ECON Report food and grocery price increases/shortages here - UPDATE, new runs on the stores
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von Koehler
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I received my Walmart delivery to home order this afternoon. The order was on time. One item was substituted [a generic version was replaced by the name brand] and was charged the same price. However, six items were out of stock.
The chuck roast was on sale.
The twenty-something Frau was very careful to keep her "safe" distance and refused a cash tip.
The chuck roast was on sale.
The twenty-something Frau was very careful to keep her "safe" distance and refused a cash tip.
The Kroger in SE GA has a lot of empty shelves. No bread, canned soups, canned veggies, could cuts, milk, eggs, frozen veggies or bottled water. Meat counter was closed and locked. They had some packaged meat and plenty of frozen seafood and plenty of cooked chicken. They had a fair amount of fresh veggies. The cold and flu section was about half filled.
bassaholic
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The veggie and beyond burgers are barely getting touched at Costco while the rest of the products in the freezers are empty or close to it. Either vegans aren't worried about this or in a real crisis no one wants the fake stuff.
Doc1
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Just a little dot:
I was on my bike today and passed by the main pharmacy in our little town of Poplarville in southern Mississippi. Thus far, this area has escaped most of the shortages and buying insanity seen in much of the country. I noticed that there were no cars in front of the pharmacy - which is very unusual - and further noticed that there were new signs in the windows. I couldn't read the signs from the road, so pulled into the parking lot.
Soooo, the signs all read "To protect you, we are no longer allowing pickup at our counter. Call 601 *** **** and we will give you your prescriptions at the front door."
The fear is ramping up, folks. Those signs attempted to camouflage the obvious fact that this new procedure was put in place to protect the pharmacy workers more so than their customers. I can't say that I blame them. I have several scripts waiting there and I'll call them in the morning to see how they want people to pay for their meds. Will they want checks, cash with exact change or do they have a portable card machine?
I think it's obvious that pharmacy employees aren't any more likely to catch Corona than employees at any other retail business. Sure, pharmacy employees might be more liable to catch other diseases because they're in the business of constantly dealing with sick people, but in the ten years I've been here I've never seen this pharmacy, or any other local ones, do anything like this. I suspect that the pharmacy folks, being part of the medical community, have a better handle on the dangers than employees at a supermarket. Will other businesses start doing something similar soon, or just close outright?
Also, I stopped very briefly at a gas station and for the first time they had hand sanitizer dispensers at the checkout counter and the staff looked none too happy. Also, the two people working the counter were brand new employees I'd never seen before. This operation doesn't have a high employee turnover and a lot of the staff has been there for years. Were the regular employees sick or did they just decide that the risk of working the counter wasn't worth it?
We are living in perilous times friends - and they are only going to get worse.
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Doc
I was on my bike today and passed by the main pharmacy in our little town of Poplarville in southern Mississippi. Thus far, this area has escaped most of the shortages and buying insanity seen in much of the country. I noticed that there were no cars in front of the pharmacy - which is very unusual - and further noticed that there were new signs in the windows. I couldn't read the signs from the road, so pulled into the parking lot.
Soooo, the signs all read "To protect you, we are no longer allowing pickup at our counter. Call 601 *** **** and we will give you your prescriptions at the front door."
The fear is ramping up, folks. Those signs attempted to camouflage the obvious fact that this new procedure was put in place to protect the pharmacy workers more so than their customers. I can't say that I blame them. I have several scripts waiting there and I'll call them in the morning to see how they want people to pay for their meds. Will they want checks, cash with exact change or do they have a portable card machine?
I think it's obvious that pharmacy employees aren't any more likely to catch Corona than employees at any other retail business. Sure, pharmacy employees might be more liable to catch other diseases because they're in the business of constantly dealing with sick people, but in the ten years I've been here I've never seen this pharmacy, or any other local ones, do anything like this. I suspect that the pharmacy folks, being part of the medical community, have a better handle on the dangers than employees at a supermarket. Will other businesses start doing something similar soon, or just close outright?
Also, I stopped very briefly at a gas station and for the first time they had hand sanitizer dispensers at the checkout counter and the staff looked none too happy. Also, the two people working the counter were brand new employees I'd never seen before. This operation doesn't have a high employee turnover and a lot of the staff has been there for years. Were the regular employees sick or did they just decide that the risk of working the counter wasn't worth it?
We are living in perilous times friends - and they are only going to get worse.
Best
Doc
rafter
Since 1999
I went to Tractor Supply today to pick up some alfalfa pellets and a couple extra gas cans. I heard 2 employees talking about how they were going to survive for 50 days if/when they shut down the store. So just a heads up on people needing anything from tractor supply. Of course like everyone they do have online ordering, but if you are paying shipping on a 40 pound sack of feed, it is pricey.
Freeholder
This too shall pass.
I’ve got everything I need from tractor Supply for at least three or four months. Feed won’t store well in our hot, humid summers, so I hope I‘ll be able to buy feed every few weeks by then.
