What are you stocking up on at the moment?

Ebe_Scrooge

Toilet rolls!  Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

But seriously, panic-buying and stockpiling is just ridiculous.  There's no need for it, and all it does is create temporary stock shortages.  Look at the toilet-roll thing when Covid first hit - where did that come from?  Absolute stupidity.  All it meant was that when most normal folk did their weekly shop, they couldn't find a packet of bog-roll which they actually needed.

Anyone that does stockpile for no good reason is plain selfish and stupid in my opinion.

sarah1972

Gobsh said:

Looks like I've come to the wrong place. The moral high ground is making me dizzy. 🤮 Get me back down to earth please 😁

This is a friendly forum and There is no moral high ground at all. Stockpiling is not a good idea for various reasons that have been posted on your thread. 

Sadly we cannot always get the answers we wish for on forums. 

Sorry that you feel that your replies are not relevant but this is a subject that has been discussed a few times before and the the general consensus is not usually in favour. 

maisie_cat

  Ebe_Scrooge said:

Toilet rolls!  Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

But seriously, panic-buying and stockpiling is just ridiculous.  There's no need for it, and all it does is create temporary stock shortages.  Look at the toilet-roll thing when Covid first hit - where did that come from?  Absolute stupidity.  All it meant was that when most normal folk did their weekly shop, they couldn't find a packet of bog-roll which they actually needed.

Anyone that does stockpile for no good reason is plain selfish and stupid in my opinion.

There is a big difference between people who panic buy/stockpile by buying all the stock on the shelf and people who have pantry stores to fall back on. Being prepared for anything does have merit, who allows their bog rolls run out completely?
The just in time supply chain has proved to be fragile, so having a pantry like our grandmothers did is not selfish and stupid in my opinion. We do home preserve, so a chunk of the pantry is home canned meat and veg.
In fact, having no money left in the month or not being able to get to the shops are the reasons I have a pantry. 
When I have extra money I'll buy a few extra items and in a lean month we can live out of the cupboards and freezer and spend virtually nothing. 
We have wood and wood pellets for the winter, luckily the latter purchased when the price had only increased by 50% rather than the double it is now.  

YoungBlueEyes

Similar here.  I keep my pantry in good shape, just in case, because you really never know what's round the corner.  I keep a couple of spares of the things I use a lot and that are stable and will keep.  There's been a couple of occasions where I've been very grateful for it.

Ebe_Scrooge

maisie_cat said:

  Ebe_Scrooge said:

Toilet rolls!  Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

But seriously, panic-buying and stockpiling is just ridiculous.  There's no need for it, and all it does is create temporary stock shortages.  Look at the toilet-roll thing when Covid first hit - where did that come from?  Absolute stupidity.  All it meant was that when most normal folk did their weekly shop, they couldn't find a packet of bog-roll which they actually needed.

Anyone that does stockpile for no good reason is plain selfish and stupid in my opinion.

There is a big difference between people who panic buy/stockpile by buying all the stock on the shelf and people who have pantry stores to fall back on. Being prepared for anything does have merit, who allows their bog rolls run out completely?
The just in time supply chain has proved to be fragile, so having a pantry like our grandmothers did is not selfish and stupid in my opinion. We do home preserve, so a chunk of the pantry is home canned meat and veg.
In fact, having no money left in the month or not being able to get to the shops are the reasons I have a pantry. 
When I have extra money I'll buy a few extra items and in a lean month we can live out of the cupboards and freezer and spend virtually nothing. 
We have wood and wood pellets for the winter, luckily the latter purchased when the price had only increased by 50% rather than the double it is now.  

I take your point entirely.  It's eminently sensible to keep a reasonable supply of non-perishable goods in stock, I don't think anyone would dispute that.  The point I was trying to make (maybe not very clearly) is that there's a world of difference between keeping 8 tins of baked beans in reserve, or keeping 100 tins.  And toilet rolls - yes, we've always got a packet of 9 or 12 standing by.  When those get opened, I buy one more packet to replenish the reserve.  But the ridiculous thing I saw at the start of Covid was people buying 20 or 30 packets at a time - that's the kind of behaviour that leads to issues.

YoungBlueEyes

Yep that's clearer Ebe. Stockpiling like that is what causes problems, and is a world away from an old-fashioned pantry system. 

MrsStepford

Nothing, right now. Want to run my freezer stocks down, as worried by the thought of power cuts, even though my freezers are insured. 

pumpkin89

I have always operated the traditional pantry system described above.  I'm increasing stock of items that haven't yet increased in price, as everything will eventually.

This expenditure is offset by running down stock of items that have had big price increases already.  Lots of brands have temporarily stopped doing special offers, but they are likely to resume once they see their market share drop.

pickledonionspaceraider

I have never understood stockpiling

My parents do it - they could stop shopping for a good 12 months or more, but every week they are out buying more more more and its ridiculous - and they sneer at me, with my one tin of beans, and one tin of custard set up

Having said that, mother is a hoarder in general with everything

pumpkin89

People who maintain high stock at home all the time actually help the situation for others when things like the Great Toilet Roll Madness happen.  We didn't need to buy any for a few months which softened the demand a bit.

People who suddenly panic and decide they need to create a massive stockpile overnight are a menace.