Amazon has really pissed me off. I use the subscribe/save with my PRIME subscription. I normally buy a case of TP a month. Now Amazon has sold my TP to someone willing to pay a higher rate! I would think they would take their regular orders off the market, put them away and sell whats leftover!
Locusts.Dennis, those pics are insane! And they clearly show that grocery supply chains are not going back to normal, despite what some are saying.
I really wonder if stores will get "back to normal" this year. I just do not see how they can. It has been almost 3 weeks since I was even in a store in my little local town.Stores will not get back to normal until the panic buying stops.
I am glad we have enough ammo and the weapons to use....Just checked palmetto state.They have a similar banner.couldn't copy and paste
This is a fact. When I go the Sams which is run by the largest grocery store in the world and their private shipping company can't keep up, we have issues.Dennis, those pics are insane! And they clearly show that grocery supply chains are not going back to normal, despite what some are saying.
I keep seeing the no TP and I begin to feel sorry for the guy whose nephew sold all of his TP.....East Tn, went to large grocery yesterday, well stocked (not full by any means) cold cuts cheese, steaks, 6# limit on ground chuck, limits on some stuff, no TP.
heard they were going to close the barbershops and I need to get bush hogged every 3-4 weeks
barbershop was closed and sign said something to the effect "hope to see you again soon"
and people won't stop buying as long as this "stay at home" mantra continues.Stores will not get back to normal until the panic buying stops.
If you aren't "hoarding" cash, you aren't trying. I remember the adage, "if you aren't cheating, you aren't trying"Caught one of the MSN heads complain that the (evil) businesses are hording cash. So what, uhg.
WTF!
If they hord stock they get taxed on inventory and again get trampled on. So wtf..
Just nationalise all evil businesses is a wet dream for all these friggimg socialist.
Heck with the Governor of Georgia putting through our lock down, Sams is filled to the brim once again....I did my usual weekly out and about for fresh stuff this morning. Rural grocery, liquor store and meat store. I AIN'T giving any more reports on the state or level of store stocks after last week and weekend out-of-town raiders. Only thing I will say is that in all three stores, there were WAY more employees than customers. People are finally settling down a bit.
Did catch a few passing conversations. Nobody or nothing is gonna stop Minnesotans from yik-yakking in the store aisles. Young folks at the store...looked like the mid-to-late 20's young professional types, chatting with older local folks in the store saying more or less "good to see you back home, glad to hear you are staying for the duration, say hi to your mom and pop." Tells me a lot of the younger generation and young families have moved back up north to be with extended family for the time being. Also, dazed looking husbands out shopping with a list...I'm thinking shopping for a health compromised/vulnerable wife, a mom staying home riding herd on kids..or working an essential job. In fact, that was the jist of the greetings from the store staff and acquaintances the guys were running into in the stores.
That's about all I'm willing to share at this point, except that I made a point to sincerely thank the staff in all three stores for manning the front lines as they have and continue to do.
Also adding: All three stores had Help Wanted signs stuck to the front door.
They need the limits to be sure there is some for most everyone as they need it. People are too lazy to set up a chain buy (3-6 family members including children buying the same thing) or make daily trips, so the limiting bit should help for a while.Improved from 8 days ago! My smaller, local Jewel food store, Villa Park, IL had eggs and meat today!
With strict limits of 1 package per person. NO baby wipes! Not a one! Toilet paper and other paper goods almost back to normal. Again, with purchasing limits.
MORE customers wore face masks than last week AND kept their distances! No crowding up in your check out lane.
Had someone back up because we were too close in an aisle.
UTI?
I am not elbow bumping... just not going to do it.....Maybe the people buying houses are locking in really low interest rates while they last?
And I had a thought yesterday. Daughter was watching My Neighbor Totoro, and I was reminded of the Japanese custom of bowing in greeting. I like that better than elbow bumping, and it’s a better greeting for social distancing. We ought to spread that and see if we can make it go viral. (I happen to like the hand-shake as a greeting; I think it’s friendlier. But given the times we live in, we really are going to have to give it up.)
Kathleen
I figured I’d try to get my GD involved in sewing some face masks. I was surprised to find Joann Fabrics open, so I went in. No elastic.
Quick grocery run yielded no yeast!
And finally, why do these grocery stores think that seniors want to shop AT 6:00 AM????
I have a tp subscription too. We were a little backed up, i was going to cancel. Now I'm waiting to see what's going to get delivered. This months came on the 13th as expected.
I ordered a bag of olive leaves the other day. Didn't say anything about not shipping. It went thro.On another Amazon note, "non-essential" products (however they might be determining that) are not shipping for another month. My dehydrator died, unfortunately. I popped on to buy another one, and none are shipping before April 22.
The beatings will continue until...Stores will not get back to normal until the panic buying stops.
I ordered 1/4” elastic from Amazon, a big spool, and it won’t get here until late May or early June.
Kathleen
And finally, why do these grocery stores think that seniors want to shop AT 6:00 AM????
Depends on what you order...whether Amazon itself has it in stock. My little amp has been shipped and is set to be delivered on Friday. That's sure not a priority item, except for bored guitar pickers.On another Amazon note, "non-essential" products (however they might be determining that) are not shipping for another month. My dehydrator died, unfortunately. I popped on to buy another one, and none are shipping before April 22.
I thought I'd try and do a Walmart order just to replace what we used in the last week. ... I hate to shop anyway and have usually gone early in the morning and got all my dry stuff and just run in in the afternoon and grabbed perishables. Since they changed their hours, I can't do that anymore. I'm afraid to go to the store and afraid not to keep up my stocks.
Why are you going to stores at all?
Depends on what you order...whether Amazon itself has it in stock. My little amp has been shipped and is set to be delivered on Friday. That's sure not a priority item, except for bored guitar pickers.