patriotgal
Veteran Member
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FOOD Report food & grocery shortages / price increases here: 2022 Edition
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No it is not you....if you put something in your cart and don't buy often the price will go up..sometimes more than once..then put it in save for later and often the price will come back down..leave it there and sometimes it will drop below the original price. It is like a big game with them
Ordinary Girl
Veteran Member
Not just you, I’ve noticed the same.
von Koehler
Has No Life - Lives on TB
When I was in the market for a small freezer I put a couple of different models in my cart.
Everyday the price changed. Mostly up.
I am guessing their algorithm detects your buying interest and starts playing games with you. I get Amazon buying "suggestions" via email everyday.
PinkRoses
Contributing Member
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von Koehler
Has No Life - Lives on TB
No surprise here but there is a rush on for long term storage food. These are freeze dried items in number 10 cans. Supposedly good for 10 or more years in storage.
For example, Walmart has a number 10 can of tomato power for $50.99 while Amazon has the same item for $29.99.
For some other items the cheapest source is reversed. Walmart beat Amazon.
My guess is who ran out of stock first and had to replenish inventory but at a higher price.
Some items are simply listed as out of stock.
Most ordered items were delivered within fairly normal shipping times, but for some (apple slices) I am still waiting.
Miracle of miracles, raspberry chocolate bars by Ghirardelle became available (limit 12) from Walmart and I took a chance in this 90 degree heat and ordered some. They arrived OK.
I read that during the bloody civil war in former Yugoslavia, simple things like herbs and spices were more valuable than gold. Chocolate would be priceless when you can no longer buy it.
For example, Walmart has a number 10 can of tomato power for $50.99 while Amazon has the same item for $29.99.
For some other items the cheapest source is reversed. Walmart beat Amazon.
My guess is who ran out of stock first and had to replenish inventory but at a higher price.
Some items are simply listed as out of stock.
Most ordered items were delivered within fairly normal shipping times, but for some (apple slices) I am still waiting.
Miracle of miracles, raspberry chocolate bars by Ghirardelle became available (limit 12) from Walmart and I took a chance in this 90 degree heat and ordered some. They arrived OK.
I read that during the bloody civil war in former Yugoslavia, simple things like herbs and spices were more valuable than gold. Chocolate would be priceless when you can no longer buy it.
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Barry Natchitoches
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I have - myself - gotten different prices on different log ins on the same day.
Usually it is if - based on my buying history - they think I will pay a higher price for XYZ.
In fact, just a week ago, they wanted to significantly raise the price on an item I have been buying monthly for a couple of years now.
So I told them to skip it this month.
Later in the day, I got online and found the same item in a smaller package alot cheaper.
In fact, if I bought three of the smaller packages, I would actually end up getting more than I would have gotten with the size of my original subscription - yet it would cost less.
So I ordered three of the smaller packages. Not through Subscribe and Save, but just a direct purchase.
The next day I checked back, and the cost of the original sized item was alot lower.
parsonswife
Veteran Member
Local walmart prices
Ordinary Girl
Veteran Member
You are so lucky! None of the Walmart’s near me in Maryland carry storage/emergency food.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
None of them around here do, either. NE MS
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Barry Natchitoches
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I haven’t seen them in the Memphis area either.
von Koehler
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Just checked the price for my 5 cubit foot chest freezer.
I bought it last year for $263.
Today Amazon has the exact same freezer for $419!
I bought it last year for $263.
Today Amazon has the exact same freezer for $419!
coloradohermit
Veteran Member
With the price of coffee going up, yesterday I took a can of Kroger coffee out of my long term backup pantry. The best by date is 2015. This morning I used it to make my coffee and it tastes perfectly fine. I've got 2 more cans in the long term pantry and 4 current cans in the current pantry so I should be good for a pretty long time.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
We just finished a can of our coffee dated 2019. It was fine.
