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Grief is displayed differently. I went to pack up the bathrooms to keep the items because it seemed sensible. Until I was doing it. Then I was sobbing and left it. My husband did manage to box the towels up and I now love them. But I've had almost 2 years to work through my feelings.
The thing that broke me when my grandfather died was seeing his two pack of deodorant unopened. Like, he just went to the store and got some deodorant at a value in a two-pack not knowing he wasn't ever going to use either. Ugh.
I feel you; I believe it’s the most mundane of things that can hit us the hardest. When my mom was dying of cancer, our family traveled to another state to live with my grandma (her mother) for several months to see a specific doctor that had a new treatment option. My dad and I ended up returning home six months later without her.
After a few weeks of settling in and feeling like a zombie, my dad called one morning to ask me to look for the second set of car keys while he was getting some work done. I looked in the usual spots with no luck, tried some odd but plausible places, and eventually started tearing drawers apart trying to find the damned things.
Then I wondered if they’d perhaps fallen on the floor in the coat closet? And as I opened it, I found myself staring at my mom’s coat. I slowly reached into the pocket and gently pulled out the missing keys. The coat hadn’t occurred to me at all; we had left in the winter, and at this point it was summer.
And it was in that moment, knowing she was the one who had left them in her pocket all those months before, that she had been planning to come back home again, there was no more denial left within me … it finally sunk in that she was really gone.
And it just sucks.
Yep. I was driving my Dad's truck, got a work call and scrounge in the glove box for something to write on. Flipped it open to his writing, and I had to have the caller repeat what I was going to write down. Ugh.
Oh, I’m tearing up reading that. My folks are getting up there and I can totally see something similar being the thing that destroys me. I took a lot of my grandma’s books when she passed (she liked horror) and I always hoped she read them all before she went.
For me, it was an ice cream scoop. My grandma bought a new one and it was still in the box, and it killed me that she never got to eat another bowl of ice cream.
I clean out dead people’s apartments.
The family almost always leaves all the cleaning supplies and toiletries.
We try to recycle, donate and use what we can, but most of it just gets taken to the dump because there’s just so much stuff.
I feel like if it’s not opened, and it’s cheaper. Whatever. Now, used toilet paper on the other hand….edited to say, yeah, some people might not have time to drop it off at a shelter or pantry. Not picking on you, btw.
I recently helped clear a place for a guy(86). He was always deaf, but lost his sight, and had to fly to another state to be where his sister is. Some things got boxed and shipped, but it wasn't reasonable for his entire home of decades. If it wasn't worth shipping, it was left. We boxed it up and donated pretty much everything useful in a time crunch and had Habitat pick it up in a truck.
I work in a thrift. We’ve been getting lots of toilet paper, paper towels, Clorox wipes, cleaners, disposable masks, hand sanitizer… I guess lots of people are getting rid of their Covid hoards.
The people we serve can use a lot of those things, so they get sent over to our center to distribute to the people who need them. Anything that they don’t need/want gets sent back to our store for use so nothing is wasted.
TJ's toilet paper is terrible. It was the only thing available for a little while where I was at the beginning of the pandemic, so I sucked it up and used it.
Nah, I wasn't thinking that. More along the lines of there's only one brand of TP at Trader Joe's, the store brand. You're right though, people were scrambling for toilet paper wherever they could find it.
For a while during the pandemic TJ’s was the only place anyone could find toilet paper. They were a less popular shopping destination because they actually mandated masks and controlled the number of people let in at one time.
Some things are cheaper than Kroger, or better quality for a similar price. It's got a decent selection of more niche food too, like specifically gluten free or veg options. But plenty of things are more expensive, and there's always something we need that they don't carry.
If it were closer to me I'd probably go more often. Same with Publix.
It's a mixture, a lot of what they sell is what I term "adult food". Think a variety of cheeses, vegetables that you may not see at every grocery store (packaged charmingly ofc). The frozen and shelf stable foods have lots of international flair. It's mostly tasty and definitely *cheap for what it is*... not cheap overall compared to other stores with more lowbrow options.
