Why wait in a line like this? The wait can't be worth it once Costco starts rationing everything.
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Yesterday Costco had a line around a quarter of a mile long
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Winco and crest in okc area were ok, thankfully they had a limit per item rule.
Flu medicine was mostly gone, so was the winco branded oats and canned tuna, everything else was pretty normal thankfully.
Flu medicine was mostly gone, so was the winco branded oats and canned tuna, everything else was pretty normal thankfully.
I imagine they had an extra truck or two of baskets delivered because Sam's would for sure have run out once the store was at capacity, and I feel like operationally Costco has to be similar. There's so many factors involved in providing service like this, I'm so fucking glad I quit last year.
Hoping WinCo stays 24 hours because if I go grocery shopping you bet your ass it'll be in the middle of the night.
Just went to Ralph's (Inland Empire) and they are completely out of red meat, almost every kind of pasta and premade sauce, sugar, flour, most drinkable dairy, and every kind of tissue and toilet paper.
Kind of dead @ all of the vegetables and fruit being untouched.
Kind of dead @ all of the vegetables and fruit being untouched.
My grocers are out of toilet paper and eggs but generally have everything else. The grocers have been busier too and some products are noticeably sparser than usual but there's no notable incivility or terrible lines yet. I think it will get that way soon, though.
The local supermarket chain has announced an earlier closing time so they can do all the restocking at night.
But Costco was fine today, not crowded and only out of toilet paper and mesquite wings and ground beef.
But Costco was fine today, not crowded and only out of toilet paper and mesquite wings and ground beef.
I plan on going to Costco on Tuesday to do my normal shopping. Hopefully people will have have fucked off by then.
Same strategy (but not Costco). Think I'll push my luck to Wednesday even.
Not gonna lie though, I fear the early return of snowbirds. Hundreds of thousands of boomers returning in panic from Florida, with empty fridges since they're gone for the winter. These boomers are going to empty the grocery store again by loading their trucks full of produce.
Austin just announced a similar ban, but shopping isn't included because people aren't expected to spend prolonged amounts of time within arms-length of each other.
I expect HEB to be a shitshow tomorrow. Closing it at 8pm and announcing it to be open at 8am is going to create a massive line.
No barbacoa for me I guess 😭
In my country meetings with more then 100 people are forbidden with a risk of a fine. Why would you think were you life is any different? Stop putting older people at risk by putting yourself at risk. Dont be selfish please.
Costco stores all their shit on shelves. You just need someone to bring it down
Of course they can run out, but people think that Costco has more stock than say a drugstore or maybe even a Walmart.
Forgot a few items at the store yesterday, all produce. I have little doubt any of my local supermarkets have them in stock. But I'm terrified that if I run in to get them, I'm going to end up standing in line for two hours just to purchase three items. 🙄
bizarre how the grocery situation is in my neighborhood. woke up at 7 to get a running start at Kroger and there was already a line of people with masks and cops patrolling.
then every other grocery in a 5-10 mile radius was increasingly less and less crowded until i found a Kroger where everything was almost perfectly normal
then every other grocery in a 5-10 mile radius was increasingly less and less crowded until i found a Kroger where everything was almost perfectly normal
Here the fresh fruits and veggies still have availability but the frozen fruits and veggies are depleted. People aren't picking the fresh fruits and veggies because they're perishable and don't store for a long period of time where as people will freeze meat.
The one area that surprises me though is the cereal isle. That seems packed which makes no sense to me since that stuff lasts a long time.
here in NC probably about 70% of fruits and vegetables gone, 90% meat gone, and 75% canned food gone.
The microwave vegetables at my supermarket were almost all out, except for broccoli, which happens to be my favorite microwaved vegetable. And they were on sale!
I'm aware, but I just thought people would be getting like...normal produce kitchen staples too? Like apples/onion/celery/bagged carrots were all completely stocked.
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I assumed it was because the average American doesn't eat produce.
americans love produce. as long as it's glazed with bbq sauce, and sandwiched between two churros
This was me at Costco yesterday in the Toronto area
It was a bit of trouble to park, a lot of trouble to get a cart, and on both sides of the store the lines got to the back of the store. Still, from the moment I got into the parking lot to when I left was under 90 minutes so it wasn't too bad. This was also as soon as the store opened so it likely got worse as the day went on.
It was a bit of trouble to park, a lot of trouble to get a cart, and on both sides of the store the lines got to the back of the store. Still, from the moment I got into the parking lot to when I left was under 90 minutes so it wasn't too bad. This was also as soon as the store opened so it likely got worse as the day went on.
My wife loves Costco and she knows it's best to go like 10 minutes before they close to avoid the crowd. Even with all this going on, that seems to still hold true and she's been able to get plenty of stuff. With that in mind, she saw this video and she just could not fathom why anyone would wait that long. She can't imagine what would be at Costco that you couldn't get elsewhere and not have to wait that long in line.
