Mary Contrary
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Holy cow going to bigger cities. I didn't think of that. But still country people are more prepared, but not all.
ECON Report food and grocery price increases/shortages here - UPDATE, new runs on the stores
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patriotgal
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Had 2 different customers tell me they had relatives in IL and TX that could not find formula or diapers.
von Koehler
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I just placed a delivery order with my local Walmart; when double-checking my account noticed that the screen was "normal" again so rushed through an order for the next available day-Wednesday.
I will see if it gets delivered this time; the last order was canceled. Some items were out of stock so I had to make substitutions.
von Koehler
I will see if it gets delivered this time; the last order was canceled. Some items were out of stock so I had to make substitutions.
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Swamp Wallaby
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Have been listening to the radio today at work. Apparently people in Melbourne are now chartering buses to take groups out to regional towns so they can buy up all the stuff the city supermarkets have run out of, leaving the locals struggling for supplies.
A truck driver called in too. His trucking company does the supply run up to Ballarat and Maryborough in central Victoria for one of the two big supermarket chains. They took four semis down to the supermarket's distribution centre in Melbourne today for the regular run, and found there was nothing there to pick up. As far as I know this is the largest warehouse for the equal-largest supermarket chain in the state, and they've run out of essential goods. The truckie said they just left the trailers there and drove the rigs home with no payload. He has no idea when the next supplies will get through.
So it's a double whammy for rural towns - low on the totem pole for resupply, and with townies coming in to buy up what they do have.
After hearing that I thought I'd drop into the local store of that chain. I thought the shelves were looking bare last week, now it seems like half the store's empty. No potatoes or onions, no fresh meat except for the really expensive steaks, no bread, no rolled oats, the cereal shelves half empty, no tinned baked beans or spaghetti, no noodles, pasta, tinned veg, eggs, flour, sugar, frozen veg, kitty litter... the only aisles that didn't look either ransacked or empty were sweets and soft drinks.
A truck driver called in too. His trucking company does the supply run up to Ballarat and Maryborough in central Victoria for one of the two big supermarket chains. They took four semis down to the supermarket's distribution centre in Melbourne today for the regular run, and found there was nothing there to pick up. As far as I know this is the largest warehouse for the equal-largest supermarket chain in the state, and they've run out of essential goods. The truckie said they just left the trailers there and drove the rigs home with no payload. He has no idea when the next supplies will get through.
So it's a double whammy for rural towns - low on the totem pole for resupply, and with townies coming in to buy up what they do have.
After hearing that I thought I'd drop into the local store of that chain. I thought the shelves were looking bare last week, now it seems like half the store's empty. No potatoes or onions, no fresh meat except for the really expensive steaks, no bread, no rolled oats, the cereal shelves half empty, no tinned baked beans or spaghetti, no noodles, pasta, tinned veg, eggs, flour, sugar, frozen veg, kitty litter... the only aisles that didn't look either ransacked or empty were sweets and soft drinks.
Marseydoats
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NOTHING moving on the highway this morning. It hasn't been this eerily quiet since 9/11.
Mid Atlantic. area.
Mid Atlantic. area.
foreverkeeps
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Every few months I buy a case of MREs for my adult son who suffers from agoraphobia, panic, anxiety, addiction, bi-polar, etc... He asked for another case yesterday to help stock up on food. (He has at the most a week's worth of food). The price has gone from about $40 a case to $200 an case!
so PLEASE, if anyone can help me find one that I can afford, let me know. He uses DoorDash for most of his food these days. I pray that service continues.
so PLEASE, if anyone can help me find one that I can afford, let me know. He uses DoorDash for most of his food these days. I pray that service continues.
Tweakette
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Local Hannaford's in northwestern Vermont:
Went at 6 am this morning on the final run before the drawbridge comes up. Picked over but still a lot of food there.
Pasta is all gone, as are paper products and most canned vegetables. Pasta sauce nearly gone. Flour and yeast are gone, which impressed me as it means people here actually know how to cook.
No eggs left, also no durable vegetables (potatoes, onions, broccoli, asparagus) .
Soda and chip aisles still fully stocked which amazed me - it means people stocked up on the right things.
The poor staff looked very harried. I thanked them when I could for doing such a good job and keeping us fed.
One lady said they are reordering but its all coming in late. What they are getting they are stocking as fast as they can .
I didnt check the meat area, we're really good that way and I wasnt looking for any.
Went at 6 am this morning on the final run before the drawbridge comes up. Picked over but still a lot of food there.
