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The Grape-Nuts shortage is over. Now, the brand is offering to pay back its most fervent fans
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Posted on 03/24/2021 12:13:08 PM PDT by mylife

Finally, after a nationwide shortage forced fans to begrudgingly slurp bowls of lesser bran cereals, Grape-Nuts has reclaimed its rightful place on grocery store shelves.

The fibrous cereal is once again fully stocked nationwide, signaling the official end to the pandemic Grape-Nuts shortage, parent company Post Consumer Brands announced on Wednesday. And to repay Grape-Nuts fanatics for their brand loyalty, Post may reimburse them up to $115 if they overpaid to get their cereal fix during the shortage. Grape-Nuts will be back on shelves in March Grape-Nuts will be back on shelves in March Grape-Nuts, the cereal made of neither grapes nor nuts but wheat and barley, were nearly impossible to find in early 2021. Disappointed consumers had the pandemic to thank -- supply chain constraints and higher-than-usual demand for cereal halted production. In January, Post assured Grape-Nuts nuts the brand would return to shelves in early spring as production returned to pre-pandemic levels. But the wait was too long for some particularly fervent fans, some of whom turned to the secondary cereal market to get their Grape-Nuts fix, paying up to $110 per box, according to Post. The company is offering to reimburse anyone who paid $10 or more for a box of Grape-Nuts between November 1, 2020, and March 15. They can submit their receipt to Post to receive a partial refund of up to $115, "a way to show our appreciation and thank these fans for their dedication," Grape-Nuts brand manager Kristin DeRock said in a statement.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food; Miscellaneous
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Gosh I hope they never run out of Colon Blow


1 posted on 03/24/2021 12:13:08 PM PDT by mylife
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If one cannot get Grape Nuts, some gravel would be a good substitute.


2 posted on 03/24/2021 12:16:41 PM PDT by sonova (That's what I always say sometimes.)
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Yup


3 posted on 03/24/2021 12:18:16 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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So much fiber that your morning constitutional will leave you with rope burns.


4 posted on 03/24/2021 12:18:35 PM PDT by Noumenon (The Second Amendment exists primarily to deal with those who just won't take no for an answer. KTF)
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5 posted on 03/24/2021 12:18:48 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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I think the new Black Bran is great (Onyx). Never noticed the shortage.


6 posted on 03/24/2021 12:19:22 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Has Dotard Joe surfaced since the Ides of March?)
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Too many carbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


7 posted on 03/24/2021 12:20:20 PM PDT by angcat (THANK YOU LORD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!!!)
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To: Noumenon

8 posted on 03/24/2021 12:22:03 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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“Made of neither grapes nor nuts”

Well, another icon shattered by reality.

What can we believe anymore?


9 posted on 03/24/2021 12:22:50 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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Euell Gibbons commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq0EX3RtzmE


10 posted on 03/24/2021 12:23:39 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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Reality is a cold mistress


11 posted on 03/24/2021 12:23:59 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Larry Lucido

Great stuff.


12 posted on 03/24/2021 12:24:51 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Still, the year-long disappearance of
Caffeine-Free Diet Dr. Pepper remains a mystery.


13 posted on 03/24/2021 12:26:38 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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“...higher-than-usual demand for cereal halted production...”
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That is an odd excuse to give.


14 posted on 03/24/2021 12:28:21 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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When Snap-e-Tom disappeared, I nearly went mad..


15 posted on 03/24/2021 12:29:43 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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what I do with Grape Nuts is, pour some in a bowl, pour on lots of milk, then microwave it for about 99 seconds. That heats up and softens the nuts.

The microwave time is adjusted to retain some of the texture but eliminate the gravel-like quality of the cereal.


16 posted on 03/24/2021 12:30:24 PM PDT by jimtorr
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One of the reasons for colon cancer is not enough fiber. Fiber is only found in cellulose containing foods. For many people, that rope burn might be beneficial.


17 posted on 03/24/2021 12:31:57 PM PDT by Fungi
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"Gosh I hope they never run out of Colon Blow"

Also available in; Original, Ranch, Nacho, Jalapeño and Jujube flavors! (just kidding about the jujube;)

18 posted on 03/24/2021 12:32:28 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: sonova

Euell Gibbons’ pocket lint


19 posted on 03/24/2021 12:33:55 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: outofsalt

And broken tooth flavor..


20 posted on 03/24/2021 12:36:07 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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