It looks like "panic buying" is leveling off...

[Archae]

I went grocery shopping on Thursday morning, and saw a lot of full aisles at the store.

Toilet paper can only be bought, two packages at a time, still.

But the store had milk, bread, canned goods, it looks like the "panic buyers" are back to "normal," looks like.

[hlthe2b]

1. I just hope prices don't start escalating. Regular milk still under $3/gallon, but OMG, ORGANIC was

$12/gallon! (I never bought organic, but REALLY? )

[peacebuzzard]

3. wow. bought a gallon of organic milk for 5.49.

where I am there is a low demand for organics.

[Archae]

6. Of course. Even before the virus, "organic" milk was being overcharged for.

Regular milk is $2.75 a gallon here.

[True Blue American]

8. Same here

Often on sale as a leader.

[obamanut2012]

17. Then report them, that's illegal

No legitimate chain or local store will do that. Report them, especially if your state has an official emergency declared.

[Sancho]

2. Where are you?

I'm in Florida.

[Archae]

7. Wisconsin.

[Cirque du So-What]

16. Thats, like, TP Central, isn't it?

I know there are more paper mills than you can shake a stick at in Wisconsin, so I expect a good number make TP.

[cynatnite]

4. When people realize that the supply chain is still strong...

They will come to their senses.

[former9thward]

5. People run out of room to store things.

You can only fit 1000 rolls of toilet paper in so many places.

[Miles Archer]

9. Still a mess here.

Frozen foods, dairy, paper products, soap, all decimated.

Signs are up for "2 per customer" but shelves are still empty.

We got toilet paper by calling ahead to Dollar General, finding out when their shipment was scheduled, and arriving at the store as they were stocking shelves. Luck and timing. Bought eggs at the Citgo gas station convenience store. All of the "outliers" apart from the regular supermarkets.

[Hortensis]

10. :) I never saw any panic buying, or hysteria, although it must

have existed. Of course the average age here in central Florida, and thus life experience, is elevated, so perhaps that accounts for it.

A neighbor did angrily complain just yesterday about people fighting over toilet paper, but when I asked her which store and if she tried to referee or just watched in amazement, turned out she was just imagining it happening somewhere to complain about.

In any case, it looks like the waves of new awareness in 130 million households that they needed to stock up for sheltering at home are mostly finished. We've mostly completed that giant national, shelf-emptying task and have progressed to replenishing.

[beachbumbob]

11. there will be a next round when mandatory and enforced quarantines go into effect

there is a reason why trump has notified the Reserves that they may be called to active duty

[Under The Radar]

12. Could it be that everyone is running out of cash?

[Cracklin Charlie]

13. Good

If my husband doesn’t score some eggs today, he will be miserable.

Fingers crossed

[Stallion]

18. Ha! I Was Thinking About the Poor "Working Conditions" of Hens in a Pandemic Shortage

not much can be done to raise production on short notice

[Cracklin Charlie]

21. We got eggs!

Hubs is happy!

Thank you, working class hens!

[shanti]

22. My shopper struck out on eggs and tangerines today

So I'll have to venture out next week. On a positive note, the shopper found all my goodies and comfort foods!

[Luciferous]

14. We had toilet paper in our store yesterday at least temporarily. Still no disinfectant. I

think it might be getting better here.

[CRK7376]

15. I haven't seen any toilet paper products in Winston-Salem NC

for about 2 weeks now. If/when they are here they disappear immediately and in the early morning....

[ananda]

19. I got all the fresh food I ordered yesterday from HEB.

it was fantastic!

[JCMach1]

20. People are running out of money...it's actually a bad sign

Rent and Mortgages are due in a few days