FOOD Report food & grocery shortages / price increases here: 2022 Edition

[AlfaMan]

One thing short in our area (Northern VA close to DC) is snow melt. Rock salt seems to be in low supply but is available in the Home Depots and Lowe's we checked. But no snow melt (the fire melter stuff in the plastic cans-works really fast to melt and dry up snow). Wife finally found some at a Target in Burke, Va. She came home with 8 jugs of the stuff. I like it because it's not a 50 pound bag and you sprinkle it on and the snow is gone. Think she paid 8.99 a jug for it; in past years that same jug would be around $ 4.99.
We got 11 1/2" of snow earlier this week, another 2 1/2" Friday and the high today was 28. Snow ain't going nowhere. I can't afford to fall on hard packed snow with a layer of melted water ice on top.

Also, noticing potatoes in the BJ's we went into last week (Alexandria, VA near Landmark Mall) seemed to be in low stock. They had holes in the frozen section as well.

 

[blackguard]

Western OK - went to the local Walmart this evening for a grocery run. Wow, lots of outs and low stock. Did not tour the store beyond grocery. Some of the items that were very low in quantity, sugar, ice tea mixes, ramen noodles and beef in general. Made a point of walking every grocery aisle and it was a wreck. Worst I've it in a long time. Was not able to get all the items on my list. Like most of us here I've been trying to add additional items to the pantry for the last several months. Wasn't able to do much of that today. Noticed several items still not available and that prices on some items are definitely higher.

 

[Mprepared]

First we went to Petco for rabbit food. The rabbit food shelves were almost empty. Found one sack but price getting higher and higher each week and cannot get the brand we did before. We went to Fred Meyer and the fresh vegetables were about wiped out. Signs in the meat department saying weather caused delays in shipments. My daughter went later and said no hot dogs or sausage, no creamer, no dog food. We then went to Yokes and there were no eggs. Prices seemed high. Fancy Feast cat food at that store was 79 cents a can but when we went to Super 1 it was still 75 cents. It has gone from 62 cents to 75 cents and barely any in the store.

 

[SurvivalRing]

I’ve been trying to stock up on pineapple the last week or so, and we are dry…

Our local grocery stores…

1. Walmart (baby) superstore
2. City Market (Kroger’s affiliate)
3. Family Dollar

Real simple. I just wanted pineapple juice, and frozen pineapple for our smoothies. Fresh pineapple? Sure…

1. Absolutely out of juice. Most other juices were mostly there…fronted, a couple of rows deep…but every other flavor. Haven’t had pineapple juice for weeks. Seems rather weird to be short JUST that. I had found two medium bags of frozen pineapple early last week, but we ran out this week…and like the juice, most other frozen chunk fruits were there. Fresh pineapple looks…uhm…not tasty right now.

2. City Market also completely out of juice. Frozen pineapple? Tiny little bags in the freezer section…seriously dwarf sized. Fresh pineapple picked over. What the hell?

3. Family Dollar is the only other store with groceries…overpriced, undersized, and more than a dollar. Didn’t expect frozen or fresh…but LAST week, the last two 64 oz [correction :: 46 oz] cans of pineapple juice in the city. This week still out, since I cleaned them out last visit.

The closest grocery stores in every direction from town are a four hour round trip and 120 miles of high desert one way.

With Angel, a growing GSD (seven months old and 72 pounds) and pini-poo Molly being fed with Purina One large breed puppy food, only the local Tractor Supply has it in stock…and while it does look tasty, I prefer cheeseburgers and cheap marked down beef and chicken.

The smoothies are a recent change to our diets…and I actually look forward to them. We’ve been making them for almost three months. Throw some fresh spinach and frozen asparagus in there, and it’s green, but still tastes delicious.

Hmm. I wonder how much a bit of Purina One would change the flavor of the smoothies?

 

[Catnip]

This is a new/continuation of the thread from the previous year (2021).

Post up your grocery getting experience as we enter the year during pandemic and political turmoil.
Shortages, runs, deliveries, finds, and what's new or back to normal at the grocery store, let us know what's happening in your AO.

Please include at least a general idea of a location!

The only shortage I noticed a few days ago in my grocery store was, no distilled water. None. That's never happened before! A ton of drinkable water, no distilled water. Even Dollar General only had a couple of gallons of distilled water.

