Jun 9, 2020
When you’re too late to panic-gather grasses.
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When you’re too late to panic-gather grasses.
Oh, hey, people who aren’t at high risk of death, and are perfectly capable of going to a physical supermarket to get their own groceries during the coronavirus outbreak:
Thanks so much for booking up all the online grocery slots for the next three weeks, so there are literally none left! Disabled people who have been using online grocery services for years definitely don’t need them. Yes, this is sarcasm.
Go ahead, all you Stockpiling Susans out there, book up all those slots and panic-buy all the cheap, easy-to-make stuff that disabled people rely on, because they physically can’t make anything more complicated! We don’t mind at all!
Oh, and while you’re at it, why not panic-buy all the toilet paper as well? It’s not like anyone with chronic bowel conditions might need any. How about baby wipes? No actual mothers with babies are relying on being able to get hold of those!
Seriously, what is WRONG with people? Now I’ll have to go out next week, once my current 7-day quarantine is over, and drag myself to the supermarket, despite having no fucking energy because hello, disabled? That’s where the online grocery deliveries have really been beneficial for me. And when I get there, there’ll only be perishables and random ingredients for complex meals left on the shelves, because Stockpiling Susan and friends have bought up all the instant meals and the stuff that keeps.
And what provisions have supermarkets made for disabled customers relying on online services, during this time of unprecedented demand? None. Thanks, guys! I don’t feel invisible at all now.
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