Bones
Living On A Prayer
Speaking of Dollar General stores, the good size store in our youngest's town had the AC unit fail last Thursday, 4 days ago
Temps here are are regularly over 100 and quite humid.
Daughter was told the 29th was the soonest a repairman could come check it out.
I advised daughter to watch for super clearance prices on many items, and to use it to her advantage.
Temps here are are regularly over 100 and quite humid.
Daughter was told the 29th was the soonest a repairman could come check it out.
I advised daughter to watch for super clearance prices on many items, and to use it to her advantage.
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PinkRoses
Contributing Member
I bought a 5 CF chest freezer from Walmart last week through the website. It was $197 with free delivery, which was done by FedEx.
PinkRoses
Contributing Member
Re people who don't want to work...
I attend an online church based out of Sarasota FL. My pastor (who has become a good friend) was saying that the Publix in Sarasota is so short-staffed that they're bringing in people from Publix stores further south, paying them a premium salary, and putting them up in nice hotels because local people don't want to work!
I attend an online church based out of Sarasota FL. My pastor (who has become a good friend) was saying that the Publix in Sarasota is so short-staffed that they're bringing in people from Publix stores further south, paying them a premium salary, and putting them up in nice hotels because local people don't want to work!
annieosage
Inactive
Like I said- maybe different in your area (or other areas). I can only speak what I know to be true for my family. I just have a hard time believing any employer who truly pays well and treats their employees like real people instead of cattle, is having a difficult time finding people to work.
Storage foods have become a rip off. I could make a fortune selling mine on ebay. Yes food is higher but nothing to justify what they are charging. Greed will bring them all down sooner or later. Apples and fruit are so easy to dehydrate. Better to invest in your own supplies.
I somewhat agree with you Annie. I never put up with being treated like crap. I have quit jobs the first hour. And others like my vet assist. job I adored the Dr I worked for. On the other hand, we never could keep any help at our business and we always treated them better than good.
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I think coffee if unopened, lasts just about forever!
I have some that’s at least five years old maybe older. I need to rotate those cannisters but they’re all regular coffee.
I’ve been drinking half caf for so long now I just keep those older, full coffee ones for back up. I “could” buy decaf and make my own blend but then that means taking up freezer space once the opened coffee goes into freezer bags.
Meat and other foods are way, more important to me to than coffee to take up any spare inch left in our freezers.
It's what the market will bear. There are real shortages/tight supply right now, plus, demand is high. The latecomers - well enough of them are apparently willing to pay for their panic buying. That's why anybody who was aware should have had the stuff put back years ago.
I personally have no problem with the sellers making a few bucks for their efforts (to find inventory) at this stage. It simply won't be off the backs of those who planned ahead.
Just found an interesting food site for storables. WinCrest Bulk Foods
Gelatin in managable packages, bulk chocolate chips, black strap molasses. Many more things. Don't forget to look in the bargain bin. I found things to fill in the "nice to have" spaces. Have not had personal experience with them however.
Gelatin in managable packages, bulk chocolate chips, black strap molasses. Many more things. Don't forget to look in the bargain bin. I found things to fill in the "nice to have" spaces. Have not had personal experience with them however.
energy_wave
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Last month my brother went to an auction in NC and bought a box of out dated coffee. Twenty 1 lb bags of high end coffee beans for a dollar per bag. He bought a grinder and he said there was nothing wrong with them. He's bringing me a few bags next month.
energy_wave
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Lunchables shrinkflation frustrates father of autistic son
Dan Zielinski’s autistic son eats three “Lunchables Ham & Cheddar Cheese Cracker Stackers” every day -- one for breakfast and two for lunch. The boy used to enjoy putting together the six crackers, cheese and ham into a perfectly even sandwich.
That changed in recent weeks. “He asks for an extra cracker at breakfast because he says one is missing,” said Dan. The family buys 21 boxes a week for their son, and all contained just five crackers.