 

[Catnip]

With all the talk about the flu with vomiting attached to it, I realized that I was out of Cola Syrup (for nausea). From personal experience, this stuff is soothing and a comfort when you can't stop throwing up or keep anything down. It used to be about $2 a bottle. my local pharmacies (Walgreens and CVS) websites say they don't have it, out of stock. Walmart used to carry it OTC, now you can only order it online, they don't carry it "in store" anymore!!!! I price checked Walmart and Amazon.... Amazon won for the price @ 4 bottles for $22.21, it's on the way.

The way I use it when I'm "sick" is crush some ice, put a couple of tablespoons of syrup and eat teaspoons of the mix.

I drink some Coca-Cola. Settles my stomach right down.

 

[WalknTrot]

Ok, fellow Timbombers, fess up, who was at the Bradford PA Aldies abt noon today? A couple came out with two carts loaded; TP, about 20 FLATS of canned goods, 12 bags of flour, multiples of other items I couldn't ID because I was waiting in the car for my DH, who loves to bargain hunt, and was too far to see exactly what they were loading into their small SUV.

Haha! When I see this phenom around here (usually at Sam's Club or the like) I figure it's remote resort owners/outfitters, teeny-tiny small-town grocery store owners, somebody from way in the wayback - like the Angle (extreme-est N MN), or border jumping Canadians.

 

[RememberGoliad]

Today the local Taco Bell was closed due to having no food to serve.

Never has even slowed them down before. That crap they serve is not food. Old joke: What happens when Taco Bell doesn't pay the garbage man? They stop the deliveries.

I'm concerned because I lost my dear fur friend before Christmas and I'm scared to get another cat if I can't feed it.

Sojourner, think about it: If you're find a young adult or older at a shelter, that cat's already here with its appetite. Do you think the furball would be better off with you or elsewhere? I know if I was OUR cats, I'd sure rather be here than pretty much anywhere else, given that the food situation is due to supply issues that would affect the cat wherever it is

 

[inskanoot]

With all the talk about the flu with vomiting attached to it, I realized that I was out of Cola Syrup (for nausea). From personal experience, this stuff is soothing and a comfort when you can't stop throwing up or keep anything down. It used to be about $2 a bottle. my local pharmacies (Walgreens and CVS) websites say they don't have it, out of stock. Walmart used to carry it OTC, now you can only order it online, they don't carry it "in store" anymore!!!! I price checked Walmart and Amazon.... Amazon won for the price @ 4 bottles for $22.21, it's on the way.

The way I use it when I'm "sick" is crush some ice, put a couple of tablespoons of syrup and eat teaspoons of the mix.

Good to know. Emetrol stops vomiting, also.

 

[psychgirl]

Brief Kroger trip yesterday afternoon, Central Indiana.

I’m seeing holes similar to the height of Covid panic last year. Some of this may be due to the latest round of Covid hitting Indiana, too though.

Gatorade aisle almost wiped out with random bottles remaining here and there. I need Gatorade Zero for DH, per the Dr. It’s very hard to find anywhere.
Pineapple juice is practically gone except for smaller $$$ organic brands.

Beef is thin.
I bought a chuck roast, a little pricey, but I don’t care if DH will eat it, and he did last night. He was Ravenous! It may have been a little too rich for him right now though.

Cold meds, Mucinex- wiped out at CVS and Walgreens. I’m prepped with these, I just like to keep an eye on those things to gauge what’s going on.

Not a single thermometer to be found anywhere. I wanted a back up, got curious looked around but couldn’t find one.

I’m out of disposable, medical gloves-none anywhere and since I’ve not been to work I can’t snag them there like I normally do. I had about 20 stashed in my bag to use at the gas station etc.

I can’t remember ALL of the holes I saw this second, but they were there.

 

[RememberGoliad]

I’m out of disposable, medical gloves-none anywhere

Try Harbor Freight, if you have one near. They had blue nitrile gloves fully stocked in all sizes and thicknesses in Kerrville Tex. last Tuesday with the 5's on sale for 14 bucks per hundred. Since I use them in DW's care at a decent rate, I bought several boxes. I guess 14-16 bucks is now the 'new normal', up from 5.99 in 2019

 

[TxGal]

Not a single thermometer to be found anywhere. I wanted a back up, got curious looked around but couldn’t find one.

On your next trip you might want to ask the pharmacist. Down here many stores have put them behind the pharmacy counter and were limiting purchases to one per person.

 

[psychgirl]

Thank you for the ideas ^^^
The pharmacies have been so backed up and completely overwhelmed around here I tried to not bother them a whole lot.
Unless it comes to the meds I needed ASAP!

