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Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

Jake1316 — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:54:47 GMT

I've been with QVC from the beginning - and this is my first blog post. I realize times are tough, and the hosts are under pressure to sell - but I am completely fed up with hosts during the food shows - which used to be my hands down favorite - urging people to buy because of shortages at the grocery store. I realize certain food items are hard to come by - but during gourmet holiday this afternoon, the host tried to sell st clair mac and cheese by claiming that grocery stores are out of pasta. Seriously??? QVC should make her apologize on air - and should be ashamed if they don't.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

CLHS68 — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:10:04 GMT

Have you been to a grocery store. The pasta aisle shelves are empty.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

QVCkitty1 — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:14:29 GMT

There is definitely a pasta shortage in my store. There is some regular pasta, but the whole wheat variety, my favorite , has been cleaned out for weeks.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

proudlyfromNJ — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:15:13 GMT

@CLHS68 wrote:
Have you been to a grocery store. The pasta aisle shelves are empty.

@CLHS68 Here also. Pasta is a shelf staple to have in the home for emergencies such as a food shortage. Keeps forever.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

KKJ — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:16:21 GMT

@CLHS68 Plenty of pasta in my store though may not be the case everywhere. And have you seen what they charge for that skimpy container of St. Clair mac & cheese? The price of those "sides" is outrageous!

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

Big Joanie — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:18:50 GMT

Still no flour in the one store I go to ....

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

chickenbutt — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:19:24 GMT

If you're looking for the blogs, you landed in the wrong place. This is just a board and the hosts are not allowed to participate here. HTH

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

Big Joanie — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:19:59 GMT

And yes they do have meat.. but the meat counter is not

jammed .....so they could easily run out ....

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

Icegoddess — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:23:45 GMT

I haven't noticed a pasta shortage in my store. Yeast and flour shortage, yes. Paper towels is kinda funny. My favorite brand I can only get in a jumbo package rather than the 2-pack I normally buy. Some cleaning supplies are in short supply, but I haven't checked on hand sanitizer since I don't use it (and keep finding mini's around the house). There's plenty of veggies, so in a pinch you could spiralize some veggies for a pasta substitute.

While I do like the St Clair dishes, I do find them overpriced, but worth it for me but only for Thanksgiving/Christmas to cut down on the work involved.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

Jake1316 — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:33:27 GMT

Absolutely - prices are outrageous. And despite what some of these posts say, pasta is readily available online if not locally.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

culebra — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:33:56 GMT

I live in Chicago. My chain grocery store has everything.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

Jake1316 — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:34:54 GMT

Have you looked on-line if you cant get it locally? I have had no trouble at all.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

proudlyfromNJ — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:45:49 GMT

@Jake1316 wrote:
Absolutely - prices are outrageous. And despite what some of these posts say, pasta is readily available online if not locally.

@Jake1316 You asked posters about shortages of pasta in their grocery stores. That is the question posters answered. You didn't ask any questions about purchasing online.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

Bhvbum — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:23:04 GMT

at local Chain grocery this a.m. very little pasta shelves almost bare, no rice, no dried beans,, haven't seen toilet paper for eight weeks plus, no chicken. They do have frozen chicken, and roasted chicken hot, but the section that holds the uncooked chicken was empty. Also the fresh vegetable area was really low on salads, greens, etc.

Costco last week, no fresh chicken, only frozen and hot roasted.

no TP and towels.

I am in VA.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

mom2four0418 — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:25:04 GMT

@Jake1316 wrote:
I've been with QVC from the beginning - and this is my first blog post. I realize times are tough, and the hosts are under pressure to sell - but I am completely fed up with hosts during the food shows - which used to be my hands down favorite - urging people to buy because of shortages at the grocery store. I realize certain food items are hard to come by - but during gourmet holiday this afternoon, the host tried to sell st clair mac and cheese by claiming that grocery stores are out of pasta. Seriously??? QVC should make her apologize on air - and should be ashamed if they don't.

The stores in my area have very little pasta.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

loriqvc — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:25:38 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ - And isn't it interesting that the OP is now encouraging people to buy online if there are food shortages in their local stores? That's pretty much what she's reprimanding QVC for doing...

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

Bhvbum — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:26:14 GMT

@Jake1316 wrote:
Absolutely - prices are outrageous. And despite what some of these posts say, pasta is readily available online if not locally.

"Despite what we say"? All we can tell you is what we see around the country.

I am in Virginia and as I posted earlier there are plenty of shortages. It's a little startling to go into a grocery store and discover there is no fresh chicken. Also no fresh chicken at Costco.

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:29:31 GMT

@loriqvc wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ - And isn't it interesting that the OP is now encouraging people to buy online if there are food shortages in their local stores? That's pretty much what she's reprimanding QVC for doing...

@loriqvc I know! LOL. I almost posted exactly what you said!

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

KKJ — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:45:12 GMT

What gripes me is when displaying the food they put it in these nice serving casserole dishes making it look like you get a lot more than you do. I bought these once and when I got it home was taken aback at such a little container of mac & cheese for $60! I was like "Say what?"

Re: Stop scaring people about "food shortages"

IamDoodles — Thu, 21 May 2020 01:09:16 GMT

plenty of pasta where I live. Actually the only things I have found to be in limited supply are rice and canned soup.