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| nampafarmgirl |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 11:31:05 AM
Has anyone heard from friends and neighbors that there wasnt going to be enough food at the grocery stores or that it would be so expensive that some of us wouldnt be able to afford certain things, like meat, milk, etc.. I have been hearing this from co-workers, in laws, neigbors, even my HB has customers telling him that at his work as well. Its not just my religious friends that are concerned, but many people in my are seem to be stocking up at the grocery stores. I have also noted that the grocery store shelves do not seem to be as full as they used to be. has anyone else noticed this? or am I concerned about nothing?
Kim
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| neighsayer |
Posted - Sep 25 2008 : 12:52:18 PM
We need to keep our cool and not get hysterical. I think that the media has fueled a lot of this and it won't do the economy any good for everyone to start freaking out. We are a strong nation and we need to just ride out the tough times.
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| nampafarmgirl |
Posted - Sep 25 2008 : 12:32:18 PM
well thank you farm girl sisters. Your thoughts are making me feel better. It just seems like people I speak to in my little corner, good paying jobs are harder to come by, gas of course is too high, I have a few friends who are loosing their houses, one even is loosing her home, HB took a cut in pay 3 times, b4 his company let him go completly. Now she finds out the the rental house they just got into , the owner is also going thru BQ. Maybe they are all not 'good stewards of their money', to quote a famous book,
Kim
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| Annab |
Posted - Sep 25 2008 : 03:30:24 AM
As with the Y2K, don't buy into the media hype
Be realistic but not panicky
Haven't seen anyndifferenct here in NC
Go to the bigger cities and I see NO indications of recession. (Raleigh) People are everywhere buying their stuff and packing the streets as usual. Even our smaller town of Asheboro is booming.
Go shop in any Saturday or sunday afternoon, and it's all crowded with overstocked shelves.
Our freezer is slammed full of meat and veggies. We are eagerly awaiting our hog to go to market next month too.
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 11:27:45 PM
keep in mind too that many stores go through an annual inventory that for most starts in January.
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| Ronna |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 10:47:38 PM
Most ordering in large stores is done by automatic replenishment. And most are cutting back on what's in the stock room and how many are on the shelf. If there's any "run" on an item, like with rice recently, it can cause shortages-which just makes people think they need to stock up and causes a worse problem. Ask those in the south what happens when an ice storm is forecast...no bread, milk or other staples to be found, as the people rush to buy just in case they can't get to the store or the trucks can't get to the store.
I've been in retail merchandising for nearly 29 years and much is changing in the entire industry...but then, the whole world is changing too. |
| Alee |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 7:51:58 PM
I asked Doug how the Grocery ordering system works and he said that big shifts in buying patterns can take a store up to a year to fully adjust (Supply lines and all that). However they do try to order more if they see a run on say- rice- for a prolonged period of time (More than a week). They are cautious about ordering too much as they don't want to be stuck having paid for groceries that no one is buying.
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 7:35:55 PM
I work in the grocery business and haven't heard anything about shortages. the only thing is that organic/natural turkeys are going to be expensive this year - there was a crop failure last year and it sounds like maybe again this year, so if you have opportunity to buy from someone local this would be a good year to do so.
Amy Grace
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| kissmekate |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 7:24:28 PM
I am not panicking just yet, but I am shopping a little more cautiously. I have not noticed a difference in stock at stores or lack there of either. The stores I frequent is either good will, or super target. We all know, target probably won't fold anytime soon.
Have faith, I am sure we will all be okay one way or another. I don't see us all starving to death anytime soon, we all love each other too much to not help one another.
Now, those greedy jerks on wall street, well that is whole 'nother thread...they can all starve and hang for all I care.
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| acairnsmom |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 2:19:29 PM
So far things are about normal here. Prices are up but I think that's pretty much the same around the country. I wouldn't doubt that things will get worse before they start getting better. Depending on who you're listening too, we are either fine and no worries or we are on the brink of the next Great Depression. I just know that next year the garden is going to be 3 times as big and I'll be doing a lot more canning. I just hope the economy holds out that long! I can't do much about stabilizing the stock market but I can put food by so at least I feel that I'm doing something.
Audrey
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 2:12:05 PM
Yes, Jami, I'm not exactly a youngster (but I'm not old either!), but Y2K didn't seem to bother me much. I've been far more concerned about keeping things on hand and becoming more self sufficient over the past couple years as the economy seemed more and more qwirky. Especially since we live 40 miles from the nearest store.
