March 14, 2020: The Sterile Costco

Finally made it to Costco yesterday...(in Torrance)

...at 8:30 AM, way before it's normal weekday opening time of 10:00 AM.

The best way to describe it:

Got a really good parking space in front of the entrance.

I stayed in my car for a good 15 minutes until I observed that regular ass people dressed in regular ass clothes, not just employees, were entering the store

Everyone multiplied from there.

We were then told to wait in a line with our carts just outside the entrance.

15 minutes of waiting in line.

We were then ushered inside when employees were putting toilet paper in our carts.

The entrance, normally, wide open, had all entryways blocked by forklifts, stacks of boxes, as Costco employees were clearing the floor.

Forklifts were in constant motion.

The Costco employees running around, making urgent communications looked like EMTs.

We waited at the entrance for about 30 more minutes.

And then...

At around...9:30 AM...

The rush was on....

Straight to produce and meats and poultry.

Mandarin oranges seemed to be plentiful.

The cheaper chicken thighs were not there;  only chicken breast fillets, though I'm not sure if that's because there was a chicken thigh shortage.

The fish fillet was almost out.

Then to cleaning supplies, my brand of laundry detergent was almost out.  I was surprised there was a lot of vinegar left.

I was not able to find:

• (Cheap) Pancake Mix
• Maxi pads
• Paper Towels
• Good ole Kirkland Water Bottles.  Everyone was buying the expensive "Smart Waters" because that's all that was left

And this is was at the opening of the store.