Grocery store dystopia....

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Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

You obviously haven’t been keeping up with the news. I’ve been to multiple grocery stores on several different days over the last couple of weeks, and they were all out of milk and large sections of produce were empty. It’s temporary, but it’s happening.

It is periodic and overblown. I’ve been in Whole Foods— one brand of yogurt was out of stock. I’ve been in Giant—nothing missing. I’ve been to Mom’s—nothing missing. Target has been out of onions.

You might want to start shopping locally if this really worries you. I buy all my meat and eggs from local farmers.

You know all 6 million of us in the DC metro area can’t do this, right? The logistics don’t work.

Also, why would anyone need to go to target, WF, giant, and mom’s in a week? Is grocery shopping a hobby?

Not that pp, but that’s kinda the reality right now. Dh went to Wegman’s last night and found most of what we needed. I went to Trader Joe’s and Giant and got the rest. One store doesn’t seem to cut it these days, at least in the NoVA burbs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some places are like this. But hey Biden’s doing a great job you know lol

What a stupid comment. Like Joe Biden personally controls the supply chain and Covid absences. Weak. PP is on the Food forum complaining about the current uncompromised president. Is this all you have to do?

That PP clearly doesn’t know how to shop.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

You obviously haven’t been keeping up with the news. I’ve been to multiple grocery stores on several different days over the last couple of weeks, and they were all out of milk and large sections of produce were empty. It’s temporary, but it’s happening.

It is periodic and overblown. I’ve been in Whole Foods— one brand of yogurt was out of stock. I’ve been in Giant—nothing missing. I’ve been to Mom’s—nothing missing. Target has been out of onions.

You might want to start shopping locally if this really worries you. I buy all my meat and eggs from local farmers.

You know all 6 million of us in the DC metro area can’t do this, right? The logistics don’t work.

Also, why would anyone need to go to target, WF, giant, and mom’s in a week? Is grocery shopping a hobby?

I regularly go to 4 stores a week. I buy my staples at a discount store, meat at a bucher, discount store doesn't have nice fruit so I go to an independent grocer for apples, HMart for things not stocked at other stores or things I can get much cheaper there. Most of these stores are within a 1 mile radius of my home and the other is near work so I'm not using tons of extra time and fuel to get what I want at the best price.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

You obviously haven’t been keeping up with the news. I’ve been to multiple grocery stores on several different days over the last couple of weeks, and they were all out of milk and large sections of produce were empty. It’s temporary, but it’s happening.

It is periodic and overblown. I’ve been in Whole Foods— one brand of yogurt was out of stock. I’ve been in Giant—nothing missing. I’ve been to Mom’s—nothing missing. Target has been out of onions.

You might want to start shopping locally if this really worries you. I buy all my meat and eggs from local farmers.

You know all 6 million of us in the DC metro area can’t do this, right? The logistics don’t work.

Also, why would anyone need to go to target, WF, giant, and mom’s in a week? Is grocery shopping a hobby?

NP. I typically go to Wegmans, MOMs and Trader Joe’s every 10 days. I have specific products I buy at each store. Why is that a strange concept to you?

[Anonymous]

There are tons of shortages around the country, including areas that aren't having storms. I'm in the south and the supply chain is a disaster with so many workers out.

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I remember some previous storms where stores were stripped bare. This likely feels worse because people could not stock up normally the week before. What is weird is some stores look like a war zone and others are fine. So branch out to other stores if yours is empty.

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Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

You obviously haven’t been keeping up with the news. I’ve been to multiple grocery stores on several different days over the last couple of weeks, and they were all out of milk and large sections of produce were empty. It’s temporary, but it’s happening.

It is periodic and overblown. I’ve been in Whole Foods— one brand of yogurt was out of stock. I’ve been in Giant—nothing missing. I’ve been to Mom’s—nothing missing. Target has been out of onions.

You might want to start shopping locally if this really worries you. I buy all my meat and eggs from local farmers.

You know all 6 million of us in the DC metro area can’t do this, right? The logistics don’t work.

Also, why would anyone need to go to target, WF, giant, and mom’s in a week? Is grocery shopping a hobby?

NP. I typically go to Wegmans, MOMs and Trader Joe’s every 10 days. I have specific products I buy at each store. Why is that a strange concept to you?

Do you have a job and kids?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

You obviously haven’t been keeping up with the news. I’ve been to multiple grocery stores on several different days over the last couple of weeks, and they were all out of milk and large sections of produce were empty. It’s temporary, but it’s happening.

