Community Chat

[DiAnne]

I live in a very old house with very little storage and was used to just running to store when I hit my last couple of rolls of tp, etc.  Now I am planning ahead for winter (in my guest room).  I have three Costco packages of Charmin (to me tp is the most important item).  I could live without paper towels, I don't use paper plates.  My next most important items are coffee and food - both of which I am working on.  

[Georgiagrama]

Just returned from my Wal Mart pick up.  

No Folgers Coffee 

No Great Value Creamer 

No Alcohol 

No Bounty Napkins (Did get a substitute) 

No Heinz  Roasted Turkey Gravy (Trying to get Thanksgiving Dinner planned in advance) 

No Charmin Toilet Paper (But, they did substitute Angel Soft)

And, of course, no Clorox Hand Wipes.   

[aroc3435]

@Georgiagrama   It is wise to be getting what you can ahead of time in terms of things for your Thanksgiving meal.  

I am doing that as well and certain brands of seasonings and mixes are already out of stock or much more expensive than usual.  

Some things do pop back up so when I check online and something reappears at a normal, or reasonable price, I order it immediately.  However, I won't give in to the outrageous gougers, and I won't buy when it is only available "by the case" so to speak.

Even in normal circumstances, for example, Bell's seasoning is difficult to find in this region as I learned when I first moved here from Connecticut (guess it's more of a Northeast thing, made in Massachusetts since circa 1867) so I always keep one box ahead.  

No other poultry seasoning on the market presents the precise flavor profile that it does.

I feel the same way about Old Bay for seafood.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

[Georgiagrama]

Wal Mart was out of many seasoning packets, even meatloaf seasoning! I did get some Swansons Chicken Broth for my dressing and McCormicks poultry Seasoning, but I can tell that certain items are already getting scarce.

[Georgiagrama]

@suzyQ3.

My husbands cousin owns a trucking company. Many truckers have refused to go into areas of the protests. Risking their truck, the contents or themselves wasn’t worth it.

[SouthernBee]

@Georgiagrama : We use the Mccormicks low sodium brown gravy mix and difficult to find. I have stocked up on the chicken broth, cream of chicken and tomato soup, cake mixes, cake flour, corn meal, bread flour and yeast. Last week purchased the pumpkin purée and cranberry sauce. I have done this over several weeks because don't want to be accused of hoarding. 

[MildredM]

My elderly parents in NJ had a very difficult time finding printer ink cartridges. 

[suzyQ3]

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@Georgiagrama wrote:
@suzyQ3.

My husbands cousin owns a trucking company. Many truckers have refused to go into areas of the protests. Risking their truck, the contents or themselves wasn’t worth it.

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@Georgiagrama, I don't know the post to which you must be referencing.

Regardless, I seriously doubt that any protests were a major factor in the damage to the supply chain.

[songbird]

Big name paper towels are sometimes hard to find.  Smaller, cheap paper towels are all over the place.   

[bigtraps]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

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@Georgiagrama wrote:
@suzyQ3.

My husbands cousin owns a trucking company. Many truckers have refused to go into areas of the protests. Risking their truck, the contents or themselves wasn’t worth it.

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@Georgiagrama, I don't know the post to which you must be referencing.

Regardless, I seriously doubt that any protests were a major factor in the damage to the supply chain.

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I agree with the truckers,