Went shopping yesterday - heads up

the auto brake cleaner is interesting. Wonder why that would be out of stock?

Grrrrr!. People are idiots. And selfish.

Chumputin has people groveling for toilet paper again.

No shortages in my little corner of the world, at least so far.

and at the local walmart , the idiots are running on the toilet paper . i do my shopping weekly and seem to have no problem getting the things i need . there are some spot shortages though in cleaning supplies

Everything was fine until this week.

I'd read canned goods are expected to be in short supply soon.

Oh canned jellied cranberry sauce was hard to find. Most stores sold out.

Paper towels are in shorter supply than T. P. Canned goods are still okay.

But when DeWine put a curfew on Kroger’s was packed with overflowing baskets and a crowd at 8 in the morning. Of course it is the week before Thanksgiving.

I went at 9 AM yesterday. Packed.

The other day at Aldi, all the paper towels were out. Found some last time at Costco and that’s lasted a while. Still 2 rolls left.

3 different Aldis, a Kroger & a Wal-Mart. Nada.

Might be time to grab some, if you can.

etc.

means that it is a joke post.

We went shopping this morning. There seemed to be a good supply of everything, although I did not check the toilet paper section. Our biggest problem was the lack of small turkeys, so we now have a 23-pound turkey for 2 people.

Small turkeys are usually hard to find, in my experience.

Maybe you can freeze some?

I started looking for a small turkey earlier this week and found a ten pounder pretty much right away. I was prepared to keep on looking, and settle for a turkey breast if I couldn't find a small enough whole one.

I'll be doing a dinner for one.

I probably need more wine.

I'm contemplating a turkey breast instead off a whole bird this time.

Last Christmas the timer on my oven stuck (wide open) & bird was incinerated by the time I realized it. So I ended up at a really yummy Chinese buffet. That's not an option this year, though.

it's more flavorful to begin with, I can bake the stuffing inside it, and the drippings make a much better gravy.

Some years back the stores in my area were all out of the disposable aluminum pans to bake a turkey in, and I wound up purchasing an actual heavy-duty metal roasting pan with a similarly heavy-duty rack. Best seventy bucks I've ever spent. Because the metal keeps the heat in far better than aluminum does, the turkey bakes up faster and better.

Now, back in the days when I stuffed turkeys that size I'd have to get up in the small hours to finish and get it in the oven. I was definitely a lot more energetic when I was young, but smarts not so sure. How on earth did it take me 20 years to discover two 12-14 pound turkeys?

Enjoy!

...our Whole Foods was out of tofu.

Wegman's was the only one with tofu and paper products. Their supply chain is pretty good.

Having a hard time finding the Polly-O string cheese that I love much more than other string cheese.

Years ago I had a cubicle mate that would bring tuna for lunch damn near every day, and eat it with hot sauce. Fortunately for us both he was moved before I formulated a proper method to murder him

Well, I occasionally make tuna salad or casserole, but I usually buy a case of 48 cans every couple of months to share with homeless feral kitties in the neighborhood. I like for them to know if they come hungry, they will get a nice meal, especially in cooler / rainy weather.

Couldn't get it done yesterday, though.

Tuna and hot sauce?

He kept adding more sauce, and I think he had burned out his taste buds and needed to increase his intake for the same "high."

That really sounds gross. Maybe he was trying to kill his taste buds cuz he was sick of tuna?

No shortages whatsoever. You are limited to how much TP and other paper products you can buy but the shelves were full.

Well, in this (idiotic) area, they have difficulty ordering and stocking shelves anyway, regardless of pandemic. And much of it is management directives.

Once the roads here broke a "spring bolt" - big heavy bolt with a spring around it which supports car exhaust. I'm no expert, but to the best of my knowledge, they are usually used in pairs. So off I went to buy a pair, but was consistently told "we are only allowed to stock one." I was like, "You're joking right?" Bovine stares, no offense to the bovine neighbors.

But this is worse. When they impose limits, there is usually a reason, especially at Aldi. I went to 3 Aldis yesterday and they were all that way.

I usually buy a case of 48 cans every couple of months for me and to share with feral, homeless kitties in the neighborhood. Could not get it done yesterday.

one sub on pickup -- one frozen hashbrowns for another. There were 3 items I wanted unavailable on the website (many others I didn't), but since 2 of them haven't been around for a while, they're probably held up farther up the supply chain, not sold out. This is actually better than average, though won't expect it to stay that way.

Same here.

I used to always buy Aldi Supreme frozen pizza. No longer available. Tag taken off shelf. Cheese or pepperoni only.

Not a big deal, just an example of small inconveniences.

Sundae ice cream cones hardly ever available either.

Will check.

both the aftermath of the late October ice storm (power loss wiped out refrigerated products in the grocery stores) and now wave 3 of COVID. It took some stores a while to restock so the stores are now looking better. I have noticed that there appears to be more people starting to stock up again. COVID has gotten so bad that more people are trying to hunker down again. Our idiotic Governor is having a big family Thanksgiving but most people I know aren’t.

It doesn’t look like people are not going overboard but staying stocked up.

Sorry to say it reminded me of pix we see of animals & plants instantly frozen when last ice age hit.

The flowers were beautiful, though.

Glad things are getting back to normal.

Yes, hunkering down.

I bought a few cases of soup, 1 from each of 3 stores, rather than wiping one store out. But this is not put of the ordinary for me to stock up once per month since isolating in early March.

Was unhappy tuna was so pimited. I usually buy a case of 48 cans for both personal use & for homeless feral kitties in neighborhood once every couple of months.

Not sure what's up with canned goods. I've been reading there might be shortages on canned goods soon.