Just saw where Mark Cuban is telling people

[leftyladyfrommo]

to stock up on consumables right now because prices will really go up.

He's usually right.

[SheltieLover]

1. Kick

[lapfog_1]

2. yes, but most lower income people

have no place to store a years worth of toilet paper, canned food, etc.

[generalbetrayus]

11. ... or the savings to dip into to stock up on toilet paper, canned food, etc.

[DENVERPOPS]

50. Exactly...........

But the second Trump announced the increases, the grocery stores etc will automatically be pricing their current inventories as the greater expected prices to make additional profits immediately...........

This will be far worse than Y2K hoarding, or Covid hoarding.................

Today, Worldwide, people are dumping their U.S. investments in the stock market.

Putin is ecstatic.................

WTF could Trump, The Republicans in the Senate and House, and U.S. Corporations be thinking to be doing this???????

[vapor2]

87. republicans quit town hall meetings so clearly still no balls

[DENVERPOPS]

90. I think the RepubliCON

House and Senate politicians have finally figured out that any future presidential elections, and congressional elections will be rigged 100%, and they better be "With" Trump or suffer the consequences like Cheney and others, and get primaried and obliterated.....

WASF

[LisaM]

37. Not just lower income. Anyone in an apartment.

I try to get this across to people who are such big proponents of density. We don't have room for a year's worth of food or household products. We can't buy a side of beef and keep it in a freezer. We can't even go in the backyard to relax or hang out with friends when it's too expensive to go out because we don't have yards. We can't grow our own food.

I hate living in an apartment but see no way of getting out of it in the expensive city where I live. We don't even have a second bedroom.

[Keepthesoulalive]

97. You do what you can

Space under a bed for cans of tuna and or salmon . Corner of the closet for beans in cans and a case of water. Canned pineapple holds well. A small shelf for coffee and sugar also milk in a canister. None of this is easy or pleasant but no one is going to take care of us , let’s just try to survive this madman.

[True Blue American]

105. My pantry and turntable

Were stocked up this week. I think Trump just shot his wad. I couldp]o for years without buying clothes.😁 that is good.

The news keeps talking about how many jobs were were created. The Tariffs have not taken effect yet!
Whee, Vietnam wants to cut their tariff to zero. Isn’t that where the Golden gym shoes are made? Whee!

[Keepthesoulalive]

117. Thank you for taking it in the spirit it was given

With this monster in the Whitehouse if a disaster happens no one is going to help us.

[LisaM]

112. You have got to be kidding. Our bed is the kind with drawers that we used for storage.

Which we dearly need. We are crammed in as it is.

Sometimes I don't think all DUers get how many of us live. And it's getting worse as they throw up thousands more cheap, smaller apartments.

[Keepthesoulalive]

116. My parents lived in a small apartment

In N.Y. There was a small freezer behind the Magnavox. I know all about small spaces, what I said was do what you can. If you can’t find space it is not a moral failure, I want people to be aware of hard times and to try and minimize their suffering.

[Trueblue Texan]

129. I agree with a lot, but pineapple is the worst can good to store...

I’ve had so many cans explode and leak, I just don’t trust them. Don’t forget dehydrated foods…get frozen foods on sale…frozen food, goes right into the dehydrator and shrinks dramatically. Easy to store, very long shelf life and you don’t even have to blanch it. Dry beans, rice, grits, potato flakes…good to have on hand and can be stored in the trunk of your car, under your bed, under your table, in book cases.

Just do your best, doing what you can. I appreciate that not everyone can have a year’s supply of groceries. Peace and well being to you.

[usedtobedemgurl]

130. Don't forget under couches or desks or dining/kitchen tables, above the fridge...

And any place you can, really. I know some folks do not have these spaces but those who do, can maybe stock up a tad more. Here’s hoping we all get through this with as little suffering as possible.

[ReRe]

73. Nor the money to buy it.

[Lovie777]

77. I've been reading that people have not received their SS yet....................

the cruelty of this administration is astounding.

[ReRe]

78. I haven't heard or read that yet.

Where did you read that? A friend? Their actual monthly Social Security check did not come?