Pasta is all gone, as are paper products and most canned vegetables. Pasta sauce nearly gone. Flour and yeast are gone, which impressed me as it means people here actually know how to cook.
No eggs left, also no durable vegetables (potatoes, onions, broccoli, asparagus) .
Soda and chip aisles still fully stocked which amazed me - it means people stocked up on the right things.
The poor staff looked very harried. I thanked them when I could for doing such a good job and keeping us fed.
One lady said they are reordering but its all coming in late. What they are getting they are stocking as fast as they can .
I didnt check the meat area, we're really good that way and I wasnt looking for any.
chumly2071
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Outwardly, the rush here (central IL) seems to be subsiding, but more due to product availability moreso than any other factor.
Esto Perpetua
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I wanted to buy a gallon of milk but opted to yank one out of the freezer instead. I'm ready to just hunker down for a good long while.
questionable1
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I haven't been able to find our regular brand of dog food the last couple of weeks. Purina dog chow, 50 lb bag. At first i thought it was no big deal but i've been to a few stores and still no dog chow. Anyone else seeing it or am I impatient?
First world problem i know...just curious.
First world problem i know...just curious.
CaryC
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Yesterday at Walmart the dog food isle was toto-devastation except for Purina Dog Chow 50 lb bags, of which there were 4 bags.
This is one of several reasons that I always breast fed my kids.
John Deere Girl
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A friend went to Meijer yesterday and she said a lot of the items on her shopping list were gone. She said the meat department was closed. She's running lower than she feels comfortable on toilet paper and some other items. She's 80, and she is on our list to take care of. I told her we have her covered.
We went to Kroger Sunday evening and there was very little bread, canned goods, and no paper products, but other foods were well stocked. We got everything on our list. This is just south of Indianapolis.
We went to Kroger Sunday evening and there was very little bread, canned goods, and no paper products, but other foods were well stocked. We got everything on our list. This is just south of Indianapolis.
Because of someone not doing their job properly at the loan department when we were buying a home up in the hills I had planned on all our prep food items only being in the summer heat in the back of a truck for only three or four hours ...!!! Well you know what happens when you plan, life and uncle Murphy jump in and the three or four hours turned into five days !! I lost thousands of dollars worth of foodstuffs. Oh the finance company to make up for the oversight gave us a $200.00 gift card to Publics.
We were just starting to recover and restock when THIS happened. We have plenty compared to many but do not have the depth that we once had.
OH P.S..... we did the "last minute " top off three weeks ago , I panicked early and got ahead of the rush.LOL
We were just starting to recover and restock when THIS happened. We have plenty compared to many but do not have the depth that we once had.
OH P.S..... we did the "last minute " top off three weeks ago , I panicked early and got ahead of the rush.LOL
Cyclonemom
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Stupid phone. On ZH - Amazon suspended al deliveries of non essential goods. Medical supplies and household goods ok yet.
We are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers," the message said.
We are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers," the message said.
chumly2071
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Just to clarify, this suspension is related to goods incoming to Amazon warehouses from sellers using the fulfilled by Amazon services. It will affect product availability on things, but from a quick search, Amazon is not limiting outgoing retail shipments (that I can tell).
I see what you did there...
questionable1
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As a complete aside, I wouldn’t feed that. It’s almost entirely corn meal, which is indigestible for dogs. They might as well be eating cardboard. All the “consumer-grade” dog kibble is like that.
questionable1
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Damn! I hope my bubble wrap gets here! Folks getting repeat orders may have noticed some, er... "creative" packaging on my part. I'm still unable to order from Amazon... haven't had the patience to try AGAIN to get my account (which was hacked on their end multiple times) running. So my daughter ordered the bubble wrap and labels I needed a couple wweeks ago. Labels came the next day. Bubble wrap never showed... it's "on its way"... sonewhere. Probably coming from China!
So, she reordered for me, and it's supposed to be here shortly (today, I hope!) Minor issue in the general scheme of things, but frustrating as I have a lot of orders that will need to go out in the next few days. I wonder what the Post Office's prices look like?
Summerthyme
So, she reordered for me, and it's supposed to be here shortly (today, I hope!) Minor issue in the general scheme of things, but frustrating as I have a lot of orders that will need to go out in the next few days. I wonder what the Post Office's prices look like?
Summerthyme
CaryC
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Agree. However, in a SHTF as it appears we are approaching, anything would work.
Use to throw out boiled okra, and the dogs would get in a fight thinking the other one stole their food.
questionable1
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CaryC
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Just take a look at the ingredients listing. A lot of dog food is going away from corn meal. Purina has a lot of choices, if you like that brand Purina One all natural ingredients is one.
