More to the original point of this thread, we woke up this morning to find the local Super One is having their annual case lot sale. After Covid they hadn't had one for several years, so hubby swung into action. Things in our pantry were starting to get thin, so it's also time to reorganize. That means going to the storage in the mechanical room, bring those cases into the pantry, then resupplying the backups with new cases. So yes, we keep lots and lots on hand. Enough to cover ourselves as well as our kids and grandkids who don't seem to get it yet.
Hubby says there's rumblings of a dockworkers strike on the East Coast that will affect everyone. A lot like the back up of goods coming into the Los Angeles ports that happened recently. The reasons were different, but we had hick ups in supplies and no way of determining what would disappear off the shelves or when. Right now, it seems somewhat back to normal, but for how long?
FYI, a case lot sale means the grocer clears an area of the store and brings in pallets of canned goods still sealed in their shrink-wrapped cases on pallets piled about five feet high. Customers are not hoarding food off the shelves; they are buying by the case and are respectful of each other.
Last edited by L'il Chickadee; 09-25-2024 at 10:41 AM.