Mum fuming after stranger brands her ‘greedy’ for stockpiling amid coronavirus outbreak- but it’s just her weekly shop
A MUM-of-eight has hit back at a stranger who mistook her usual weekly shop for coronavirus stockpiling and labelled her "greedy".
Posting on Facebook, the Australian woman explained how a fellow supermarket shopper confronted her at the checkout.
The stranger passed judgement over the mum's weekly shop which consisted of several packets of biscuits, tinned vegetables, pasta, cereal and ready-made sauces.
The mum explained: "I was at Woolworths this morning to get some things I couldn't get last week and this smarta** b**ch in front of me at the checkout kept looking at my stuff and shaking her head.
"She then asked the lady at the register if those paper towels were for sale. The lady said yes, you can have two packets, and she said she only wanted one.
"She looked and me and said 'I am not greedy'."
However, this isn't the only example of shoppers getting hostile with each other in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Last week, mums started brawling over the last toilet roll in a Woolworths supermarket in Chullora near Sydney.
The mum-of-eight received a huge amount of sympathy from other users on Facebook.
One replied: "It's getting beyond ridiculous, when you're being made to feel ashamed of a regular shop."
Another added: "I really wouldn't look twice, it looks like a normal shop to me."
Food stockpile checklist for two week self-isolation
Money blogger Skint Dad has put together a checklist of things you might want to include in your coronavirus stockpile.
- Pasta – high in carbs and stores well. Can be used in loads of different meals
- Rice – high in carbs and stores well. Can be used in loads of different meals
- Lentils – nutritious, easy to cook and a good source of protein
- Pulses – nutritious, easy to cook and a good source of protein
- Cereal/oats – avoid ones with processed sugars
- Beans – a good source of protein
- Canned meat
- Canned fish
- Canned veg – full of vitamins. Keep the liquid for stocks
- Canned fruits – get your vitamins.
- Dried fruits – last for ages and keep your fruit intake up
- Powdered milk – it may not taste great on it’s own but is good for oats.
- Soups – can be used as the base for other dishes
- Baking goods to make bread
- Nuts – for protein and fats
- Coffee and tea
- Herbs and spices – to help flavour foods
- Sweets – not just for a treat, good for a quick bit of energy.
- Bottled water – it’ll be clean
- Anything specific for kids under two years old, if you have kids
- Pet supplies, if you have pets
Discussing her own experience of supermarket shaming, a third replied: "I've had the same thing happen.
"I meal prep so I always buy multiples of some items like pasta and lately the comments and scrutiny of my trolley has been a huge issue.
"Not every house only has two people and some people meal prep or only do a big shop every few weeks.
"I won't be changing any of my shopping routines to please others that have small judge-y mindsets."
What's more, this thrifty mum-of-two revealed she's ALWAYS stockpiled to give her family "security" and it's saved her thousands.
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