I’m not sure when I wrote this, but it had to be many years ago. The thought is still true though.
Something I was listening to on the radio popped this thought in my head. We are a greedy society. Now I remember what it was. A commercial for a product encouraging you to buy more to save money. I’ve never completely understood the buying in bulk thing. If you are not Octomom or The Duggars, why would you need a pack of 200 rolls of toilet paper? You may need a doctor if you are going to the bathroom that often.
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If you are a church or a shelter, you have to be prepared to take care of a large number of people at any given moment. I understand purchasing a drum of tuna and 50 boxes of tuna helper. But the average person/family should not need that much.
Companies are smart. They say buying in bulk saves you money. How much though? Couldn’t you use that money for other things?
I think it’s a way of rewarding gluttony. Fast food places give you coupons with offers to save money when you buy five burgers, five fries and five drinks. Yes, I understand it is meant for you to share with others. But you know not everyone shares. Especially their fries.
The other reason for bulk buying is the pending apocalypse. Man has talked about and tried to predict the end of the world since time began. No one knows when. But when it does, we will have plenty of canned peaches and jars of applesauce.
I’m not married or have any children, so the notion of buying a super size pack of toilet paper or five gallon bottle of ketchup is foreign to me. I live today because tomorrow is never promised. I enjoy the fruit of my labor now because I cannot picture me “retired”. Besides, why have my family friends fight over who gets the 300 packs of Kool Aid?
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