ilovewings
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I'm the same. I've always tried to have enough to last awhile, of all kinds of household things, groceries etc.
Enough that if something happened, like getting ill, that you would be okay for a month at least.
I love shopping but for the basics I've never like the idea of "having" to go shopping every couple of days for them. What a drudge.
That's no way to live in my opinion, sort of meal to meal. I know some are forced to live this this but others seem to live like that by choice, heaven knows why, and are always running out of things and having to rush to the shops all the time. Running around like headless chooks.
I buy some things when they're on special, half price often, things like laundry liquid or powder, dishwasher pods, washing up liquid, air fresheners, cosmetics, vitamins etc.
I always like to have a spare at least, like one full jar of coffee and a spare one.
It makes me feel that if something happened, I got sick for instance that I would be okay for awhile.
So far I don't think I've hoarded anything, more like I have been buying a bit more of certain things like hand sanitiser etc, but just the odd bottle, every now and then so now I think I have enough to last for awhile.
My husband and i go to the grocery store almost every other day and I enjoy it since it is the only time i get out of the house!! I have also bought stuff that I think i may need in case the stuff hits the fan and the shelves get cleaned out again. I order these basics online from either Amazon or Walmart; i never want to be in a position again where i dont have toilet paper, towel paper, kleenex, alcohol and things like that. I also bought a couple of thermometers and i have a pulse oximeter ( i could not find these two items at all in March, April or May)- I had to shop on line to get a simple thing like a thermometer. I also bought some canned goods i normally would not buy just in case.