[Wednesdays]

3. And when the shitty times last more than a year, then what?

[jmbar2]

20. I highly recommend a bidet

[multigraincracker]

44. Use to use old Sears Catalogs.

[leftyladyfrommo]

83. Corn cobs.

[multigraincracker]

85. TP is a relatively new invention.

Yet humans always found a way.

[Traildogbob]

128. Spring has sprung

Summer soon. Lower elevations are sprouting leaves everywhere. I am surrounded by massive acreage of forest.
Lots to wipe with. Big fuzzy Royal Paulonia, (Paulonia tomatosa) works well and soft.
Rabbit populations thrive and blow up here. Berries of multiple varieties, apple trees everywhere. Summer will be fine. And I am a damn good fisherman. Lakes are bountiful, streams are loaded with trout. Just need to stock up on guitar strings.

[multigraincracker]

136. Hunter/gather here. Use to leave the house hungry

and go for a long walk. Come home full. Love to fish and hunt. Love to eat fish and game, including fresh road kill. Not much of a farmer. I’m the poster child for ADHD. I’ve learned to embrace it.

[Traildogbob]

137. 🤜🤛

Another good thing about summer, local farmers markets are selling veggies on many corners all
Around town.
We already have stands here in WNC from South Carolina farms. Local grown and fair cost with money staying local.
Nature will provide, just need to learn what can be consumed.
Spent my career teaching students every tree, plant, and animal here in the Appalachian mountains.
Took it on my own to learn what to eat of both, how to ID, and where it’s at.
Happy harvesting to you.
Life long serious fisherman here.

[nilram]

94. Now I'll have to print out Amazon, and the Washington Post.

So there's a bright side.

[True Blue American]

106. I get ";_enough junk mail

To cover that.

[Keepthesoulalive]

98. You don't plan for a year

You buy enough to get by weekly or monthly. Don’t buy a years supply of something you probably wouldn’t want to eat. Dehydrated food is not always the best tasting or the healthiest. Do what you can and help others in need if you can.

[OrlandoDem2]

4. Sorry for my ignorance. What does that mean? Food?

Like preparing for a hurricane?

I really don’t know but I fear for our future.

[herding cats]

5. Anything you consume

Food, cleaning supplies (personal and household), toilet paper, office supplies, etc.

I see no way to store enough consumable items to offset this lunacy, but if you can stock up on things you know you'll be using it will save you some money.

[Xavier Breath]

6. I'm heading to Kroger right now.

[herding cats]

8. I have an uncle who has a whole wall in a spare bedroom stacked in TP!

They said he was crazy....but was he just ahead of all this?

[kimbutgar]

12. I brought an extra package of toilet paper yesterday

I also brought tissue and honey (read a month ago about the bee die off)

[multigraincracker]

45. I saw that too. Bought an 80 oz bottle for $17.

[Captain Zero]

52. I had an uncle/aunt who didn't use TP at all

They had some for when they had visitors or guests. They would put it out then.

They got married during the depression, so their go-to was old washcloths and hot water.

They did that from the depression until they died in 1980s. How much money did they save? They bought everything with cash including an Edsel in the 1950s. They took a lot of Florida vacations too.

[kimbutgar]

63. During the pandemic I had enough TP because I also had a bidet!

But wow on that story!

[Raftergirl]

62. My grandmother, who would be 124 if she was alive, hoarded a lot of things because of living through

the Depression - even though because of my grandfather’s business (heating fuel) they weren’t affected nearly as much as most people.

When she died in 1972, I was with one of my Aunts when we were cleaning out her Florida house of all the extra goods she had hoarded. If something was on sale, she bought copious amounts of it. So, toilet paper must have been on sale years before and she bought 100’s of rolls. One whole closet was filled with just tp.

When we began cleaning it out the rolls’ cardboard had all disintegrated and the paper was partially disintegrated, too.

My oldest aunt followed in my grandmothers footsteps. I needed something from her pantry once and saw she had 100’s of boxes of lime green yellow and the price was $0.10/box. She also had hallways lined with tp and paper towels and basements filled with 100’s of can goods and especially bags of eggs noodles that had to be 10 years old. I decided then and there never to eat anything she made for family holiday dinners.

