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Poll: Did you overspend in preparation for Tropical Storm Ian?

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Shoppers in wait in line at the National Bakery outlet on Friday, September 23 to purchase bread and snacks in preparation for Tropical Storm Ian. (Photo: Marlon Reid).

Many Jamaicans flocked town centres to stock up on groceries and other essentials in preparation for Tropical Storm Ian over the weekend. 

Some shoppers went out with a checklist for their household, while others free-handedly purchased items. 

With the Meteorological Service Division later discontinuing the tropical storm watch to a flash flood warning, some are of the view that they overspent. 

Tell us in the poll below if you think you overspent in preparation for Tropical Storm Ian: 

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Did you overspend in preparation for TS Ian

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