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Claussen Pickle Shortage?

Icegoddess — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:24:25 GMT

I don't buy them that often, so I was surprised to see not one jar of Claussen Pickles in my local grocery store. Plenty of other brands on the store shelves, but no Claussen.

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Scooby Doo — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:38:44 GMT

Today I bougt a brand that I've not tried before. I couldn't find my usual brand on the shelf so I bought a small jar of Mt Olive to try. Have to say they are pretty good because I ate half the jar for lunch lol They are a tad bit milder than the others but I will buy again.

Re: Claussen Pickle Shortage?

shelbyshelbyshelby — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:51:16 GMT

Claussen pickles are found in thr grocery deli section cold area .

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Icegoddess — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 23:52:32 GMT

@shelbyshelbyshelby wrote:
Claussen pickles are found in thr grocery deli section cold area .

@shelbyshelbyshelby Actually, at my store they are in the meat section at the back of the store. The deli section is in a different area of the store. But, there was a whole shelf in the meats section that was empty and the tags on that shelf was for Claussen Pickles so I know I was looking in the right place. I just thought it odd that there were plenty of other pickles (on the regular store shelves) and no Claussen pickles.

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Carmie — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 03:32:19 GMT

There is no shortage in my area. I buy a jar or two everythime I go to the store. I always have them and make sure I never run out.

I have two family members who think they are a food group all on their own.

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Icegoddess — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 03:46:36 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
There is no shortage in my area. I buy a jar or two everythime I go to the store. I always have them and make sure I never run out.

I have two family members who think they are a food group all on their own.

@Carmie too bad you can't send me a jar of the sandwich slices.

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Carmie — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:09:39 GMT

@Icegoddess I wish I could send you a jar too. I have an unopened jar of the sandwich slices in my fridge now. Those are my favorite.

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Mominohio — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:24:13 GMT

Oh no!

Now I can't get pregnant. I'll not have pickles to go with my ice cream.

It's forced family planning, I tell ya! A conspiracy! LOL

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Icegoddess — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:42:24 GMT

@Mominohio there are plenty of pickles if you want to get pregnant, just not Claussen. Maybe the shortage was caused by all the new pregnancies this lockdown surely has caused. Do pregnant women prefer Claussen? Inquiring minds want to know, LOL.

@Carmie Thanks. This is not somehting directly tied to the Pandemic since I bought my current jar a couple of months ago when my bread came back on the store shelves. I've been eating more sandwiches since I got my bread back, and they had plenty of Claussen pickles then. Surely our Governor's extension of our Safer at Home order didn't cause a run on pickles.

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RedTop — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:43:56 GMT

I always bought Mt Olive brand pickles, sweet and dill chips, then branched out to Vlasic. Now my family is hooked on Vlasic dill chips.

I found a sweet, hot pickle chip by Bell-View that my family loves so much, we have 4 jars in the pantry right now.

I have never bought Claussen pickles!

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Icegoddess — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:24:28 GMT

Well, my Kroger doesn't have them either. I asked one of the workers if there was a Claussen pickle shortage and he said he had actually been asked that by several people. Popular pickles. I looked at the Boars Head ones, but they didn't have the sandwich slices, so I settled on the Kroger brand sandwich slices. If I find some Claussen before I open them, I may give them to the next food drive.

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Icegoddess — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 16:38:12 GMT

@Carmie I'm curious as to where you live. Not specifically, more regionally. I'm wondering if it's a Southern thing or something. I've been to 3 different stores and a friend of mine says she hasn't been able to get them on her end of town either. I'm even wondering if some sandwich shops are buying them up for their businesses. Maybe we need a limit on how many people can buy. They had a limit on Boston Butts this weekend.

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Carmie — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 17:08:58 GMT

@Icegoddess Harrisburg, PA area.

I just checked and they are still available to buy. There are much less expensive here too.

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Icegoddess — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 18:17:41 GMT

@Carmie I guess the way they're selling down here in AL they know they can charge a premium for them.

The store I went to this morning was also out of Finish Jet Dry.

Re: Claussen Pickle Shortage?

char1976 — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 20:35:58 GMT

I can't find them in my area of North Central Arkansas either. I've been to 2 towns today looking for them. Also Hostess Raspberry Zingers are nowhere to be found either.