I saw that they were massively overstocked on toilet paper and paper towels. Are we expecting another run on TP and paper towels like during the Vivid pandemic?

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[deleted] t1_jc8zwml wrote on March 15, 2023 at 3:36 AM

People be poopin'.

LeeOblivious t1_jc8mx1d wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:01 AM

Any of a number of explanations. Someone may have ordered far more than normal, A truck got diverted from another store for some reason, the central warehouse was having inventory soon so they just shipped out anything they thought they could get away with, the company got a great deal on a huge bulk buy and so loaded everyone up with the stuff, and so forth...

matramepapi t1_jcbdjdy wrote on March 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Yup. As somebody that works in a grocery store, it’s been known for somebody to try to order 2 cases of something (for example) but accidentally typed “22” in the form. Could have been distro from the company, too, when we have sale events our distributors will send us loads of stuff we didn’t even order because it is about to go on sale. Lots of possibilities. Over ordering is wayyyyyyy more common than people would think.

LeeOblivious t1_jcbdz3y wrote on March 15, 2023 at 5:02 PM

I've been a victim of the I meant to order 20 but added an extra zero by accident. So, find someplace to put it all...

matramepapi t1_jcbexq6 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 5:08 PM

Hahah. “Finger farting” as we like to call it. One time we ordered like, 20 cases of this teriyaki flavored tofu. They actually sent us that many. (A lot of times, they will send us way less if we do accidentally order a ridiculous amount) so it was deep discounted for about a month. We managed to sell it all, though!

dannyjbixby t1_jc8um4b wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:55 AM

disturbed_beaver t1_jcaaa47 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 12:34 PM

It's always spilling out onto the floor there.

Edit: paper towels are $2 off scan and go.

user10085 t1_jcb0tkx wrote on March 15, 2023 at 3:41 PM

Scan and go is amazing. I really hope people aren’t abusing it because it’s so convenient.

big_daddy68 t1_jcfnuyd wrote on March 16, 2023 at 2:28 PM

If they use historical data for ordering, this time two years ago there was a run on those products.