What are you panic buying?
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Changed my mind now, cos then I can ignore it! I was already ignoring politics but this seems to have slipped through somehow
Steel Icarus
we move
If anything in particular it'll be coffee.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
It won't seem silly for long, perhaps, once the cv disrupts supply chains. Maybe ou thinks that the Chinese are the only lot whose output will be affected by the disease.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
Me too..
Looby
Well-Known Member
They’re recommending not making your own as you need 60% + alcohol for it to be effective and it’s likely to be either too weak and won’t work or too strong and will completely fuck your skin.Soap and water is way better that hand sanitiser, but you could make your own, mix dettol with aloe gel, you can get little bottles and pots to put it it.
Mind you, how are the dettol shelves doing
Looby
Well-Known Member
I’m getting really sick of hearing this argument. Some people use hand sanitiser a lot because they have jobs where they need to and where they might not have access to soap and water regularly.
Some people have compromised immune systems and use sanitiser a lot when they’re out and about.
These people aren’t trying to panic buy because of corona, they’re panicking because they always use it and now they can’t buy it any more. That means they have to join the panic buyers because they actually need it to use and not stock up on.
This isn’t directed at you but if one more fucking person tells me just to wash my hands I swear if I get corona I’m going to lick every surface in their house.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Which is why the panic buyers need to stop panic buying.
Trouble is panic buying is what has made people that really need hand sanitiser not be able to get any, I only suggested hand washing as I presumed you were relativity young and healthy, apologies if I was wrong about you.
Generally, for most people, they should leave it for people that really do need it. fat chance tho.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
People are panic buying other products like toilet roll though. Not sure why.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Panic buying is really moronic and anti-socialist. "I'm alright and I don't care if it's unnecessary and at your expense."
Causes undue worry and chaos. And profit from chaos.
Fuck those people.
Causes undue worry and chaos. And profit from chaos.
Fuck those people.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Exactly. You don’t need that much toilet paper ffs
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Managed to get a 16 pack of bum bumpf for the elderly pares today and put it with their existing stash in their airing cupboard. The old man later looked in there and declared that there was so much that he'd be able to shit for Europe, now!
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Agree...but...as one of many with caring responsibilities for the aged...I was determined to get my old folks set up so that they could survive for few weeks without me/my brother or themselves going out. Not panic, as such...but a certain form of prepping that might have looked like a panicky full trolly.
Had to be done for peace of mind, though.
kalidarkone
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Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
.... crucifix, bible, cuddly toy!
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
It's all going to be more When the Wind Blows than Mad Max isn't it though?
Dunno. Lord of the Flies?
That's different tho, they're more at risk. (I'm presuming they're elderly)
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
I've actually started fantasising about being isolated and how I'll finally pick up my bass and learm it, do lots of weights, sit ups and yoga. Decorate. Fill out my ADHD refferal form.
But I expect I'll just get really stoned, watch lots of box sets and eat crap * sighs*
But I expect I'll just get really stoned, watch lots of box sets and eat crap * sighs*
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Yep, late 80" & infirm with more underlying health issues than you can shake at stick at.
e2a: thing is, though...it might well have appeared quite panicky to anyone just looking at me at the tills.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
I think the technical term for this is Work-Life Balance.
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Yes -mostly because I made the mistake of doing my panic buy on the way home after a couple of nights shifts. It makes shopping quite random. Luckily I had a basic sensible list.
elbows
Well-Known Member
The term panic buying does my head in a bit because it ends up unfairly covering too much territory.
For example, if you have a public health campaign that features hand washing, hand sanitisers etc, you actually want and expect to see sales of products in this area increase a lot. Thats not panic buying, thats following the advice! Now of course within the sales of those products there will be examples of the other stuff, hoarding, buying way more than possibly required, buying loads with the intention of financial gain, etc. But these things should not be the only thing read into empty shelves.
Some other product areas are mostly more straightforward examples of the 'self fulfilling prophesy of shortages' stuff where people expect shortages and end up creating those very shortages by buying more than normal. But even here, depending on the motives and scale at which this is done, its not necessarily a bad thing, especially if its done at a stage where the supply systems can respond accordingly to increased demand.
I would say that the majority of things I see described as panic at times like these really arent a good fit for that word at all. A lot of behaviour is rational, plenty of people get the message and respond accordingly.
For example, if you have a public health campaign that features hand washing, hand sanitisers etc, you actually want and expect to see sales of products in this area increase a lot. Thats not panic buying, thats following the advice! Now of course within the sales of those products there will be examples of the other stuff, hoarding, buying way more than possibly required, buying loads with the intention of financial gain, etc. But these things should not be the only thing read into empty shelves.
Some other product areas are mostly more straightforward examples of the 'self fulfilling prophesy of shortages' stuff where people expect shortages and end up creating those very shortages by buying more than normal. But even here, depending on the motives and scale at which this is done, its not necessarily a bad thing, especially if its done at a stage where the supply systems can respond accordingly to increased demand.
I would say that the majority of things I see described as panic at times like these really arent a good fit for that word at all. A lot of behaviour is rational, plenty of people get the message and respond accordingly.
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
What I really need for my potential isolation is some shrooms.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Empty shelves are a direct result of irrational, or worse, profiteering panic buying. Here in the UK we have one of the best supermarket logistical delivery systems in the world. There should never be any need for shelves to be empty. This is well beyond the idea of supply systems responding accordingly to increased demand. What we are seeing is selfish, anti-socialist panic buying of certain items. A lot of which is ending up on ebay for profiteering.
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