Publix was almost cleared out of meat

"E90M3" (e90m3) 03/16/2020 at 19:57 • Filed to: Necessary cooking with E90M3

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Pretty much all they had left was fancy steak, so you can guess what was for dinner:

That's right! Steak and eggs! 

Nibby > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:01

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they closed half of the meat section at my local grocery store

dogisbadob > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:04

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That’s not bad

many supermarkets are completely out of all chicken and beef, save for a couple steaks, almost totally out of produce as well

Svend > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:06

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When I got into work on Saturday night. I walked down the fresh meat aisle, the chicken, all sold out, beef mince, all but a dozen packets, pork pretty much the same, a few beef steaks and sausages, turkey however looked untouched. Crazy.

Frozen pizza aisle. Never seen it so empty.

sony1492 > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:08

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8 pallets 6-7ft high for 7 aisles and we will probably sell out again. (Normal is 3-4) And this is in a county with no confirmed cases for over 3 weeks

WilliamsSW > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:09

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 Yum!

AestheticsInMotion > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:10

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I’m dreading shopping. People are going to be panicking even more, seeing as my governor just compared this to World War II...

fintail > sony1492 03/16/2020 at 20:16

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My cousin took these pics in the Seattle area yesterday. Bread, canned meat, cereal, wiped out :

I went to a store today.  Pasta was wiped clean, paper goods almost barren, and any type of sanitizing hand soap lol.

sony1492 > fintail 03/16/2020 at 20:23

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RIP anyone working minimum wage jobs at ungodly hours. There should honestly be hazard pay for people working grocery, distribution/freight, and medical.

fintail > sony1492 03/16/2020 at 20:26

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Indeed. I heard Amazon increased hourly wages by a couple dollars for those in that chaos. It’s the thought that counts.

I went to the store this morning (6am, I need normal stuff, wanted to avoid drama), plenty of workers there already. I had half a mind to drop a $5 bill to a few of them and just say “thanks” - they are doing a lot to keep things g oing right now.

Chariotoflove > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:26

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If you’re gonna have supply problems, this on the one to have.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:34

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I was surprised how much had changed in under a week. Last week I had gone to a store on Wednesday and while all of the water and TP were already long gone, everything else was pretty much in stock. Then I stopped in on Sunday and was glad that I had already picked up bread and butter on the last trip because those were entirely gone on Sunday. Most shelves were VERY empty as well, not just the things that always disappear. Its interesting to see this happen in Socal because we dont get hurricanes and blizzards. Those were things on the East coast I was used to dealing with this buffoonery. But that was also justified usually due to roads being shut down closing off supplies, tap water being unsafe to drink, and it being dangerous just to drive anywhere. Right now this is all nonsense because there is no immediate danger. And if anything, going to the store is the only real danger anyways because all the people are there.

sony1492 > fintail 03/16/2020 at 20:38

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E verybody is pulling together w ork wise, I’ve shifted my schedule to show up an hour earlier at 3am to get more done before customers start showing up. Obviously our store cant be bothered to pay us more, but there is OT being drizzled around.(can you sense my disdain)

The real hero of this whole thing is our lord and saviour; Coffee.

fintail > sony1492 03/16/2020 at 20:42

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You’re doing heroic work. As you mentioned, people in the grocery ecosystem along with customer-facing medical and I might add take- out restaurants are doing a lot to keep society together right now.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 20:46

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Steak and eggs are so great.

If you like eggs with runny yolks, it’s also great with a fried or poached egg.

ranwhenparked > AestheticsInMotion 03/16/2020 at 20:51

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Which illustrates the tightrope politicians are walking right now. Make any attempt to put a brave/optimistic face on it, and you’re not taking it seriously enough . Say something really dramatic and scary, and you incite further panic. Maybe we should just  agree to drop all spin and hyperbole and stick purely to unemotional vetted facts. Which is probably too much to ask, admittedly. 

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 21:02

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Seriously what’s with the panic buying of meat?

someassemblyrequired > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 21:24

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first sign of the apocalypse is a badly stocked Publix

Scary__goongala! > E90M3 03/16/2020 at 21:31

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I needed my regular bi weekly groceries today and it was slim pickings. State liquor stores are closed indefinitely starting tomorrow but thankfully the store on base is open during these trying times.

Stef Schrader > E90M3 03/17/2020 at 07:15

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N ow I’m extra sad that I’m missing out on a chicken tender sub by not getting to go to Sebring anymore. :(

E90M3 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 03/17/2020 at 13:47

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I really don’t know. 

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > E90M3 03/17/2020 at 13:51

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This was the only section of the store that was really cleaned out too. S ome of the things like pasta, cereal, rice, and frozen pizzas were more picked over than usual, but the meat section was the only one wiped clean.