Dan sent me this photo of his son’s Lunchable
Dan is frustrated that the manufacturer, Kraft Heinz, “shrunk” what is included in the packaging without a warning on the box. The company told me the change is due to a “national shortage on the crackers.”
“Given my son's autism, flexibility is not his strong suit. So when a change like this happens, his mother and I have a mini-anxiety attack, then see how we can address it,” Dan said.
KRAFT RESPONDS TO MISSING CRACKER
Emily Miller @emilymiller
@myfoodandfamily I've emailed all your media relations team and no one responded. I have a question about your Lunchable product change.
June 17th 2022
A spokesman for Kraft foods asked me in a private message on Twitter to get the UPC code from Dan. Then I got this response from the company about the change:
“Downsized packaging is a normal occurrence -- and more so when there are supply chain issues and rising inflation/business costs. Lucky for us, my son stores unused crackers that he doesn't eat at lunch to use the next day for breakfast.”
Getty Images stock photo of Lunchable
The Kraft company also told me this:
The Lunchable investigation
I found out about the Lunchables change during our subscriber thread discussion on whether we are buying the same food with inflation. Dan told us that in addition to higher grocery costs, he and his wife were dealing with how the Oscar Mayer Lunchables had “shrunk.”
The boxes cost anywhere from $1.99 at Target to $3.09 at Instacart. Each box contains Oscar Mayer Lean Ham Slices, Kraft cheddar pasteurized prepared cheese product, crackers and vanilla creme cookies.
We weren’t sure if Dan was getting a bad lot, or it was a bigger issue.
Greg. R wrote in our thread: “I happened to be doing my weekly shopping just a few hours after reading the comments about the change in Lunchables, so I made a quick stop to give them a look. The containers are transparent enough that you can see (and count) the items.”
Greg reported to us that the Ham & Cheddar he found only had five crackers. He took a photo of it to confirm for us. “The missing cracker is ‘a thing’ in south-central PA as well.”
I told Dan in the thread that I would contact the company to find out what happened and see if it can be fixed. Unfortunately, it will not be any time soon.
Shrinkflation:
Peter Nayland Kust who writes a brilliant Substack newsletter "All Facts Matter” joined the conversation to inform us that the Lunchables issue was broader than one cracker.
“There's even a word for the phenomenon: ‘shrinkflation’ And it is a very real phenomenon, Kust wrote. “It's one of the few topics virtually all aspects of media tend to agree about. That says a lot about how pervasive an issue it is.”
This photo is from Instacart and shows six crackers inside
A cracker shortage?
Dan said that the company’s reason for shrinking the package makes sense to him since this particular Lunchable was hard to find about two months ago.
“The fact that they've added a bit more ham is likely not so much to be fair, but I'm going to be cynical and guess that they need to maintain a certain calorie level in the unit,” he said.
Lunchables are advertised as SNAP and EBT eligible…
www.emilypostnews.com
Dan Zielinski’s autistic son eats three “Lunchables Ham & Cheddar Cheese Cracker Stackers” every day -- one for breakfast and two for lunch. The boy used to enjoy putting together the six crackers, cheese and ham into a perfectly even sandwich.
That changed in recent weeks. “He asks for an extra cracker at breakfast because he says one is missing,” said Dan. The family buys 21 boxes a week for their son, and all contained just five crackers.
Dan sent me this photo of his son’s LunchableDan is frustrated that the manufacturer, Kraft Heinz, “shrunk” what is included in the packaging without a warning on the box. The company told me the change is due to a “national shortage on the crackers.”
“Given my son's autism, flexibility is not his strong suit. So when a change like this happens, his mother and I have a mini-anxiety attack, then see how we can address it,” Dan said.
KRAFT RESPONDS TO MISSING CRACKER
Emily Miller @emilymiller@myfoodandfamily I've emailed all your media relations team and no one responded. I have a question about your Lunchable product change.
June 17th 2022
A spokesman for Kraft foods asked me in a private message on Twitter to get the UPC code from Dan. Then I got this response from the company about the change:
“I’m less outraged by it as I am disappointed,” Dan replied when I sent him the statement from Kraft.
