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Olafjoy

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19. Read an article by a nice lady from the flour manufacturers

Reply to tulipsandroses (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2020, 03:22 PM

May 2020

She talked about how people are baking like crazy and demand is greater than even their peak season of November/December. They were not ready for this type of demand and they are trying to catch up. These days when there are empty shelves, consumers are perceiving that there is a permanent shortage of something and so when they see it they take more than they need. If the store was out of our favorite flour in December when we were baking cookies, we would come back in a few days and buy one bag. People just aren’t thinking like that these days.

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Is there a run on flour? [View all] tulipsandroses May 2020 OP

Yes. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #1

Been that way BGBD May 2020 #2

Yes. murielm99 May 2020 #3

I got wheat flour at Dollar Tree WestLosAngelesGal May 2020 #4

OK, thanks for the replies. It will save me from running all over town trying to find some tulipsandroses May 2020 #5

If you have rolled oats you can Bettie May 2020 #7

I think the problem is that a LOT more people are Bettie May 2020 #6

maybe tons of unused flour tossed out in 6 months by hoarders who never used it nt msongs May 2020 #8

Flour and yeast. GoCubsGo May 2020 #9

Local bakeries are selling various flours here Yonnie3 May 2020 #10

Yup, for a while now wryter2000 May 2020 #11

Lol to the trauma many who rushed to buy are now feeling Hortensis May 2020 #12

I see lots of former coworkers posting pics of their latest muffins, cupcakes, etc. badhair77 May 2020 #14

:) Yes. That's such a nice development. Our daughter's sons Hortensis May 2020 #16

Just as the shutdown began, I was shopping and two college guys were looking for flour and yeast csziggy May 2020 #21

:) Nice for them to discover a friend. I love those Hortensis May 2020 #24

I'm afraid I didn't give them much help, just made a suggestion csziggy May 2020 #25

I am amazed at the number of people I know who are experimenting badhair77 May 2020 #13

Availability getting much better over the last several weeks. Steelrolled May 2020 #15

It is spring/summer - not baking season... lame54 May 2020 #17

I've seen it in short supply customerserviceguy May 2020 #18

Read an article by a nice lady from the flour manufacturers Olafjoy May 2020 #19

Yes. In Tulsa, difficult but not impossible. Runningdawg May 2020 #20

Hell yes, weeks ago. bottomofthehill May 2020 #22

Powdered Milk too, check out this site. sarcasmo May 2020 #23

I was going to drive up to the King Arthur flour home base and buy some, but the last time Vinca May 2020 #26

Yes, flour and yeast are in short supply in Eastern PA. And ... Brother Mythos May 2020 #27