Noticing Grocery Stores Not as Well Stocked as Usual?

same in the midwest

havent noticed this but i cant help but think there's a strong lack of Biblical awareness in managerial positions

y so sheeple for?

they should all just be ordering 10s of thousands of cans of fish & jit

phokn noobs ~_~

There is very little in the stores around here due to the weather.Any time there is a forecast calling for bad weather people clear the store isles.

I'm in North Phoenix too, and noticed this in the place I normally get water from. They were completely out of their brand of water, they normally have a few pallets of it, and low on the other waters. Also they were really low on bread. I chalked it up to all the snow birds and the store not projecting the right purchasing amounts. Plus it being the beginning of the month.

No, but I did notice smaller packaging for more money.

I've noticed the same thing here in central Kentucky...didn't realize it was happening in other places, too.

It's just the weather.

Stores aren't getting their supplies from their distributor. The distributor isn't getting them from the farms/factories.
And the consumer is stockpiling because of the shortages and nasty weather.

It'll pass when the blizzards die down and the snow clears.

Noticed the same yesterday. Not just milk bread, but

frozen veggies, bags of salads out of date, maybe weather related.

Trucks held up in bad weather, etc. See Woody's thread with dashcam.

Last Edited by Ms. Superduper on 01/07/2014 10:41 AM

here in BFNowhere Canada, there is little in our stores aside from unhealthy processed food. So I would say the stores here were never well stocked.

The organic section is minimal. Gotta go to the market or grow your own stuff to get anyting good.

Most organic food we get here is from Fukifornia.

Many airports in north america also have many delays due to bad weather which will affect transportation of goods, but doom tards will believe what they want to believe.

Doom on tards!

Noticed it at the local Wal-Mart. Shelves are definitely empty. Plus, they were all out of winter gloves for both men and women. Hubby and I were both taken aback at how empty the shelves were on Sunday. Expected it after Christmas, but they are still empty now.

as a grocery buyer for a large store...

im gonna call...


BULLSHIT


i could order enough food to make your head spin right now.

:(

sux

I always try to stay away from california produce. Hard to avoid tough.

Don't hate on me Cali peeps k?

Northeast is the same. Did you see the news about Kraft declaring a shortage of Velveeta cheese?

Many brands have cut their variety and assortment ... Febreeze, 20 different scents a year ago...now there's about 5 or 6.

Sign of the times.

Yes, I went home to Louisiana over the new years holiday. I was shocked at how low the shelves were. At first, I thought it was because of the holiday, but my sis in law said it was "normal". It is also happening here in North Texas, but not to the degree I saw in La. Scary, I think stores are adjusting according to what people spend.

and we must be spending less.

It's for doom, and herding you into the camps.

I'm located near what's called "the crossroads of America" and those roads are SCREWED. While listening to the scanner earlier several semis were jackknifed or stuck and traffic was at a standstill.

great thread. I let my family do the shopping as much as possible - I HATE stores - but this is true for my area, northern Delaware.

had thought it was the weather.

meaning trucks, but it could be a little deeper than that alone.

In California I have notice the selections of brands are getting smaller.

I noticed that the potatoes were mostly gone...except the sweet potatoes, plenty of those...but no red potatoes at all!

My reply (as it is from England and so not related to your current extreme weather) is more related to the sales industry changing their tactics.

About 10 years ago , when i had to watch every penny, i was lucky to be given £500. I used it to buy and stock up on "non expiry" items. EG in the christmas sale I bought, table cloths, (reduced to 10% so i bought ten) Christmas cards ,....Ditto.

Through the years I used this gift to take advantage of "offers"

Last year AND this i have noticed that stores simply do NOT carry excess stock!

My local shops have been EMPTY of christmas items from the beginng of december.

HUGE POINT!

People only notice lack of stock when it ISN'T there when they want it, which means they did NOT think ahead.

Our last snow scare, (jan 2012) stripped my local stores within 3 days. I had bought stores in the november previous.

SMUG YES but was able to provide for a few pensioners.

my BIG suggestion is THINK AHEAD EVEN IF YOU MAY BE RIDDICULED.

We used to be able to get vegs. from an organic grower in St. Augustine, which is in the northeastern part of FL - not so much anymore.

Yup for the first time ever I could not get eggs milk. Other stuff like meats, fruits, and veggies were old. Had to go to that Wholepaycheck store where I dropped a couple hundred on 3 bags of groceries