They
Are
Frazzled.

 

[Tennessee gal]

It is taking from a week to two weeks to get my prescriptions filled at our local CVS. I was on hold yesterday for over 30 minutes and never did talk to a pharmacy staff member.

 

[Marseydoats]

On your next trip you might want to ask the pharmacist. Down here many stores have put them behind the pharmacy counter and were limiting purchases to one per person.

Most of the livestock supply houses sell "people" thermometers also.

 

[school marm]

Thanks for the reminder about Cola syrup. I didn't have anything at all for nausea. I also bought some ginger ale.

Sniffing rubbing alcohol works wonders for nausea.

Rubbing Alcohol Aromatherapy as Nausea Treatment

A really interesting study published nearly three years ago by some Australian researchers focuses on the use of rubbing alcohol to reduce nausea.[1] How cool is that? Rubbing alcohol is easily acquired (or used to be, anyway), inexpensive, and part of every medical kit. Ondansetron (Zofran), an anti-nausea medication commonly used in hospitals, is expensive ($1-4 per tablet) and available by prescription only or through overseas pharmacies.

Here are the not-too-complicated instructions (and yes, even the first two points were part of the instructions in the research study):

• Get rubbing alcohol pads--cheap pads available over the counter work just fine
• Open the pad or have the patient do it
• Inhale deeply through the nose as often as desired[2]
• Repeat with new pad in 10 minutes[3]

Researchers noted the rapid onset of relief--the effect peaks in four minutes.[4]

Patients who were enrolled in the study presented to the emergency room and were diagnosed as complaining from the following illnesses, among others:

• Gastroenteritis
• Food poisoning
• Urinary tract infection
• Headache
• GERD
• Appendicitis
• Gallbladder disease
• Vertigo

Conclusions: Add an additional box or two of alcohol pads to your preps. They're cheap, effective, and multi-purpose. What's not to love?

Contraindications: The study was not conducted with pregnant females. One study involved children, and while the treatment was effective, there is some concern about the toxicity levels that could occur with children sniffing alcohol pads.

Links to related posts:
Rubbing Alcohol Uses
Appendicitis
Food Poisoning
Urinary Tract Infections

References:
[1] DEFINE_ME
[2] NEJM Journal Watch: Summaries of and commentary on original medical and scientific articles from key medical journals
[3] Inhaled isopropyl alcohol for nausea
[4] Inhaled isopropyl alcohol for nausea and vomiting in the emergency department

 

[Redcat]

It is taking from a week to two weeks to get my prescriptions filled at our local CVS. I was on hold yesterday for over 30 minutes and never did talk to a pharmacy staff member.

So far, they have not had my insulin "on the truck for delivery" twice at the Walmart pharmacy. I am about ready to have the script switched to Rite Aid. I mean, it's insulin, I gotta have it.

 

[dhelman47]

Brief Kroger trip yesterday afternoon, Central Indiana.

I’m seeing holes similar to the height of Covid panic last year. Some of this may be due to the latest round of Covid hitting Indiana, too though.

Gatorade aisle almost wiped out with random bottles remaining here and there. I need Gatorade Zero for DH, per the Dr. It’s very hard to find anywhere.
Pineapple juice is practically gone except for smaller $$$ organic brands.

Beef is thin.
I bought a chuck roast, a little pricey, but I don’t care if DH will eat it, and he did last night. He was Ravenous! It may have been a little too rich for him right now though.

Cold meds, Mucinex- wiped out at CVS and Walgreens. I’m prepped with these, I just like to keep an eye on those things to gauge what’s going on.

Not a single thermometer to be found anywhere. I wanted a back up, got curious looked around but couldn’t find one.

I’m out of disposable, medical gloves-none anywhere and since I’ve not been to work I can’t snag them there like I normally do. I had about 20 stashed in my bag to use at the gas station etc.

I can’t remember ALL of the holes I saw this second, but they were there.

Try Ebay or Amazon for your medical glove's.

 

[meandk0610]

I’ve been looking online yesterday and today for forage pellets for our goats and finally hopefully found some almost 1.5 hours away. Tractor Supply is out at every location within 1 hour from us; the ones I was able to find are with a smaller company that doesn’t have any closer locations.

 

[SackLunch]

The only shortage I noticed a few days ago in my grocery store was, no distilled water. None. That's never happened before! A ton of drinkable water, no distilled water. Even Dollar General only had a couple of gallons of distilled water.

Happened a couple months ago at our Walmart. Who would think they would be out of distilled water?

