So, I deregistered last week after nearly 19 years on MN, but got sucked back in yesterday by these threads.
LifeOfAShowGirl, please stop?
On the first thread, you were distraught about the price rises and reiterating just how much of a disaster this was going to be for you.
Now you are justifying how much of a stockpile you have managed to collect.
Whilst you are totally allowed to do this, perhaps you should have kept this to yourself?
And in answer to your question, No, not everyone would do this, and no, they are not lying.
I was due to order on Thursday, my regular, monthly order. I did order. My regular singular pen.
Could I have afforded two? Possibly. Did I order two? No. Because other people need this medication too, and I am good for the next 5 weeks. In 5 weeks time there may be some good deals out there, once the dust has settled, and I'll make my next purchase provided I can.
But just as you were despairing on Thursday and worrying about how you were going to cope, so are thousands of others.
And unlike you, they may not be able to buy several pens.
You are now sorted. Some others are not.
You say there are plenty of pens available elsewhere. We can see by looking at several suppliers that they are out of stock or suspending orders.
So whilst you are now ok, others who were in a similar position to you are scrabbling for their next pen, having to look at other suppliers, with all the anxiety that brings.
Good on you for buying multiple pens. I will never change your mind that morally it was not the kindest thing to do.
And that's fine. But perhaps stop shouting about your massive amount of money saved? Because others would love to be in that position and it feels a bit gleeful? A little bit of empathy is required.