Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Shopping in the Time of Coronavirus - the Easter Island Edition

Since my work schedule is utterly demented, I have been staying home since March 11th and went shopping once last week

Today, I went back to the supermarket that's right in front of my building not to go too far.

First of all, most bipeds don't know what a metre looks like (and I'm not the only one noticing the issue apparently: there were floor markings by the checkouts!). There was even this arrogant bloke who walked as he pleased: the others were in charge of avoiding his path (I say arrogant because I saw something deeply unpleasant in his eyes, as in "I'm more important than you").

And then... some aisles were 99% to 100% empty.
No more sliced bread? Okay, I can go queue at the baker's.
No more white vinegar? Okay, everybody wants to clean their windows; mine can wait...
No more wipes? Fine, but if my cat is sick again, things are going to be "eurgh!!!".
No more kitchen gloves? Uhoh... Dear bipeds, if I have to do the dishes without gloves, I'm not going to be a happy bunny. Just saying... *starts praying to the kitchen gods that my one pair of gloves won't die on me*
No more kitty litter? 100% empty shelves. All brands missing, even the bad ones? That is making me want to bite someone. I can find alternatives for my food, but my cat needs litter and wet food for cats (he's never eaten anything for humans - probably because of some trauma before I rescued him).

Some things are really beginning to be utterly ridiculous - and I'll have to go to another store, hoping that the stocks will be better for my poor cat there.

{Friendly warning: you may hear me howl if I can't find any kitty litter in my district...}

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