Jubilee on Earth
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I don’t know that it’s closing, but it looked completely empty in that video. Hard to believe it’s just from shortages.
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I don’t know that it’s closing, but it looked completely empty in that video. Hard to believe it’s just from shortages.
rob0126
Veteran Member
shopped st wholefoods today.
Plenty of 365 organic heavy cream 3.99, 1 pint. (N FL)
A deal on chicken split breast 2.99/lb. (not sure if its nationwide)
Their organic cans of beans are between 1.09-1.59 a can.
They have a 365 organic baked bean can thats 1.29 and tastes pretty good(maple and onion).
wholefoods canned jellied cranberry sauce is about 2.19.
So if you have a wholefoods near, dont pass them up as a source.
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packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Found cranberries at Aldi and Fareway today.
bracketquant
Veteran Member
Plenty of booze out. Priorities.
Roadgeek
Contributing Member
It's interesting you say that. I wanted some non-perishables that I could use for barter, and I picked up some booze. I was at Twin Liquors here in Austin and I see that you can now buy whiskey in a plastic jug. I'd never heard of this. I suspect it's swill, but in a pinch I could trade it, so I bought it. Whiskey in plastic jugs. This is not the 21st Century I was promised.
TerriHaute
Hoosier Gardener
Stopped at a Walmart Marketplace today when we were out and about. The meat counter was at about 10%. Plenty of frozen turkeys. I have been keeping a watch for Christmas candy, especially candy canes, that I like to put in everyone's Christmas stocking. It was nowhere to be found before Halloween, which is unusual. Their Christmas candy took up about one-third of the space allotted for seasonal candy, that had just been full of Halloween candy. The boxes of candy canes were almost empty - two or three boxes of 12 left of the traditional peppermint kind. This is in Hendricks County, Indiana.
Bones
Living On A Prayer
We're finally seeing many holes in our Aldi store this afternoon. North Central Kansas.
Milk, eggs, canned fruits, applesauce, paper products, spaghetti sauce, many refrigerated juices. There were plenty others, but those are the ones I remember right off, as being very short or none on the shelves.
We did get an 87¢/# turkey and 2 hams to stuff into the freezer.
Milk, eggs, canned fruits, applesauce, paper products, spaghetti sauce, many refrigerated juices. There were plenty others, but those are the ones I remember right off, as being very short or none on the shelves.
We did get an 87¢/# turkey and 2 hams to stuff into the freezer.
Mr. Inspector
Contributing Member
Talked to a Dollar Tree employee this morning. Was told that the store was closing early this evening. They were changing some of their merchandise pricing. The targeted items are going to be tagged with higher prices.
Texican
Live Free & Die Free.... God Freedom Country....
On 11/87/21, I went on line to purchase several items from Sam's Club. While ordering, I looked at TP and PT (Paper Towels) to order additional. There was no TP or PT available to ship. NONE.
The great TP and PT buying surge is on again.
Last week we shopped Walmart and Lowe's. At Walmart, the store shelves generally had product. The candy aisle was picked over, but was able to get my DM several bags of the candy that she eats.
Lowe's appeared to be stocked, but prices have not fallen very far.
Buy while you can, for it appears that supplies will not keep up with demand.
Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Texican....
The great TP and PT buying surge is on again.
Last week we shopped Walmart and Lowe's. At Walmart, the store shelves generally had product. The candy aisle was picked over, but was able to get my DM several bags of the candy that she eats.
Lowe's appeared to be stocked, but prices have not fallen very far.
Buy while you can, for it appears that supplies will not keep up with demand.
Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Texican....
The local/regional grocery (N MN) looked good today. I was in a bit of a hurry, and didn't spend time checking everything out, but they had all I was looking for - produce, dairy, bakery, frozen and a special on good looking New York Strip at $8.98/lb.
Then to the liquor store, because well, again, a sale price on some very acceptable Laphroaig single malt, and spied the display up of Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog. Dang! That stuff was priced at $18.99/bottle! Figuring it will go on sale soon, they are probably soaking the deer hunters this week, but still...yikes.
Then to the liquor store, because well, again, a sale price on some very acceptable Laphroaig single malt, and spied the display up of Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog. Dang! That stuff was priced at $18.99/bottle! Figuring it will go on sale soon, they are probably soaking the deer hunters this week, but still...yikes.
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psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Our Kroger in central Indiana was jammmmed full of everything yesterday I think I’ve already posted , but not sure.
But I’m going to go check the tp section again just in case.
I’ve been really good at grabbing some every time I go but have slipped.