Doc, the people at your pharmacy are smart. Not only does it protect them to do it that way, it prevents the store from possibly getting contaminated by a sick customer. I think the grocery stores are going to have to do something like this if they want to stay open.
Kathleen
Jubilee on Earth
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Man, I wish they’d do that around here. We just got our doctor to approve a couple of months’ worth of meds, and the only pharmacy that can turn those quantities
around fairly quickly is Walmart.
So I have to go back in the trenches.
wvstuck
Only worry about what you can control!
I picked up 80 - 6' T=posts and 500' of welded wire fence last night, they said they are slow on the bigger stuff that I was buying but very busy selling smaller stuff like pet food. I also filled my trailer with 4x4 posts at Home Depot, that place was a ghost town... Said they are busy in the morning, but afternoon in to evening is quiet. Coastal South East North Carolina.
agmfan3
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Report from W. KY, local meat shop. Having to let people in one at a time, parking lot is full. This is a small family run shop, with a rocking chair in the corner.
After 5 days we finally got the bull by the horns. With 5 trucks a day coming in every day & 4 more coming tomorrow with the first truck come at 5:30 am in the morning. We are out of 2 items, Rib Eye loins, & Boneless skinless chicken breast, but they will be coming on the truck tomorrow
We had 150 cases of boneless skinless chicken breast come in today and they lasted three hours. We have 150 more case coming tomorrow.
After 5 days we finally got the bull by the horns. With 5 trucks a day coming in every day & 4 more coming tomorrow with the first truck come at 5:30 am in the morning. We are out of 2 items, Rib Eye loins, & Boneless skinless chicken breast, but they will be coming on the truck tomorrow
We had 150 cases of boneless skinless chicken breast come in today and they lasted three hours. We have 150 more case coming tomorrow.
parsonswife
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Very very quiet stores today
John Deere Girl
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No meat, or flour in our small town, but the town over has food, just not very much, mostly just expensive food. No bread anywhere, canned goods mostly gone. Only expensive meat left. A friend who works there said they are only getting half what they were getting.
Great Northwet
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Well, a long time friend who's husband is infirm, wanted to do a grocery run this morning and asked me for overwatch because she's nervous about the parking lot. She's like minded so I couldn't turn her down.
We went to a Grocery Outlet in Ballard(Seattle 9:30am). Produce was empty but someone restocking some red potatoes so I took a 5 lb. bag.
I don't really need anything but she just kept making good prep suggestions so I just kept adding more stuff. Next thing I know I spent $50. I guess that's what happens when you go shopping with other preppers, lol.
We went to a Grocery Outlet in Ballard(Seattle 9:30am). Produce was empty but someone restocking some red potatoes so I took a 5 lb. bag.
I don't really need anything but she just kept making good prep suggestions so I just kept adding more stuff. Next thing I know I spent $50. I guess that's what happens when you go shopping with other preppers, lol.
PanBear
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Business Insider @businessinsider
March 18, 2020
Walmart will close auto centers and enforce new purchase limits on milk, eggs, diapers, baby formula, and more
View: https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/1240456207397203969
Walmart is limiting certain purchases and closing its auto centers in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The company will also open stores an hour early every Tuesday for a "senior shopping event" dedicated to customers over the age of 60.
www.businessinsider.com
this will be the new norm from all the grocery chains
March 18, 2020
Walmart will close auto centers and enforce new purchase limits on milk, eggs, diapers, baby formula, and more
View: https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/1240456207397203969
Walmart is limiting certain purchases and closing its auto centers in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The company will also open stores an hour early every Tuesday for a "senior shopping event" dedicated to customers over the age of 60.
Walmart will close auto centers and enforce new purchase limits on milk, eggs, diapers, baby formula, and more
Walmart stores will host an hour-long senior shopping event every Tuesday for customers aged 60 and older.
www.businessinsider.com
this will be the new norm from all the grocery chains
rafter
Since 1999
Right now the sheeple are still in shock that there isn't any food. As time goes on and the stores continue in this severe shortage phase, and they can't get what they crave, they will have to settle for what ever is on the shelves. It will be interesting how long it takes for them to snap.
This is something the US hasn't seen since the depression and the rationing during WW1. None of us were alive for that and some of us heard our grandparents talk about it. But the majority of today's population are spoiled brats as far as it 'must' be there if I 'want' it.
Interesting times.
This is something the US hasn't seen since the depression and the rationing during WW1. None of us were alive for that and some of us heard our grandparents talk about it. But the majority of today's population are spoiled brats as far as it 'must' be there if I 'want' it.
Interesting times.
20Gauge
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Rincon! You are a northern version of SE Georgia..... lol
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
The majority of the food is being rerouted to the major cities to keep them from rioting... you've been warned.