“Downsized packaging is a normal occurrence -- and more so when there are supply chain issues and rising inflation/business costs. Lucky for us, my son stores unused crackers that he doesn't eat at lunch to use the next day for breakfast.”
Getty Images stock photo of LunchableThe Kraft company also told me this:
Dan responded, “If nothing else, I hope companies think carefully about what seemingly minor product changes mean to families.”
The Lunchable investigation
I found out about the Lunchables change during our subscriber thread discussion on whether we are buying the same food with inflation. Dan told us that in addition to higher grocery costs, he and his wife were dealing with how the Oscar Mayer Lunchables had “shrunk.”
The boxes cost anywhere from $1.99 at Target to $3.09 at Instacart. Each box contains Oscar Mayer Lean Ham Slices, Kraft cheddar pasteurized prepared cheese product, crackers and vanilla creme cookies.
We weren’t sure if Dan was getting a bad lot, or it was a bigger issue.
Greg. R wrote in our thread: “I happened to be doing my weekly shopping just a few hours after reading the comments about the change in Lunchables, so I made a quick stop to give them a look. The containers are transparent enough that you can see (and count) the items.”
Greg reported to us that the Ham & Cheddar he found only had five crackers. He took a photo of it to confirm for us. “The missing cracker is ‘a thing’ in south-central PA as well.”
I told Dan in the thread that I would contact the company to find out what happened and see if it can be fixed. Unfortunately, it will not be any time soon.
Shrinkflation:
Peter Nayland Kust who writes a brilliant Substack newsletter "All Facts Matter” joined the conversation to inform us that the Lunchables issue was broader than one cracker.
“There's even a word for the phenomenon: ‘shrinkflation’ And it is a very real phenomenon, Kust wrote. “It's one of the few topics virtually all aspects of media tend to agree about. That says a lot about how pervasive an issue it is.”
This photo is from Instacart and shows six crackers insideA cracker shortage?
Dan said that the company’s reason for shrinking the package makes sense to him since this particular Lunchable was hard to find about two months ago.
“The fact that they've added a bit more ham is likely not so much to be fair, but I'm going to be cynical and guess that they need to maintain a certain calorie level in the unit,” he said.
Lunchables are advertised as SNAP and EBT eligible…
Lunchables shrinkflation frustrates father of autistic son
Kraft says ‘cracker shortage’ forces cutting from six to five
www.emilypostnews.com
PinkRoses
Contributing Member
I disagree. I was in management at a major Wall St. firm and then became a headhunter. Oh, the stories I could tell you...and that was before the "Me generation" became a thing!
Unfortunately, New Balance... like pretty much every other shoe brand, isn't anything like the shoes you remember. I converted hubby from quality leather work shoes, to New Balance (predominantly leather back then). They were great for his injured feet, and they held up even in barnyard acids as well as expensive work shoes.
Not now. Not even close. I actually still have several pairs in the preps, because in our different life style on a tiny mixed farm, they hold up well. But I don't think we'll buy more, assuming there's still a choice or need...
Summerthyme
coloradohermit
Veteran Member
I went to Kroger for a few things this morning. One of my favorite things are the little Banquet tv dinners. A while ago they were $1, then they were $1.25 and now they're $1.50. They make a nice little meal so the price still isn't a problem, but I can't help but wonder how much they'll keep creeping.
Ordinary Girl
Veteran Member
As the mom of two autistic people I feel deeply for him and more so for his son. It may seem like a big deal but you just CANNOT mess with this kind of thing with an autistic person.Lunchables shrinkflation frustrates father of autistic son
Dan Zielinski’s autistic son eats three “Lunchables Ham & Cheddar Cheese Cracker Stackers” every day -- one for breakfast and two for lunch. The boy used to enjoy putting together the six crackers, cheese and ham into a perfectly even sandwich.
