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Supermarket Situation (NYC)

ALRATIBA — Fri, 08 May 2020 15:43:05 GMT

Because of weather forecast ... I thought I'd get out early this morning to get some groceries. Got to the store just around 9am. There were only a couple of us shopping.

(Our local market is a D'Agostino's ... they have a really nice bunch of people working there.)

What I saw (or didn't see)

No ... I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" - so I had to buy "butter." I go through a lot of butter and its substitutes. Dairy section looked rather empty - but it's early in the day.
The Deli display / counter was just being stocked.
Plenty of meat .... but no roasted chickens, but that's to be expected this early in the day.

Workers were replenishing/straightening up produce area. One of them kindly moved the banana display so I could reach the ginger. (I saw a recipe for a Korean dish that sounds delish that calls for ginger.)
Breads, rolls, cakes etc. were freshly stocked. Entenmann's shelves were full and I took advantage of that!
Paper towels, toilet paper, etc., shelves were stocked.
CoffeeMate ... many flavors sold out. CoffeeMate is really popular here. I try to keep a spare in the fridge just in case. I'm about to open that spare today and wanted a backup.

That's it.

I'm spending the rest of the day altering some clothes. I lost a couple of pounds over the winter and all my pants look like "droopy drawers."

Re: Supermarket Situation (NYC)

Kachina624 — Fri, 08 May 2020 16:12:02 GMT

@ALRATIBA Living in NYC as you do, do you have to carry groceries home in your arms? I can't even imagine not loading up the car and driving home.

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Magny — Fri, 08 May 2020 16:56:28 GMT

Quite a few of us have cars here, or we use carts &/or backpacks.

Pre-virus, there wa plenty of public or private transportation.

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ALRATIBA — Fri, 08 May 2020 16:59:00 GMT

@Kachina624

No ... we have folding grocery carts.

Mine is rather jazzy - I've crocheted a really colorful liner and wrapped the handle in leopard print "duck tape."

I made the liner back in 2012 - and I can't count the number of times I've been stopped on the street and asked about the liner.

So convenient. Wheel the cart to the store, get our groceries, wheel it home again right into the kitchen.

No need to handle heavy bags of groceries.

Supermarket is only an east/west block away. Takes me about five minutes to get there.

A friend of mine lives in a condo in FL - he keeps his cart in the parking garage and "transports" his groceries from car to condo via shopping cart.

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I once lived in suburbia and have vivid memories of lugging bags of groceries from the car to the kitchen. This is better.

Re: Supermarket Situation (NYC)

happycat — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:02:11 GMT

I find it interesting that some of you are not having any issues finding meat, and others, it seems like have been struggling to find any meat for a while now.

I'm just hoping that everyone can get what they want and need soon.

The last time I went in a store, there was more meat than there were dried beans.

Re: Supermarket Situation (NYC)

Kachina624 — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:03:06 GMT

@ALRATIBA @Magny Thanks. Whole different lifestyle.

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KKJ — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:14:31 GMT

@happycat wrote:
I find it interesting that some of you are not having any issues finding meat, and others, it seems like have been struggling to find any meat for a while now.
I'm just hoping that everyone can get what they want and need soon.
The last time I went in a store, there was more meat than there were dried beans.

We are very fortunate in that DH works for a local farmer who supplies us with beef. Have never had to buy in the store.

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Jordan2 — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:20:44 GMT

I went food shopping this morning ( Valley Stream, NY). I was at the deli counter talking to one of the workers, we were talking about the lack of paper goods. She tells me they had Charmin toilet paper yesterday ( none today). I haven't seen toilet paper in two months at least, why does she tell me this, it only annoys me! There were no bananas today, I ask the produce manager ( I see him every week) if they have bananas, he tells me he is expecting a delivery this afternoon, I'm not going back so this doesn't help me at all.

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suzykee — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:55:24 GMT

Because of health issues I can't go into the stores but drive there & do a pick up service. It's always a ****** shoot as to whether I get the items I ordered. Kind of frustrating but it's better than risking my life, ha,ha. Plus I don't have to load the car - always have to look on the bright side. I so wish I could pick out my own produce though. From what other family members have told me, it depends on when & where you go as to what is available. Stores have started limiting items which is good. Take what you NEED but leave some for others. We are all in this together so let's help each other out!!

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suzykee — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:57:13 GMT

Maybe I should have said dicey since they didn't like my other choice of words -ha ha.

