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Our local Sam's has been keeping less inventory for a while now. They regularly run out of things like rice, beans, pasta, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, etc. I'd like to think that more people are prepping, but I don't know. I'm more likely to think Sam's is just running a finer line on their inventory.

They wouldn't reduce inventory on things that sell big, just on things that don't. It looks promising, that people are finally stocking up.
There has been a lot written and on TV programs, etc, about prepping, and there's also growing bad news everywhere and restlessness and anger. People arn't that dumb they can't see trouble coming.
I think people are stocking up.