Snowstorms Cause Food Hoarding, Why???

Because people know nothing , when it comes to news and believe all of it.

I'd imagine there are two effects here, there's the idiots hoarding but the bigger effect is you have a whole bunch of people getting in the store that aren't going to be there over the next few days. It's not necessarily a hoarding mentality but people doing their shopping earlier than they normally would.

Up here we just horde ammo. Snacks and meals are just all around us. The ammo is more or less to stop those tweaked out freaks from stealing your meal. Other than that when storms hit up here I don't really see too much hording.

I have been thinking on this question - here is my conclusion. I think that what's going on in this circumstance is not hoarding. Hoarding is the gathering and retention of goods and materials that will never be used for the purpose you brought them for. I keep a supply of food staples and other materials on hand in case there is a disruption in the supply chain. I store ammo because I may have to supplement my food supply and because the 2nd amendment guarantees all others. Am I a hoarder? I don't think so although I hope to never have to use my food storage for the purpose I brought it for.

Did I have to go to the store when I found out about the storm? No, but I did. I normally do my shopping on Friday as do many. It only got to be an issue when it was learned to expect 18 inches of snow on the ground. Others depend entirely on the – as said in a previous posting – “just in time” delivery schedule. They did not buy an outlandish amount of what one may consider daily necessities; they brought what they feel they will need and use. Did I buy an outlandish amount; no I did my regular shopping and went home. Did people think I was hoarding with my full basket – probably. Were others hoarding? No, they brought what they consider to be necessary. In the first place, not many people brought enough fresh milk or paper goods to consider it hoarding and secondly I choose to believe most people are kind, caring individuals who will think of their neighbors and leave some for others. The problem comes when there isn’t enough supply to meet the need. The last person to the store is always going to leave empty handed. That gives the impression that others are hoarding when indeed they are not. They are just faster then the others.

In the case of my region, no one knows how long to expect to be unable to leave the house or neighborhood. We just can’t justify the expense of buying and maintaining a lot snow removal equipment; the last few years we had almost no snow but this year we’ve been whacked twice with storms that replaced long held records and there is more to come mid-week. Combine that with a lot of the close in suburbs having above ground electrical wiring and no one knows how long this is going to last. (At this rate we will be in school until the Fourth of July. ) People get enough basic supplies to last the week which is probably a good guess. But it’s not hoarding, those supplies will be used for what they were intended for within a short period of time.

Anyway, that’s my two cents worth. Stay warm, Lisa

It's real simple. Folks need to cram their shopping in knowing they want to have a day off of having to leave the house. But once at the store they decide to buy a little extra. The shoppers add up and the news media loves it and we all laugh at the whole deal. But the real issue, it shows how we as a culture can really create our own crisis. Imagine if we knew gasoline would be unavailable for 3 days? We either be waiting at the pumps or stocing up on 6 days of food!

Disclaimer: I went shopping only cause I was passing the supermarket and I needed Silk & frozen pizzas.

My wife did her normal Friday-Nite-Shopping last nite. She normally gets 2 gals of milk, she got 3 gals this time. She said the store was busier than usual.

Maybe it's a primitive instinct. Pack a few extra pine bows up against the cave entrance when you sense the snow in the air. I think it's FUN. Makes you grateful to have food and shelter. I have to enter the supermarket with a good attitude though, since I'm such a misanthrope. Can't be annoyed, gotta treat it as entertainment. Glad I have money to buy groceries with.
I saw an extremely wide woman in there yesterday with a shopping cart full of expensive supermarket plastic-wrapped firewood. I wanted to tell her to just go down the block to Paul's Tree Service. They have a woodlot with mountains of firewood. They probably would have filled her trunk for much much less $$$$. Of course when I went to the self-checkout area, every person there looked as if they had never seen a keypad, a scale, a crt screen, or ever followed simple instructions! When the feminine robot voice says "Do you have any coupons?", the person's index finger hangs frozen and indecisive in front of the yes or no choice! hahahha

Before the predicted Y2K disaster, we stocked up on a number of items, for which we were mocked by my son. See pic ....

What's all this talk,shock and confusion about Hoaring?
I'm used to it being spelled w-h-o-r-i-n-g.... It's been going on since Biblical Times or earlier. Politicians,Government Types,Military Officers and last but not least,Corporate Types have been notorious for engaging in this shamelessly. Heck,even Hollywood was not immune when Rita Hayward,Jane Mansfield,Nipsy Russell and,yes,even Charlie Weaver from the Hollywood Squares were all accused of it. Been happening for years...Just 'cause it's going to snow alot shouldn't change a thing......... ........A slightly misunderstanding Hambden Bob.....

I saw an extremely wide woman in there yesterday with a shopping cart full of expensive supermarket plastic-wrapped firewood.

I laugh at those little bundles of kindling. That's like buying fuel oil in an 8 ounce cup. I would go broke heating this place with that stuff! Next time you see her she won't be "extremely wide" anymore, no more money to feed her habit.

Of course when I went to the self-checkout area, every person there looked as if they had never seen a keypad, a scale, a crt screen, or ever followed simple instructions!

I was resistant to them at first, now I always use them at the HD, Lowes, and ShopRite.

Dann, I think we're twins separated at birth! I absolutely loathe going into any shopping center, so that's exactly what I do -- people watch. It's better than TV!

And I HAVE to use those self-checkout deals at Lowe's .... I go insane waiting in line. After I scan every register for my quickest possible escape, it never fails that the second I commit, the light goes on signaling a manager (signaling "I'm a retard!" ) ... never fails. Then I stand there for 10 minutes .. & the second I lose my patience & go to another register muttering obscenities under my breath, the manager arrives, & now I'm behind a lady paying for 600 items by check!! Then if I try to control myself & stay in one line, I swear it's always the longest one in the building! Can't get a break!

Those self-checkouts are great ... until they can't read a barcode. Then I'm right back where I started .... See why I shop online?

We see the same thing here. I cannot understand it either. I have enough food for at least 2 weeks. And that does not include my freezer. During the ice storm of 98 we had no problems without power for over a week. Why panic?

Kevin

We have a few snow storms coming through for the next few days so I made sure to get down to the liquor store and load up on super bowl bloody marys and beers. I might be starving but ill be happy about it

See exhibit A : http://gawker.com/5465026/snowpocalypse-10-everyb ... e=true&s=i

My daughter is a manager at a Giant Eagle supermarket in North Versailles, Pa. The other day they got a food order in mostly milk, somehow a TV station showed up & did a segment. Before the TV crew left people were already coming like locust & totally cleaned out the place, they had to call the cops to restore order. Until this is over they now have to call cops before they stock the shelves.