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Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« on: January 12, 2022, 01:21:08 am »
Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
Fox News, Jan 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Empty shelves and thinning groceries and drug supplies are reminiscent of March 2020, Washington, D.C., shoppers told Fox News Digital.

"It's like a Soviet store during 1981. It's horrible," one man said.

"Honestly, it looks like March of 2020, when everybody was stockpiling and the shelves were bare," another man, Dominic, told Fox News Digital.

Larry, another D.C. shopper, told Fox News: "Whatever it is, I know they need to hurry up and get this straightened out because people will be starving. It's going to get rough if it keeps on continuing like that."

Multiple shoppers rattled off a litany of groceries they couldn't find, ranging from milk to beverages to produce.

"Everything, meat, egg, dairy, certain breads were out, most vegetables, it was all fresh items," one man said as he left a Giant grocery store.


More:  https://www.foxnews.com/us/shoppers-astounded-empty-shelves




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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2022, 01:24:26 am »

Empty shelves at a grocery store in Washington, D.C.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2022, 01:27:15 am »
Biden will fix all of this by ordering the federal government to take over food distribution.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2022, 01:48:34 am »
Our pantry is pretty well stocked, our freezers are for the most part full, we have dehydrated food to last us quite awhile (including dehydrated milk, eggs, butter, cheese), a decent supply of paper towels and toilet paper.

The only thing we really lack is fresh leafy greens, but we do have a supply of dehydrated vegs and fruits.

I don't want to venture out for the next week or so when Omicron is supposed to peak. 

We'll be fine.  Just out of bird seed, but looking on Amazon.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2022, 02:06:24 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on January 12, 2022, 01:27:15 am
Biden will fix all of this by ordering the federal government to take over food distribution.

And then the Trains will run on time.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2022, 02:14:12 am »
I visited Budapest in 1987, and the store we went to looked much like this.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2022, 02:21:04 am »
Or just locals buying up supplies before a snow storm...
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2022, 02:25:13 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on January 12, 2022, 02:14:12 am
I visited Budapest in 1987, and the store we went to looked much like this.

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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2022, 02:31:05 am »
Quote from: Sighlass on January 12, 2022, 02:21:04 am
Or just locals buying up supplies before a snow storm...

It's beyond that.  I live in FL and some of our shelves are noticeably bare. It could be stocking up so people don't have to go out anymore than they have to because Omicron is rampant right now. Shipping, supply and labor issues though more than likely responsible.

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« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2022, 02:44:44 am »
went shopping today for grocery's.  Everything was well stocked.  Not seeing a problem here in hicksville fl.
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« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2022, 02:47:43 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on January 12, 2022, 02:44:44 am
went shopping today for grocery's.  Everything was well stocked.  Not seeing a problem here in hicksville fl.

Maybe we have more of an influx of NY, NJ and CA invaders.  9999hair out0000
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« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2022, 02:49:21 am »
Quote from: libertybele on January 12, 2022, 02:47:43 am
Maybe we have more of an influx of NY, NJ and CA intruders.  9999hair out0000

Up here we have welcomed the Canucks back.  Two years of scum spending Covid money was enough to make me appreciate the Canadians.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2022, 02:54:10 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on January 12, 2022, 02:49:21 am
Up here we have welcomed the Canucks back.  Two years of scum spending Covid money was enough to make me appreciate the Canadians.

Interesting that you mention that, we used to see lots of Ontario license plates and I have seen very few.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2022, 03:29:49 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on January 12, 2022, 02:44:44 am
went shopping today for grocery's.  Everything was well stocked.  Not seeing a problem here in hicksville fl.

Not many bare items in this sector of Hicksville either.
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« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2022, 02:25:39 pm »
Here in VA our shelves are mostly full, mostly. We are missing the "off Brand" generic items. I enjoy the generic brand of cheese and Crackers, or and peanut butter.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2022, 03:09:03 pm »
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« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2022, 03:22:17 pm »
We have noticed massive holes in frozen foods.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2022, 04:18:07 pm »
For the first time today, I noticed some nearly empty shelves at my small town Kroger.

I was at a Sam's Club in suburban Pittsburgh yesterday, and didn't see anything amiss.
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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2022, 04:19:02 pm »
I'll have to take a look this weekend when I go grocery shopping.  Last weekend, I don't recall seeing any empty shelves at my Stop & Shop on L.I.
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« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2022, 04:27:06 pm »
I've noticed a few empty shelves here but nothing like the photos they are posting...unless things have changed since I was there last week....
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« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2022, 04:30:53 pm »
I was at our local Wegman's yesterday.  There wasn't a single chicken product in the store which is the size of soccer field.  Ground beef?  Forget about it.  Kitty litter?  Nope!

Then to top it off the very young cashier asks, "Did you find everything you were looking for?"
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« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2022, 04:31:58 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on January 12, 2022, 01:24:26 am

Empty shelves at a grocery store in Washington, D.C.

Wow!  Thought my Wegman's was bad...   :laugh:
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« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2022, 04:46:36 pm »
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I was at our local Wegman's yesterday.  There wasn't a single chicken product in the store which is the size of soccer field.  Ground beef?  Forget about it.  Kitty litter?  Nope!

Then to top it off the very young cashier asks, "Did you find everything you were looking for?"

Heads-up @DCPatriot   Find the chicken and cat litter now.   We're either going to get walloped ...... or nothing      wink777

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Re: Shoppers 'astounded' by thinning grocery store supplies: 'It's just empty shelves'
« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2022, 04:47:51 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on January 13, 2022, 04:46:36 pm
Heads-up @DCPatriot   Find the chicken and cat litter now.   We're either going to get walloped ...... or nothing      wink777

Per Fox News' Janice Dean:

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Yikes!

Will that storm be moving Eastward with that sort of snow load?
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« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2022, 05:14:33 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on January 13, 2022, 04:46:36 pm
Heads-up @DCPatriot   Find the chicken and cat litter now.   We're either going to get walloped ...... or nothing      wink777

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LOL!   :laugh:
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