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Mariana

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7. My daughter works in the produce department.

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:50 AM

Mar 2020

She's been coming home early all week, as the produce gets sold out and there's nothing to replace it with. They have two produce trucks today, but no idea what is on them. Her supermarket chain has stopped taking orders from individual stores. They just load and send whatever they have to all the stores as quick as they can.

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my son just got home from work. [View all] barbtries Mar 2020 OP

Bil is also a meat cutter. Similar experiences. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #1

Maybe I should padlock the coop MissB Mar 2020 #2

But it will pass, elleng Mar 2020 #3

✔️ blm Mar 2020 #8

this is true. barbtries Mar 2020 #9

Not all heroes wear capes. StarryNite Mar 2020 #12

you got that right. barbtries Mar 2020 #15

Even Hillary clinton failed the first time she took the bar exam. It is so common a thing that tblue37 Mar 2020 #20

i know that, barbtries Mar 2020 #23

I so hope that when the nation comes out the other end PaulRevere08 Mar 2020 #22

that's a must. barbtries Mar 2020 #31

Very good point. I have that same hope. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #38

I've been feeling pretty Grateful proud patriot Mar 2020 #51

It seems even with limits the demand is intense. Has this store seen a number of employees BeckyDem Mar 2020 #4

Since this began barbtries Mar 2020 #10

That is good news and I'm sure he is using precautions. I would like to see them receive help BeckyDem Mar 2020 #11

and to you as well, barbtries Mar 2020 #13

don't let your cats out Demonaut Mar 2020 #5

Who let the cats out..mew mew mew mew mew...who let the cats out...n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #29

Why? efhmc Mar 2020 #45

my interpretation: barbtries Mar 2020 #54

Thanks. Sort of figured that out after I posted. efhmc Mar 2020 #55

Supply chain. Where's and what's happening to all that meat? Hortensis Mar 2020 #6

Selfish people are hoarding everything, stripping the supply chain. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #41

Grocery stores could put a stop to all the hoarding luvtheGWN Mar 2020 #46

I was at the store today and I watched a woman put 10 frozen pizzas in her cart. Chellee Mar 2020 #49

I believe that's a misunderstanding and misinterpretation of Hortensis Mar 2020 #58

My daughter works in the produce department. Mariana Mar 2020 #7

Same for my brothers produce department. Things should start to improve though once people stop cstanleytech Mar 2020 #26

With Trump in charge, people have at least one new reason to panic each day. ny Blue_true Mar 2020 #40

K&R!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2020 #56

Rancher friend say the cattle market follows the stock market downward. efhmc Mar 2020 #14

logistics. barbtries Mar 2020 #16

Not all of us have deep freezes. milestogo Mar 2020 #17

we don't have a deep freezer either barbtries Mar 2020 #18

Actually the local market had no fresh meat but lots of fresh produce. efhmc Mar 2020 #24

Yesterday on my way home, I went to Publix, Wally's and a Health Food Grocer. Blue_true Mar 2020 #42

What was weird was that a week ago HEB and Walmart in this small town had no tp but huge amounts of efhmc Mar 2020 #44

Yes, I noticed that paper towels were in the process of vanishing. Blue_true Mar 2020 #47

Same here. I live in a studio with a tiny kitchen and an even tinier fridge/freezer. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #57

That does not make much though as cattle can live for years so shouldnt he be able to simply wait it cstanleytech Mar 2020 #30

If you look at the cattle auction prices, there are different prices for efhmc Mar 2020 #39

thanx... I_have_had_enough Mar 2020 #19

thank you for that. barbtries Mar 2020 #21

Appreciate the report and many thanx to your son. Any more appalachiablue Mar 2020 #25

he's requested an ethics investigation, barbtries Mar 2020 #36

Yes of course with this group, thanks for the update. appalachiablue Mar 2020 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author sarcasmo Mar 2020 #27

Tell him to take a shower at once, and remove and launder everything he had on at work. nt Baltimike Mar 2020 #28

that is good advice, barbtries Mar 2020 #32

If he you (all) can neti pot after being in public Baltimike Mar 2020 #35

I must have saw your son at Publix yesterday. Blue_true Mar 2020 #33

Our son is the meat manager for a (name deleted) well-known brand store. Stonepounder Mar 2020 #34

My nephew has his own "pig market". erlewyne Mar 2020 #43

I just picked up a 16" deluxe prebake pizza from my local pizza shop, been eating there for hellno45 Mar 2020 #48

Lots of bird seed and carrots Traildogbob Mar 2020 #50

Sad times... sheshe2 Mar 2020 #52

After your first question, rownesheck Mar 2020 #53