She also hoarded houses and when she died had 4. Her only daughter had to clean out all of them before selling them after she died. It took her 2 years.

She was a millionaire many times over. If it wasn’t on sale she wouldn’t buy it. Or pay for things like information, when that was a thing - so she had every city/towns phone book in Connecticut so she wouldn’t have to pay for information. They were stacked in piles all over her house(s).

[TexasBushwhacker]

109. While canned goods last a long time

They don't last FOREVER. I once had a housemate who grew up in communist Romania. They often went without things. So he would stock up on canned food, then buy fresh food every week. He'd been doing this for years, so the pantries and kitchen cabinets were full to bursting.

There wasn't much room for my food, so I asked him before he went on vacation if I could throw away expired food. He said he had to be there to "approve" any disposal. If you want to stock up on essentials, that's fine, but you need to rotate your "inventory" and use stuff. Otherwise it just goes bad and it's a waste of money. Even bottled water has a "best used by" date.

[ReRe]

79. Good times or bad

my dad kept a giant box of TP in the garage. I think he ran out of TP at some time in his past. He never told us why.
And that was 60 yrs ago.

[Tickle]

43. I've seen this movie before

Don't panic, it'll make things worse. If someone grabs all the toilet paper out of fear, what are the rest of the bums going to do?
I agree we should always be prepared for anything. Get a generator, have a 5 or 10 gallon of gas on hand. We're probably going to get a storm soon enough and we'll be without power. I canned some foods, and buy the big bags of rice, and flour. Don't panic and run to the store to buy whatever is on the shelves, that hurts the person who can't buy in bulk.

[AllaN01Bear]

48. this .

sage advice.

[herding cats]

49. Most definitely don't panic buy.

But, don't you kind of wish you'd have had some extra TP when the big Covid shortage hit? I admit I wished I'd have bought the 24 pack instead of the 6 pack the last time I shopped and it was in stock pre lockdown. I now keep a 24 pack on a shelf in the garage. Not nearly as interesting as my uncles wall-o-TP, but still similar.

I had a grandmother who lived through both the depression and WWII rationing. Her hoard items were sugar, coffee and (for some weird reason which I've never understood) empty plastic margarine tubs.

[AllaN01Bear]

51. i am just going to shop for my weekly stuff and not panic. that drives prices up even fuirther.

i can. good storage conatiners .

[herding cats]

59. That's what I did today.

My normal shop, but to be fair I already have a decent hoard for bad weather season prep.

[AllaN01Bear]

66. good.

i did that during covid and the 2009 crash. even though i dont agree with them, i do agree with the mormans idear having of enough spaces ffor a year of food. i live in a 620 square foot apartment and cant even cocive shopping for a month.

[True Blue American]

111. Buy what you need when on sale

For lunch I had Asparagus, carrots, fresh corn on the cob and cherry tomatoes.

[Tickle]

53. 😂 you are funny

Did you ever walk in to a grocery store and the shelves are empty, because a Storm is coming? That's what this feels like to me. I wish everyone would stay calm and remember you are not alone. We all need to share what we have to help others

[herding cats]

60. That's exactly what this feels like.

Except I expect this is going to be a very long, drawn out storm. No amount of hoarded TP will ease the economic impact we're all about to endure.

[Tickle]

61. The unknown is chilling

Everyday I practice staying calm and not over thinking anything. Everyday it gets harder and harder to follow what I preach.

[wordstroken]

92. I hear you.

[jmbar2]

82. This!

"Shortages" don't last long in free economies. Think of it as a temporary lag in supply to respond to demand. Suppliers will be on the way to meet the need-they just aren't there yet. The first into the breech will probably charge more, but then once the supply line is reestablished, prices will drop.

That's how complex adaptive systems work.

[mitch96]

72. I remember with the last TP run, most grocery stores shelfs were empty...Accept the Spanish stores. They had plenty.nt

[GusBob]

7. His point was that the prices of everything would go up

that tariffs would be used as an excuse. (Like price gouging after a hurricane)

he mentioned soap and toothpaste as an example

[SunSeeker]

9. Costco crowds are insane right now.

[generalbetrayus]

17. I hope that Costco, being a relatively progressive organization,

will not take advantage of the situation to jack up prices on goods that the tariffs don't affect.

