What Shortages are You Seeing?

[backlash]

All my neighbors let their chicken run free. I have a pellet rifle so I'll be OK for chicken.

 

[Tsrwivey]

Got a case of coffee in today and a dozen cans of creamer. Breakfast of champions!

 

[ladycat]

Got a case of coffee in today and a dozen cans of creamer. Breakfast of champions!

I'm not real crazy about Folgers, but Amazon had a fabulous sale on it a couple days ago, even cheaper than the store brand, so I ordered a case.
Cheap trumps flavor, sometimes.

 

[lilmissy]

ran to Aldis around 2:00. Bread aisle, pretty much empty along with the produce. Meat looked well stocked.

 

[angie_nrs]

I'm not real crazy about Folgers, but Amazon had a fabulous sale on it a couple days ago, even cheaper than the store brand, so I ordered a case.
Cheap trumps flavor, sometimes.

What do you consider a 'fabulous sale'? Just wondering what you were paying and for what size container?

 

[hashbrown]

The bread isle at Country mart after the snow.

 

[Sourdough]

If buying coffee be sure it is in a "metal" can, not a cardboard container.

 

[jazzy]

ive been slowly stocking up on coffee but going towards the freeze dried and in a glass jar. i still vac seal tho. but i have my favorite but have been getting some others for trade down the road. i did buy some coffeemate but i never use the stuff---i like califa almond coco0nut milk creamer. awesome. but still i better get some cans of evap milk for when the good stuff runs out.

 

[ladycat]

What do you consider a 'fabulous sale'? Just wondering what you were paying and for what size container?

I have a deals page at Facebook. Every day I post Amazon grocery deals. I do price comparison breakdowns, and as a result, I have documents with thousands of store prices (mostly Walmart), which I continually update.
A fabulous sale to me is when the Amazon deal is less than half of the store price.
These pics are elements of recent ads I've posted in local BST groups, trying to get new followers. They give ideas of the types of saving that are possible.

 

[user 55]

It would be nice if you had an alternative for the non_fb folks. Some of those prices seem pretty good compared to some locally. Has the fill rate on orders been good?

 

[ladycat]

It would be nice if you had an alternative for the non_fb folks. Some of those prices seem pretty good compared to some locally. Has the fill rate on orders been good?

I wish there was an FB alternative, but FB is where all the deals blogs post, because that's where all the deal seekers hang out.
If I ever start making enough in commissions, I'll hire help and start a website, where the deals could also be posted. But I am so strapped for time and energy.
The fill rate? Do you mean does Amazon ship all the orders? Yes, they ship 99.9% of them. Sometimes something unexpectedly goes out of stock.

 

[angie_nrs]

I have a deals page at Facebook. Every day I post Amazon grocery deals. I do price comparison breakdowns, and as a result, I have documents with thousands of store prices (mostly Walmart), which I continually update.
A fabulous sale to me is when the Amazon deal is less than half of the store price.
These pics are elements of recent ads I've posted in local BST groups, trying to get new followers. They give ideas of the types of saving that are possible.

Ah, I didn't see the Folgers on there. I only ask b/c FIL will only drink Folgers. Hubs and I are not coffee snobs and will pretty much drink any coffee, even Maxwell House and store brands. I've got lots stocked, but would stock some for FIL if I saw a great deal.

 

[WVDragonlady]

Too bad more people won't use MeWe
Its the only alternative out there to fakebook so far

 

[Smalltimefarmer]

I stopped FB about 5 years ago. I hated when people would say "oh, I'm so mad" or "oh, I hate this" and never explain so that everyone would be all over it saying "oh, baby what's wrong, blah blah blah." Just say what you need to say and go on. I still have my account, but never go on fb. I keep it because I have extended relatives and some day I will have to post sad news about my 89 year old mom. I actually tried to delete, but it is really hard to do. They refused to close the account completely.

 

[goshengirl]

Too bad more people won't use MeWe

I struggled with MeWe a while back. Partly because I'm an old dog that doesn't learn new tricks very well. But mostly because there wasn't anyone or anything I knew there.

I should give it a try again.

 

[goshengirl]

@ladycat, I'd love to know your FB coupon page. You might consider posting it on your profile or your signature, so people can find it easily.

 

[ladycat]

@ladycat, I'd love to know your FB coupon page. You might consider posting it on your profile or your signature, so people can find it easily.

I seem to remember trying to get it in my sig and couldn't, I'll try again.

In the meantime:

My deals page: Log into Facebook
The connected group: Log into Facebook

 

[ladycat]

Hmm, the link is there but it's weird. I don't know if I can fix it.
EDIT: I think I fixed it!