SouthernBreeze
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If folks already have baking ingredients at home, now is a good time to learn how to make your own bread.
dstraito
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My town has two grocery stores. One had a long line just to get in. The other didnt have that many people and were out of the common things as well as the better known brand name items.
They had plenty of the higher priced wine bottles which I left alone.
Interestingly, the deli was still operating but as take out only, no seating area.
People were generally civil but gave each other a wide berth.
They had plenty of the higher priced wine bottles which I left alone.
Interestingly, the deli was still operating but as take out only, no seating area.
People were generally civil but gave each other a wide berth.
mzkitty
I give up.
See if your store has any kind of yeast left. If not, get baking powder. There are so many really super easy bread recipes, even I can make it.
Yeast breads:
easy bread recipes - Google Search
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If no yeast available, easy baking powder bread recipes.
baking powder bread recipes - Google Search
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hiwall
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We have been in isolation for a couple weeks now but I still get orders shipped here from Walmart and others. I have a list of additional items I want from Walmart and check their stock daily. I have placed three orders over the last week.
When orders arrive I just shove them into the mechanical room for several days before I do anything with them.
When orders arrive I just shove them into the mechanical room for several days before I do anything with them.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I have yeast, and a sourdough starter that I need to get going, flour, and a brand new container of baking powder.
Profit of Doom
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Y’all have been buying bread flour, haven’t you?
SouthernBreeze
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My last trip into town, I added another 20 lbs. to my stockpile. Also, 6 containers of yeast. I'm good to go. I don't do so well with bread recipes that have to be kneaded. I like the quick batter, no-knead breads.
Jubilee on Earth
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Went shopping a few days ago, been a while since I’ve visited these stores. CostLess, have recently got rice and beans there. Parking lot very full, handful of carts in the corral. Checkout line went back to produce. Left.
Smart and Final. Pretty stripped, no water, saw some tripe in the meat close out. Probably still there. Nabbed a dozen cans of tomato sauce.
Target, all paper stuff totally bare. Ladies things kinda skimpy. Medicine skimpy.
Raleys, pasta & sauce aisle stripped. Canned veggies stripped. Soup stripped. Lunch meat stripped. Fresh pasta stripped. Butter pretty picked over. Bread had some hot dog buns. Didn’t bother looking for water or TP.
Smart and Final. Pretty stripped, no water, saw some tripe in the meat close out. Probably still there. Nabbed a dozen cans of tomato sauce.
Target, all paper stuff totally bare. Ladies things kinda skimpy. Medicine skimpy.
Raleys, pasta & sauce aisle stripped. Canned veggies stripped. Soup stripped. Lunch meat stripped. Fresh pasta stripped. Butter pretty picked over. Bread had some hot dog buns. Didn’t bother looking for water or TP.
mzkitty
I give up.
For most bread recipes, I have found you really don't need bread flour. Regular will do nicely.
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Picked up 20 pounds flour early on. Still have maybe a pound of frozen yeast. I let the machine make the bread, including baking. I can handle square slices.
mzkitty
I give up.
You made me laugh. Only person I ever saw eat tripe was one of my old teen girlfriends. When we all went out to the bars to hear bands, sometimes they had food too. She'd sneak off and sit at the bar and order tripe. It looked like cut up sponges in sauce. I said to her how can you eat that? She said it was good. I dunno, how good can it be if it was only 25 cents a bowl.
Profit of Doom
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My SIL does that. If I’m buying it, I’ll get the better stuff. True, not much diff.
Our local AK Safeway started senior/pregnant mom/disabled only shopping 7-9 am today, Tuesdays and Thursdays only. At 7 am there were plenty of shoppers- most all people I know, my age-, judiciously filling carts and keeping plenty of social distance. Cheery handwaves only, no hugs, which is unusual in a small town where most are former co-workers, related by marriage, or have simply known each other for many, many years. No rice, no water except distilled and a few 2 gallon jugs, many holes. The store workers were stocking as I shopped; Tuesday and Thursday are the days the barge deliveries come in. One of my former retired co-workers was stocking up on dog stuff at WalMart and said "just topping off here, guess we are going to be home for a long, long time..."
SouthernBreeze
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Wish I had a bread machine. For whatever reason, I can't find one anywhere. Have they stopped making them? I haven't checked anywhere online yet, though.
20Gauge
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That brings back memories.... was working in Mexico and we would often take clients out to lunch or dinner. Dinner was always some seafood place, was actually decent.You made me laugh. Only person I ever saw eat tripe was one of my old teen girlfriends. When we all went out to the bars to hear bands, sometimes they had food too. She'd sneak off and sit at the bar and order tripe. It looked like cut up sponges in sauce. I said to her how can you eat that? She said it was good. I dunno, how good can it be if it was only 25 cents a bowl.
Lunch was another thing. The plant manager would always order Tripe for everyone. He would claim it was a delicacy for the area. It was cr*p!! Clients would look at him like his head was on fire when the food came to the table. He would always tell them we were going for a steak meal.... then fed them tripe..... lol
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