[SunSeeker]

21. Hot dog and a coke are still $1.50!

[generalbetrayus]

25. My girlfriend and I love their pizza by the slice, and whole pizza take home, too.

[Comfortably_Numb]

32. "A Coke", thank Odin at last, a Coke. No more P word.! I love me my Costco!!!

But I’m putting off my stop there till tomorrow, since it’s mid day now for me.

[AZ8theist]

42. We just get stuff delivered by Costco or Instacart....

....No way I'm putting up with the insanity of their parking lots.

[niyad]

10. Have been doing the best I can since 6 Nov 2024, in what little space I have.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. If you realisticly need a new to you car (new or used), buy immediately

If you buy from dealer stock you might do better now than next week.

Similarly for used cars, expect their prices to rise starting pretty much now.

Likewise for big appliances, etc.

[BonnieJW]

34. I have a 2028 Buick that runs fine.

Now that I'm retired, I only use it twice a week. My mother had a Buick that lasted 14 years and I plan on making mine last that long as well

[Bernardo de La Paz]

38. Does it have a builtin time machine? Or are you projecting a D sweep in 2028?

Assuming a typo, I applaud using vehicles for as long as possible. Repair and maintenance use less energy and resources than new vehicles. The result is kinder to the earth and the climate.

[True Blue American]

107. I bought a new Envista

Because some one ran a red light, totaled my LaCrosse. Costs me $14,$15 ?-a month to fill up. Has everything on it. Last one,love it!
I take Entresto heart medication, hard to keep them straight.😔🫠

[DFW]

46. We have been buying domestically made cars for 30 years

But we live in Germany, and the locally made cars are just fine. Mine is 12 years old, and has less than 50,000 KM on it, since I take a lot of trains (no desire to become a statistic on the Autobahns here).

[Linda ladeewolf]

14. I don't have a lot of room either, but I have been stockpiling little by little,

I rotate new purchases to the back so the oldest is in the front. I will be reorganizing this week. I need to store more. I replace what I use each week, rotating the new to the back. It will last as long as I can make it. It’s all some of us can do.

[Trueblue Texan]

56. I have been buying shelf stable goods for a while now...

...expecting this. Stocked up on canned tomatoes, dry beans, oatmeal, rice, quinoa, grits, flour, yeast, cornmeal, nuts, and coffee. We're not big meat eaters, so I can make that stuff stretch.

[Linda ladeewolf]

95. I can do without much meat, but the hubby is a carnivore.

So I set it up so he gets a little more than I. I’d rather have veggies myself. I’m hoping to get a few chickens once I get the coop built and the house up. I’ll cover it and make it as small bird proof as possible. I’m waiting to see if my paw paw trees survived. Last year the web worms just ate them up. This year I have a solution, but they may not have made it. I’m getting what I can plant and care for easily. It’s going to get rough, I’m afraid.

[Trueblue Texan]

100. I also invested in some fruit trees this year...

I don't have much space to garden, but I keep a large container garden in the back yard in grow bags and plastic swimming pools. Also have a couple of waist high raised beds. These small gardens are great for growing things like peppers, onions, herbs and other things that can get quite pricey. Have you looked at the price of parsley? Crazy expensive. I don't know how well the fruit trees will do, though with the bee population so stressed. I'm hoping to coax some into our lair with bird baths out on the side of the house where I put the fruit trees.

[Linda ladeewolf]

119. If you have to, get some large feathers.

You can pollinate your fruit trees with them. If you have two of the same tree, just brush a little pollen from one to the other. I’m hoping to build a couple of long hives this year and catch some bees. I had a hive living in an old oak a few years ago, but they died out.

[IronLionZion]

15. Doomsday preppers finally getting their moment

Although some items would go bad or stale. Good to check expiration dates on foods.

I guess now we'll have another COVID-style run on toilet paper and other household items. Then shortages and empty shelves. Back to the glory days of 2020, when America was great.