We have other problems up here that can prevent us from getting to the store (mudslides, rock slides, avalanches, car problems, etc) so stocking up is always a good idea up here, anyway. And if we forget something while we're down there we learn to do without because we can't just make a quick run back to the store. So, I guess, we've been getting little lessons in making do and doing without for many years now ;)
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| miss wilma |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 2:10:58 PM
Thru out this year I have gone and bought basic staples like flour sugar, coffee, meal,etc and put them in the freezer, Have found this works very well as I do not go to the grocery store very often now.I dont know how the money situation would work out here but food wise we could survive for at least two years
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| Alee |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 2:10:17 PM
I know that places like Winco have restricted how much rice you can buy in one go. People are stocking up, which I think is wise. You need to be prepared. But if people are buying more than is the norm, the stores ordering ratios will take a while to catch up. I know that grocery stores will shrug off good days now and then and even good weeks, but if demand keeps up then they will stock more.
As long as farmers are farming, and ranchers are ranching, we will have food some how. But now might be the time to really look into that local food supply. Can you get your meat from a meat locker or a local rancher instead of the grocery store? Do you have a flour mill close by? Any U-Pick or CSA Farms? Reducing food miles will help out a lot!
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 1:57:06 PM
Foodwise, there have not been many changes or lack of food. Gaswise is just the opposite. As quickly as the gasoline stations get gas in, it goes. There was not one single station near us that had gas on Saturday and there are six within two miles of my house. I don't know if people were panicing or what, but it's pretty crazy. It has been better this week, thank goodness. :)
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| Jami |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 1:49:43 PM
Lisa, did you have your own household when Y2K was approaching? I use that time to guide my stored foodstuffs now....figured anything can happen at anytime and best be a bit prepared at all times. I don't go to the extents I could with storing foodstuffs, but would like to be able to survive a few months without reliance on any grocery store. There would be some sacrifices but we'd survive...not starve at least but how balanced my diet would be would be determined on the time of year (summer versus winter).
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| wild daisy |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 1:39:41 PM
I have noticed a little. I was down in the Salt Lake Valley last week and the stores seem to be filled. I had noticed that they might not be carrying some of the specialty items that might be a one time purchase (like canning supplies). In the stores that I did find canning supplies they were a lot more than up here in Montana. I am noticing here in Montana that the stores seem to stock less often. They get stuff in but that the turn around time is slower. I always have tried to have food storage on hand, even just an 72 hour emergency kit.
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 1:27:32 PM
Thanks, Miss Wilma. I'm sure that will help a lot!
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 1:22:55 PM
No problem with supplies or prices here. I'm not doing any panic buying, but like Marian I do stock up when things are on a good sale.
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| Jami |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 1:19:14 PM
I sure haven't noticed anything like that around here. All seems to be booming as usual. I have yet to see any hard times around where I live.
Jami in WA
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| miss wilma |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 1:03:46 PM
Lisamarie I have my fingers crossed for you
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| dutchy |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 12:54:46 PM
No, not here at least.
But I do try to stock up myself.
I mean, when things are on a good sale I buy a little extra and put it in my storage. That way i have always something for those "no-money" days.
And those days are plentiful, lemme tell ya! I don't drive but all the rest is getting quite expensive!
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 12:54:32 PM
I have heard it on the news here that prices in the grocery store could get out of reach for many. Some things are already out of our reach, like the price of organic meats. Even the non-organic meats are really high. I have all the fruits and veggies we need from the garden and the trees around town. I have one more 50lb bag of potatoes coming, too. If I get an elk this year, the meat part will be taken care of. That just leaves dairy, flour and sugar.
Here's to hoping I get an elk this year!
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| doglady |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 12:48:52 PM
I have noticed in several stores that the shelves are unusually low of supplies. That's why I started canning this year (it's been about 4 years since I canned)
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 12:39:40 PM
Maybe it's the high price of deisel and truckers can't afford to buy it. I heard on the news a few days ago there was supposed to be a truckers rally in Washington. They were expecting over 200 trucks but only about 20 showed up because they couldn't afford to get there. How bad is that?
I think that is probably going to hit this country hard if deisel does not go down. People should be worried if they have to depend on truckers to deliver their food.
But my husband works for Heartland trucking and they are supposed to be building a new terminal in Tx. I think he said. So they are doing ok. They're running him pretty good right now.
I have not heard any talk like that around here, though. |
| Marybeth |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 11:59:40 AM
I haven't heard anything--but as for food stuffs I do buy directly from the local farms. MB
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| jo Thompson |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 11:55:39 AM
I think people are worried and they probably should always be worried about taking care of themselves....... We take alot of things for granted. We've been using credit for a long time. Remember layaway and paying cash for things? We've been living in Disneyland the last 30 years.
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