Before They Were An Inconvenience, But Now The Shortages Are Really Beginning To Sting

Have you noticed that store shelves are starting to get emptier and emptier? During the panic shopping that was sparked by the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, there were very intense shortages of certain items, but those shortages did not last very long at all. But now there are widespread shortages in just about every sector of our economy, and they are starting to become quite painful. Unfortunately, we are being told to expect the shortages to intensify as we head into the holiday season. That is extremely alarming, because in many areas the shortages are already quite severe.

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-WiscoDave

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I'm noticing bare shelves at the Walmart, although not any particular thing - one day it's bottled juice, the next day it may be crackers, the day after that it's meats. It's gotten to the point that if  I'm in there and see something we might need in the next few days, I'll go ahead and pick it up then, just in case they're out of it when we do need it.

I do as much of my shopping at the Piggly Wiggly as I can and there's no shortages there at all and never have been, but as WaitingForTheStorm commented a few days ago, they have a different delivery system. Unfortunately, they don't have as large of a selection of items as Walmart and they're just a little more expensive.

So why do I prefer Piggly Wiggly?

1) It's locally owned.

2) It's not nearly as crowded, yet they always have more than one cash register open.

3) They never required masks.

4) They ain't Walmart.