It was a good year.

vegetables can be stored in a cool, dry area below 85°F (optimum 50°F to 70°F) for up to one year. After one year, canned vegetables may still be consumed. However, overall quality and nutritional value may have diminished. Discard badly dented, swollen, and/or rusty cans.

Now when you take into consideration that these products make a giant pit stop at retailers DC’s (distribution centres) and then go to the store. These same canned goods can sit for some time. Skids of products are often lost or not rotated in the DC’s. This can happen at store level also. Soup may be on sale with skids of the same sku (stock keeping unit). Often they are racked on shelving in the back rooms and may stay on the third level racking for months. Perishables are treated very differently because they will spoil.
Considering all of these factors, and the fact that manufacturers don’t have to put any readable dates on their products, it is better to limit canned goods home storage.
Food for thought.

I would suggest that people date all foods so that they are used in a reasonable time frame.
Canned goods only have about a six month life on them.
I would be more inclined to store personal care items such as soaps, cleaners etc.
PS. I would suggest that directing people to Walmart would indicated that you are not aware of the behaviour of this company. Google Jonquiere and Wal-mart as an example and you will see what this company [Walmart] truely thinks of Canadians and our values. You can also read about Walmart on the Human Rights website.

Take care
Alex

im glad everyone is discussing stockpiles, i think it is good for people to heard both sides and vocalize their opinions. stockpiling is not for everyone!

As to reference to the ultra thin pads to the maxi pad, hehe I think even if I had a mansion I wouldnt buy the thick ones, but cute analogy.

Stock piling toiletries is great. Can never understand how my friend buys toilet paper by the rolls. He often end up buying toilet paper at gas station out of emergency! Toilet paper, soap, shampoo, detergent, tampons… these things don’t go bad! I don’t keep that much food. I either get bored, or the grains and seasoning lose fragrance.

Most sales come in 2–3 month cycle. If you are doing it for money saving, you don’t need to go beyond 4–6 months supply in my opinion. The money can be invested instead.

For apartment dwellers like myself, buy concentrated version to save space. Never get the single roll paper when you can get the mega rolls for about the same price. Ultra thin pads over maxi pad, Tide 2 over regular tide…

I personally dont want a grocery store in my house. What if there was a fire? Or you got robbed? Or god forbid you come home with flour that has pantry bugs? I know insurance would cover some of this, but as well all know once you have a claim in with insurance your rates go up. We have a newer home with 4 bedrooms and I could never spare the room for a mini grocery.

A lot of talk on the news lately has been that one of the reasons gas prices are going sky high is because people feel the need to stockpile.

I guess enough is great, too much is just too excessive. Of course this is just how I run my home.