Halloween Panic Buying?

Princess_Coupon

Was in T's today between 14:30-16:00 and it was packed, the carpark, the aisles, the tills I started thinking I'd lost a day or 2 and it was Friday or Saturday. I asked the SA why it was so mad she said it was Halloween panic buying, it had apparently been like that all day it was her day off and they called her in. I know this happens at christmas which I understand perfectly, also easter and before the other bank holidays which I understand less but Halloween .
If any was Halloween panic buying today or know someone that was please tell me why you were panicked and what were your desperate purchases were.

Also guy on the next till over bought 4 full boxes (that's at least 100 tubes) of Sensodyne pro-enammel I was consumed by curiosity and went to check was not on offer, anyone got any ideas?

whowho

I'm guessing he's very caring and wants to remind the kids about dental hygiene.
I won't be trick or treating his house tomorrow night!:rotfl:

BeenieCat

I went to Tesco tonight to buy some Halloween stuff, for 2 reasons.

1 - I'm going to a party tomorrow night and needed some witch-y dress-up stuff because i won't have time after work tomorrow!

2 - It was all reduced by about half price when i went at 6pm

Not sure why anyone would need that much toothpaste though, maybe he knows something we don't :eek: :eek:

Only other thing i could think of was if he works in a hotel or something but even 100 is excessive considering.

blue_monkey_2

Asda was the same today. A nightmare.

I have to wait in for deliveries today so went today instead. I thought it might have been half price as so many people were clearing the shelves (one aisle already cleared of halloween and Xmas trees in their place!! I was most disappointed to get charged full price for the halloween stuff I bought. Thought I was missing something, LOL!!

Princess_Coupon

BeenieCat wrote: »

I went to Tesco tonight to buy some Halloween stuff, for 2 reasons.

1 - I'm going to a party tomorrow night and needed some witch-y dress-up stuff because i won't have time after work tomorrow!

2 - It was all reduced by about half price when i went at 6pm

Not sure why anyone would need that much toothpaste though, maybe he knows something we don't :eek: :eek:

Only other thing i could think of was if he works in a hotel or something but even 100 is excessive considering.

Costumes are to be expected, but it was food everyone was stockpiling like they do before a bank holiday, empty shelves and overflowing trolleys.

I thought either the toothpaste was going through till at the wrong price otherwise he spent £250+ or he was a passionate dentist and will give them to trick or treaters instead of sweets, wanted to ask him but OH growled in my ear he would go straight to the car and leave me if I did.

Toothsmith

Damn - I've been spotted!

notlongnow_2

'Also guy on the next till over bought 4 full boxes (that's at least 100 tubes) of Sensodyne pro-enammel I was consumed by curiosity and went to check was not on offer, anyone got any ideas?'

Maybe they are for his children as 'tricks' for tonight..lol

lucinad

when i went shopping on wednesday there was arm and hammer pro enamel toothpaste half price at my tesco from £3.50 to £1.50 or something like that. so maybe that was what he was buying and if it wasnt price reduced in yours he was hoping to get dtd back .... or he might have ocd!!!

stephmcuk

ditto that, ive just been to my local shops and they were crazy.
The halloween aisle in poundland was just mad busy, and i had the buggy with me, i ended up buying stuff in woolies and the card shop...probably cost me loads more aswell :rolleyes:

x__Indigo_x

cannot belive asda hasnt reduced any of the halloween stuff, i went down looking for a bargin but no such luck!!! all thats left really is baby outfits and toy cockroaches haha

blue_monkey_2

Just back from Matalan, nothing reduced but it was the closest from Asda without having to fight to get out of the car park and repark in town. Asda was rammed and just a few odds and ends left. I bought an outfit for myself from Matalan and paid a shocking £25 - offset by I've got the money for it (in my mind anyway, LOL) but nothing reduced in Matalan either except sweets and parents are not letting their kids have those as they'll get enough tonight!!