One Australian mum shares her ultimate stocked up pantry tricks 


Stockpiling ‘supermum’ whose laundry is stacked with HUNDREDS of supplies reveals her grocery haul secrets – as thousands rush to stock up their pantries amid coronavirus panic

  • An Australian mother has shared photos of her immense grocery stockpile
  • She used Bunnings storage devices and racks to keep the canned items in order
  • There are hundreds of soups, beans, pasta sauces, chips and cleaning devices
  • She also has laundry hampers full of pasta, sanitary pads and chocolate
  • People have suggested she is prepping for coronavirus but she denies this

As supermarkets sell out of toilet paper and hand sanitiser amid a global panic over the deadly coronavirus one Australian mother has shared the stockpiling techniques she uses for her family of three.

The woman, from New South Wales, shared images of her neatly organised laundry room to social media, which she has filled with hundreds of grocery items to ensure she never runs out of food.

There is every variety of bean imaginable, peas, pasta sauces, pickles, Dorito chips, as well as hundreds of cleaning products for use in the shower and around the house.

The woman, who is based in New South Wales, shared images of her neatly organised laundry room filled with groceries to social media

There is every assortment of bean imaginable, peas, pasta sauces, pickles, Dorito chips, as well as hundreds of cleaning products for use in the shower and on the house

She has plenty of Pepsi, bottled water, juices, cans of soft drink and toilet paper as well as breakfast spread, hot chocolate, soy sauce and coconut milk

There is every assortment of bean imaginable, peas, pasta sauces, pickles, Dorito chips, as well as hundreds of cleaning products for use in the shower and on the house

Professor’s advice: Do not ‘panic buy’ groceries but do shop ‘smart’

Professor Ian Mackay, an infectious disease specialist from the University of Queensland, said to be ‘smart’ with what you buy rather than ‘panic buying’. 

‘We can get in a bit of stock, foods, dried foods, dried fruits, some medicines – if you have any prescriptions it’s good to get those filled now,’ he told the ABC.

‘Just ahead of time, in case there are any disruptions to shelf stock or shelf supply – things like truck drivers getting sick.

‘We can be a little bit ahead of that curve and we’ve still got plenty of time because the virus isn’t spreading widely here yet.’ 

Prof Mary-Louise McLaws, an infection control expert, told the Guardian that stockpiling more than a couple of weeks’ worth of food is unnecessary. 

‘Telling people to stock up on months’ worth of food and to expect the worst is not helpful, and I’m actually very impressed with our health department and government commitment to this potential pandemic,’ she said.

She has plenty of Pepsi, bottled water, juices, cans of soft drink and toilet paper as well as breakfast spread, hot chocolate, soy sauce and coconut milk.

Every item has a place on the Bunnings $35 storage devices she has set up to contain the produce so she can very easily reach for whatever she needs.

Some suggested the surplus of groceries was a result of the increasing coronavirus panic sweeping the nation, but the mother said she simply enjoys purchasing the products her family uses when they are on special.

Every item has a place on the Bunnings $35 storage devices she has set up to contain the produce so she can very easily reach for whatever she needs

Every item has a place on the Bunnings $35 storage devices she has set up to contain the produce so she can very easily reach for whatever she needs

When asked how she got started, the Aussie woman said she decided to take discounted items seriously five years ago after going through a period of time where she 'couldn't afford to feed the family'

When asked how she got started, the Aussie woman said she decided to take discounted items seriously five years ago after going through a period of time where she ‘couldn’t afford to feed the family’

What are the best tricks for stockpiling? 

* Only buy items that are half price or less.

* If they are cheap buy as many as six of the same product at a time.

* When placing them on a shelf ensure the best before label is in order of when they go off.

* don’t buy perishables unless you know you’ll be able to eat them.

* Cans are easy to stockpile, as is toilet paper and soft drink. 

When asked how she got started, the woman said she decided to take discounted items seriously five years ago after going through a period of time where she ‘couldn’t afford to feed the family’.

‘There have been lots of learning curves. I only ever buy half price or less for items to stockpile. I wouldn’t stockpile perishables unless you are positive you will use them,’ she said.

Most months she will only have to purchase additional meat, fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy for her family, because otherwise they rely on the stockpile.

Most months she will only have to purchase additional meat, fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy for her family, because otherwise they rely on the stockpile

Most months she will only have to purchase additional meat, fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy for her family, because otherwise they rely on the stockpile

She shifts the things that have a closer best before date to the front of the piles so these items are used first, although most items will last upwards of a year. 

If she spots something for half price she’s inclined to buy as many as six of that item at a time, which builds up over time.

Ultimately the savings are ‘huge’ and well worth the effort of keeping her laundry room organised.

Ultimately the savings are 'huge' and well worth the effort of keeping her laundry room organised

Ultimately the savings are ‘huge’ and well worth the effort of keeping her laundry room organised

‘Impressive! You’ve done an amazing job and probably saved yourself hundreds if not thousands,’ one woman comments under the photos.

‘This is my dream. I aim to never pay full price so I shop around and sometimes drive hours to get the right bargain,’ said another.

A third added: ‘This is like having a corner store in your house’.