What I couldn't get this week shopping

hollydolly said:
I wonder why you all seem to be having a problem with Hellmans', we have no shortage here and the prices have remianed pretty much constant...here's one of our supermarket websites, you can see it's fully stocked..

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=hellmann's
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What if the shortages are intentional with the goal of manipulating us? I have become so paranoid! I think when money becomes the bottom line, morality goes down the tubes. When trust is ruined so is the economy ruined and who is to be trusted? Name brands don't mean anything anymore. I have been very disappointed by "name brand" items. I bought pins that bend easily and what looked like shiny silver serving utensils that lost their phony covering when left in the macaroni salad. Products with brand names that are made in China are not the quality we once had.
 

Vida May said:
I just googled Walmart mollasses and a jar of it is $3.48, a gallon of it is $24.46 for Grandma's molasses, and $21.99 for a 3.5-gallon bucket. Shop online?
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Smart & Final, is a local restaurant supply store chain that's also open to the public. It's similar to a club store, though with a much smaller footprint and no annual membership. It's been operating in Los Angeles area since 1914.

Smart & Final stocks molasses by the gallon, as does Costco Business Center.
 

Until mentioned, I’d never heard of molasses in a gallon or larger quantity. I only use it for baking my bran muffins, maybe two pint containers a year.
 
Vida May said:
What if the shortages are intentional with the goal of manipulating us? I have become so paranoid! I think when money becomes the bottom line, morality goes down the tubes. When trust is ruined so is the economy ruined and who is to be trusted? Name brands don't mean anything anymore. I have been very disappointed by "name brand" items. I bought pins that bend easily and what looked like shiny silver serving utensils that lost their phony covering when left in the macaroni salad. Products with brand names that are made in China are not the quality we once had.
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I don't think food suppliers are intentionally keeping shelves bare, but it does seem they're taking unfair advantage of the current consumer mindset of "Everything is going up - I guess this has, too."

@Jules, I make a lot of ginger-spice-molasses cookies at Christmastime and they take a fair amount of molasses. A gallon lasts me 2-3 years.
 
There’s no fliers saying that Hellman’s will be less pricey tomorrow so I went to Walmart to buy it. The regular shelves were limited stock there wasn’t any regular, just the light version and the much larger jars. Out of curiosity I squatted down to the bottom shelf to read the price per 100 mg. It cost 2 cents more per 100 mg in the large jar. There was a display in a centre aisle where I found a few of the regular type.

There are lots of empty spaces in various shelves. There’s a generic nut and candy section and almost everything I wanted was empty or limited quantity so my husband will have to do without his favourite dark chocolate covered almonds.
 
The Dollar store has so many bare shelves. The plastic zip bags and the ones that are like shower caps were cleaned out. Ages ago I bought glasses spice jars with a shaker top. Now I’m kicking myself for not buying more. I also kick myself when I buy a bunch of an item I think I’ll like and find out I don’t.
 
It’s seems like the sale price is set at $5.49 this summer. We don’t have a shortage of oil, yet. Bottles are plastic, not glass so not a weight issue. Not sure what the excuse is for the price hike for this product. Maybe if it’s hard to find in the stores, they know we’ll snatch it up no matter the price. I bought a Miracle Whip for less that $4. Some salads will tolerate either product; at least I think I remember that correctly.
 
I watch for the sale and pay the money for the Kleenex, Royale or Scotties. $1.09 (a few years ago it used to be .59) on sale. The Walmart brand was ok, not enough of a savings to choose it. There 88 3 ply in a box, more in the two ply. How does this compare to the prices in the US or UK?
 
Did a stock up yesterday, meats for the freezer, cereals and chips that were the loss leaders. The pantry is full. Had dog food ordered and delivered by Walmart. I love being able to buy spend $35 and they will ship a lot of things that are nonperishable. Our hot weather is here and I hate to be out in it. If I keep most things stocked I don't have to go that often.
 
debodun said:
Maybe "pantry" is an inaccurate term to apply. Stores and local farmers bring expired or surplus and leave their wares on the give-away tables for anyone that wants it. First come, first served.
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We have a thrift store that sometimes has breads, baked good for anyone. Better than throwing things out.
 
helenbacque said:
Available but too rich for me .... Kleenex tissue. I haven't bought in a while so how long have they been this expensive?

It's tacky but I'll blow my nose on bathroom tissue now.
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I usually buy recycled but even those can be pricy unless you have Trader Joe's in your area.

I only buy the brand name lotion ones when I've had a cold because they really do help,
 

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