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a kennedy

(29,675 posts)
Thu Jul 7, 2022, 03:35 PM Jul 2022

Why the hell is our food store out of cheap paper plates???

Went shopping today, and whew prices are up…….usually my husband does our shopping, well today I went along and was actually taken aback at prices of stuff. Well when I went to pick up paper plates the store was out of the cheap ones we usually use. Couldn’t believe it. Three rows of nothing, only available plates were the expensive ones, Dixie, and those chinet types. Weird. Only nice thing was, gas was down dang near 8 cents a gallon.

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Why the hell is our food store out of cheap paper plates??? (Original Post) a kennedy Jul 2022 OP
maybe they sold out due to the holiday 4th nt msongs Jul 2022 #1
Right, ok, that's probably it. Dah...... a kennedy Jul 2022 #2
They haven't restocked Demobrat Jul 2022 #3
Thanks, mind is already past the 4th........ a kennedy Jul 2022 #4
time for Christmas movies on Hallmark already? rurallib Jul 2022 #5
😅 almost. 😅 a kennedy Jul 2022 #6
I use those with wicker holders and had some problems finding them. King Soopers (Krogers) had hlthe2b Jul 2022 #7
the dollar stores always have paper plates and other party stuff IcyPeas Jul 2022 #8
Hey, thanks, will check it out..... a kennedy Jul 2022 #9
The Dollar Twenty Five Tree has them. zanana1 Jul 2022 #17
Oh well, koch bros produce dixie brand Marthe48 Jul 2022 #10
Koch is in control of so much the manufacturing Mr.Bill Jul 2022 #13
I broke the habit a long time ago Marthe48 Jul 2022 #14
Not easy to do. Mr.Bill Jul 2022 #15
I went to Family Dollar this afternoon. lpbk2713 Jul 2022 #11
Thanks......will check it out as soon as I can. a kennedy Jul 2022 #12
I went out early this morning (before 6 am) MissB Jul 2022 #16

hlthe2b

(102,297 posts)
7. I use those with wicker holders and had some problems finding them. King Soopers (Krogers) had
Thu Jul 7, 2022, 05:41 PM
Jul 2022

them after going to four other stores. I don't need the stability of those expensive Chinet plates, given I have a stack of those wicker holders but it wasn't all that easy to find the cheap ones, I'd agree.

Mr.Bill

(24,303 posts)
13. Koch is in control of so much the manufacturing
Fri Jul 8, 2022, 05:44 PM
Jul 2022

of paper and paper products it is almost impossible to not buy or use some of their products.

MissB

(15,810 posts)
16. I went out early this morning (before 6 am)
Fri Jul 8, 2022, 07:39 PM
Jul 2022

to grab a few groceries. I stopped at Winco first for most of the items on my list. One item was corn. Usually this time of year I see a big bin of corn. Nope. Nada. The produce guy was out so I asked, as he had a bunch of boxes of produce he was unloading.

He said they wouldn’t have any for a few days at least. They’re selling them for 0.68 each, and their supplier is selling for 0.78 each. So Winco has decided to forgo stocking corn at this moment.

(Fred Meyer, my second stop, had a few ears and they all looked just fine. 0.40 each).

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