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leftyladyfrommo

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49. I have that problem, too. My house is tiny.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #40)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 05:37 PM

Jan 12

No basement or garage.

Right now my front room is full of boxes that I need to sort out. It's kind of discouraging.

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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