COVID-19 Any other stores being cleaned out of cleaning products?

[FlowTeamChick]

Midwest here. We've been out of face masks for weeks. And the hand sanitizer has disappeared except for some of the tiny 2 oz. bottles. Don't know about cleaning supplies, but we've been selling more liquid hand soap than usual.

Had a conversation with guest today about how wearing a mask doesn't help a healthy person stay healthy. Had another conversation with a guest who pointed out that given how many people don't get a flu shot, why were they in a panic about this new virus?

 

[Bosch]

From co-workers today, Sunday isn't much better cause the shelves are still empty and the little we are getting to back fill from normal sales is already long gone.

The said part is that stores that are getting wiped out will get tons of the crap that we will never sell.

 

[SigningLady]

Targets in my area are out of hand sanitizers, face masks (both medical and work), and children's ibuprofen & Tylenol.

My store has a giant mountain in receiving of unworked hba repacks though. Bet some of it is in those.....

 

[PackAndCry]

I await when we all get mountains of it in 6-12mo because Target doesn't understand that the demand won't stay for it.

 

[redeye58]

Came across a guest with a broom trying to reach a canister of bleach wipes at the back of the top shelf.
She couldn't get it to come forward & she looked like she was about to climb the shelves when I stopped her & offered to get them for her.
At the very least I averted a Code Green

 

[Staffwoman]

Christ on a cracker! I had at least 30 people ask me where the hand sanitizer was located. It's over there, but we're out. Is it mean that I'm happy we're out?

 

[Yetive]

Got a Coronavirus email today

 

[Sisyphus]

 

[Kaitii]

Same..

And guests are pissed that we just magically don't have an endless supply in the back..

I had to tell a guest yesterday, "Sorry predicting global pandemics isn't something we do."

gonna yoink that line thanks

 

[bikebryan]

Midwest here. They aren't buying us out of house and home, but we're starting to have trouble keeping up with OPU's and flexis, and you can tell Shipt is getting busy too. I'm kind of surprised because we do have a large Chinese population in our city and I'd think people would be more concerned.

I'm confused. Why would they be "more concerned" because they are Chinese? They aren't in China, and "Chinese" are no more likely to contract this in the US then any other ethnic group.

 

[SigningLady]

I'm confused. Why would they be "more concerned" because they are Chinese? They aren't in China, and "Chinese" are no more likely to contract this in the US then any other ethnic group.

But they *might* be more likely to have recently traveled to China if that's where they have extended family living.

Not saying this is the soundest argument but I can see where (I think) OP was coming from.

 

[Bosch]

I'm confused. Why would they be "more concerned" because they are Chinese? They aren't in China, and "Chinese" are no more likely to contract this in the US then any other ethnic group.

Or they understand the way their media works that news is getting out that they should be really worried if normally things like this don't get out to the rest of the worlds news.

 

[Fluttervale]

I'm confused. Why would they be "more concerned" because they are Chinese? They aren't in China, and "Chinese" are no more likely to contract this in the US then any other ethnic group.

Because they may have traveled back and forth from China and brought back coronavirus? Either from where they visited or from other people traveling in the same plane.

Not saying it’s the soundest argument but the media is fearmongering worse than they would if this wasn’t an election year.

 

[RandomTM007]

West coaster here and yes. We only have the tiny hand sanitizers left in stock

 

[dannyy315]

We're sold out of face masks, hand sanitizer, and gloves here in New York.

 

[Chimpie]

This was the Super Target in Sarasota, Florida as of around 10:30 on Monday. We have a positive case of coronavirus in a hospital about eight miles away.

 

[jackandcat]

It's ironic that this week's weekly ad includes a very generous "buy $50 of Household Essentials - get a $15 TGT giftcard" offer if the guest provides the coupon either from the paper ad, target app, or asking the GA to scan the coupon for them.
Panic shopping hits Seattle over coronavirus fears

 

[Anelmi]

Double posted:

The nation's largest supermarket is enforcing a 5-item limit on orders of sanitization, cold, and flu products amid coronavirus fears

Kroger said it was limiting orders of some items to "due to high demand and to support all customers."

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Imjustheretoread]

Texas here, out of sanitizer and masks

 

[oath2order]

CLEANED out getit

 

[Aredhel]

Got a Coronavirus email today

Dang. It’s smarter than they thought.

 

[seasonaldude]

I'm already over 1000 OPU units picked this week and I've only worked three shifts so far. Fuck these preppers. They're killing me.

 

[qmosqueen]

it's the end of the world ... as we know it ... and i feel fine.

 

[dannyy315]

Lol, the town neighboring me has 11 cases of coronavirus. I almost want to get it to get it over with, the death rate in my age group is .2%

 

[qmosqueen]