So I’ve been making a few trips to the WinCo to try and get a feel for whether it’s all that it seems to be in terms of selection and value. So far, I’m pretty pleased although there doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to whats ‘on sale’ and when. I need to see if they have some sort of online presence or mailing list that will send me weekly alerts on items that are on sale. So far, however, it looks like for 90% of my survivalist grocery needs, they’re gonna be my first choice.
I had mentioned that over in the corner of the store they had an itty-bitty ‘home storage’ or preparedness section…basically Gamma Seal-type lids, buckets, water containers, oxy absorbers, etc. Here’s the picture I took when I went there the other day:
And then when I went there today:
So…which one of you savages read my post, went down there, and cleaned them out of buckets and lids?
They also had some nice 5-gallon poly jugs for water storage. At about $8 ea, these seemed to be a good value. I was amused at how the label recommends them for camping, preparedness needs and….zombie apocalypse:
Although I’ve got a pretty decent supply of this sort of thing, I’m always curious to see how this sort of stuff is selling….sort of a canary in the coal mine. A gauge to see just how restless the natives are.Judging by the way someone cleaned them out on lids and buckets, I’d say there’s definitely something going on.
Anyway, I grabbed a copy of the preponomicon and wandered around WinCo filling in some gaps.
Interesting time, not sure I have ever seen the ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ in advertising before… (in a main street store)
Yup. I’m old.
And I’ve been calling you names since that song got stuck in my head.
Interestingly, I’m turning some gold and silver into greenbacks this week.
Good recon reporting CZ. I think after the 1+ year duration of the assorted and combined instances, there is now a cultural and habit shifting of the population. This will cause the casual prepper to step it up and go pro to a level of your readership. The stressors also activate base animal instincts in the normie classes that at least gets them to an ability to be a casual camper level of competency in rough spots as situations arise. Good signs overall, but just increases shopping competition out there. The marketing schtick of Zombie Apocalypse is actually helpfully shrewd to snap the normies attention span towards that product/line for a usefulness and needs buying reason to them. Like a lightbulb going off when seeing flourescent lime green paint on gun stocks, knives, hatchets, machetes, etc to excite emotions. Marketing 101 tactic with little cost or effort to initiate as a sales campaign.
Keep on prepping.
“So…which one of you savages read my post, went down there, and cleaned them out of buckets and lids?”
Don’t look at me, I’m over a thousand miles from the nearest WinCo. 😀
Joking aside, the moral of this story is that when you see it, buy it. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.