I saw a woman yesterday with 6 twelve roll packs on her cart.
It was super crowded, 12:30 pm....
Lots and lots of loaded down carts, the most I’ve ever seen since right before it was all shut down! Either they’re hearing what we do, too, and loading up or it was our gorgeous weather getting people out to shop early for thanksgiving
But I’m going to go check the tp section again just in case.
I’ve been really good at grabbing some every time I go but have slipped.
I saw a woman yesterday with 6 twelve roll packs on her cart.
It was super crowded, 12:30 pm....
Lots and lots of loaded down carts, the most I’ve ever seen since right before it was all shut down! Either they’re hearing what we do, too, and loading up or it was our gorgeous weather getting people out to shop early for thanksgiving
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
They could be holiday shopping, IIRC there's supposed to be a massive snow storm that will shut down most of the midwest this coming weekend. One chart I saw called for 8.5 inches of snow for Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Woke up this morning and this has now been changed to rain. either way we could use the precipitation.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
They keep changing the forecast, was supposed to be heavy wet snow with high winds, now it's looking like a rain event for most of us and that does not make me sad, the trees still have leaves on them here.
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
But that’s not for Indiana though.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Last I saw the heaviest amounts were over Illinois and Wisconsin. With the rest of us getting 1 to 3 inches. Like I said, this time I'll take the rain so long as temps stay above freezing.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
That was the prediction late last week, the forecast has since changed.
Roadgeek
Contributing Member
Inflation butchers the holiday roast: Meat prices highest in a decade
The cost of bone-in ribeye beef has doubled from $8.71 per pound in November last year to an astounding $16.99 per pound this week, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Inflation butchers your holiday roast! Bone-in rib eye DOUBLES in price to $16.99 per POUND while bacon, beef chuck and steaks reach highest price in a decade as 'meatflation' sets in across America
- The price of a ribeye roast rose by 95% from $8.71 per lb last November to $16.99 per lb this week
- Meat packers blame supply chain crunches and staff shortages for the sudden rise in prices
- They say they were already struggling to attract workers before the pandemic, now must pay up to $20 an hour to compete for staff who don't want to work
- They also want shipping companies to be forced to take their exports - rather than go for import jobs from Asia on non-perishable goods
- The Biden administration says the companies are deliberately hiking prices out of greed, despite inflation being seen in all categories of consumer prices
- Farmers are behind him, blaming 'big beef' for the rise in prices and not the fact that companies have rising costs
Roadgeek
Contributing Member
Inflation butchers the holiday roast: Meat prices highest in a decade
The cost of bone-in ribeye beef has doubled from $8.71 per pound in November last year to an astounding $16.99 per pound this week, according to the US Department of Agriculture.www.dailymail.co.uk
Inflation butchers your holiday roast! Bone-in rib eye DOUBLES in price to $16.99 per POUND while bacon, beef chuck and steaks reach highest price in a decade as 'meatflation' sets in across America
- The price of a ribeye roast rose by 95% from $8.71 per lb last November to $16.99 per lb this week
- Meat packers blame supply chain crunches and staff shortages for the sudden rise in prices
- They say they were already struggling to attract workers before the pandemic, now must pay up to $20 an hour to compete for staff who don't want to work
- They also want shipping companies to be forced to take their exports - rather than go for import jobs from Asia on non-perishable goods
- The Biden administration says the companies are deliberately hiking prices out of greed, despite inflation being seen in all categories of consumer prices
- Farmers are behind him, blaming 'big beef' for the rise in prices and not the fact that companies have rising costs
Roadgeek
Contributing Member
Kraft Heinz, Mondelez Plan to Hike Prices for Popular Snacks and Sweets amid Rising Inflation: Report
Kraft Heinz and Mondelez plan to raise prices on a number of their classic consumer favorites for retail customers beginning next year due to strong demand, supply constraints and rising production costs.
Kraft Heinz and Mondelez plan to raise prices on a number of their classic consumer favorites for retail customers beginning next year due to strong demand, supply constraints and rising production costs.
In a letter to a regional distributor to grocery stores obtained by CNN Business, Kraft Heinz said it plans to raise prices on hundreds of items beginning on January 9, including varieties of Jell-O gelatin and pudding, which will jump from anywhere between 7 percent and 16 percent, and Bagel Bites frozen snacks, which will see an increase of roughly 10 percent. Meanwhile, Cool Whip topping varieties will see an increase of 7 to 10 percent. The cost of EZ Mac will rise 3.5 percent, while a 7.25-ounce dish of Kraft Big Bowl Mac & Cheese will see a 20 percent price hike.
Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
Picked up an on sale, off brand, frozen turkey at Safeway. There weren't too many left. I was told it was a limit of one and only one per family and when the freezer was empty the sale was over.
momma_soapmaker
Disgusted
Kraft Heinz, Mondelez Plan to Hike Prices for Popular Snacks and Sweets amid Rising Inflation: Report
Kraft Heinz and Mondelez plan to raise prices on a number of their classic consumer favorites for retail customers beginning next year due to strong demand, supply constraints and rising production costs.finance.yahoo.com
Kraft Heinz and Mondelez plan to raise prices on a number of their classic consumer favorites for retail customers beginning next year due to strong demand, supply constraints and rising production costs.
In a letter to a regional distributor to grocery stores obtained by CNN Business, Kraft Heinz said it plans to raise prices on hundreds of items beginning on January 9, including varieties of Jell-O gelatin and pudding, which will jump from anywhere between 7 percent and 16 percent, and Bagel Bites frozen snacks, which will see an increase of roughly 10 percent. Meanwhile, Cool Whip topping varieties will see an increase of 7 to 10 percent. The cost of EZ Mac will rise 3.5 percent, while a 7.25-ounce dish of Kraft Big Bowl Mac & Cheese will see a 20 percent price hike.
People had better learn to cook from scratch. Maybe cookbooks and measuring spoons should be given for Christmas this year.
Roadgeek
Contributing Member
I give thanks daily that my bride can cook, and enjoys cooking. And she knows how to make a cheap cut of meat sing happy songs. She can prepare any recipe, knows how to make less-expensive recipe substitutions, and despises processed food. We agree that a great many people are going to be blindsided by what's coming. No prepping. No getting ready. No Plan B or C or D. And the learning curve is going to be steep, and failure will mean bread lines and hunger for a great many people. The normalcy bias among most people is mind-boggling. I never thought I'd see this in my country, and it saddens me, but surviving the new reality means adaptation. And my wife and I will adapt, and we will survive. It won't be comfortable, and even for preppers there is going to be hardship, but we are also excited and eager to see what the other side looks like. Perhaps that attitude is wrong, but I don't think so. Because there is going to be an other side, and we are all headed there, ready or not. There is going to be a great deal of hardship in the near-term, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. There always is.
[ editor: the "other side" in this context refers to that point in the future when things stabilize, and prospects begin to improve for everyone and life begins to be a little easier. We will all know when we reach the other side. There won't be a signpost, but we'll know.]
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rafter
Since 1999
I went to Aldi yesterday morning and have never seen so many holes on shelves before. Every aisle had a lot of holes. Snack food was extremely bad. Even dairy, which I have never seen holes before. Canned food especially fruit and soup....worse than during shutdown. Pasta...no nocook lasagna noodles among others. They did have fresh cranberries as well as a ton of turkeys. They were stacked above the sides of the freezer bunker they were stored in.
I didn't see any limit signs which was surprising since there were so many empty spots.
I didn't see any limit signs which was surprising since there were so many empty spots.
briches
Veteran Member
I went to our Dollar Tree this past Monday. Everything had gone up to $1.25.
This is making me laugh! What a novel idea to give measuring spoons for Christmas. I know some folks that would have to ask what measuring spoons are used for!
PalmettoGirl
Senior Member
You can use regular uncooked lasagna noodles in place of no cook noodles and they’ll cook the same. Just make sure they’re covered in sauce and no need to preboil the noodles. And they’re cheaper than the no boil noodles.
Aldi yesterday, .87/lb turkeys in abundance, no limit. Only problem, they were all big ones...smallest around 15lbs, which is ok I guess. More for leftovers. So that's taken care of. They also had a ton of hams - different cuts/brands, but that's for Christmas. Didn't delve deeply. I'm not going to get that far ahead of myself because of freezer space issues.
Otherwise, shelves and coolers looked well stocked, I didn't need much of anything else. Produce - fine. Dairy - fine.
Otherwise, shelves and coolers looked well stocked, I didn't need much of anything else. Produce - fine. Dairy - fine.
People who can't cook from scratch don't want to.
That's often true, but these days, with Home Ec gone from high schools, even if they want to, they don't know where to start.
My daughter used to make spaghetti dinners for her dorm floor,, complete with homemade garlic bread. Other students looked at her like she could perform magic! Most hadn't ever even fried an egg!
Very shortly, what we "want" isn't going to matter much!
Summerthyme
I placed a 15 item order at Stater Bros yesterday and received all items no substitutes. Heavy on bread items and odds and ends like creamed corn and salsa milk and eggs. One mistake of garlic loaf instead of French loaf which my neighbor was the happy recipient of.
