I haven't reviewed my overall results and status for bit, so here goes. But am I really a hoarder. I wasn't early on, but became one.
Early on, I found myself scrambling, just to keep certain things in supply. Obviously toilet paper was an issue and I even ordered from God knows where. Many paper products were not to be found on the shelves and on line ordering became the go to source.
Even on line was bereft of many of these items. Staples such as a variety of beans, as well as other pantry items were not to be found. Granted, I was picky about brand, etc. but still it was quite a challenge. Even distilled water disappeared from shelves and led me to distilling my own... with limited success.
By fall of 2020, the shortages seemed to have eased up. I was using curbside for groceries from 2 different stores and was still coming up with "out of stock" on numerous items. For example the T.P. orders were for different quantities and was very hit and miss... until one week, all quantities from both stores were in the basket. I stopped ordering curbside on the same day, as the vehicle was absolutely full. About 18 months of T.P. and I could wipe that from the list for awhile.
The pantry items started rolling in as well. I built some shelves in the den and began piling up the goods. By end of 2020, I was well supplied.
Here it is, middle of 2022 and I am still hoarding, but have long since began reducing volumes in storage. I am about half of where I was in late 2020, with more to go.
In 2020, people were hoarding because of Covid, but it would appear that inflation is now in the driver's seat, with people starting to buy pantry items before the price goes up.
Where do I stand? I will continue to back off the storage and really see no purpose to stockpiling. I understand the concern of food "shortages" being a possibility... but the cynic in me suggests this could be a bit of fearmongering for the USA, although not for certain regions of the world. Besides, I have been hoarding fat for years and it might not hurt to reduce that bit of buildup.
I think the food "shortage" will most likely be food insecurity and that could be worrying, as prices of basic commodities rise out of range of many people.