That changed in recent weeks. “He asks for an extra cracker at breakfast because he says one is missing,” said Dan. The family buys 21 boxes a week for their son, and all contained just five crackers.
Dan is frustrated that the manufacturer, Kraft Heinz, “shrunk” what is included in the packaging without a warning on the box. The company told me the change is due to a “national shortage on the crackers.”
“Given my son's autism, flexibility is not his strong suit. So when a change like this happens, his mother and I have a mini-anxiety attack, then see how we can address it,” Dan said.
KRAFT RESPONDS TO MISSING CRACKER
@myfoodandfamily I've emailed all your media relations team and no one responded. I have a question about your Lunchable product change.
June 17th 2022
A spokesman for Kraft foods asked me in a private message on Twitter to get the UPC code from Dan. Then I got this response from the company about the change:
“I’m less outraged by it as I am disappointed,” Dan replied when I sent him the statement from Kraft.
“Downsized packaging is a normal occurrence -- and more so when there are supply chain issues and rising inflation/business costs. Lucky for us, my son stores unused crackers that he doesn't eat at lunch to use the next day for breakfast.”
The Kraft company also told me this:
Dan responded, “If nothing else, I hope companies think carefully about what seemingly minor product changes mean to families.”
The Lunchable investigation
I found out about the Lunchables change during our subscriber thread discussion on whether we are buying the same food with inflation. Dan told us that in addition to higher grocery costs, he and his wife were dealing with how the Oscar Mayer Lunchables had “shrunk.”
The boxes cost anywhere from $1.99 at Target to $3.09 at Instacart. Each box contains Oscar Mayer Lean Ham Slices, Kraft cheddar pasteurized prepared cheese product, crackers and vanilla creme cookies.
We weren’t sure if Dan was getting a bad lot, or it was a bigger issue.
Greg. R wrote in our thread: “I happened to be doing my weekly shopping just a few hours after reading the comments about the change in Lunchables, so I made a quick stop to give them a look. The containers are transparent enough that you can see (and count) the items.”
Greg reported to us that the Ham & Cheddar he found only had five crackers. He took a photo of it to confirm for us. “The missing cracker is ‘a thing’ in south-central PA as well.”
I told Dan in the thread that I would contact the company to find out what happened and see if it can be fixed. Unfortunately, it will not be any time soon.
Shrinkflation:
Peter Nayland Kust who writes a brilliant Substack newsletter "All Facts Matter” joined the conversation to inform us that the Lunchables issue was broader than one cracker.
“There's even a word for the phenomenon: ‘shrinkflation’ And it is a very real phenomenon, Kust wrote. “It's one of the few topics virtually all aspects of media tend to agree about. That says a lot about how pervasive an issue it is.”
A cracker shortage?
Dan said that the company’s reason for shrinking the package makes sense to him since this particular Lunchable was hard to find about two months ago.
“The fact that they've added a bit more ham is likely not so much to be fair, but I'm going to be cynical and guess that they need to maintain a certain calorie level in the unit,” he said.
Lunchables are advertised as SNAP and EBT eligible…
Lunchables shrinkflation frustrates father of autistic son
Kraft says ‘cracker shortage’ forces cutting from six to five
Regarding long term storage freeze dried foods, I no longer buy them. I have reduced my purchases as prices have risen until they priced themselves out of my budget. When you look at the cost of a can of freeze dried, count the number of servings and price per serving, you soon realize canned fruit is much less expensive. A regular sized can of fruit is usually three servings for $1.00 to $1.50 depending on the fruit. While I prefer home canned, the cost when you have to purchase fresh fruit to can is again higher than canned from the store. If you can afford your preference, then go for it, but I need to stick to my budget so it's grocery store for canned fruit nearly all the time.
For the autistic son, could you possibly use the trays the lunchables come in and have him help you make his lunch from purchased ingredients. Some autistic kids really like to count and organize. I realize this is meltdown territory, but what if lunchables become unavailable? It seems like every time I shop something I want is missing.