[Hope22]

16. Wave goodbye to toilet paper. n/t

[mwooldri]

29. And I guess I'm waving bye bye to time off?

If/when demand for that commodity goes up, I assume FMCSA (assuming we still have a FMCSA) will be doing waivers of hours of service...

Just think to myself "job security.... Job security...."

[KY_EnviroGuy]

36. Yep, a lot of our paper products come from Canada.

I did service jobs in some mills up there and specifically recall one that did mostly newsprint and another that did fine white papers.

Glad I recently stocked up on toilet paper although I'm not sure where it's mostly produced. Probably in some of Koch's mills.

KY

[Trueblue Texan]

57. If you don't mind paying a little extra while helping the environment, you could

subscribe to Who Gives a Crap toilet paper--I think they also make paper towels. They donate profits to poor communities globally. You can get on their subscription plan and not have to worry about shortages.

[love_katz]

96. Another good company is Grove Collaborative.

I have been a customer for their paper towels and t. p. since before the pandemic.
It's me made from bamboo and is excellent quality. They also carry to facial tissue and napkins, all made from bamboo.
They also carry cleaning products in aluminum bottles instead of plastic, shampoo and body wash soap ditto, and storage containers to cut down on use of plastic. They carry many other products that are environmentally friendly.

[MissB]

64. Guess I'm glad I got my Costco packs earlier this week?

It was on sale; limit 2.

[SARose]

18. Hurricane Preps

Still do this every year - lived in Houston.

Every week I add a jar of peanut butter to my weekly groceries. Next week I add crackers to my groceries. The next week I add a can or two of vegetables - if they are on sale score! Then fruit; rice; coffee not pods, etc.

Once a month I add a gallon of water or two. I’m using up last year’s stored water now. Toilet paper roll and paper towels are nice, too.

I used to place these items in a large, clear plastic bin labeled “Emergency.” Add some small bills, cat food, dog food, etc.

I also have a change of clothes, socks, shoes for each of us in an under bed storage bag.

You will be surprised how quickly your stash grows!

[Bayard]

58. I'm just about out of shelf room

Wondering where we can build more. We're putting in a big garden, and I'm planning on canning a lot of it.

[SARose]

84. I have a third bedroom

We converted to a pantry when Covid hit.

We gardened in Houston and canned a lot. Good luck!

[Bristlecone]

19. Looking forward to shelves being empty again - just like the good ol' Covid days

Everything TSF touches dies

[leftyladyfrommo]

24. And people back to wearing masks because

measles and tuberculosis are rearing their ugly heads again.

[wolfie001]

22. Just ordered 64oz of 8 O'Clock coffee!

Should last until June.

[OldBaldy1701E]

103. Yep. I read where the countries that produce coffee were some of the bigger tariffs.

I hope that orange gibbon knows what is going to happen when all the coffee goes away. The hordes of stressed out, half groggy but still dangerous, manic people will be storming the White House in the millions.

Here is one of the prominent buttons on my guitar strap...



Of course, the other prominent one is...



So... anyway, stopping the caffeine train is going to be interesting to say the least. Withdrawl is real and will be bad for some people.

[wolfie001]

108. That's awesome!

Love me some coffee! Not too much though or I end up like this 👉

[OldBaldy1701E]

113. Okay, story time.

When I lived in Charlotte, NC, I went into a Radio Shack (dating myself here) to get something. I am an old Shack devotee and have been frequenting the chain for decades. As I waited, three different people came up wanting to know where things were. I told them. The manager, who was at the register, saw me and asked if I wanted to talk about a job. Two days later, I went in to talk to her about it. She liked me and hired me. One thing that she mentioned as we were talking was that they were all 'big coffee drinkers', as well as mentioning that she had already finished one. I replied that I was as well and also had one today. After we had finished talking and were getting up to exit the office, she grabs her mug and says, "Welp, time for number two!".

I replied, "OH! You were talking about 'cups'."

She looked at me curiously. "Yeah," she said. Then, after a moment, she said, "What were you talking about?"

"Pots." I replied. She looked a bit incredulously at me.

"You drank a whole pot of coffee already today?"

I shrugged. "Well," I said, "It is summer." (Too hot to drink coffee all day.)