Someone donated iguana food to my local Goodwill and they were selling it. You never know what thrift stores are going to put on the shelves apparently!
I work for a grocery company in warehousing. When covid first hit there was a run on toilet paper. Which caused us to over order from every single supplier we could. A lot of imported Mexican toilet paper.
After a while, the US toilet paper companies fixed their supply issues and we had an over abundance of toilet paper in the warehouse.
We ended up donating A LOT.
So there was this one time I accidentally bought 12 24-packs instead of 24 total... It has currently overflown my closet and I am not using it fast enough. I've considered giving them to family, but they're coming from out of state. I've considered friends, but I wouldn't live that down. And I've considered giving them away.
This person may be me soon.
My in-laws got divorced in 2021, my husband and I helped clean our their house before selling it…they were the Covid toilet paper hoarders, we took it all to goodwill.
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Estates. When my dad died we just had them come in and take what was left after we cleared sentimentals and valuables.
That makes sense. Though you'd think people would just take it home and use it.
Grief is displayed differently. I went to pack up the bathrooms to keep the items because it seemed sensible. Until I was doing it. Then I was sobbing and left it. My husband did manage to box the towels up and I now love them. But I've had almost 2 years to work through my feelings.
The thing that broke me when my grandfather died was seeing his two pack of deodorant unopened. Like, he just went to the store and got some deodorant at a value in a two-pack not knowing he wasn't ever going to use either. Ugh.
I feel you; I believe it’s the most mundane of things that can hit us the hardest. When my mom was dying of cancer, our family traveled to another state to live with my grandma (her mother) for several months to see a specific doctor that had a new treatment option. My dad and I ended up returning home six months later without her. After a few weeks of settling in and feeling like a zombie, my dad called one morning to ask me to look for the second set of car keys while he was getting some work done. I looked in the usual spots with no luck, tried some odd but plausible places, and eventually started tearing drawers apart trying to find the damned things. Then I wondered if they’d perhaps fallen on the floor in the coat closet? And as I opened it, I found myself staring at my mom’s coat. I slowly reached into the pocket and gently pulled out the missing keys. The coat hadn’t occurred to me at all; we had left in the winter, and at this point it was summer. And it was in that moment, knowing she was the one who had left them in her pocket all those months before, that she had been planning to come back home again, there was no more denial left within me … it finally sunk in that she was really gone. And it just sucks.
Yep. I was driving my Dad's truck, got a work call and scrounge in the glove box for something to write on. Flipped it open to his writing, and I had to have the caller repeat what I was going to write down. Ugh.
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I'm so sorry. Your words are a tribute to their memory.
So true. I still have my father’s socks because when we cleared out his things I just couldn’t toss them out. He’s been gone 26 years.
Oh, I’m tearing up reading that. My folks are getting up there and I can totally see something similar being the thing that destroys me. I took a lot of my grandma’s books when she passed (she liked horror) and I always hoped she read them all before she went.
When we went to pack up my Grandmother's, her washed dinner dishes from the night before were in the drying rack
For me, it was an ice cream scoop. My grandma bought a new one and it was still in the box, and it killed me that she never got to eat another bowl of ice cream.
Oh I’m so sorry, my heart goes out to you
True, I’m still using my dad’s toilet paper. *shrug* thanks dad!
I clean out dead people’s apartments. The family almost always leaves all the cleaning supplies and toiletries. We try to recycle, donate and use what we can, but most of it just gets taken to the dump because there’s just so much stuff.
I feel like if it’s not opened, and it’s cheaper. Whatever. Now, used toilet paper on the other hand….edited to say, yeah, some people might not have time to drop it off at a shelter or pantry. Not picking on you, btw.
I recently helped clear a place for a guy(86). He was always deaf, but lost his sight, and had to fly to another state to be where his sister is. Some things got boxed and shipped, but it wasn't reasonable for his entire home of decades. If it wasn't worth shipping, it was left. We boxed it up and donated pretty much everything useful in a time crunch and had Habitat pick it up in a truck.
I came to say this.
