Sister in law had four tubs of Costco powdered formula already for her ten month old. Today she sent three aunts to the only Costco in our area that still had any and had them each buy the two tubs you are allowed. So now she’s sitting on TEN tubs of formula… there’s no way her ten month old will even need it all. Should I say something to her? Like “hey people like you are the ones driving a bunch of this shortage?” I’m pretty pissed off even though she “offered to share” if I need any

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I’m pissed too. Did the aunts know what they were a part of?

Could you do something like, “a friend of mine is on her last tub this week, so do you mind if she buys one of yours?” And then actually give it to someone? Trying to think of more diplomatic ways to spread around the formula.

I don’t think it’s out of line to say something, but if she’s really determined, I do wonder what it would accomplish. She might tell you to mind your own beeswax and then hold a grudge, while holding tight to her formula.

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Yes, agreed. I’m usually a fan of being direct but I this case I would try to buy some off of her for a “friend” and then donate it to a food pantry or womens’ shelter.

Ha as much as we disagree with peoples actions, there’s only so much we can do to control them. I don’t think attacking her allow her to truly hear you either. And maybe she’s more worried about prices than shortage so there’s not much you can even say that will lead her to go back and return them.

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Could she be pregnant again? I’d have asked her why she is stockpiling like it’s the apocalypse since her baby would never be able to drink that much. Or send her the photo of the old woman in the empty toilet paper aisle that went viral the the start of the pandemic. Definitely say something bc it is people like her that are making this shortage worse for desperate families…

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I don’t understand how you can possibly know how much formula her baby needs? Plenty of babies continue to drink formula after 1?

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This kind of reflection is exactly why moms have it so tough. And I am sorry that I contributed to this. I’ve also been thinking about this post a lot, bc I don’t know that there’s a right answer.

You’re right in the grand scheme of things. What she’s doing is not nice. And ideally we can all share everything. My point was that this was OP’s family, and to me that should have stopped OP right then and there. Bc a mom with an infant in OP’s family is doing something “wrong,” and we don’t know the entire situation. OP asked if they should tell that mom to give away the formula, and my response is basically no stay out of it, and my reason is because XYZ.

I see how terrible the shortage is. But we don’t live in an ideal world. I think if OP needed the formula, that question is different and OP should ask for that mom to share 100%. Or, even if OP knew of someone specific actually desperate and unable to find formula. But that wasn’t the case. I don’t think it’s OP’s role here to distribute out the formula that she acquired.

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