What I couldn't get this week shopping

I have seen so very many posts, now, about store shelves with no canned cat foods.o_O:cry:
How can that be? :oops::eek::(:cry: And, for such long duration, or so often repeatedly, and in so many different places too?:confused:o_O

What is the possible explanation, I wonder, and how are people and their cats dealing, ongoing, with that?
And why? What reasons do you think, any of you?
The truck delivery problems, and staffing shortages? Or the pet food processors, themselves, or what?:unsure::unsure::unsure:

I have to have someone else get it for me, so I have not seen any of the store shelves, myself. (But that would distress me if I saw them empty)
I asked for large quantities, in order to stock up, so as not to need to ask for someone to go more often.
I listed some to choose from, that my cat would eat,
and they went to an animal supply/ pet food store,
and could get enough of some of the ones that each specific store carries, for me to be stocked up for months. Each store doesn't ever carry both or all Brands, so sometimes they do go to 2 places, but are then always able to bring plenty of the choices I have given.

Is it that the Grocery stores or large box stores, are not prioritizing cat foods?
Or, is it mainly the Brands that grocery and box stores carry, are in such widespread short supply?

(Btw, I live in a very small apartment, and do not have much space, but I have just 1 older cat, and stacks of cans, plus bags of dry food, don't take much space, and last a long time. )
 
@Kaila it's been like this regarding cat food shelves being empty since last August! I asked one of the stockers where is the food? She told me they just aren't shipping much, if any at all. This isn't just at the big store, shelves are bare of canned cat food everywhere you go.

You bet, it distressing, especially when one has finicky cats. There isn't even any generic canned cat food. One shouldn't be feeding their cats off brands that they aren't use to, unless you want to make them sick. The cat people were all up in arms again today.

I ordered, what I could find that my cats would eat, through Chewy. They still don't have most of the food that I would normally order. Part of my order came yesterday, the remaining order is being shipped from Florida, (Florida!) so I won't get that until Monday. At least they have something to hold them over, for the time being. It's really frustrating.
 
That definitely seems awful to me, @Gemma
Thank you for answering my post. I have not been able to comprehend how people could be dealing with that, ongoing, as much as I hear about it. Awful.

I agree, it is not healthy for cats, or normal for them, to have to switch repeatedly, and it is very stressful for people who care and see that the animals are being highly stressed.
I could not mail order cat food, if I couldn't get it locally someplace, due to my living situation.
I hope yours comes soon. Again, thanks for sharing about it.
 
I just bought a bag of salted smoked almonds from Aldi. Haven't tasted them yet. When something like that is too salty, I rub some in my hands briskly over a dish to remove some of the salt.

Actually, I love salt.

So do I, but I know it's healthier to avoid it.

I crave salt. I’m doing my best to cut way back.

We used to just buy the unsalted nuts because DH worried about it being unhealthy. His BP is so low that he finally decided we can buy the salted. Darn Costco for being out of them.
 
There’s a shortage of the cheap reading glasses. I found a shape I like. Bought a couple more pairs and now they’re all sold out. The clerk said they’ve ordered more selection and nothing’s arriving.
 
Walmart cereal aisle was 2/3 bare. I don’t think the Kelloggs strike is in Canada. The product we’re looking for is made in Canada so I’ll check another store.

The display for avocados is definitely small.
 
For some reason the grocery stores I frequent do not have any orange juice other than their store brand. Typically the store brand juice is more water than juice so I refuse to buy it. I can live without it until I can find a brand I prefer. Same with Half and Half I use in my coffee. I prefer Land O' Lakes brand but all I saw at the grocery was their house brand which, again, is very watery vs. creamy and rich.
Yes, this is happen here too. Over the top
prices for everything. Home delivery when the cost of what you buy is huge instead it is held hostage the shopper adds what he chooses to kept them amount the same so for 23 items $123.00 will hike up two times normal amount. As I received cranberry juice I never ordered, the size too large for one person. And razors for men I never ordered. This from Shaws. 3 boxes of kleenex became 6.
 
Last week I went three different places trying to find canned cat food. Found 6 cans. Still finding dry food but the quality ones are so expensive. I don’t feed my cats cheap dry food that is mostly corn. But its getting to where I may not have a choice.

For several weeks, the grocery has been out of canned biscuits . I don’t use them but strange seeing such bare shelves. Bottled juice is scarce too.
 
Yes, this is happen here too. Over the top
prices for everything. Home delivery when the cost of what you buy is huge instead it is held hostage the shopper adds what he chooses to kept them amount the same so for 23 items $123.00 will hike up two times normal amount. As I received cranberry juice I never ordered, the size too large for one person. And razors for men I never ordered. This from Shaws. 3 boxes of kleenex became 6.
If this is happening in your area why not go to the store and shop for yourself rather than choosing home delivery?
 
Yesterday I ran errands and needed to fill my car up. $5.15/gallon for unleaded!!! Ouch!

Saw some bare shelves at Aldi, an increasingly common occurrence at that store, sad to say. Their better stocked aisles tend to be the ones I avoid - random specialty items like decorative pillows, BBQ tools, and kids' games. Food aisles, especially refrigerated and frozen, have become hit or miss. Yesterday they were mostly miss.

Same has been true of the Korean market I patronize regularly. Over the past 18 months prices are up and availability of many items is down.
 
Today it was the spice section that was barely stocked. I wanted a new Himalayan salt grinder. No molasses or bran flakes for the muffins I’m making this afternoon. I think I have enough, just wanted to be sure. Bare shelves in the cereal aisle. Of course the loss leaders are not available. This seems to be the norm.

There’s no logic from one store to the next about what is or isn’t available.
 

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