 

[WVDragonlady]

I struggled with MeWe a while back. Partly because I'm an old dog that doesn't learn new tricks very well. But mostly because there wasn't anyone or anything I knew there.

I should give it a try again.

Look for some groups in topics you're interested in.
I'm in three gardening groups, couple of prepping groups (one just for women) and a couple of cooking groups.
Then I also follow some news pages like News Max and Gateway Pundit

 

[Tank-Girl]

A phone interview with a woman in Venezuela on the tips and tricks she uses in the supermarkets to find food.

 

[Tank-Girl]

Put in another grocery contactless delivery order.
Limits on everything.
Once again I have to hold my breath and wait for the e-mails of removal right up until the truck pulls up in front of the house.
I wasn't impressed with the delivery driver last order.
He had fold out plastic crates on his hand trolley filled with my groceries.
He got level with my letter box on the concrete path and stopped so abruptly that ALL of the crates tipped forward and fell face first onto the concrete path.
Dude didn't look even slightly worried or upset and just casually dragged the bags out of the fallen crates and dumped them on my steps.
This was a morning order so this fortnight I chose a late evening delivery time, well past quitting time for day shift which normally ends at 5.30 pm here in Australia.
I figure someone else on a later shift will be delivering groceries then.
I didn't report him because, given his attitude, I figured he'd be a vindictive little snot and cause issues.

 

[WVDragonlady]

Canned veggies are still low. One row in the front but empty behind. Mostly carrots, greenbeans, and mixed veggies. No big cans of mushroom pieces. They have the small cans but not the larger

Chicken still 3 packs per person and only one row in the cooler and not stacked 3 or 4 high like they used to be.
All meat in the cases only one row and not stacked like usual.

Paper products still 2 packs per person

Frozen potatoes took a big hit along with frozen onions (haven't seen any for months now and no sales on fresh so I can freeze them myself)

Produce section looked full but I didn't need anything from there so I didn't really check it out

Junk foods and sodas and beer and wine was full of course

 

[UrbanHunter]

Went to the local W-M this morning, mostly for some junk food and cleaning supplies. They appeared to have 2 crews (at least) cleaning and stocking the store, they had many of the shelves full with extra stored on the overhead shelves stacked 3 flats high.... There were some spots that were not full, but overall I was very happy to see that they were well stocked, even the canned meats were in good supply.

 

[Tank-Girl]

AWWW Bugger!

I just got a e-mail that my grocery order will be delivered at 5pm and not 7pm.
*sigh*..if I get that horrid little snot delivering my groceries again I hope he leaves his attitude in his truck.

 

[Magus]

Where's all the plumbing supplies? I had to go to 3 places just to fix a damned toilet in a camper I'm rebuilding!

 

[Proud Prepper]

I'm not seeing a whole lot of food shortages. Certain brands are missing and replaced with uncommon brands.

What I'm seeing a massive shortage of, is testicles, guts, spines, willpower, honesty and fortitude from most of our elected government officials in the USA, Canada, Australia, etc...

 

[Smalltimefarmer]

I've been waiting on a new refrigerator door since November 6, 2021. Still no word. They said it may be delayed 6-8 weeks......... and then some

 

[Tank-Girl]

Nope different driver.....BUT he left half my order and my stupid expensive grain free dry dog food at the store.

They're 'suppose' to deliver it today BUT it's in the little snots time slots.....
I can't win...and now it's official.
All of their drivers are unreliable.
Funny how they only employ vaxxed idiots....yeah...that's working out well.

 

[LadyLocust]

Nope different driver.....BUT he left half my order and my stupid expensive grain free dry dog food at the store.

They're 'suppose' to deliver it today BUT it's in the little snots time slots.....
I can't win...and now it's official.
All of their drivers are unreliable.
Funny how they only employ vaxxed idiots....yeah...that's working out well.

It's like that over here too with a few exceptions. Another thing we noticed is when "the green stuff" became legal, there became a lot of spacing out or lack of with-it-ness in the general population.

 

[Caribou]

I stopped FB about 5 years ago. I hated when people would say "oh, I'm so mad" or "oh, I hate this" and never explain so that everyone would be all over it saying "oh, baby what's wrong, blah blah blah." Just say what you need to say and go on. I still have my account, but never go on fb. I keep it because I have extended relatives and some day I will have to post sad news about my 89 year old mom. I actually tried to delete, but it is really hard to do. They refused to close the account completely.

It is easy to get FB turned off completely. Start posting conservative information and links to conservative sites. They will ban you. After the second or third time they will ban you for life. Voila.