It did return to the shelves, finally.

 

[psychgirl]

Distilled water is sometimes hard to get here, too.
Weird

 

[Seeker22]

Sent DH to town for some shredded Parmesan cheese. Borden's has been 8 ounces for all the years I have bought it. This time, the price was up .12 cents and the bag said 5 ounces. Not happy. Guess I will add cheese making to my list of chores. Dennis is right- Livin' like it's 1853.

I use distilled water in my Incubators. If I can get the storebought stuff, that's nice. If not, I have a Steam Juicer, which is dandy for making your own.

 

[John Deere Girl]

I drink some Coca-Cola. Settles my stomach right down.

Also helps with migraines.

 

[briches]

I use distilled water for my cpap.
The moment I finish a container, I add another onto my grocery list. I’ll start adding two when I use up one.

 

[packyderms_wife]

First we went to Petco for rabbit food. The rabbit food shelves were almost empty. Found one sack but price getting higher and higher each week and cannot get the brand we did before. We went to Fred Meyer and the fresh vegetables were about wiped out. Signs in the meat department saying weather caused delays in shipments. My daughter went later and said no hot dogs or sausage, no creamer, no dog food. We then went to Yokes and there were no eggs. Prices seemed high. Fancy Feast cat food at that store was 79 cents a can but when we went to Super 1 it was still 75 cents. It has gone from 62 cents to 75 cents and barely any in the store.

rabbit food will be way less at your local farm store/feed store.

 

[AlfaMan]

It is taking from a week to two weeks to get my prescriptions filled at our local CVS. I was on hold yesterday for over 30 minutes and never did talk to a pharmacy staff member.

WHY? That's beyond odd. Are they for opioids or pain killer drugs? I know those tend to take some time to process.
But for any other prescription it shouldn't take more than a day or two at most. I'd call CVS corporate and complain-someone at your local pharmacy is messing up big time. Those prescriptions keep the lights on for CVS; it's their highest profit product.
I run 11 different prescriptions through our local CVS pharmacy; they're on ready refill and are never, ever late. Even the Humira I take, which is shipped from their specialty pharmacy to the local pharmacy.

Call and complain-and maybe find a better organized CVS locally. Or another pharmacy chain; I'm sure a Walgreens or Rite-Aid would love to have your business and will work for it.

 

[AlfaMan]

Today we went to a local WalMart (Kingstowne/Alexandria, VA) . Valentine's day items were out; just seemed like a lot less quantity than years past.

Did a little grocery shopping-the frozen foods section looked like a tornado came though and took all the groceries away. The frozen ready to heat and serve items, bagged frozen veggies, all literally picked clean. Easily a 24 foot section of freezers. The pizza section looked like a bomb went off in it-a few store brand pizzas, one small stack of Digorno pizzas and that was it. Eggs in this store usually gets a 12 foot section of freezer space, there may have been 2 feet of eggs.

Admittedly we've had a lot of snow this week and I'm sure everyone stocked up. But, today is Sunday and none of it had been restocked.

 

[Mark D]

Snohomish County WA: I made a Costco run this week and noticed far more non-food pallets on the 2nd and 3rd levels of shelving in the food section. Where, historically, the ground level of stew/soup/SPAM/honey/sugar/whatever, would have a still-wrapped pallet of the same product on the shelves above, most of the slots I saw had pallets of clothing sitting above the food... The aisles "looked" full at a glance, but they were actually quite short of food as compared the the historical norm.

Yes, there is still food available, but NO depth to the supply.

 

[vector7]

Grocery store in Falls Church, VA #BareShelvesBiden

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1480305588718481409

View: https://twitter.com/MustReadAlaska/status/1480305588718481409?s=20

 

[psychgirl]

Sniffing rubbing alcohol works wonders for nausea.

Rubbing Alcohol Aromatherapy as Nausea Treatment

A really interesting study published nearly three years ago by some Australian researchers focuses on the use of rubbing alcohol to reduce nausea.[1] How cool is that? Rubbing alcohol is easily acquired (or used to be, anyway), inexpensive, and part of every medical kit. Ondansetron (Zofran), an anti-nausea medication commonly used in hospitals, is expensive ($1-4 per tablet) and available by prescription only or through overseas pharmacies.

