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Costco and Coronavirus Panic-Shopping

O great Costco guru Dave, I have been all over town and online and there is no Purell to be found. What to do?

Do-it-yourself hand sanitizer recipes: Vodka or rubbing alcohol

Along with face masks and sanitizing wipes, alcohol-based sanitizing gel has been one of the most in-demand items as coronavirus fears have sparked panic buying that has left store shelves bare. That panic buying has brought complaints of price gouging, with a two-pack of Purell 12-ounce bottles selling for a marked-up $149. :oops:

For a price comparison, during back-to-school shopping this summer, 8-ounce bottles of Purell, a popular item on teachers' wish lists, cost less than $2 after sales and coupons.

Tanya Crum, an assistant professor, and Jayashree Sarathy, an associate professor, told USA TODAY that the concentration of ethanol in 80 proof vodka is only 40% and is "not concentrated enough to kill viruses." They suggest 180 proof spirits, which have 90% ethanol.

There are multiple recipes circulating about how to make your own sanitizer. One posted on ThoughtCo.com by chemistry expert Anne Marie Helmenstine, requires two ingredients: isopropyl alcohol (99% rubbing alcohol) and aloe vera gel.


Oh yea... the one with Vodka, I don't think I would taste that. Of course in college... :ponder:
 
Too much hate here for me to continue.
Lucky me, he hated me previously so won't see this post scoffing at his bruised ego. Some people cannot accept that their perspective is not the One True Way to think about something. That's what got me ignored, not using his opinion as The Input in how to conduct my life.

It is not inappropriate to basically say, hey, folks, overstocking is not sensible.

I assure all, I am not going to hunt you down to hate you if you report this post and it gets removed. I've gone rounds with this poster before. Nothing has changed.
 
+1 @VacationForever What's the obsession with buying TP at Costco? Just went to the neighborhood grocery store twice in the past few days. Not crowded, shelves were stocked, beautiful produce. Plenty of TP and papertowels - on sale too.
yes. I never go in prime time. The only "change from normal" I saw was signs declaring limits on hand sanitizer. nobody seems to have bought out the soap, bar nor bottle.
 
Do-it-yourself hand sanitizer recipes: Vodka or rubbing alcohol

Along with face masks and sanitizing wipes, alcohol-based sanitizing gel has been one of the most in-demand items as coronavirus fears have sparked panic buying that has left store shelves bare. That panic buying has brought complaints of price gouging, with a two-pack of Purell 12-ounce bottles selling for a marked-up $149. :oops:

For a price comparison, during back-to-school shopping this summer, 8-ounce bottles of Purell, a popular item on teachers' wish lists, cost less than $2 after sales and coupons.

Tanya Crum, an assistant professor, and Jayashree Sarathy, an associate professor, told USA TODAY that the concentration of ethanol in 80 proof vodka is only 40% and is "not concentrated enough to kill viruses." They suggest 180 proof spirits, which have 90% ethanol.

There are multiple recipes circulating about how to make your own sanitizer. One posted on ThoughtCo.com by chemistry expert Anne Marie Helmenstine, requires two ingredients: isopropyl alcohol (99% rubbing alcohol) and aloe vera gel.


Oh yea... the one with Vodka, I don't think I would taste that. Of course in college... :ponder:
Unfortunately now the stores are out of alcohol, go figure
 
Why would anyone use vodka, when rubbing alcohol is so much cheaper?
 
I live in SC where no one has been diagnosed yet.

Groceries were very busy today, hand sanitizer not available as are certain cleaners. Toilet Paper still available as is water.

I have always used those sanitizer towels in the front of the store to wipe the cart. In the past I saw hardly anyone use it. Today everyone was using them.

Also everyone was chatty they cannot believe they have to worry.
 
I don't understand the mentality of some people. Buying pallets of tp is as bad as not drinking Corona anymore because they think it could cause the virus.
 
Local Kroger has signs that you can only buy 5 Purell. But they have no Purell (shrug).
 
I am in Florida at the moment. Hand sanitizer could not be found at Target and they had a huge section of Target Brand immune system tablets and it was completely empty. Luckily I bought three small hand sanitizers when I left RI and stocked up on Airborne with Elderberry, Vitamin C and Echinacea. Leaving for Disney tomorrow. Wish me luck.
I agree with Dave, no need to hoard. It is greedy not to leave any for others. These are the kind of people that would go ahead of women and children off the Titanic.
 
