Subj : Re: Shit has hit the fan!
To   : DAITENGU
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Thu Mar 19 2020 09:07:00

>  I had to run to the grocery store on Saturday. The paper good racks were
> barren. Entire sections of certain items were just empty.  What should have
> been the busiest time of day for the store, felt more like about 11pm, there
> was hardly anyone there.

I went at 7AM, which is normally not their busiest time.  Looked like the
after work masses, which is what I was trying to avoid.  Part of the
problem is that the local grocery chain (2 stores here in town) decided to
cut back their hours sometime last year.  So the folks who might have gone
even earlier than that (like me) were all waiting for them to open.

Something else dumb they've done over the past couple of years is
remodelling twice.  The first time they got rid of some paper product and
soap choices in favor of having a whole double-wide aisle devoted to pet
food and products.  The second time, they cut this back to half of a
double-wide, made some aisles narrower, and made their produce and
bakery area huge.

So, you can social distance great if all you are doing is buying produce
and cake.  Meanwhile, there is only 1/4 of an aisle dedicated to all paper
products (tissue, tp, paper towels), and one approx. 3ft x 18in shelf of
hand sanitizer... that is one single shelf and not a shelving unit.  Soap
products as a whole are cut down to less than 1/4 aisle.

Both paper and soap used to have at least one whole side of an aisle each.
They do have a larger selection of hair colour and feminine products than
then seemed to before... I notice this because it is in the same area as
the soap used to be and seems very well stocked.

This is not a small store, either.  They are about the size of your usual
wallmart, minus the auto area.  It is Kroger, if you are familiar with
those.


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