Here are the not-too-complicated instructions (and yes, even the first two points were part of the instructions in the research study):

• Get rubbing alcohol pads--cheap pads available over the counter work just fine
• Open the pad or have the patient do it
• Inhale deeply through the nose as often as desired[2]
• Repeat with new pad in 10 minutes[3]

Researchers noted the rapid onset of relief--the effect peaks in four minutes.[4]

Patients who were enrolled in the study presented to the emergency room and were diagnosed as complaining from the following illnesses, among others:

• Gastroenteritis
• Food poisoning
• Urinary tract infection
• Headache
• GERD
• Appendicitis
• Gallbladder disease
• Vertigo

Conclusions: Add an additional box or two of alcohol pads to your preps. They're cheap, effective, and multi-purpose. What's not to love?

Contraindications: The study was not conducted with pregnant females. One study involved children, and while the treatment was effective, there is some concern about the toxicity levels that could occur with children sniffing alcohol pads.

Links to related posts:
Rubbing Alcohol Uses
Appendicitis
Food Poisoning
Urinary Tract Infections

References:
[1] DEFINE_ME
[2] NEJM Journal Watch: Summaries of and commentary on original medical and scientific articles from key medical journals
[3] Inhaled isopropyl alcohol for nausea
[4] Inhaled isopropyl alcohol for nausea and vomiting in the emergency department

Good
To
Know!!
I had no idea about this one, thank you!

 

[vector7]

Democrat run areas in contrast...

Smash and grab at a jewelry store in San Jose!

That is the job Democrats give to them.

They have insurance and they was hungry for just bread

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1480295491711631360

View: https://twitter.com/AaronBrodock/status/1480295491711631360?s=20

 

[Ragbag Sally]

Sniffing rubbing alcohol works wonders for nausea.

Rubbing Alcohol Aromatherapy as Nausea Treatment

A really interesting study published nearly three years ago by some Australian researchers focuses on the use of rubbing alcohol to reduce nausea.[1] How cool is that? Rubbing alcohol is easily acquired (or used to be, anyway), inexpensive, and part of every medical kit. Ondansetron (Zofran), an anti-nausea medication commonly used in hospitals, is expensive ($1-4 per tablet) and available by prescription only or through overseas pharmacies.

Here are the not-too-complicated instructions (and yes, even the first two points were part of the instructions in the research study):

• Get rubbing alcohol pads--cheap pads available over the counter work just fine
• Open the pad or have the patient do it
• Inhale deeply through the nose as often as desired[2]
• Repeat with new pad in 10 minutes[3]

Researchers noted the rapid onset of relief--the effect peaks in four minutes.[4]

Patients who were enrolled in the study presented to the emergency room and were diagnosed as complaining from the following illnesses, among others:

• Gastroenteritis
• Food poisoning
• Urinary tract infection
• Headache
• GERD
• Appendicitis
• Gallbladder disease
• Vertigo

Conclusions: Add an additional box or two of alcohol pads to your preps. They're cheap, effective, and multi-purpose. What's not to love?

Contraindications: The study was not conducted with pregnant females. One study involved children, and while the treatment was effective, there is some concern about the toxicity levels that could occur with children sniffing alcohol pads.

Links to related posts:
Rubbing Alcohol Uses
Appendicitis
Food Poisoning
Urinary Tract Infections

References:
[1] DEFINE_ME
[2] NEJM Journal Watch: Summaries of and commentary on original medical and scientific articles from key medical journals
[3] Inhaled isopropyl alcohol for nausea
[4] Inhaled isopropyl alcohol for nausea and vomiting in the emergency department

I had several surgeries in 2021 - after the first one, I was very nauseated from the anesthesia. The next time, I brought peppermint oil with me on a tip from a friend. We put a few drops on a piece of gauze - the nurse just set it up on my shoulder, and my husband waved it around my face when I felt a wave coming. Huge help on the subsequent surgeries!

 

[pymaf]

Went to Sam's today(55 miles north of Dallas) and seeing several items that have jumped in price. Paper plates have went from $14 and change to $17 and change. Trash bags went from 13 and change to 18. Meat prices are still scary, one item I get is frozen sausage patties, price has went from $7 last May to $9 starting in September to now it is almost $13. The price increase that makes me worried is for an item that has been at $10 and change for years.to almost $14 .. a food staple for me, it goes with almost any other food item and you can even eat it with nothing else.

 

[1eagle]

Snohomish County WA: I made a Costco run this week and noticed far more non-food pallets on the 2nd and 3rd levels of shelving in the food section. Where, historically, the ground level of stew/soup/SPAM/honey/sugar/whatever, would have a still-wrapped pallet of the same product on the shelves above, most of the slots I saw had pallets of clothing sitting above the food... The aisles "looked" full at a glance, but they were actually quite short of food as compared the the historical norm.

