, frozen fruit, frozen dinners and bottled water. My BF hoards laundry detergent, and we both hoard toilet paper. What I used to get grief about is turning out to be a genius move!

But I do believe in planning ahead.

I didn’t say a thing about hoarding. I said stock up. In my mind that’s buying a couple extra of stuff you need or use.

Don’t worry you will have an excess supply as Canadians are not buying US products, which we find most of the laundry products are. We are now supporting our local products instead.

When I went to order today, most of the olive oils were out of stock. I have been ordering from them for 10+ years and have never before seen anything out of stock.

Yeah, things are going to go from bad to worse and the repigs won't ever do a damn thing to stop this madman.

yup--now folks see empty or almost empty shelves. TIME TO ROAR FOLKS--TO ALL YOUR CONGRESS CRITTERS DEM, REPUG OR WHATEVER!!

I live in TN… my congress critters are all complicit. I have tried and tried. All it does is get me on the lying “Blackburn Report” email list. I’m so much in the minority here. The people around here will blame Biden when it hits them. There is no reasoning with them. Honestly, I don’t know why I bother to vote.

I usually buy the organic extra virgin olive oil that is on sale.

When we go past the eggs I loudly say to my wife, "Oh my word, I cannot beleive the cost of eggs, these are record highs! I thought these were supposed to get better Day 1?" I makje sure everyone shopping within 100 feet hears me. I get nods and smiles from people who get the point I am trying to make.

When the bare shelves show up, I will do the same? "Oh my gosh, where is everything? Did we lose a war? What happened?"

we will see empty shelves by the end of May. I have not seen any yet and I've been getting my SS on time. fingers crossed

social security checks show up anymore, they are usually a couple of days early, but it always says pending. This started in January before Trump was in office. Same with my husband’s pension. It’s usually a couple days early and says pending.

Frankly, for most of the years I've been retired I've never bothered to check if my SS had been deposited because I could always depend on it. So I don't think I had ever seen "pending" on it. On my SSA account it did say that my check would be deposited on the 2nd because the 3rd was on Saturday. I checked my banking account on Wednesday not being certain at all that my SS money would be there but it was.

years. Before my husband retired I always checked to see that his paycheck was deposited. My mother was a banker all her working life and think she instilled in me to always check your accounts to make sure checks are deposited and automatic withdrawals are made.

even CNN had an article this morning.

Panic buying

live where rough weather will be starting in a few weeks and power outages of a week or more are the norm. Did go into a cvs last night for some things, and the cleaning supplies area had quite a few bare spots (inexpensive brands gone, name brands/expensive brands left on the shelves).
Will have to stock up more stuff, I guess.

I noticed the same thing on Saturday at Giant in Hunt Valley. Asked the cashier and she said people aren't panic buying, but they are stocking in extra laundry and other cleaning products, baby products like diapers and formula, as well as some canned goods. People in this area are pretty tuned in and most have stocked up gradually since last November 5th.

But I grew up with empty shelves and nothing in the fridge but mayonnaise. Mayo on saltines was something we did to have something to eat. Dinner was never much to look forward to.

Empty shelves make me feel very stressed out.

But I only like to have "enough", I don't plan to outlive the apocalypse. No one can store enough for that. I keep what I call "one ahead", like one bottle of ketchup in use, one in the pantry. Enough food for at least two weeks, with a little wriggle room. I got paid every two weeks most jobs, so I didn't feel totally stressed out worrying about if there would be enough to tide me over if something happened.

I don't blame people for being scared. Most never knew what it was like to not have stuff in the store, or at home. One of the things I remember most about geography in school was how the Russians used to stand in line for hours only to find out the food in the store had run out. Pictures of empty shelves. I felt sorry for them. I knew what it was like to go without.

I have no use for price gougers or those who buy up stuff to resale at huge markups. I don't like that companies are already raising prices so they don't lose a nickel. Some or all of them helped get Trump in office, support Project 2025. It's okay if we hurt, they are going to keep living easy.

Stockpiling is typically done for short term emergencies and natural disasters, not for years.
Many people have neither the money or space for extensive stockpiling. Many people have enough trouble getting the food they need from week to week.
I grew up poor in an era before food stamps, but I never remember going hungry. Of course we didn't have soda or junk food around the house though. But I don't believe we would have been able to stockpile food.