Pre election shortage

[BSA1]

We went to the grocery store today and it seemed busier than usual even for a Saturday.

In addition buying food on line, have the store employee fill the order and then just picking it up has become very popular here and is causing items to be out of stock. So many people are doing it that it takes a day or two to get their order filled.

We hit getting staples heavy today and plan on doing some dry canning tomorrow.

 

[max]

We bought a cherry pie at an apple orchard of all places. One of the best cherry pies I have ever had and they are my favorite. Half is still left and I will have a piece tonite.

I see a shortage of cherry pies.

John

 

[smith17]

I found Lysol Spray this week for the first time since March.

 

[old bear]

Has anyone observed shortages of some items in grocery stores lately.[QUOTE
Few if any shortages. Yet, I have noticed that prices have gone up and there are fewer sales items.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

No shortages at the grocery store just the LGS.

 

[PatriotX]

The spice cake rack was sold out, all brands.

Just spice cake.

Odd.

 

[jbtrucker]

Intermodal company I drive for is asking 6 day work weeks ,some of the drivers with sleeper trucks stay out all week. I noticed a line of empty trucks on the Memphis yard also seen the safety guy with a few new hires the other day . The 2 year prior experience for new hires has been dropped to 6 months plus loads are being brokered to other companies.

 

[Fishslayer]

Are you equating any shortages you see to the upcoming election and not the increasing record numbers of COVID-19 infections? That's an interesting conclusion...

Probably a combination of both. Last week I was in Costco & they had zero paper towels or toilet paper.

I think it's unlikely that Walmarts are locking up their guns & ammo and other businesses are boarding up their windows in anticipation of a virus quarantine.

 

[Warren Sear]

Just looking around, it appears to me that most Americans are getting plenty to eat. No need to panic.

 

[biku324]

My wife says Facebook rumor-mongering on this is pretty common.

Yet another good reason not to have Facebook.

 

[pawngal]

Don't laugh, Campbell's Chicken Gumbo Soup.
Mostly not available since about April.
The smallest local grocery got a load of it a couple of weeks ago.
I bought a case.

 

[bushmaster1313]

I have trouble finding Guinness beer. I'll put a case of 12 bottles in the fridge and when I go to the fridge after two weeks or so every single bottle is gone.

 

[jeffrefrig]

I believe the stores are taking the red sneakers off the shelves and putting them in the safes.

 

[Fishslayer]

I believe the stores are taking the red sneakers off the shelves and putting them in the safes.

Silly me I went & BOUGHT mine...

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I think folks in the cities are getting ready for more riots. Might get banned for the rest of my thoughts.

 

[mmb617]

It seems to be random oddball items that are out of stock and have been for some time. I chalk it up to the supply chain being all out of whack.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

There is a shortage of truckload capacity.........tractor trailers. As one of the major current issues with the U.S. supply chain, truckload transportation is in exceptionally high demand and the current supply is low. The same is true with labor availability for large-scale distribution centers. For various reasons caused by the pandemic, warehouse worker and driver availability has decreased. In addition, trucking companies have had to manage their equipment more tightly to control costs. As a result, everything takes longer to get where it's going........Amazon orders, groceries, lawn mowers........everything. Product availability at the store level will fill and deplete in a less predictable fashion. You will also notice that rarely will all products be in-stock at the same time. The supply chain is currently messed up. Expect it to be worse during the holidays as demand becomes greater. When the election, holidays, and pandemic are over, we'll return to the normal in-stock patterns. Until then, expect it to be imperfect at best.

I wonder if there might be any connection to the enhanced and extended unemployment benefits in place over the past 6 months or so.

A truck driver works 40 hours or so per week, making maybe $800, gets laid off because of the corona-stuff. Basic unemployment at 60% is $480 per week, then they tack on another $600 enhanced benefit, so the guy sits at home receiving $1080 per week. Company calls him to go back to work for $800 per week, maybe after 6 months he's not ready for a pay cut just yet.

That $1200 per person stimulus check, and lots of talk about another one any time now, maybe that affects the decision making process also.

A household of two laid-off wage earners, bringing in $100K or so per year while unemployed, maybe they see things a little differently than the retiree on a fixed income shopping for Lysol and toilet paper at the big box store with empty shelves.

Maybe?

 

[pawngal]

I wonder if there might be any connection to the enhanced and extended unemployment benefits in place over the past 6 months or so.

A truck driver works 40 hours or so per week, making maybe $800, gets laid off because of the corona-stuff. Basic unemployment at 60% is $480 per week, then they tack on another $600 enhanced benefit, so the guy sits at home receiving $1080 per week. Company calls him to go back to work for $800 per week, maybe after 6 months he's not ready for a pay cut just yet.

That $1200 per person stimulus check, and lots of talk about another one any time now, maybe that affects the decision making process also.

A household of two laid-off wage earners, bringing in $100K or so per year while unemployed, maybe they see things a little differently than the retiree on a fixed income shopping for Lysol and toilet paper at the big box store with empty shelves.

Maybe?

I know of very few truck driving jobs that are only 40 hrs. a week, maybe the local only ones are. Also, the extra $600 a week unemployment ended long ago.

 

[quikdraw67]

My wife says Facebook rumor-mongering on this is pretty common.

Yet another good reason not to have Facebook.

I went off Facebook for good in June 2017 and never looked back. It's a cesspool.

 

[quikdraw67]

Don't laugh, Campbell's Chicken Gumbo Soup.
Mostly not available since about April.
The smallest local grocery got a load of it a couple of weeks ago.
I bought a case.

I read where many food and beverage companies streamlined their product lines during the pandemic. Coca Cola finally killed off Tab. Which is a good thing. Worst. Soft drink. Ever.

 

[LVSteve]

I read where many food and beverage companies streamlined their product lines during the pandemic. Coca Cola finally killed off Tab. Which is a good thing. Worst. Soft drink. Ever.

That works, but the Diet Dr Pepper shortage does not.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Around here canned peaches in heavy syrup have been hit or miss for months. They are one of my favorite snacks. Apparently the preppers like them too.

 

[mmb617]

I was at the grocery store this morning and everything was normal. Lots of TP, canned soup and pasta on the shelves and those were three things that were gone during the first panic.

I'm guessing the shortages are more prevalent in the urban areas where the chance of post-election trouble is greater.

 

[PatriotX]

Zero chicken wings today, in two grocery stores. Plenty of other cuts.

One store had zero bacon.

I'm going with trucking logistics, as an expected freight load was delayed twice last week due to lack of drivers.