Prepping for the holidays

[TheGrey]

Hey guys-

I saw something on Reddit that made me go, "hmmm."

If what they say is true and this Virus makes a comeback in the fall, foodstuffs for the holidays are going to be mighty lean. You may want to start picking up some things that you would normally gather closer to September/October. Flour, sugar, spices, cans of veggies, etc.

By the way, if you've thought about getting a canner, know that they are backordered by at least a month. Chest freezers? Over three months. There's still time to get them, so don't be put off by the length of time. There are other methods of storing food than those two ways, so focus on your options hile you're waiting. But I would not delay much longer.

[crays]

Hey guys-

I saw something on Reddit that made me go, "hmmm."

If what they say is true and this Virus makes a comeback in the fall, foodstuffs for the holidays are going to be mighty lean. You may want to start picking up some things that you would normally gather closer to September/October. Flour, sugar, spices, cans of veggies, etc.

By the way, if you've thought about getting a canner, know that they are backordered by at least a month. Chest freezers? Over three months. There's still time to get them, so don't be put off by the length of time. There are other methods of storing food than those two ways, so focus on your options hile you're waiting. But I would not delay much longer.

Solid bit of advice right there.

Might not even hurt to start on gifts, if you do that sort of thing.

Heck, even in "normal" years all you hear about is people complaining about how they didn't get their "2 day shipping" on time.

Thanks for a pertinent reminder Grey.

Sent from somewhere...

[Ah Pook]

My guess is that this will be a thing until the elections are over. That said, I will soon have all Thanksgiving foods in hand very soon. The turkey will have to wait til later.

Xmas dinner is less important. Ham and scallop potatoes, enchiladas, lasagna... It's a toss up.

New years eve/day is Hoppin' John and that is already in the freezer.


P.S. I have enough TP for the next day also.

[FoxtArt]

There were local shortages here on Monday again of things like milk, butter, meat, lettuce of all things (saw some woman panic buying 5 heads of cabbage because no lettuce) I agree the supply issues will be a cycling issue for awhile, probably worse in the fall/winter.

[TheGrey]

I have a bad feeling that it's going to last beyond the elections, (not that there won't be blame thrown around for it) and that there will be hardships for those that are barely making ends meet.

Speaking of shortages, our Sam's Club looks like it did in the very beginning of March with lack of meat. I know Kings is having limitations of 2 packages per person. Has anyone been to Costco? I've never been to Shamrock foods- is it worth it for bulk meats?

[00tec]

I have a bad feeling that it's going to last beyond the elections, (not that there won't be blame thrown around for it) and that there will be hardships for those that are barely making ends meet.

Speaking of shortages, our Sam's Club looks like it did in the very beginning of March with lack of meat. I know Kings is having limitations of 2 packages per person. Has anyone been to Costco? I've never been to Shamrock foods- is it worth it for bulk meats?

Shamrock is good to go. Last time I was there, we grabbed 30lbs of breaded chicken tenders at $1/lb, 20lb ground beef, and some pork shoulders.

[theGinsue]

I have a bad feeling that it's going to last beyond the elections, (not that there won't be blame thrown around for it) and that there will be hardships for those that are barely making ends meet.

Speaking of shortages, our Sam's Club looks like it did in the very beginning of March with lack of meat. I know Kings is having limitations of 2 packages per person. Has anyone been to Costco? I've never been to Shamrock foods- is it worth it for bulk meats?

I just started shopping at Shamrock Foods here in COS in March (maybe February). I can't say I'm real impressed with their frozen meats selection, but they seemed to still have a very good selection of fresh (vacuum sealed) meats a week and a half ago when I went last. However (yeah, here's the "but.."), they did have signs posted along the various fresh meats rows indicating they were experiencing shortages in many meats and asking folks to bear with them).

FWIW, If anyone is looking, Shamrock Foods has had Nitrile gloves in 100/box for $6 about 1/2 of the time I'm in the store. About another 1/4 of the time they only have them in size Small.

So far, it seems, most folks are hitting the chain grocery stores and Sams/Costco for their purchases and most don't seem aware of Shamrock. Hopefully I can get all I need BEFORE this changes.

I've been trying to stock up on canned items @ Shamrock but I must admit my focus did not consider getting Holiday meal items. That has now changed - thank you Grey.

Thanks for the info, guys! I will check out Shamrock tomorrow. And thank you for suggesting checking out the Springs- I guess I'm so focused that it never even occurred to me to go outside the area.

If you need me to look for or even grab something for you, let me know. I can get it and hold it until we can meet.

[00tec]

I just started shopping at Shamrock Foods here in COS in March (maybe February). I can't say I'm real impressed with their frozen meats selection, but they seemed to still have a very good selection of fresh (vacuum sealed) meats a week and a half ago when I went last. However (yeah, here's the "but.."), they did have signs posted along the various fresh meats rows indicating they were experiencing shortages in many meats and asking folks to bear with them).

FWIW, If anyone is looking, Shamrock Foods has had Nitrile gloves in 100/box for $6 about 1/2 of the time I'm in the store. About another 1/4 of the time they only have them in size Small.

So far, it seems, most folks are hitting the chain grocery stores and Sams/Costco for their purchases and most don't seem aware of Shamrock. Hopefully I can get all I need BEFORE this changes.

I've been trying to stock up on canned items @ Shamrock but I must admit my focus did not consider getting Holiday meal items. That has now changed - thank you Grey.




If you need me to look for or even grab something for you, let me know. I can get it and hold it until we can meet.

Have you walked in behind the freezer faces? They have a decent bit of frozen meat in there. For example, they have the name brand breaded chicken tenders out front for like $4/lb. In the back, generic (albeit good) tenders were $1/lb

At this point, I wouldn't wear their loaner jacket though....

ETA: for example, a 5lb box of tenders at Sam's was a touch over $14 for the same grade of tenders.

[TheGrey]

Have you walked in behind the freezer faces? They have a decent bit of frozen meat in there. For example, they have the name brand breaded chicken tenders out front for like $4/lb. In the back, generic (albeit good) tenders were $1/lb

At this point, I wouldn't wear their loaner jacket though....

ETA: for example, a 5lb box of tenders at Sam's was a touch over $14 for the same grade of tenders.

This is GREAT to know. I've got a few families in my neighborhood that I'm keeping an eye on, and am picking up a bit of this and that for them when I see things available.

[00tec]

This is GREAT to know. I've got a few families in my neighborhood that I'm keeping an eye on, and am picking up a bit of this and that for them when I see things available.

Shamrock denver can be a bit misleading. I watched 4 people hit the same pallet of tenders I found back there after staring at the faced tenders.