You can order food online at Walmart or Chewy. I know Chewy delivers to your home. Neighbor across the bottom has his set up on a weekly - bi-weekly basis.
Chewy is great! They sell everything, from the cheapest crap to really good quality stuff. I did a bunch of comparison shopping, and their prices (shipped to your door!) are uniformly a few bucks chesper than Tractor Supply on the exact same brand/variety.
If you sign up for autoship (you can cancel at any time, even right after you place your order) you save another 5%.
I just moved my autoship order up and told them to ship it now. It gets us to 6 bags (I used to always keep 10 bags, which was approx a year's supply, but... money, ya know?) and combined with raw chicken, beef bones, lots of cheese once my cow starts milking again, extra eggs, etc, I can probably stretch it for a year.
If times really get tough, I'll start snaring woodchucks again, but instead of tossing them in the woods, we'll skin and clean them for dog food. Yes, our dogs are spoiled... won't eat anything with the fur on!
Summerthyme
If you sign up for autoship (you can cancel at any time, even right after you place your order) you save another 5%.
I just moved my autoship order up and told them to ship it now. It gets us to 6 bags (I used to always keep 10 bags, which was approx a year's supply, but... money, ya know?) and combined with raw chicken, beef bones, lots of cheese once my cow starts milking again, extra eggs, etc, I can probably stretch it for a year.
If times really get tough, I'll start snaring woodchucks again, but instead of tossing them in the woods, we'll skin and clean them for dog food. Yes, our dogs are spoiled... won't eat anything with the fur on!
Summerthyme
Personally, I only feed Taste of the Wild. But any food without corn meal filler will be more expensive. The flip-side is that you feed less, the poop piles are smaller, and their teeth are healthier.
No... I meant their pricing on shipping supplies. They're quite high... which I expected!
Summerthyme
coloradohermit
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Summerthyme , something I've found good for packing is the grocery store plastic bags. Ball up a couple, put them in one bag, tie it off and you have some nice padding. Only works if you have a bunch of them. :-)
Thank you. I needed the funny.
Yes... my son gave me a couple of boxes of them. But stupid Cuomo outlawed all plastic bacscat the beginning of the month (can't wait for the reports of food poisoning, etc, coming out in a few months from all the filthy reusable bags... great time for that moronic decision, right before a pandemic!)
And because my products are in glass, each bottle needs to be separately wrapped. I've only had three disasters out of hundreds of shipments, but they were spectacular! I swear one was run over by a forklift after first being speared! It's frustrating, because I have to limitbthe number of bottles in a box to provide adequate padding, which drives up everyone's postage costs.
Summerthyme
I went out this morning to do "pony check" at my friend's place, and on the way back, looped through town to make sure my old key card from work was still logged into the system. So I ended up driving past the rural four-corners grocery. Haha! They have finally reached the desperate valley of of "Peak TP". Figured to go in and take a look because the lot didn't look bad, you can never have enough Diet Coke or dog treats, and a few six-packs of ginger beer might come in handy since "Dark 'n'Stormy" season is right around the corner.
There was still food aplenty if you weren't too picky, but spotty. The shelves certainly weren't looking as ragged as the help except for the TP aisle. Was still some there, but not much. Poor checkers and stockers were sorta wide-eyed for Minnesotans, and there were some pretty frazzled looking young moms roaming the aisles trying to deal with it all.
Big red sign that store hours would be 6:00am to 9:00 pm for the foreseeable future. Not much of a change from usual, because they were never a 24 hour operation. I suppose that allows for two simple rotations of 8 hour shifts, and the employees can get some rest. They had a help wanted sign on the door and at the deli, too.
There was still food aplenty if you weren't too picky, but spotty. The shelves certainly weren't looking as ragged as the help except for the TP aisle. Was still some there, but not much. Poor checkers and stockers were sorta wide-eyed for Minnesotans, and there were some pretty frazzled looking young moms roaming the aisles trying to deal with it all.
Big red sign that store hours would be 6:00am to 9:00 pm for the foreseeable future. Not much of a change from usual, because they were never a 24 hour operation. I suppose that allows for two simple rotations of 8 hour shifts, and the employees can get some rest. They had a help wanted sign on the door and at the deli, too.
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Just saw on Facebook that our local Hannaford in southern ME is restricting purchases to one of each item. One can of soup, one bar of soap, one gal of milk etc. It was a very long list of products.
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