Costco Lockdown Visit #2 (home, buy, best)

[cruitr]

Originally Posted by nmnita

I can't imagine what everyone is doing with all the TP. I did find it here, in AR at one of our standard small grocery stores last weekend. I found bleach as well, but so much is still not available

I spoke with Costco store management yesterday. He told me a couple of things:
1. Why would people pick on TP to hoard? Why not tissue paper, diapers or produce?
2. There seems to be some sort of 'TP Underground'. When local spotters see TP being unloaded off the trucks, that spotter has a Facebook page or Email broadcast list or something where they post that TP is being unloaded at the location of the that Costco store. The next morning, there are lines forming hours before the TP-stocked store opens.
3. Management is a bit worried. All Costco TP inventory in the SoCal region is pretty much gone. Their central distribution centers are awaiting trucks from TP manufacturers. But they don't have any visibility into the TP manufactures supply-chain.
4. The manager I spoke with is one of the Price Club founders. He lives on Coronado Island but works a few hours everyday at Price Club #1 on Morena Blvd. He opened that store in 1976 and he just can't stay out of the place.

[cruitr]

Originally Posted by malcorub16

Yup, haven't been to Costco or Walmart since before this COVID business and mostly due to the lines of people at the entrance that the news was showed.
Smart and Final is always easy to get in and out of as is Target.

I actually stopped at Costco and Walmart yesterday. There were no lines at either place. But neither had any TP. I do have a private source of TP. My Navy SEAL neighbor. But I hate to bug people for such a $hitty problem.

[hitman619]

Originally Posted by malcorub16

Yup, haven't been to Costco or Walmart since before this COVID business and mostly due to the lines of people at the entrance that the news was showed.
Smart and Final is always easy to get in and out of as is Target.

We might of tip our hand with letting everyone know about Smart N Final

Originally Posted by cruitr

I actually stopped at Costco and Walmart yesterday. There were no lines at either place. But neither had any TP. I do have a private source of TP. My Navy SEAL neighbor. But I hate to bug people for such a $hitty problem.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Axxlrod]

Originally Posted by cruitr

I spoke with Costco store management yesterday. He told me a couple of things:
1. Why would people pick on TP to hoard? Why not tissue paper, diapers or produce?
2. There seems to be some sort of 'TP Underground'. When local spotters see TP being unloaded off the trucks, that spotter has a Facebook page or Email broadcast list or something where they post that TP is being unloaded at the location of the that Costco store. The next morning, there are lines forming hours before the TP-stocked store opens.
3. Management is a bit worried. All Costco TP inventory in the SoCal region is pretty much gone. Their central distribution centers are awaiting trucks from TP manufacturers. But they don't have any visibility into the TP manufactures supply-chain.
4. The manager I spoke with is one of the Price Club founders. He lives on Coronado Island but works a few hours everyday at Price Club #1 on Morena Blvd. He opened that store in 1976 and he just can't stay out of the place.

Saul?

[rosebud49]

Originally Posted by cruitr

I spoke with Costco store management yesterday. He told me a couple of things:
1. Why would people pick on TP to hoard? Why not tissue paper, diapers or produce?
2. There seems to be some sort of 'TP Underground'. When local spotters see TP being unloaded off the trucks, that spotter has a Facebook page or Email broadcast list or something where they post that TP is being unloaded at the location of the that Costco store. The next morning, there are lines forming hours before the TP-stocked store opens.
3. Management is a bit worried. All Costco TP inventory in the SoCal region is pretty much gone. Their central distribution centers are awaiting trucks from TP manufacturers. But they don't have any visibility into the TP manufactures supply-chain.
4. The manager I spoke with is one of the Price Club founders. He lives on Coronado Island but works a few hours everyday at Price Club #1 on Morena Blvd. He opened that store in 1976 and he just can't stay out of the place.

I decided to hoard coffee filters to use as a replacement for tp.

[cruitr]

Originally Posted by Axxlrod

Saul?

No, Rick. Sol died a few years ago.

[Electrician4you]

Originally Posted by cruitr

Too funny. Von's had some. CVS now sells it by the roll in baggies.

Pretty soon they will need to have a continuous print on TP roll.

NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL RESALE... NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL RESALE... NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL RESALE

[cruitr]

Originally Posted by Electrician4you

Pretty soon they will need to have a continuous print on TP roll.

NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL RESALE... NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL RESALE... NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL RESALE

When I stopped by CVS yesterday, they just sold their last baggie of TP.

[mschrief]

Originally Posted by cruitr

Today's Costco visit was another unbelievable event. The parking lot was empty @ Noon. As I walked up to the front door, a Costco employee was just adding Toilet Paper to their Out-of-Stock list. She said if needed Toilet Paper, I need to be there when they open @ 10am.

Try ordering on-line. I received a pack of Kirkland TP yesterday. You have to constantly check the Costco website if it is available put it in your basket and pay right away. Took 2 weeks to get it but I got it!

[cruitr]

Originally Posted by mschrief

Try ordering on-line. I received a pack of Kirkland TP yesterday. You have to constantly check the Costco website if it is available put it in your basket and pay right away. Took 2 weeks to get it but I got it!

No TP available now. Except for those 900 ft industrial rolls.