It is periodic and overblown. I’ve been in Whole Foods— one brand of yogurt was out of stock. I’ve been in Giant—nothing missing. I’ve been to Mom’s—nothing missing. Target has been out of onions.

You might want to start shopping locally if this really worries you. I buy all my meat and eggs from local farmers.

You know all 6 million of us in the DC metro area can’t do this, right? The logistics don’t work.

Also, why would anyone need to go to target, WF, giant, and mom’s in a week? Is grocery shopping a hobby?

Not that pp, but that’s kinda the reality right now. Dh went to Wegman’s last night and found most of what we needed. I went to Trader Joe’s and Giant and got the rest. One store doesn’t seem to cut it these days, at least in the NoVA burbs.

But the poster was actually saying that they found everything except a few item. If I couldn’t find one brand of yogurt, I certainly wouldn’t go to another store.

[Anonymous]

Are you people unaware of what the droughts have done to our crops in the US? Or the import export issues? Or the new regulations they have pending this month for truck drivers? All contributing factors start educating yourselves.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

You obviously haven’t been keeping up with the news. I’ve been to multiple grocery stores on several different days over the last couple of weeks, and they were all out of milk and large sections of produce were empty. It’s temporary, but it’s happening.

It is periodic and overblown. I’ve been in Whole Foods— one brand of yogurt was out of stock. I’ve been in Giant—nothing missing. I’ve been to Mom’s—nothing missing. Target has been out of onions.

You might want to start shopping locally if this really worries you. I buy all my meat and eggs from local farmers.

You know all 6 million of us in the DC metro area can’t do this, right? The logistics don’t work.

Also, why would anyone need to go to target, WF, giant, and mom’s in a week? Is grocery shopping a hobby?

NP. I typically go to Wegmans, MOMs and Trader Joe’s every 10 days. I have specific products I buy at each store. Why is that a strange concept to you?

Do you have a job and kids?

Yes. Do you not know how to manage your time well?

[Anonymous]

If you think DC panics at a snowstorm, you should see them during Omnicrom.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

You obviously haven’t been keeping up with the news. I’ve been to multiple grocery stores on several different days over the last couple of weeks, and they were all out of milk and large sections of produce were empty. It’s temporary, but it’s happening.

It is periodic and overblown. I’ve been in Whole Foods— one brand of yogurt was out of stock. I’ve been in Giant—nothing missing. I’ve been to Mom’s—nothing missing. Target has been out of onions.

You might want to start shopping locally if this really worries you. I buy all my meat and eggs from local farmers.

You know all 6 million of us in the DC metro area can’t do this, right? The logistics don’t work.

Also, why would anyone need to go to target, WF, giant, and mom’s in a week? Is grocery shopping a hobby?

Not that pp, but that’s kinda the reality right now. Dh went to Wegman’s last night and found most of what we needed. I went to Trader Joe’s and Giant and got the rest. One store doesn’t seem to cut it these days, at least in the NoVA burbs.

But the poster was actually saying that they found everything except a few item. If I couldn’t find one brand of yogurt, I certainly wouldn’t go to another store.

PP here. Giant was a visit to the pharmacy for DC booster. Didn’t shop but walked the aisles post vaccine to get my steps in. Nothing missing.

Mom’s was actually a bathroom pit stop and I grabbed some zucchini while there. Because why not?

Does that help?

And it would be interesting to see what happened if more people ventured to the farmers markets and buying directly from farmers. Or buying locally at Mom’s and Yes and Dawson’s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

Don’t be an @ss. There are empty shelves at stores in ways that haven’t been seen before. It’s not about shopping in advance, it’s about people trying to understand what’s happening. I’m sure it’s a combination of supply chain issues and staff out sick with Covid and not there to stock what they do have.

It's more about people insisting on shopping at Giant and Safeway, which are horrible stores with fewer employees than Whole Foods, Wegman's, etc...

Wegmans had these issues too this weekend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Literally the only thing I haven’t been able to find is bagged onions.

If in year 3 of a pandemic, you haven’t figured out how to shop in advance and keep staples on hand, well, you are beyond help.

Lemons and lactose free milk were out in my area this week. They had bagged onions at the Safeway on Arlington Rd, tho!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't had many issues, even at the dinky Four Corners Safeway.

Four Courners?