Are People Who Stock Up On Stuff

[nailit]

Selfish?
Or are they merely humans trying to survive?

[237SJ]

DT thank god you are swamped with tourists. That's what funds the SW

[DTCwordfan]

true.....but still!

[gulliver1]

The people who stock up are the ones that voted Brexit.

[ummmm]

And how would you know that, Gulliver?

[pixie374]

I voted Brexit, but have never stocked up. I just get what we need. During the toilet roll debacle, when the shops were empty, I ordered some from Amazon, and could only get 48 at the time. But not through choice- I did share them out with clients too though.
It does depend what "necessity" is as well. I remember people saying bread and milk, say. We could all live without those forever if necessary. It's selfish if you take more than you need at that time, that's all, I think.

[Barsel]

I remember seeing a story of a nurse who had been working long hours on a Covid ward who when she finished her shift late at night went to the supermarket and the shelves were mostly bare and she cried.
Those people who had trolleys piled up with toilet rolls when there was a shortage are imo selfish.
I made sure I had enough stuff to last for 2 weeks and definite wouldn't buy more than I needed.
When I couldn't get paracetamol I phoned the doc and got it on prescription.

[nailit]

//When I couldn't get paracetamol I phoned the doc and got it on prescription//
And just how did the chemist supply it when they had sold out or not had it in stock?

That was the dilemma that I faced when i was trying to help my mum.

[pixie374]

Yes, paracetamol and ibuprofen seemed to disappear for a while. Tbf, as nobody could get GP appointments or treatment, it wasn't that surprising. We had to search around for a client who desperately needed it- but tbf, that is already limited in how many people can buy.
You should see the thousands stocked up in people's houses though, where they are sent them on repeat every month, whether it's ticked or not.

[Barsel]

nailit, I can only tell you that the paracetamol I used to buy in the supermarket came in packets of 16 , but the ones my GP prescribes come in boxes of 100 and they are never for sale on the shelves. I don't know why the pharmacy had the paracetamol but they weren't on the shelves.

[pixie374]

Maybe they did prioritise scripts, and not private buyers?