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Default Weirdness with Walmart delivery

On 12/2/2020 7:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> I've heard of BJs. We don't have them here. I hate buying giant sizes of
> most things as they are too hard to heft around. I get a case of small
> bottles of laundry soap from Boxed. They are the store brand of some big
> box store but I couldn't tell you which one. They fit on the skinny cart
> in my laundry room.
>
> The reason for the hoarding here is that we are on lockdown. We are not
> supposed to leave the house. Some people (younger, no medical problems)
> are going to the store but no vey often so they stock up as much as they
> can. Or Governor has also said (although not in an official press
> conference) that he might shut the grocery stores down and at one point
> some time ago, instructed us to stock up on two month's worth of
> provisions. Then he wonders why people are hoarding,


BJ's is the same as Costco and Sam's Club.

I went Monday and there was not a paper towel or toilet tissue to be had.

Hoarding started again when the news said it may be in short supply soon
so everyone ran out and bought up. Crazy, no matter how you normally
shop you only crap so much a week so no reason to have a two year supply
on hand.