Yes, there is still food available, but NO depth to the supply.

Concerning Costco is HQ'd in Washington, doesn't bode well. Also noticed their monthly sales brochure has a lot less food items on sale, instead focusing on non-food items....

 

[Redcat]

So I went to my Wegmans pharmacy regarding my insulin. They had it. I had them call and switch my prescription from Walmart. I now have five new pens in my fridge.

Come to find out, all that changed is that Mylan renamed the product. So Walmart is still trying to order something that "doesn't exist" at this point. Duh. Don't they get a bulletin or something saying "name chage" or whatever?

So I went shopping at Target for groceries and paper products. Things are lean, very lean. I managed to get 1 of the last two quarts of whole milk. Lots of empty areas.

It just makes me want to stock up more lol.

 

[Old Gray Mare]

Kind of food missing/dot.

Just cracked open the Whitman's Sampler. It's been a traditional Christmas Gift in my family in like forever. Now thought something is different. Many of the candies have specifically peanuts listed as an ingredient where in past years they would have walnuts, cashews or almonds. There were two coconut candies. Other candies have the ingredient "nut" in their name but not a specific nut.

Their management has done stupid stuff before. One year they sent their candies to be packed in China. Somewhere along the way to Christmas they were not properly stored and the chocolate "bloomed". The ones we got didn't taste right either.

I think we need a new tradition.

 

[Stanb999]

Haha! When I see this phenom around here (usually at Sam's Club or the like) I figure it's remote resort owners/outfitters, teeny-tiny small-town grocery store owners, somebody from way in the wayback - like the Angle (extreme-est N MN), or border jumping Canadians.

We have been known to go to the one in Chenango Bridge, NY. We would shop only 4 times a year and buy cases of everything.

Shortages? Don't know as of yet. We only shop every few weeks. I was surprised that the stocks were rather high for the holiday weeks.

On a side note. Your local farmers are still stocked so get to the local farmers markets. It's not been the case for us. But many small farmers across the country are suffering due to the public returning to pre-pandemic buying patterns. So fill your pantry from local farms.

 

[Tennessee gal]

WHY? That's beyond odd. Are they for opioids or pain killer drugs? I know those tend to take some time to process.
But for any other prescription it shouldn't take more than a day or two at most. I'd call CVS corporate and complain-someone at your local pharmacy is messing up big time. Those prescriptions keep the lights on for CVS; it's their highest profit product.
I run 11 different prescriptions through our local CVS pharmacy; they're on ready refill and are never, ever late. Even the Humira I take, which is shipped from their specialty pharmacy to the local pharmacy.

Call and complain-and maybe find a better organized CVS locally. Or another pharmacy chain; I'm sure a Walgreens or Rite-Aid would love to have your business and will work for it.

WHY? That's beyond odd. Are they for opioids or pain killer drugs? I know those tend to take some time to process.
But for any other prescription it shouldn't take more than a day or two at most. I'd call CVS corporate and complain-someone at your local pharmacy is messing up big time. Those prescriptions keep the lights on for CVS; it's their highest profit product.
I run 11 different prescriptions through our local CVS pharmacy; they're on ready refill and are never, ever late. Even the Humira I take, which is shipped from their specialty pharmacy to the local pharmacy.

Call and complain-and maybe find a better organized CVS locally. Or another pharmacy chain; I'm sure a Walgreens or Rite-Aid would love to have your business and will work for it.

Alfa Man, I think it is a combination of several things. Often when I get a text it will say, “ Your prescription for——- is now back in stock and ready for pickup.” So I think they are having a difficult time getting in some medications and are short staffed. My neighbor told me our CVS has closed their drive through for the last few days. It’s not unusual to see cars wrapped around the building . My niece went in several months ago and said the store looked in disarray. Also as I mentioned I called the other day and was on hold for 30 minutes and finally hung up.

If this continues, I‘ll probably go to a different pharmacy .

 

[onmyown30]

I haven’t seen it but on my Trader Joe’s Facebook group a lot of people are showing empty shelves…. Produce & meat the most but also freezer and other sections. I keep showing my husband all the pics they post of empty aisles. Nearest Trader Joe’s for me is Little Rock (about 2 hrs or so) and won’t make a trip there right now knowing that they have been empty. I need to stock up on my favorite seasonings soooooo though!!

 

[Tennessee gal]

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