toothpaste weird thing--

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

I went to my grocery store yesterday --needed some Sensodyne toothpaste----and when I go to that section--it all was gone from the shelves with a sign that said--to go to the pharmacy to ask for some??!! What!!! Is there a toothpaste crisis I didn't know about ---is some nafarious implement of distruction being made from it??? Would have asked but too many people in line--just weird!!

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

Shoplifters are not choosy. They take whatever they can.

Franklinbell · ‎01-04-2015

A lot of pharmacies are having problems with theft. Entire shelves wiped out. Maybe this is thier answer. It's becoming a huge problem across the nation!

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

That section was only 3 feet wide and maybe just 3/4 shelves down and the rest of the brands were fully stocked from top to bottom. Just that brand was gone.

Jersey Born · ‎03-10-2010

@wagirl - That is indeed weird. A quick search revealed that Pfizer is cutting its investment in Haleon who makes the brand, and also (per BBC News) that a manufacturing plant in Berkshire will be closing down and elilminating 435 jobs. Doesn't sound good. Perhaps there is a shortage, as you surmise?

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

@wagirl Is it on Amazon?

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

The stores are making it easier and easier to shop on-line.

Fifi1 · ‎03-10-2010

Our local Bartells has about everything locked! Wth?
my razors had to be unlocked!

juanitalinda · ‎03-11-2010

@Fifi1 Our Bartells barely has any merchandise ... locked or unlocked.

The shelves are barer than during the pandemic, it makes me sad to even walk in the door.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@wagirl wrote:
I went to my grocery store yesterday --needed some Sensodyne toothpaste----and when I go to that section--it all was gone from the shelves with a sign that said--to go to the pharmacy to ask for some??!! What!!! Is there a toothpaste crisis I didn't know about ---is some nafarious implement of distruction being made from it??? Would have asked but too many people in line--just weird!!

@wagirl

Have you noticed that Sensodyne has risen quite a bit in price lately?

Since the store has some, but it's just been moved, I'd say it's a shrinkage problem.

JMO, of course.