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mucholderthandirt

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20. Can't afford to bulk buy, and no place to keep it. It sucks.

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 03:00 PM

Jan 12

I've been stocking up as best I can, but with limited space and money it's just not going to more than hopefully smooth out some things. In the end, none of us are going to get out of paying more unless we've been prepping for years with non-perishable foods and other supplies. Never had the money for that, so I'll just have to do without some things.

As long as I can feed the cats and the dog, I'll get buy. I would hate to have to give up the Internet. Don't care about the landline, I can use WiFi for my cell phone (or the one bar of service we get out here). I like having Dish, but since I get that with my mother, I guess we'll keep it. She wouldn't want to do without it.

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Anybody else buying some things in bulk to [View all] leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 OP

I would but on my fixed income just can't afford to, either way, I'll survive...always have.... wcmagumba Jan 12 #1

Me, too. leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #13

Yup Joinfortmill Jan 12 #2

Strassbourg Pate de Foie Gras Turbineguy Jan 12 #3

Catching ahead a few months. Clouds Passing Jan 12 #4

That's what I am trying to do. I have all the clothes leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #14

The pet expenses Clouds Passing Jan 12 #17

I know. Even my dog food is way up. leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #18

Glad I didn't aquire a dog in the past couple years, Jack Valentino Jan 12 #70

Yup extra TP Historic NY Jan 12 #5

Yes Meowmee Jan 12 #6

I'm pretty sure that most of us cannot buy enough food and things to last for 4 years or longer. elocs Jan 12 #7

I brought a new refrigerator in December kimbutgar Jan 12 #8

What a concidence AverageOldGuy Jan 12 #38

Having a new fridge will help on the electricity. leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #46

Nope - not going to let the orange asshole change anything in my life is I can help it NewHendoLib Jan 12 #9

Tequila DBoon Jan 12 #10

I saw that Eric Trump wants to go into the leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #15

Vodka isn't a liquor, it is an anesthetic DBoon Jan 12 #23

we are fortunate to have a couple of small batch distilleries here yellowdogintexas Jan 12 #27

Total Wine carries them! DBoon Jan 12 #64

Tequila is crazy oversupplied in Mexico right now Melon Jan 12 #71

buy low, drink high DBoon Jan 12 #72

I bought my Arches Watercolor paper samplegirl Jan 12 #11

I never buy any supplies from Hobby Lobby and I'll bet you don't either, samplegirl! Diamond_Dog Jan 12 #12

Nope! I refuse samplegirl Jan 12 #24

I'm Jewish-Hobby Lobby doesn't recognize my holidays Danmel Jan 12 #66

Another one who refuses. I hated them long before the whole ACA thing came up. yellowdogintexas Jan 12 #28

Yep SallyHemmings Jan 12 #16

Yep, I started the 2nd week in November chowmama Jan 12 #19

we always buy rice and dried beans in bulk. There is a Middle Eastern market near us and it is a great place to yellowdogintexas Jan 12 #31

Uh, oh. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 12 #35

Possibly chocolate, too. wnylib Jan 12 #48

No chocolate anywhere? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 12 #57

It's imported and there have been shortages developing wnylib Jan 12 #62

Right. More expensive. Limited supplies. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 12 #63

If tariffs are added to the costs of an already wnylib Jan 12 #65

Can't afford to bulk buy, and no place to keep it. It sucks. mucholderthandirt Jan 12 #20

we buy cases of the things we use most often at Costco. Cases are great because they can easily be stacked yellowdogintexas Jan 12 #33

I bought 2 year's supply of peacefreak2.0 Jan 12 #21

HA.... Zackzzzz Jan 12 #25

I have been doing a little on larger cost items. StarryNite Jan 12 #22

just got a new laptop a couple of weeks ago. My old HP finally died after a long sojourn in Intensive Care yellowdogintexas Jan 12 #37

I just got a new keyboard for my old desktop. StarryNite Jan 12 #41

a portable keyboard is how I resolved the stuck key problem and for a long time that was the only issue yellowdogintexas Jan 12 #55

Coffee MaryMagdaline Jan 12 #26

i bought a TV and a new stove to avoid tariffs and price increases later. Takket Jan 12 #29

I know. People still think costs will go down. leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #30

Yeah, I have a basement cold storage room MissB Jan 12 #32

Wow. You are on it. leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #47

Yes. Basically, it's a continuation of a buying pattern I began Mike 03 Jan 12 #34

Call me naive, PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 12 #36

Honestly? I can just feel it coming. leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #54

Does stocking up on ammo count??? AverageOldGuy Jan 12 #39

Not really. My studio apartment doesn't lend itself to mass storage...nt Wounded Bear Jan 12 #40

I have that problem, too. My house is tiny. leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #49

I've maintained a pantry for years... IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 12 #42

One of my customers had a pantry that was leftyladyfrommo Jan 12 #51

Yup. Coffee. Cat food. Dog food. blm Jan 12 #43

We bought... lame54 Jan 12 #44

Funny you should ask because B.See Jan 12 #45

Will he need congressional approval before he can impose tariffs, or can he do it unilaterally? totodeinhere Jan 12 #50

Not stocking up. But taking care of everything, doing necessary Scrivener7 Jan 12 #52

Green coffee beans for roasting. Am moonscape Jan 12 #53

I'm having a fence replaced spinbaby Jan 12 #56

In a very small way. I tell myself it's not greedy to buy extra beans, that I will use them to help people mahina Jan 12 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author legallyblondeNYC Jan 12 #59

It's not hoarding until the shortages actually occur chowmama Jan 12 #68

I don't think anyone here is greedy. That's a warning I reserve for myself I guess, hadn't realized it till you wrote, mahina Jan 12 #69

If you can afford it Keepthesoulalive Jan 12 #60

Found an easy recipe online for wine. Trellastic Jan 12 #61

I went grocery shopping this evening Crunchy Frog Jan 12 #67