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jellyBEAN — Fri, 08 May 2020 18:43:58 GMT

I have a couple of friends in NJ and they seem to be finding what they need to find. What is not found at the local supermarket can be found at Costco. That's one thing I do miss about NJ - the abundance of being able to shop for anything and everything you could ever want or need.

Only problem is people are fearful of others and don't want to leave the house unless they have to. I can't say as I blame them.

I now live in coastal NC and I have not seen a spare square of toilet paper in going on 3 months now. NOWHERE!!! Other paper goods are just as sparse. I'm in a rural area, no big box stores here cept for 1 WalMart and they have nothing in stock currently. I also have heard it is like a zoo going there and people acting crazy - no masks, no distancing, grabbing this n that - so I've stayed away.

This is getting tiresome. We have not been hit too hard here with COVID. We do get more sunshine here and the temps are warmer, soon to be really hot and humid. Some restrictions are lessening ever so slightly but most are still fearful.

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jeanlake — Fri, 08 May 2020 20:04:39 GMT

I'm seeing improvements. No longer 5 day delays for online order pick ups. We have a lot of 'limit 2' items and I found peroxide for the first time yesterday. I even bought 3 bottles -- for 3 different families -- and wasn't threatened in the parking lot, either. Hope things will gradually improve. I'm keeping wipes and mask close by for quite some time.

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4kitties — Fri, 08 May 2020 20:41:47 GMT

Went to Costco on Tuesday. They had Kirkland Bathroom Tissue and plenty of meat. Limit of 1 on the tissue and I do not remember what is was for meat.

Made my Walmart run this morning. They had very limited packs of bathroom tissue but did have both Clorox bleach and Great Value bleach. Also Clorox wipes and Great Value disinfecting wipes. Pretty good selection of meat and chicken too. Barely any Campbell's soup. Lots of eggs but the margarine/butter case was almost bare. They did have my Smart Balance though. Have had trouble finding it.

Lots of rice and beans.

I was able to get what I needed. I am in Central Illinois.

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PinkyPetunia — Fri, 08 May 2020 21:59:06 GMT

I live in north NJ (NYC Metro area). Went to ShopRite at 7 am and found most of what I wanted. Toilet paper and paper towels were well stocked. Good assortment of meat and chicken.

No hand sanitizer or wipes.

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SuhseK — Fri, 08 May 2020 22:16:30 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
I went food shopping this morning ( Valley Stream, NY). I was at the deli counter talking to one of the workers, we were talking about the lack of paper goods. She tells me they had Charmin toilet paper yesterday ( none today). I haven't seen toilet paper in two months at least, why does she tell me this, it only annoys me! There were no bananas today, I ask the produce manager ( I see him every week) if they have bananas, he tells me he is expecting a delivery this afternoon, I'm not going back so this doesn't help me at all.

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If you were talking about the lack of paper products, why wouldn't she tell you they had Charmin? Certainly not her fault, it's sold out, and she probably wanted you to know it has been coming in.

The same with the bananas, I'm sure the manager was trying to be helpful. I imagine, depending, on the want/need, some shoppers would go back.

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Stray — Fri, 08 May 2020 22:16:39 GMT

I’m in NJ. We have a shortage of paper supplies, meat is in fair supply do far but it depends what you’re preferences are. I prefer Tyson or Purdue but there are some Amish brands which are acceptable. Last week I got Clorox wipes and they was a find. It depends on where you live in NJ & what time you go to the store and which store.

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Laura14 — Fri, 08 May 2020 22:41:46 GMT

Just got back from Ingles and someone wiped out my lettuce! They've had plenty every week and now, poofy gone. 🤨. I am living on that people! I have left your pizzas alone. Leave my iceberg and step away slowly...

Still bare shelves with most paper products but we do have small offerings from Charmin and Scott paper towels so not a total loss.

Plenty of meat but we are rationed here on it.

The biggest mystery to me is the frozen potatoes. The entire freezer case that runs about 20 feet down the aisle is empty. Luckily no one wants my small bag of frozen sweet potatoes which are actually hiding with the veggies but I thought that was beyond strange. Have to go fresh and cut and fry them yourself.

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DiAnne — Fri, 08 May 2020 23:02:28 GMT

I had two grocery deliveries this morning (Costco and Met Market). Got everything (including meat) except for a can of condensed milk.

I have been getting Charmin toilet paper, Bounty paper towels and Clorox wipes delivered by UPS from Costco but a friend of mine says they have put that on hold until June.

It has been easier lately to get grocery delivery times.