Sammy55
Veteran Member
We were at Sam's Club in Duluth, Minnesota today. The store was pretty packed with people, and about 90% of them were wearing masks. Even the younger folk. I wasn't. With the high humidity, I was having some trouble breathing so having a mask on would have took me down. But I neither saw nor heard any coughing, sneezing, or any other signs of illness.
The TP aisle was pretty full and in the process of being stocked up. TP and/or paper towel were also in a good share of the carts I saw after that aisle, so people were taking the packages probably as fast as the stockers were putting them there. There was a limit of one, but I was glad to get the one of each, the TP for my daughter (who doesn't stock ahead at all!) and the paper towel for the animal shelter. We have plenty, but I've been watching for the restock for them.
Lo and behold, they had sanitizing wipes!! They haven't had them when I've been there since before the shut downs! I'm sure they had a big pallet of them, but by the time I got there (10am), there was only one row left on the floor. I got a pack for my cousin who is a nurse and desperately needs them. I've been watching for them each time I go there, and she was so thrilled when I called her to tell her I got her a pack. The next time I see them, the pack is for me.
The meat aisles were pretty full as well as the canned and boxed goods. Even the fresh veggie and fruit cooler was full. It seemed like every aisle was being resupplied. So that was good!
The only big gaps I saw were the cases with the brats and hot dogs and sandwich meats. I suppose, with the Fourth coming soon, that was to be expected.
On the whole, I would say that Sam's had more in it than other times I've been there in the last few months. However, there were quite a few people with full carts of groceries and stuff, and a good share of it wasn't holiday stuff. So I imagine that a lot of those people are starting to stock up for if and when this virus stuff starts going again.
My dh went into Menards and they were pretty stocked up with distilled water, so he grabbed us several gallons. We use it for colloidal silver which we take throughout the winter to keep from getting sick.
I didn't have the time to go into any other local store, like Super One. Will probably go out again on Friday, one of the biggest grocery shopping days of the year. Ugh!
Oh, I wanted to add that Sam's Club had four different kinds of masks available. Both my cousin and daughter have asked me to keep an eye out for them. Both of them are required to wear them at work. My cousin didn't want any of them, though, because all of them were made recently in China or Korea. I did get a pack of 50 blue surgical masks for my daughter who isn't so picky.
So I think I did pretty good today in filling others' wish lists.
The TP aisle was pretty full and in the process of being stocked up. TP and/or paper towel were also in a good share of the carts I saw after that aisle, so people were taking the packages probably as fast as the stockers were putting them there. There was a limit of one, but I was glad to get the one of each, the TP for my daughter (who doesn't stock ahead at all!) and the paper towel for the animal shelter. We have plenty, but I've been watching for the restock for them.
Lo and behold, they had sanitizing wipes!! They haven't had them when I've been there since before the shut downs! I'm sure they had a big pallet of them, but by the time I got there (10am), there was only one row left on the floor. I got a pack for my cousin who is a nurse and desperately needs them. I've been watching for them each time I go there, and she was so thrilled when I called her to tell her I got her a pack. The next time I see them, the pack is for me.
The meat aisles were pretty full as well as the canned and boxed goods. Even the fresh veggie and fruit cooler was full. It seemed like every aisle was being resupplied. So that was good!
The only big gaps I saw were the cases with the brats and hot dogs and sandwich meats. I suppose, with the Fourth coming soon, that was to be expected.
On the whole, I would say that Sam's had more in it than other times I've been there in the last few months. However, there were quite a few people with full carts of groceries and stuff, and a good share of it wasn't holiday stuff. So I imagine that a lot of those people are starting to stock up for if and when this virus stuff starts going again.
My dh went into Menards and they were pretty stocked up with distilled water, so he grabbed us several gallons. We use it for colloidal silver which we take throughout the winter to keep from getting sick.
I didn't have the time to go into any other local store, like Super One. Will probably go out again on Friday, one of the biggest grocery shopping days of the year. Ugh!
Oh, I wanted to add that Sam's Club had four different kinds of masks available. Both my cousin and daughter have asked me to keep an eye out for them. Both of them are required to wear them at work. My cousin didn't want any of them, though, because all of them were made recently in China or Korea. I did get a pack of 50 blue surgical masks for my daughter who isn't so picky.
So I think I did pretty good today in filling others' wish lists.
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