chp6y Wrote:
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> Sensible shopper Wrote:
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> > 7fdlm Wrote:
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> > > Relax folks. It's all scare tactics. Will
> > anyone
> > > ever learn these people are making money off
> of
> > > the scare. It's why they do it. It's damn
> > > unethical.
> >
> >
> > As long as you eventually use everything you
> > purchase, what's the problem with buying a
> bunch
> > of extra shit "just in case". Canned goods last
> > years. Frozen foods can last a year. Toilet
> paper,
> > paper towels, facial tissue, soaps and cleaners
> > will last forever. Now if prices are
> artificially
> > high, yes, that is fucked up. But if Costco is
> > selling toilet paper at it's normal prices and
> > they sell out and have to restock, there is no
> > harm/no foul in that.
> >
> > I'll admit, I have gone out the last couple of
> > days and bought probably four times more than I
> > normally would, and I will tell you why. It
> will
> > eventually all get used. I had enough money to
> do
> > it without neglecting other needs. And it will
> > keep me from going to the store as frequently as
> I
> > normally do. And if that provides some degree
> of
> > protection, or even peace of mind, if the
> Corona
> > Virus makes it way here and becomes an issue, I
> am
> > fine with my choices.
>
> Are you really asking what's wrong with panic
> buying? It creates unnecessary scarcity and then
> that in turn exacerbates the situation and
> promotes more panic buying. I drink only bottled
> water and if I am making my monthly trip to buy
> bottled water and all of a sudden everyone is out
> because people are hoarding... that's a problem.
>
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_buying
I said nothing about panic buying. I stated I have purchases a little more than I normally do. If you shop for bottled water once a month, you are doing nothing different than I did. I normally shop twice a week. I just shopped to have enough for a month. JUST LIKE YOU. That is not panic buying.