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03-14-20, 05:53 PM | |
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Haha! Hope you also stocked up on pizza, hot dogs and burgers. Life can be fun even in the worst of times. Thanks for the smile.
Wonder if anyone has stocked up on Imodium. Won’t need so much toilet paper then :-)
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03-14-20, 07:27 PM | ||
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03-14-20, 07:31 PM | |
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I went to Wal-mart yesterday and not one roll of t.p. in their giant t.p. section. So I was afraid to try a regular grocery store, thinking I wouldn't have any luck there, either. I did go to Big Lots, however, and they were totally stocked! I even got a good brand that I would regularly buy. (For those who don't know, Big Lots is like a TJ Maxx, but with stuff you'd find in places like Walmart or Target.)
I went to a grocery store later, and they did have a very small selection of cheap t.p. I really don't understand why other stores can have stock when Walmart can't. Weird! I didn't look for hand sanitizers or the like, as I have plenty of that. My Dollar General had Clorox wipes, which I picked up on Thursday (but they were almost out of t.p.). I guess the more densely populated areas are going to be the hardest hit by all the hoarders and doomsday folks. We here in the rural areas can still find a few necessities, at least--if we look hard enough! Donna
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03-14-20, 08:21 PM | |
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I was at Target this morning. They had some toilet paper and limited it to one package per person. I snagged a 12 pack. I picked up cat food and some groceries. Also cough medicine, laundry detergent and bleach. They were completely out of pasta, rice, dry beans and canned beans. The bread aisle was half full. I’ve never spent so much on groceries this week in my life! At least I should save money on groceries for the next month.
I had to buy a new toaster, our old one stopped working. So that’s why I went to Target. They also have my favorite sticky rollers, and we have three cats. I ordered one of those bidets that attach to your toilet seat from Amazon. I’ve always wanted one, so decided now was the time!
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03-14-20, 08:32 PM | |
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The Walmart I work at now has hand sanitizer and antiseptic wipes on the shelf, but absolutely no toilet paper. We even put out the nasty camping stuff and it flew off the shelves.
We were crazy busy yesterday and today. People are apparently starting to hoard food. It's nuts, but in some ways understandable. We have stock, just not enough people to get it on the shelves given how packed the aisles are with customers. Make room for us, folks! We're the lowly folks who are doing the best we can. I get buying a supply to get through a couple of weeks or a month. I don't get these people who are are buying enough of any given item to last for a year. I mean really, who needs 240 rolls of toilet paper at one time? I should add that WalMart has announced a good time-off, paid-leave policy for staff who contract corona virus. They're trying to take care of us and for once I don't think it's corporate b.s. _____ YADeb |
03-15-20, 12:07 AM | ||
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03-15-20, 12:42 AM | |
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With the toilet paper stock not being able to keep up with demand right now, I got a kick out of this meme.
Also, FWIW, we have a Toto washlet (bidet toilet seat) in one of the bathrooms. It is THE GREATEST. It instantly heats the water so no cold jolts. Remote control. Does everything and more. Has cut way back on our TP usage since you only need a little bit of TP to dry off when done. (The seat has a dryer function but the dryer function is pretty useless IMO.) We also don't need the heated seat function so we turned that feature off. It has some sort of air filter I think because the bathroom doesn't seem to get as stinky when you're using it for certain bodily functions. (Sorry if TMI.) It also mists water on the bowl right before you use it to minimize any "sticking" to the toilet bowl surface, though not much sticks because the toilet bowl has Toto's sanigloss (now called cefiontect) glaze/finish. Downside to the sanigloss finish is you're only supposed to use neutral cleansers in the toilet bowl if you don't want to ruin the finish. Two of our toilets have the finish and seem to do fine with just cleaning with palmolive dish soap or fabuloso. Some people report using mild toilet bowl cleaners on it with no issues but no way I'm going to risk it. I think Brondell is another good competitor in the bidet toilet seat arena but my mom wanted a seat that also had toilet models designed around hiding the water hose and power cord. You can attach a Toto washlet to any toilet I think (if there's a plug nearby) but they also make Toto toilet models that are made to integrate a washlet seat more seamlessly so you don't see any cords or water hoses. I could talk about toilets for days. I used to spend way too much time on the bathroom forum on ths.gardenweb.com (now taken over by houzz). |
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