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Re:Ask HN: How are you coping with all the (mostly bad) news... by true_religion on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:52PM (#22607827)
I am curious if other people are shifting their buying habits. For my family, we have been buying more staple goods that keep for a long period of time like rice and beans. Typically, we don’t eat either of those, but that’s the only thing that will keep you fed if grocers are empty for a month.

I think this shift of buying could be called preparedness, but in another way it’s a panic because it’s a serious change in behavior.

Re:Ask HN: How are you coping with all the (mostly bad) news... by jmalicki on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:12PM (#22609766)
I have been buying fewer Staples and more perishables - because no staples are left on store shelves, and meat and produce are the only food left to buy.