Noticed only turkey was butterball. and very expensive. No ham including slices.
Noticed only turkey was butterball. and very expensive. No ham including slices.
Martinhouse
Deceased
I was at the same Harp's as Digger just mentioned,last Thursday and Saturday, and then again this morning. They have been out of the sanitizing wipes at the entrance door all this time and don't know when they'll get more. Guess I'll have to find my tiny Purell bottle and start carrying it in my purse again.
I missed a few items those last two trips, but found everything on my list this morning except for turkey breast. They had no turkey breasts of any brand and no Honeysuckle turkeys except for those huge 24 pounders. I had to get one of those and now I don't know how I'm going to get it into the house. Maybe the wagon to the back door and then drag it on one of the little rag rugs until I get it into the kitchen. At least It was only $95/lb. for all the trouble it's giving me. Before I unload it, I'll see if my sis can take it right away. I usually have her cook whole turkeys for me as I always giver her all the dark meat, keeping only the breast meat for myself plus the carcass to boil down for broth, then all the remains go to the chickens to pick over.
Edit: Just spoke with my sis. She told me to bring the turkey to her place after she gets home from her own long shopping day. So I don't even have to worry about taking it out of the truck for now. It's cool enough outside that it can just start it's thawing until we can get it into my sister's fridge. She is thrilled to be getting so much dark meat and is already planning the huge pot of turkey noodle vegetable soup she is going to make!
I missed a few items those last two trips, but found everything on my list this morning except for turkey breast. They had no turkey breasts of any brand and no Honeysuckle turkeys except for those huge 24 pounders. I had to get one of those and now I don't know how I'm going to get it into the house. Maybe the wagon to the back door and then drag it on one of the little rag rugs until I get it into the kitchen. At least It was only $95/lb. for all the trouble it's giving me. Before I unload it, I'll see if my sis can take it right away. I usually have her cook whole turkeys for me as I always giver her all the dark meat, keeping only the breast meat for myself plus the carcass to boil down for broth, then all the remains go to the chickens to pick over.
Edit: Just spoke with my sis. She told me to bring the turkey to her place after she gets home from her own long shopping day. So I don't even have to worry about taking it out of the truck for now. It's cool enough outside that it can just start it's thawing until we can get it into my sister's fridge. She is thrilled to be getting so much dark meat and is already planning the huge pot of turkey noodle vegetable soup she is going to make!
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bracketquant
Veteran Member
For me, uncooked lasagna noodles won't be the right size for a 9 X 13 baking dish. The correct cooking time expands them to the right size. I once forgot I had some boiling on the stove, overcooked them by several minutes, and they became a bit over-sized.
xtreme_right
Veteran Member
Measuring spoons would make great stocking stuffers. I picked up some can openers to put in everyone’s stocking too.
bracketquant
Veteran Member
My local WalMart Superstore is clean out of turkeys. Last week, the 2 bins (roughly 8 feet X 16 feet X 2 feet deep) were completely filled. People have definitely changed their holiday shopping patterns, as turkeys were mostly bought in the 6 days (that's how long it takes to defrost a big 'un) leading up to Thanksgiving.
Great Value branded products are going fast, while much more expensive brands of the same thing are moving more slowly. Anther dot would be if the expensive stuff sold out right after the cheap stuff sold out. That's not happening, yet. The discount rack, that's been there for years, is gone. Staple foods are depleting faster than luxuries. GV oatmeal is out. It was fully stocked a week ago. Same old same old with yogurt and Gatorade, almost nothing coming in. The absolute lowest priced items for a product, available in the 5 supermarkets in my relatively small city, will be sold out only in that store that has the lowest price. Pennypinchers are probably driving around in circles.
Something I rarely buy, frozen burritos, no longer have the all beef type. They are now beef and bean. GV brand sold out, of course.
Great Value branded products are going fast, while much more expensive brands of the same thing are moving more slowly. Anther dot would be if the expensive stuff sold out right after the cheap stuff sold out. That's not happening, yet. The discount rack, that's been there for years, is gone. Staple foods are depleting faster than luxuries. GV oatmeal is out. It was fully stocked a week ago. Same old same old with yogurt and Gatorade, almost nothing coming in. The absolute lowest priced items for a product, available in the 5 supermarkets in my relatively small city, will be sold out only in that store that has the lowest price. Pennypinchers are probably driving around in circles.
Something I rarely buy, frozen burritos, no longer have the all beef type. They are now beef and bean. GV brand sold out, of course.
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