• imadethis@fedinsfw.app
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      4 hours ago

      If this is real, it looks like they’re stocking a storm closet, or ‘emergency supplies’ if you’d rather. Stable grains (even if the cereals are eewwugh, they’re still sealed tight and easy to eat), water for a few days, light sources with the fuel/power (batteries, it looks like) for them, the mac&cheese for the kids who would probably whine and need some form of ‘comfort’ food, and cleaning supplies. “Water and sugar” is almost exactly what you’d want if you were isolated by a storm for a short period of time. If they’re not using a wood burning stove (or gas, I’ll grant you, if it doesn’t go out), having food (the “sugar”) that doesn’t need much cooking is perfect.

      I would guess the laundry solution there, and maybe a few of the other things that are hidden and you can’t quite make out, would be placed in normal locations for regular use in the house.

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      6 hours ago

      Cash probably won’t be accepted, but if you’re paying via a card, tap to pay, etc. your card issuer usually will convert payments automatically.

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    Assuming 40Euro is like 80usd…

    Bunch on of literal water, pack of paper towels, some gas+sawdust, some cheapo lanterns, and then maybe some snacks, food and soap.

    So, yeah, sure. 80 bucks can get you some water, cereal, laundry detergent, some $5 lanterns without fuel or batteries, and some firelogs.

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      4 hours ago

      I’m looking, and it would appear to be what I or another family member would bring home from the grocery store (with the caveat that my choices would likely be far different) if we were stocking a storm closet. I see stable grains, sealed ‘almost-ready-to-go’ meals, lights with the fuel/power for them, water, cleaning supplies.

      I will grant you that this wouldn’t be a normal grocery list, (and their claim of 40 euros is also likely way too low these days), but it would fit under the ‘groceries’ category in my view.

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    16 hours ago

    Honestly the volume itself is not bad. That’s a lot of shelf space, even if it’s borderline worthless air and water…

    (Are the Americans ok?)

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      11 hours ago

      There is a section of the US population that subsists off bottled water, but it’s a minority and mostly lower-class. They might also live in old and poorly-maintained buildings where they think the pipes are of questionable quality, though if the water is actually unsafe to drink, the municipality will condemn the building. We of course have laws, so it’s illegal to rent out a building with no drinkable water.

      The vast majority of Americans just drink tap water. Some people run it through a filter to improve the taste. Tap water is safe to drink in at least 99.9% of the US. Bottles water is viewed as more of a convenience, for example when you’re organising an event you might provide bottled water to attendees who don’t want soda or beer.

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          Yeah and the fact that it is basically the only city in the country where the water has been undrinkable for a long time is indicative of the general reliability of water infrastructure in this country. The US is geographically as large as the entire continent of Europe and is the third-most populous country in the world after India and China.

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    14 hours ago

    Bulk order of cereal, cans of pinto beans, bowls of macaroni and cheese, shit paper, water trapped in plastic, soap, batteries?, and some other things.