Why are there still product shortages happening?

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Anonymous wrote:And can someone please explain to me why a tube of toothpaste is now +$9 in Giant and Safeway.

Unions and minimum wage requirements

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Anonymous wrote:I recently got a cpap machine, which requires distilled water. Finding it can be very challenging. I now buy a couple jugs if I see it, even if I don't need any yet.

Fyi. If you run out, you can change the humidity setting to zero and run it without water.

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Anonymous wrote:And can someone please explain to me why a tube of toothpaste is now +$9 in Giant and Safeway.

It’s not.

https://giantfood.com/product/sensodyne-maximum-strength-with-fluoride-toothpaste-fresh-mint-4-oz-pkg/38463

Sensodyne has always been expensive because it’s a speciality product.

Here is good ole Crest for $1.

https://giantfood.com/product/crest-fluoride-anticavity-protection-toothpaste-regular-4.2-oz-box/169338

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Trader Joe's and Wegman's are cheaper than Harris Teeter, Giant, and Safeway. Go there!

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Anonymous wrote:And can someone please explain to me why a tube of toothpaste is now +$9 in Giant and Safeway.

It’s not.

https://giantfood.com/product/sensodyne-maximum-strength-with-fluoride-toothpaste-fresh-mint-4-oz-pkg/38463

Sensodyne has always been expensive because it’s a speciality product.

Here is good ole Crest for $1.

https://giantfood.com/product/crest-fluoride-anticavity-protection-toothpaste-regular-4.2-oz-box/169338

Yes, but it was not anywhere close to $9 bucks. It wasn’t even this expensive during COVID. Less than a year ago I was paying no more than $5.

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Anonymous wrote:Cream cheese is always in hot demand around the holidays because people use it a lot for baking. I haven’t noticed it being out of stock at other times of year though.

Surely the cream cheese makers know this based on past years, and could have ramped up production?

I don’t think it’s 100% on the manufacturers. I know the grocery stores like to blame the manufacturers and they put up their little “due to shortages ….” Signs where the cream cheese should be. But I don’t think they order enough to keep up with demand.

I complained so much about almond milk being out of stock at Giant - the regular, non-flavored almond milk - on every store survey that they started putting up signs about “shortages” in the almond milk section. But I truly believe it was on Giant for not ordering correctly. Because the flavored almond milk was always in stock, and Wegmans would have regular almond milk in stock too, but Giant was always out of it.

I have NOT noticed the unflavored almond milk being out of stock, but I shop at Harris teeter and Wegman’s.

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Anonymous wrote:I recently got a cpap machine, which requires distilled water. Finding it can be very challenging. I now buy a couple jugs if I see it, even if I don't need any yet.

We bought a home distiller for water, when we moved to the DC area I couldn't reliably find distilled water during the winter for humidifiers.

Unless it's a particular product we need, I just buy an alternative or make something else and move on.

Such a smug post but hilarious none the less. Set's up an entire "home distillery" then says, "I just buy an alternative or make something else and move on." Lol that sounds like what you did here PP.

You do realize that a home water distiller is not the same as a distillery… right?

+1 There are machines that distill water. We had them when we lived overseas, to make the water potable.

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Anonymous wrote:I recently got a cpap machine, which requires distilled water. Finding it can be very challenging. I now buy a couple jugs if I see it, even if I don't need any yet.

And this is why shortages continue. We have all lived through a long shortage of things we need. So when we have trouble finding things, the next time we buy extras. When we all do this, it causes a shortage (not blaming you. I do the same thing).

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I haven’t been able to find T Gel Extra Strength shampoo for a few years now— at least at a reasonable price. It’s currently $199 on Amazon.

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Anonymous wrote:I recently got a cpap machine, which requires distilled water. Finding it can be very challenging. I now buy a couple jugs if I see it, even if I don't need any yet.

We bought a home distiller for water, when we moved to the DC area I couldn't reliably find distilled water during the winter for humidifiers.

Unless it's a particular product we need, I just buy an alternative or make something else and move on.

Lol lol 😂 buying and setting up a home distillery sounds like an easy fast fix to move on hlmao.

My 80 year old mom bought a home distillery to ensure they had distilled water. It is just an appliance that sits on the counter.

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Anonymous wrote:And can someone please explain to me why a tube of toothpaste is now +$9 in Giant and Safeway.

It’s not.

https://giantfood.com/product/sensodyne-maximum-strength-with-fluoride-toothpaste-fresh-mint-4-oz-pkg/38463

You’re deliberately choosing an expensive product. It’s like buying a necklace from
Cartier and complaining about the cost.

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Romaine lettuce or other salad - I can get it but about half of the time the lettuce shelves are completely empty of any kinds except some super expensive already expired organic bagged variety. This is happening at more than one grocery store.

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Anonymous wrote:And can someone please explain to me why a tube of toothpaste is now +$9 in Giant and Safeway.

It’s not.

https://giantfood.com/product/sensodyne-maximum-strength-with-fluoride-toothpaste-fresh-mint-4-oz-pkg/38463

You’re deliberately choosing an expensive product. It’s like buying a necklace from
Cartier and complaining about the cost.

+1. Switch to Crest. 4.99 with an additional coupon for $2 off. https://giantfood.com/product/crest-plus-premium-advanced-whitening-toothpaste-mint-7.2-oz-pkg/303720

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t been able to find T Gel Extra Strength shampoo for a few years now— at least at a reasonable price. It’s currently $199 on Amazon.

Because it’s discontinued.

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I can't find Philly-Gourmet 100% angus Beef Patties anywhere. Giant supposed to have them but they don't they said they ordered them but they're not on the shelf company itself is unhelpful.