Apocalyptic Currency

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BenFiasco14
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Let's say it all goes to **** tomorrow. After the initial horror and bloodshed subside, what do you think would be most "valuable" (other than sex) to use as currency? Cigarettes? Ammunition? A combo of just pure trade barter?

I'd say overall - medicine OTC to prescriptions. Tylenol would probably be like finding gold.
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redline248
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Gasoline/diesel until it all runs out
Ammunition
Food

Those 3 things would probably be the most sought after and traded items.

And sex
Ghost of Bisbee
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Corn (for ethanol)

Tools

Cotton (for clothes)

Agree with OTC meds and would add birth control

Polaroid cameras
aggie813
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Tampons....it would be like gold to women. Think of what they'd give up.
Sponge
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Twinkies
Claude!
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Bottle caps, duh.
Tanya 93
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Having read a butt load of zombie apocalypse novels,these things.

Alcohol
Ammo and guns
Soda
Toilet paper
Perfume and lotions
Spices
Canned pasta
Granola bars/Protein bars
Books
Socks
Laundry detergent
Bandages and pain killers
toucan82
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adult magazines
harrierdoc
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Booze and cigarettes
The Dog Lord
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Beanie babies
EFE
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toucan82 said:

adult magazines

Like Popular Mechanics and Southern Living?
UTExan
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Tanya 93 said:

Having read a butt load of zombie apocalypse novels,these things.

Alcohol
Ammo and guns
Soda
Toilet paper
Perfume and lotions
Spices
Canned pasta
Granola bars/Protein bars
Books
Socks
Laundry detergent
Bandages and pain killers



Coffee?
Tea?
Sugar?
Antibiotic creams and wipes?
Batteries?
Also peanut butter/powder and tomato paste/sauce which form the basis for one of the most nutritious and energy dense stews available: West African peanut soup.
“If you’re going to have crime it should at least be organized crime”
-Havelock Vetinari
toucan82
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EFE said:

toucan82 said:

adult magazines

Like Popular Mechanics and Southern Living?


No, the kind with boobs
maroon barchetta
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Maybe combine the two?

Win At Life
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Gold and silver
713nervy
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Deodorant.
atmtws
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Adderall
TyHolden
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Toilet Paper....we've already proven this.
IIIHorn
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I listened to documentary of the Bosnian civil war and according to an interview with a person who lived through the siege of Sarajevo (1992-1996), the most valuable trade currency was Bic lighters.


(Edited to read 'Bic' instead of the autocorrect generated 'big').
Mathguy64
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As anyone who had ever read Alas, Babylon knows the correct answer is salt.
NoahAg
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Win At Life said:

Gold and silver

You can't survive eating metal. Food, clean water, medicine.
pdc093
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This thread depresses me.

Happy Independence Day......
UTExan
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TyHolden said:

Toilet Paper....we've already proven this.


Not as long as you have a Super Soaker.
“If you’re going to have crime it should at least be organized crime”
-Havelock Vetinari
jetch17
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Big ol titties
Funky Winkerbean
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Water?
Win At Life
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NoahAg said:

Win At Life said:

Gold and silver

You can't survive eating metal. Food, clean water, medicine.


Mankind has accepted gold and silver for food during famines since the days of the Pharoahs, and they will again.
redline248
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jetch17 said:

Big ol titties
Global currency for all time!
EFE
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toucan82 said:

EFE said:

toucan82 said:

adult magazines

Like Popular Mechanics and Southern Living?


No, the kind with boobs

Ol_Ag_02
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1a. T
1b. A
Brian Earl Spilner
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EFE said:

toucan82 said:

adult magazines

Like Popular Mechanics and Southern Living?


197361936
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Sponge said:

Twinkies


Good movie/comedy. Idc what anyone says.
ABATTBQ11
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Depends on how many people are left and how fast it happens.

If it's mostly everyone, then it'll start out as food in major cities until enough people die from starvation or fighting over food. Plenty of people will head into the country looking for food. Farmers would be smart to take them in and establish communities based around their farms because they won't have the fuel for their equipment to continue for long. They'd also lack the manpower to protect themselves against any roving bands of scavengers. There's a lot of country people who think they can survive such a thing, but without ammunition production, power generation, fuel production, etc, they're just as screwed as everyone else in the long run.

If it's quick and not a lot of people are left, there'll be plenty of food around for awhile and things like solar panels, gas, guns/ammo, etc will be more valuable. People will be looking to establish ways to scratch out a living in what's left and protect themselves, so anything that makes that easier.


If I'm left in something like that, I'm probably taking over a Lowes or HD. Plenty of fertilizer, soil, seeds, plants, and other things for gardening and food production. Also fairly defensible with only a few entry points that can be blocked with a lot heavy things like pallets of sand or concrete. Depending on the location, the parking lots also create an open area around the store, so anyone approaching would be easily seen. Let in a handful of people and it can become the center of a community and stronghold if necessary.
Lex
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I'm gonna find you when it happens.
And follow you for the rest of my days.
What a MF leader.

#BDE


Also I'm thinking really normal things. Like spices or really specific things like salty peanuts and sunflower seeds.
C_Raz98
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Viable seed.
EFE
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C_Raz98 said:

Viable seed.

****points at crotch****
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