I’m going to Costco tomorrow.........I forgot to buy a really small portable chair to bring camping. Maybe I’ll buy a jug of something and some water to drink regularly not stock. I feel like there will be many mild cases. I’ve Had symptoms but then again, it’s cold and flu season so unless I’m short of breath and coughing “im fine”
 
CPNY my neighbor here in Florida was just diagnosed with the flu. It is still prevalent. My two grandkids have small coughs. Lots of sickness still around but I imagine people would assume Coronavirus every time someone coughs.
 
CPNY my neighbor here in Florida was just diagnosed with the flu. It is still prevalent. My two grandkids have small coughs. Lots of sickness still around but I imagine people would assume Coronavirus every time someone coughs.
Absolutely. It is scary because we don’t know much about it. Yes, death rates are higher with the flu and other illnesses. This is so new and it’s baffling experts. Not to mention you have to try and grasp the truth somewhere in between the lies. If the death rate was actually higher I don’t think they would tell us. Look at the panic it’s creating now. Imagine if it were a 50% death rate? It would be hysteria.
 
CPNY my neighbor here in Florida was just diagnosed with the flu. It is still prevalent. My two grandkids have small coughs. Lots of sickness still around but I imagine people would assume Coronavirus every time someone coughs.


I have been sick a few days and stayed indoors- well I had to as I could not do anything but lay down. I am thinking it was a flu as I had body aches and chills and a heavy head and coughing. First time I have ever had this since a young person.

But I do want to go out today to get some shopping done and I am paranoid people will think I have corona because I have been coughing. I guess I can bring a mask with me just in case.
 
I have been sick a few days and stayed indoors- well I had to as I could not do anything but lay down. I am thinking it was a flu as I had body aches and chills and a heavy head and coughing. First time I have ever had this since a young person.

But I do want to go out today to get some shopping done and I am paranoid people will think I have corona because I have been coughing. I guess I can bring a mask with me just in case.
Almost everyone I know is sick now. Flu is still out there in high numbers. Unless you feel much better I would stay home and do an online food order. You don’t want to relapse.
 
Almost everyone I know is sick now. Flu is still out there in high numbers. Unless you feel much better I would stay home and do an online food order. You don’t want to relapse.
Gotta agree with this. If this is sickest you've been since a kid, and you have a cough, please don't go out. Do wear a mask if you do. You're sick! Nobody wants it to turn into pneumonia, and nobody wants what you had/have.

My local grocery will assemble my order for curb pick up. My pharmacy drive through will also fetch cold medicine, etc. Perhaps you have similar if you have cabin fever in addition to grocery or med needs.

I missed some kind of respiratory yuck that was "going around" a couple months ago by not being out and about. Found out about it when a friend wanted to invite himself over, and he was sick! NO!!! I guess he thought, if I have it, and she has it, no big deal!
 
Almost everyone I know is sick now. Flu is still out there in high numbers. Unless you feel much better I would stay home and do an online food order. You don’t want to relapse.

It's sad that the one thing that has made thousands upon thousands sick and been the cause of so many more deaths, has taken a back seat to this "new" infection.
 
It's sad that the one thing that has made thousands upon thousands sick and been the cause of so many more deaths, has taken a back seat to this "new" infection.

yes, so "sad" ... but the corona virus is potentially more deadly (if you believe the medical advice)
 
yes, so "sad" ... but the corona virus is potentially more deadly (if you believe the medical advice)

Just in the United States alone, at least 22 million people have gotten the flu in the 2019-2020 season so far and 12,000 have died from it, including at least 78 children, according to the most recent report from the CDC.

Listen, we could trade sites and opinions all day on this, but I prefer facts and not unsubstantiated suppositions. For my money, I'll worry about the flu and if the COVID-19 starts to approach these numbers, we'll talk.
 
yes, so "sad" ... but the corona virus is potentially more deadly (if you believe the medical advice)
They really don’t know if it is more deadly. People with mild symptoms that get ok are not in the statistics if they didn’t go to the doctor and get tested.
 
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