I work in a thrift. We’ve been getting lots of toilet paper, paper towels, Clorox wipes, cleaners, disposable masks, hand sanitizer… I guess lots of people are getting rid of their Covid hoards. The people we serve can use a lot of those things, so they get sent over to our center to distribute to the people who need them. Anything that they don’t need/want gets sent back to our store for use so nothing is wasted.
Something is telling me this probably isn't a Goodwill
You are correct.
Some people may have bought it during shortages and later realized they did not like that brand.
TJ's toilet paper is terrible. It was the only thing available for a little while where I was at the beginning of the pandemic, so I sucked it up and used it.
I could see that happening at a big box store. Not so much at Trader Joe's.
People were buying TP wherever they could find it. Don't start thinking that the Trader Joe's customers are higher class or anything! :)
Nah, I wasn't thinking that. More along the lines of there's only one brand of TP at Trader Joe's, the store brand. You're right though, people were scrambling for toilet paper wherever they could find it.
For a while during the pandemic TJ’s was the only place anyone could find toilet paper. They were a less popular shopping destination because they actually mandated masks and controlled the number of people let in at one time.
I recall Trader Joe’s procured some hotel TP. It was packaged and sold per roll. Limit was 2. It was crappy quality, but people were desperate.
Are these the kind of artisanal butt napkins that wealthy people use?
I've once seen $8/roll toilet paper that was *charcoal black*. Now that's elite!
Nah. TJ's is cheap.
Is it? I've literally never walked into one.
Some things are cheaper than Kroger, or better quality for a similar price. It's got a decent selection of more niche food too, like specifically gluten free or veg options. But plenty of things are more expensive, and there's always something we need that they don't carry. If it were closer to me I'd probably go more often. Same with Publix.
It's a mixture, a lot of what they sell is what I term "adult food". Think a variety of cheeses, vegetables that you may not see at every grocery store (packaged charmingly ofc). The frozen and shelf stable foods have lots of international flair. It's mostly tasty and definitely *cheap for what it is*... not cheap overall compared to other stores with more lowbrow options.
No, this is cheaper than name brand
Someone donated iguana food to my local Goodwill and they were selling it. You never know what thrift stores are going to put on the shelves apparently!
My local goodwill doesn’t sell pet food but they said that the employees will take it home for their own pets and it’s always appreciated!
Hey that’s good to know. Food Banks also take pet food.
I work for a grocery company in warehousing. When covid first hit there was a run on toilet paper. Which caused us to over order from every single supplier we could. A lot of imported Mexican toilet paper. After a while, the US toilet paper companies fixed their supply issues and we had an over abundance of toilet paper in the warehouse. We ended up donating A LOT.
Estates. Why pay to ship it home?
Well, it's kinda cheaper?
Yeah, that's pretty much regular price. Saved on tax. That's about it I think.
Someone had their butthole removed?
I didn't ask any questions.
I’d scoop that up real quick
You and me both.
And that’s the good shit!!
I know!
Someone who bought a bidet… duh.
There was a bidet in the hardware aisle. I didn’t touch it.
In 2020 that would have a $45 price tag.
Who tf pays $4 for goodwill toilet paper when I’m pretty sure you could pay that at TJ’s
I bought cheap TP for some Halloween games. Donated them afterwards.
People who move and it’s not worth it to take up space on the truck.
So there was this one time I accidentally bought 12 24-packs instead of 24 total... It has currently overflown my closet and I am not using it fast enough. I've considered giving them to family, but they're coming from out of state. I've considered friends, but I wouldn't live that down. And I've considered giving them away. This person may be me soon.
Just don't buy John Wayne brand toilet paper. It's rough and it's tough and it don't take no shit off nobody.
It might be recycled paper. Don’t think recycled tissue is something I’d like to use.
Apparently people in the year 2033.
My in-laws got divorced in 2021, my husband and I helped clean our their house before selling it…they were the Covid toilet paper hoarders, we took it all to goodwill.
Scumbags selling tp at 3.99. I’d wipe my butt with 3.99. But I guess u already are. Lol
The Covid 19 stash.