For the autistic son, could you possibly use the trays the lunchables come in and have him help you make his lunch from purchased ingredients. Some autistic kids really like to count and organize. I realize this is meltdown territory, but what if lunchables become unavailable? It seems like every time I shop something I want is missing.
TxGal
Day by day
Ages ago when I was single I was working full-time weekdays and going to college at night and on weekends. I'd have just enough time after getting home from work and before having to drive to my classes to either (1) take a short nap or (2) have a quick dinner. There wasn't enough time to do both.
The fastest hot meal of some substance was the Banquet boil in a bag turkey with gravy or beef with gravy. I'd have one over a slice of bread, and it was enough to hold me until I got home around 11pm. They were cheap, too, and better than a pack of peanut butter crackers on the way to class. I don't know how I did it, I guess because I was young. I met my now DH at class registration 41+ years ago, and he was doing the same thing. We both fondly remember those Banquet quick meals. Times were different...heck, they were probably about a quarter back then.
ETA: DH said those Banquet boil in the bag dinners were 10/$1.00. I have a hunch they didn't have as many additives back then. This was in the late 70s/very early 80s.
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phloydius
Veteran Member
1/2 gallon mason jars are in stock at my Walmart (pickup only) for under $14. If you are still looking for some, you might check your Walmart's website.
www.timebomb2000.com
Food - PSA: 64oz Mason Jars (1/2 Gallon) are in Stock @ my Walmart
A couple of times a week, I've been checking the Walmart site for the 1/2 gallon mason jars that have been out of stock everywhere for a while. I got lucky this morning, they had them in stock (for pickup only). The new list price is $21.07, but they are on sale for $13.97 (which is the old...
Jedi Master Scot
Contributing Member
I've known our local mamager for years dating back to when I worked for dollar general 4 years ago. They have a hiring sign up and he said there is a nation wide hiring event happening yet he can't keep employees. They walk normally in 3 to 4 weeks. The work load for there profit model doesn't match, and the employees can make more turning burgers at the local fast food businesses and work less.
xtreme_right
Veteran Member
You got my hopes up! I checked and I’m not so lucky. I’d love to have more of them.
Thank you for the heads-up! I just logged in to my Wally account, and will have a set of six delivered for $12.68!!!
Inexplicably, there's another choice; set of six for $41.00 and some change.
I have a friend that works at Dollar General. When she was hired, she was told 20 hours per week. She has virtually never in 4 years gotten 20 hours. If they would give her 20 hours per week, she would stay because she lives next door to the store. As it is, she's seeking alternative employment.
Someone willing to take a 20 hour a week job is either only wanting parttime employment or is trying to couple this 20 hour job with another. An employer should realize that 20 hours promised is necessary if they want to keep that individual on their payroll. Also, if they are coupling jobs, they need the hours to be the same each week. If they are hiring a student, they need to flex those hours around the student's classes. It's not rocket science to figure this out. Treat your employees right and they will stay. The same applies to those hired for fulltime. Where my friend works, a fulltime employ just had their hours reduced to 20 hours. It makes no sense to say they are short of staff and trying to hire when they have staff who are not getting the hours promised. Also, in small towns where Dollar General's proliferate, word quickly spreads about how employees are treated which will not help with finding new employees.
Someone willing to take a 20 hour a week job is either only wanting parttime employment or is trying to couple this 20 hour job with another. An employer should realize that 20 hours promised is necessary if they want to keep that individual on their payroll. Also, if they are coupling jobs, they need the hours to be the same each week. If they are hiring a student, they need to flex those hours around the student's classes. It's not rocket science to figure this out. Treat your employees right and they will stay. The same applies to those hired for fulltime. Where my friend works, a fulltime employ just had their hours reduced to 20 hours. It makes no sense to say they are short of staff and trying to hire when they have staff who are not getting the hours promised. Also, in small towns where Dollar General's proliferate, word quickly spreads about how employees are treated which will not help with finding new employees.