I did not last very long at the store because the chain was being run into the ground by corporate interests who had no understanding of how demand for electronics works as well as the fact that a parts store is just not going to give you a department store vibe, even if your greed demands it. Anyway, it was funny because they all thought they were coffee-holics until they met me.

(Full Disclosure: I cannot drink regular coffee anymore. My system does not like caffeine anymore. It messes with my stomach. At one point, I was downing two or three pots of coffee all morning, then around a two liter of Coke the rest of the day. I suppose that might have had something to do with it. LOL.)

I have decaf and usually only four cups or so in the mornings these days.

[wolfie001]

115. Wow! That's a lot

3 cups (8 oz) for me is quite enough. My last purchase at Radio Shack was a cool RC car for my early young son circa 1997 or so. Memories. Cheers

[applegrove]

23. He also said some all american products will go up

in price too even though they are not affected by tariffs because big business does that.

[wolfie001]

110. I've always worked with the motto:

"All companies suck, some more than others".................now retired. Hoping the bloated, orange menace doesn't foul that plan.

[Silver Gaia]

26. I've been slowly stocking up since November.

Mostly on food, but today, I ordered other stuff, like TP, tylenol, soap, etc.

Don't forget things like masks, clorox wipes or other disinfectants, and gloves if you need them!!!

I know its a big expense now, but if you can find a way, it will save you money in the long run. Even if it just lasts for a few weeks or months because that's all you could afford, its better than nothing.

[highplainsdem]

27. The main problem with that sort of hoarding is that it creates shortages immediately and higher

prices quickly for everyone who can't immediately stock up, for whatever reason (disability/storage room/money). I can remember lots of stories in the early days of Covid about people buying all the in-demand items they could grab to resell at much higher prices. So it seemed that the people who could have afforded the higher prices pretty easily caused hardship for others.

[sekha68]

81. This upset me during Covid.

I resent hoarders especially for this fact. When I saw the pleas from parents who couldn't even go to the market and find formula or diapers. Many people live paycheck to paycheck simply can't afford to "stock up" on necessities. I find this type of hoarding selfish, cruel and just gross.

[Iggo]

120. But the other thing is, the hoarding will happen with or without you.

I’d rather have toilet paper…lol.

[usedtobedemgurl]

131. And some people who hoard...

Having been stocking since November. I have a friend who has been doing that and some on here have, too. If you are stocking and hoarding for six months, that is not driving up prices. That is adding a little extra per week/month.

[Beachnutt]

28. Bought 3 pair of tennis shoes

2 packages of underwear, 2 packs of socks and 6 shirts this morning.

[generalbetrayus]

30. I guess I picked the right time to switch over to Kona coffee (Yum!). It's expensive,

but maybe not that much more expensive than South American coffee will be in the near future. I hope Orange Julius Caesar isn't like my late ex-father-in-law who thought Hawaii was a separate country.

[Marthe48]

31. I started stocking up in Nov

Because I knew the shitstorm was coming.
Food banks and utility help in Ohio has already taken hits. I'm trying to think of a way to food share with my friends that isn't the local food bank. 76% of the asses in this county voted for this horror.

[MissB]

70. I'm growing a lot more produce than I can reasonably eat or preserve

So I intend to offer extra to my neighbors, friends and co-workers. My siblings have gardens too, so I'm not worried about them.

I already give away extra eggs. I currently have at least 4 dozen in the fridge that I need to offload today or tomorrow. It used to be much easier when I worked in an office.

I also give away extra seedlings as I'm planting out my garden. Usually we have a get together with friends and I put out the extra plants with some brief descriptions and folks just take them away. Sometimes they even bring back the pots and trays at the end of the season. Sometimes even cleaned up.

[Marthe48]

76. You are generous and active

A good combination for getting through this.

I hope farmers and schools will partner with each other in spite of the failure of the cruelty-is-the-point felon to destroy American markets.

[littlemissmartypants]

86. I'd say 100% of the assess vote for it. ❤️

[alfredo]

33. My food is a liquid dietary supliment provided by VA. I can

Live on that but I like to eat solid food.
I’m making my own bread too.
Been hungry before, and I survived it . I lived on potatoes and onions.

