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Wellstone ruled

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9. Interesting,

Reply to dware (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 09:28 PM

Nov 2020

local Walmarts have been behind the curve on inventory since April. When you have buying contracts based on lowest dollar,what can go wrong. Georgia Pacific(Koch Industries) closed two of their major Consumer Paper Plants in Wisconsin and Arkansas as the Covid 19 hit. Gee,you think that caused a supply problem? Walmart is GP's single largest retailer .

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Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2020 OP

Yup Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #1

same. rationing should be next. cupons the like . AllaN01Bear Nov 2020 #2

Roll with it, baby! sandensea Nov 2020 #3

WalMart has contracted my services to haul dware Nov 2020 #4

Safe and easy travels! JudyM Nov 2020 #5

Thank you. nt dware Nov 2020 #6

Interesting, Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #9

And this pertains to me how? dware Nov 2020 #12

Surprised you are dragging product from Cali into Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #13

I have no idea why I'm hauling from the Barstow facility, dware Nov 2020 #15

Nice thing is you don't have to pull the load Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #16

That's what I love about hauling for WalMart, dware Nov 2020 #17

See they are also pulling all Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #21

I don't think that's really true HermitageHermit Nov 2020 #22

My hat's off to the truckers. hamsterjill Nov 2020 #19

I'm with you Steelrolled Nov 2020 #24

Thank you. dware Nov 2020 #31

I don't know it from being there ... but I'm guessing that's a pretty boring drive ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #25

Yeah, it can get pretty boring, dware Nov 2020 #30

Wonder how boring it would for UPS semi drivers doing the Wichita to OKC run Bengus81 Nov 2020 #33

Just got home from the grocery. Shelves aren't empty, but they are sparse. Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #7

Toilet paper was slightly depleted Warpy Nov 2020 #8

saw it today at a Target in Ventura.... dhill926 Nov 2020 #10

People are stocking up provisions for winter HermitageHermit Nov 2020 #23

Thankfully, I'm good until roughly May or June Polybius Nov 2020 #11

Interesting how MAGAts who don't believe in COVID will gleefully shove old people out of the way flibbitygiblets Nov 2020 #14

Sam's Club in Jacksonville, NC has loads of paper towels and toilet paper. marie999 Nov 2020 #18

Our Costco has been out of paper towels. hamsterjill Nov 2020 #20

Bainless NitWits noneof_theabove Nov 2020 #26

Have they used all the TP they bought last spring? CrispyQ Nov 2020 #27

Exactly. At the rate I am going through my hoard... TomCADem Nov 2020 #28

I've never bought a 12-pack of TP before. CrispyQ Nov 2020 #29

I stocked up a month or more ago when I heard that retailers were predicting massive shortages again truthisfreedom Nov 2020 #32