PinkRoses
Contributing Member
For some reason I've been thinking this coming weekend is Independence Day weekend, so I did my shopping today to beat the holiday rush.
Sam's Club - The only chicken they had was wings and legs at $5.99 a pound. I don't like wings at all and don't particularly care for legs, especially at that price. The rotisserie chickens weren't in the display; every so often a guy would bring a few out and people would line up and take them off his cart. I got the last two - I had planned on getting one, but there was no one behind me I took both so I can make chicken and dumplings, since there were no breasts. No flour apart from 25# bags. No ground beef. You'd have to get a second mortgage to afford most of the meat, but amazingly, I found a package of six decent sized sirloin steaks for $13 and change. They were down to the last 4-5 bags of sugar, and a few of them were broken open. None of the mouthwash I like was in stock, and there were lots of empty spaces in all departments except clothing - but nothing nice there. I just went for a few things so I didn't look around too much. I did have lunch, but they were out of berries for the berry sundaes.
Aldi - Only chicken legs, no breasts. No ground beef. Low stock in a lot of areas.
Walmart - Again, lots of empty spaces. I looked for chicken and they had none at all, but what was odd was, the big signs on the wall atop the meat cases that say things like beef, pork, seafood... one that said chicken was missing. Maybe it was never there to begin with, but that makes no sense. I did a double-take, and no, no sign said chicken. Lots of empty spaces on shelves. Walmart canned veggies that had been 52-57 cents were now $1. I got some canned pear slices for $1, and ground beef was $4.99 a pound.
The only store that seemed to be well-stocked was Trader Joe's. Prices were about the same; lots of imported Italian pasta, only 99 cents for a one pound bag. They had chicken breasts, but the prices were too high and I have the rotisserie chicken for what I need. I got a nice pork loin - enough for 3-4 meals - for under $5.
Publix didn't have anything that I'd set aside on BOGO this week so I didn't bother going, and I realized it's been over a year since they had canned cat food on sale. In fact, the last few weeks there were no pet items on sale at all.
TN Valley
Sam's Club - The only chicken they had was wings and legs at $5.99 a pound. I don't like wings at all and don't particularly care for legs, especially at that price. The rotisserie chickens weren't in the display; every so often a guy would bring a few out and people would line up and take them off his cart. I got the last two - I had planned on getting one, but there was no one behind me I took both so I can make chicken and dumplings, since there were no breasts. No flour apart from 25# bags. No ground beef. You'd have to get a second mortgage to afford most of the meat, but amazingly, I found a package of six decent sized sirloin steaks for $13 and change. They were down to the last 4-5 bags of sugar, and a few of them were broken open. None of the mouthwash I like was in stock, and there were lots of empty spaces in all departments except clothing - but nothing nice there. I just went for a few things so I didn't look around too much. I did have lunch, but they were out of berries for the berry sundaes.
Aldi - Only chicken legs, no breasts. No ground beef. Low stock in a lot of areas.
Walmart - Again, lots of empty spaces. I looked for chicken and they had none at all, but what was odd was, the big signs on the wall atop the meat cases that say things like beef, pork, seafood... one that said chicken was missing. Maybe it was never there to begin with, but that makes no sense. I did a double-take, and no, no sign said chicken. Lots of empty spaces on shelves. Walmart canned veggies that had been 52-57 cents were now $1. I got some canned pear slices for $1, and ground beef was $4.99 a pound.
The only store that seemed to be well-stocked was Trader Joe's. Prices were about the same; lots of imported Italian pasta, only 99 cents for a one pound bag. They had chicken breasts, but the prices were too high and I have the rotisserie chicken for what I need. I got a nice pork loin - enough for 3-4 meals - for under $5.
Publix didn't have anything that I'd set aside on BOGO this week so I didn't bother going, and I realized it's been over a year since they had canned cat food on sale. In fact, the last few weeks there were no pet items on sale at all.
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