Look for more restaurants closing.

[Marthe48]

74. I'm glad to see your post

[alfredo]

124. Thanks.

[True Dough]

123. Congrats

on 23 years of DU membership, alfredo!

[alfredo]

125. I have no social life

GRIN.

I’m 80 years old, and at 80 it is illegal to have a social life.
Seriously, the solitude is quite nice.

[True Dough]

127. 80?

You're good for another 20 years and 50,000 posts.

We'll see you around!

[alfredo]

138. I ran out of fingers and toes, so anything over 20 is just a guess

[barbtries]

35. I'm full already.

limited space.

[MiHale]

39. Been doing it ever since he was elected...

Only time I took him at his word.

Stocked up on tons of dried beans of all sorts to lessen meat consumption. We have a huge garden that supplies us with fresh veggies most of the year. At harvest we either freeze or dehydrate our vegetable stocks.

What we don’t grow local farmers flesh out the supply.

Leaning more toward dehydrating to move out of the freezer for safety. Never know when a power outage will hit.

In before the tariffs on a new washing machine and a ‘new to us’ car. Plus, most of the replacement tools and supplies for the garden.

Next up is paper products.

We’ve already done much of this for years, stocking up for winter, amounts and techniques are the only real change.

[roamer65]

40. I'm in deflationary mode.

Slashing and scrutinizing all spending.

Most discretionary gone.

[MissB]

71. yeah, I made that effort on January 20th

I upped my deep pantry after November but held off on the major cost cutting until Inauguration Day. I hope that a ton of folks got rid of Amazon Prime etc that day. I no longer have any streaming services. I think I used to have like 4 or 5? It was ridiculous.

The only thing we've held on to is once a week take out or eat-in. There are a couple of local restaurants that we want to see survive this if possible, so we make sure to cycle through those each month.

[Mike 03]

41. Big Thank You for sharing this.

I take these tips (depending upon the source) seriously. Even though I had reached what I thought was a stopping point for stocking up, after yesterday's presser I broke my own rule and ordered some additional supplies.

The prices on products not directly impacted by tariffs will rise too, especially if it falls within a category of items in which popular competitors ARE under tariff, regardless of whether or not we continue to import them. Less competitive pricing means producers can raise prices arbitrarily. And higher prices on tariffed goods means competitors, likewise, can raise their prices without the prices looking suspiciously high, because the price is still less than the similar items from China, Europe, Viet Nam, Japan, Malaysia, etc...

We even might see the manifestation of new monopolies (probably temporary).

[xuplate]

47. Please

Please run for president in 2028.

[C_U_L8R]

54. We've been stocking up since January.

But there are some things we just can't protect.... like our social security savings. Trump is going to ruin everything.

[get the red out]

55. I have been trying

I go to Costco when the paycheck allows. I am grateful for having a garage attached to my small house.

[Raftergirl]

65. I do a big once a month shop and buy 3-4 items of things I'm running low on. It's different things depending

on what I’m running low on. I do not like to go and make something for dinner and find out I don’t have what I need.

When I go to the butcher I also buy several of the same item.

I had a new pantry built in my laundry room at the beginning of the pandemic and I have two refrigerators, 3 freezer (one a chest chest freezer) so I have plenty of storage space.

[Joinfortmill]

67. Stocked up today

[jalan48]

68. LOL. But whatever you do, don't panic!

[Laurelin]

69. Here in Europe

We're supposed to have extra consumables on hand to prepare for war, so I did my shopping already. I had avocado toast for dinner and was happy to think that my avocados probably come from Mexico so tariff free. (Honestly they might come from a greenhouse in the Netherlands for all I know, but don't most avocados come from Mexico? )

[LudwigPastorius]

75. In the looming post-apocalyptic world,...

toilet paper will be the coin of the realm.

[ReRe]

80. So funny!

Hope I won't be sad soon!

[mdbl]

99. I was wondering how the TP industry will be affected

Do they buy all their raw materials from other countries?

[LudwigPastorius]

114. According to the Google, a great deal of the...

wood used to make TP comes from Canada.

