Weird. Shelves are empty at our local grocery magnate here in OK. Went yesterday. No toilet paper or paper towels, except for the generic knock-offs that disintegrate when you even look at them. Very glad I’ve been “buying ahead” a little at a time for the last couple months.
I’m guessing it’s because of the rumors of a strike, and people are reverting back to panic-buying. Wish someone would get the word to these vultures if there really is no cause for concern.
Been like that here in AZ for the last month. 🤬
There also are shutdowns coming in various parts of the country, and the World. People know what happened last time. Once the shortages started, nothing has been the same on my local grocery store’s shelves. They don’t replace things weekly. Somethings just disappear. It has been months of strange brands no one ever hear of to replace national brands, or low volume of goods spread out to seem more bountiful.
I had the wife pick up 3 12 packs of mega rolls yesterday. DailyMail had an article a couple of days ago and listed shortages in different States which included KC, MO and we’re in MO so we stocked up.
Back before the first TP shortages, when covid hadn’t really gotten to the US yet, as soon as I saw video of Italy’s empty shelves, I went shopping. Even bought a small chest freezer and filled it. We’d been wanting a freezer for a couple of years now.
A few weeks later, all the TP and freezers were gone.