Yesterday, I ventured from my apartment and walked around. Happily, I discovered that Target and a few nearby stores were open. As I walked around Target, I was curious what people rush out to buy after being stuck in their homes and apartments for 24+ hours.

You’ve been shut in your house for a day or two and are suddenly liberated to Target. What do you buy?

$5 DVDs were popular. No love for Free Willy or Blue’s Clues.

Toilet paper is also a must-buy. This makes me wonder, how much toilet paper can you go through in 24 hours? Most people keep spare rolls at home. Do people just have a fear of waking up and discovering that they have no toilet paper?

Paper towels are also in demand.

Kitty litter was starting to get picked over. Understandable.

Milk was gone, especially the half gallons. The DC Metro area does have the highest percentage of single households in the country.

Frozen pizza. Doesn’t work out really well if you don’t have power.

Potato chips. This surprised me. The chip aisle was emptied. My mom pointed out that it was probably due to a Snowmageddon/Superbowl combination.

Snack Cakes. The junk food factor was surprising. If you have to hibernate, do it with doughnuts.

Wine. There was a surprising amount of wine left on the shelves. I would have thought this aisle would be cleaned out too. Perhaps people skipped the wine and went straight for the hard liquor.

$5 scarves. It’s cold outside. A $5 scarf is a good deal!

Looks like Coke is the preferred beverage in this area.

I meant to post this yesterday, but two hours of digging my car out of the snow wiped me out. I almost fell asleep in front of my computer while watching the Superbowl last night. (Really!)