Not sure if the Pumpkin Pol Pot has declared lumber tariffs on them yet.

[Attilatheblond]

88. Trump & Project 2025 authors REALLY want to hurt us and have us rise up so they can use military on us

It's Viagra for ultra rich sociopaths and psychopaths. They want to see suffering. Trump wants to 'get even' with Americans for turning him out in 2020 and making him face the criminal charges he earned.

[Meowmee]

89. I presume not fresh food? Unless you freeze it

I plan to eat less hopefully, although I barely eat much compared to most... but I need to lose some weight. I will buy more protein powder for my shakes. That already costs a fortune.

[Javaman]

91. I've been doing this for the past 5 months

Since the orange asshole was reselected

I knew full well what was coming

Lots and lots of dry good sealing via a food sealer and packed in Home Depot buckets with lids.,

Enough for a year.

Plus my garden is up to speed and I will have plenty of canning to do in 2 months.

Anyone one paying attention and not in the cult, knew to do this, because we knew what was coming

[cab67]

93. I was taught by my parents...

...to always have at least a one-month supply of food in one's dwelling. I've always lived by that. I have an apartment, but I have enough food to live off for one or two. months.

I won't be living very well on it - it's canned and dried stuff, and I'm doomed if I lose my water supply - but it'll keep me alive.

[AnnaLee]

101. I have another suggestion

Just something I have been thinking about.

If you have the space and money, it might be a good time to store non-perishable (long term stable) foods for your local food banks. Some of the food programs have taken or are facing a large bite.

[twodogsbarking]

102. There is a much better solution.

[Number9Dream]

104. The hoarding during the pandemic was a NIGHTMARE - let's not encourage it

[PCIntern]

118. You know, another reason Trump hates Cuban is that he's

Jewish.

Yup. 100%.

[mucholderthandirt]

121. There's a difference between hoarding and stocking up to protect your family.

Smart people prepare for emergencies, especially with small children, the elderly or pets to worry about. Or their own health concerns.

Also, only buy what you use/eat, and rotate! Use common sense, do some research, and don't panic.

My late brother and I used to talk about what would happen in the apocalypse. We were of the opinion that most would die in short order, but folks like us, who grew up with nothing and mostly lived with nothing still would do fine. We were used to not having the latest and greatest, crap food, cheap clothes, little to no heat or AC. Pretty much business as usual.

But people who eat out all the time, have to have stuff like coffee that is imported, only the best cars, houses and electronics? They'll be outraged, go out and get themselves killed protesting -- or even trying to steal the stuff they want -- and once it all died down, us poor folks are just going to keep on keeping on.

Preppers like to think it's going to be the poor welfare people who will die out, but we're stronger than they think. Cockroaches and us. That's who will inherit the Earth. LOL

[leftyladyfrommo]

122. Right along that line but people who are

intop top physical shape die before people who have lived on the edge. Their metabolisms move faster so they go down hill faster.

Opposite from what you would think.

[usedtobedemgurl]

132. I consider myself one of those who "eat out all the time."

I do not drink coffee. I have an ok house. One of our cars is a 2015 model. Thing is, I mystery shop. I bring home between 20-30 meals a month. They are free because of my mystery shopping. That saves us money on groceries. It saves electricity and water for doing the dishes. It also saves wear and tear on my back, because of my chronic pain. Not all who often “eat out”(I bring most of my meals home) are like what you imagined. But I understand what you are saying. May you be safe in these times.

[no_hypocrisy]

126. And cleaning supplies.

Maybe you'll be able to afford them later, but you have to factor in shortages.

[ecstatic]

133. I'm in deep trouble. I hate shopping and I

don't like being pressured.

[enid602]

134. escape

My desire to stock up and hoard everyday necessities is counterbalanced by the opposite inclination to eschew all clutter and sew diamonds and rubies into the seams of my clothes so I’ll feel safe these days when I leave the house . . . to disappear at a moment’s notice.

[mwmisses4289]

135. Already started our yearly prep of supplie

for hurricane season. A few months before it starts, when we grocery shop, we buy extra of things we can eat without cooking if we have to. Batteries, check flashlights, ect. This whole tariff thing makes me feel like that.