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My Walmart is totless.

noodleann — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:47:45 GMT

Yes, dear reader, you read that right: The local Walmart has not a single tater tot in stock. Not the Great Value brand, not Ore-Ida, not McCain's, and not even any of the ones that do strange things with cauliflower. Just chilly, gaping planks where there should have been piles of my dear friends in #2 and #5 bags.

I did, however, nab the penultimate can of Lysol spray disinfectant, as well as a container of 35 Lysol wipes. There were more Clorox wipes, but the Lysol were cheaper and only a few were left. I also got another bottle of Clorox Clean-Up. There was a limit of 1 item per category, a lower cap than I recall previously.

There were rows and rows of bleach, but all I spotted were generic labels. A family was having a teaching moment with their toddler in front of the display, so I didn't check closely.

The TP was fully stocked, but paper towels were pathetic. I got a four-pack of Sparkle just to have some when the Brawny runs out.

Canned soup looks good, WM house brand and all the majors, and prices haven't been raised. The flour shelves were full--Gold Medal AP, King Arthur AP, bread, and another type, and all kinds of other choices. It looked normal. (You can buy White Lily on their website, BTW.)

Pizza shelves were full, as well as frozen vegetables.

Re: My Walmart is totless.

FlyersGirl — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:54:47 GMT

I guess I should consider myself lucky! I just got a big bag of McCain's tots in my last Shop Rite order. I was planning on making a sausage,egg and cheese tot casserole this weekend. (it will be in the 40's overnight and the cooler weather makes me hungry for comfort food). Now I may have to re-think and ration my tots. Just kidding, hope you can find them!

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Goldengate8361 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:03:47 GMT

Your post header got me excited. I immediately thought that Walmart was maybe not allowing small children in the store.....

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suzyQ3 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:09:07 GMT

@Goldengate8361 wrote:
Your post header got me excited. I immediately thought that Walmart was maybe not allowing small children in the store.....

@Goldengate8361, that's what I thought, too. :-)

Re: My Walmart is totless.

Cakers3 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:13:06 GMT

@Goldengate8361 wrote:
Your post header got me excited. I immediately thought that Walmart was maybe not allowing small children in the store.....

@Goldengate8361 LOL Well, I didn't get excited but I was wondering if there was a sign:

Masks are mandatory to enter the store.

Children are optional.

Re: My Walmart is totless.

QVCkitty1 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:15:11 GMT

I shopped today and my store was out of things you wouldn't expect. These were just things on my list so I don't know about other items. Red wine vinegar, craisens, pumpkin, coarse ground pepper, lower salt canned tomatoes, and brown rice. On the plus side Rao's sauce was on sale, however almost everything else was a higher price than last trip. I did score a lovely pumpkin for the porch , I hope I had the right outfit on ! 🎃

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Porcelain — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:19:23 GMT

And I thought maybe they ran out of totes.

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willdob3 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:19:50 GMT

@noodleann

I’m just very happy that I assumed you meant there were no children at your WM. lol The thought that you were referring to something to eat never occurred to me.

Re: My Walmart is totless.

Kachina624 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:59:45 GMT

Seems as though I heard something about a potato shortage recently but I can't remember why.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2020-05-21/covid-19-poses-an-unprecedented-crisis-for-potato-farmers

Re: My Walmart is totless.

KingstonsMom — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:36:33 GMT

@Goldengate8361 wrote:
Your post header got me excited. I immediately thought that Walmart was maybe not allowing small children in the store.....

@Goldengate8361

LOL! That's exactly what I thought!

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SuhseK — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:40:18 GMT

I thought you were going to share your Walmart, had put in a no toddler policy🥴

I couldn't imagine how that would work 😈

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nana59 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:52:05 GMT

I had to look up the definition of penultimate....thanks for adding a new word to my vocabulary!!

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RedTop — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:04:45 GMT

Tater tots and hash browns have been hit and miss at my IGA since March, since they are key ingredients to casseroles, plus the fact kids love them.

Trucker daughter hauled potatoes recently, and the price was higher. 10 lb bags of russets are currently priced close to $3.99 here in WV, and by Thanksgiving I look for that to be at least $5.

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red&curly — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:10:30 GMT

I'm with you Porcelain.I thought they stopped letting you bring totes in.lol

Our Dollar General always has tots.
Also I get my hubby $1 Orerida?that go in microwave from Dollar Tree .
Trade for Lysol & wipes.

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shoesnbags — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:26:01 GMT

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Goldengate8361 wrote:
Your post header got me excited. I immediately thought that Walmart was maybe not allowing small children in the store.....
@Goldengate8361, that's what I thought, too. :-)

Me three!

Re: My Walmart is totless.

EatWell — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:29:42 GMT

@noodleann wrote:
Yes, dear reader, you read that right: The local Walmart has not a single tater tot in stock. Not the Great Value brand, not Ore-Ida, not McCain's, and not even any of the ones that do strange things with cauliflower. Just chilly, gaping planks where there should have been piles of my dear friends in #2 and #5 bags.

I did, however, nab the penultimate can of Lysol spray disinfectant, as well as a container of 35 Lysol wipes. There were more Clorox wipes, but the Lysol were cheaper and only a few were left. I also got another bottle of Clorox Clean-Up. There was a limit of 1 item per category, a lower cap than I recall previously.

There were rows and rows of bleach, but all I spotted were generic labels. A family was having a teaching moment with their toddler in front of the display, so I didn't check closely.

The TP was fully stocked, but paper towels were pathetic. I got a four-pack of Sparkle just to have some when the Brawny runs out.

Canned soup looks good, WM house brand and all the majors, and prices haven't been raised. The flour shelves were full--Gold Medal AP, King Arthur AP, bread, and another type, and all kinds of other choices. It looked normal. (You can buy White Lily on their website, BTW.)

Pizza shelves were full, as well as frozen vegetables.

@noodleann

Frozen onion rings?

~Life is short. Eat well. You could die tomorrow.~

Re: My Walmart is totless.

noodleann — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:46:10 GMT

@EatWell wrote:

@noodleann

Frozen onion rings?

~Life is short. Eat well. You could die tomorrow.~

Not for breakfast. Tots are my breakfast of choice when it gets cold. I wound up with a bag of seasoned fries. But I'll get to my supermarket tomorrow and stock up on tots there. They're decent and they also have the giant bags.

Forgot to mention that Walmart was also out of all of canned Hormel Beef Tamales. I hope they're not phasing them out.

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Porcelain — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:54:29 GMT

Sending Walmart tots and pears during their difficult shortage.

(This is just a joke.)

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happycat — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:19:24 GMT

@Goldengate8361 wrote:
Your post header got me excited. I immediately thought that Walmart was maybe not allowing small children in the store.....

Me too!

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SuhseK — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:34:21 GMT

I don't think it's kids that cause problems, in Walmart, or any store.

Of course the young ones, can get fussy, but, actual problems? I'm thinking those are caused, by the full grown, people, people's! 😈