From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 11/22/2021 12:08, Howard wrote:   
   > Michael Trew  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 11/21/2021 9:38, Howard wrote:   
   >   
   >>> I'm curious what things IRL posters here couldn't find in a store the   
   >>> last time they shopped.   
   >>   
   >> I buy cat food in bulk every few months, and I was shocked that the   
   >> local grocer had almost NONE.  There were several bags of dry (fewer   
   >> than normal), but almost NO cans.  I alternate dry/canned every other   
   >> day.  I had to buy a stack of random cans, instead of the mixed boxes   
   >> that I normally get.  My cat is not picky, and ate the Pate...   
   >> which is   
   >> good, because the very few random cans there -- that's all they had...   
   >> the shelves were darn near empty -- it looked like the toilet paper   
   >> issue from early pandemic.  If this continues, I'll have to start   
   >> cooking for the cat!   
   >   
   > That's interesting because I recently bought some canned seafood, and   
   > didn't see any shortages in that aisle, but didn't go down the pet food   
   > aisle.   
   >   
   > Of the top of my head I figured they'd be drawing from the same sources,   
   > but as I think about it more, the pet food industry is probably drawing   
   > a lot of its supply from a scrap collection and aftermarket stage, and   
   > that may be adding another couple of steps to the distribution and   
   > processing puzzle where snags are occuring.   
      
   That sounds quite possible.  The sign mentioned nothing but supplier   
   issues in the pet food isle.  The canned seafood isle was normal.  I   
   bought a few cans of tuna fish without issue in the same trip.   
      
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