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Bare Shelves

Unread postby bratticus » Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:10:51

Bare shelves... is this the floods' end product?

... "It's frustrating and annoying when you go to the supermarket and can't get any groceries." ...
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Unread postby bratticus » Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:13:12

Post Holiday Markdowns

... It’s the bare shelves that are bothering me a bit. ...
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Unread postby bratticus » Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:16:53

Jaycees name best decorated house for holidays

... He picks through the mostly bare shelves ...
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Unread postby Byron100 » Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:18:43

Yeah, these are the kind of shortages I'm talking about, as opposed to a certain brand of cat food not being on the shelf...LOL.

I've seen this sort of thing before, in south Florida in the aftermath of a hurricane strike...and yes, it's kinda scary to see. Not to mention the gas shortage this city went through last September - talk about your freak-out moment...LOL.
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Unread postby bratticus » Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:20:03

Gleaners getting more food ... and more need

... Such a predicament comes only weeks after the organization wrapped what could only be called a rollercoaster year: whether it was the dramatic increase in the number of people coming forward for help or the fact a dwindling number of donations left many local food banks with no option but to turn some away because of bare shelves.' ...
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Unread postby bratticus » Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:25:47

Retailers to Wage Psychological Warfare

... Even before Christmas, some stores simply didn’t replace their inventory and for the first time in years left empty racks at Christmas shopping time, as any shopper could see. Stores like Toys ‘R Us had rows of bare shelves. ...


Those mean old stores.

The nerve of them trying to fool us into thinking there are shortages.

The land of freedumb does not have shortages.
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Unread postby bratticus » Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:32:28

Bare shelves? Sold

... Maldonado, 43, was among dozens of shoppers who visited Mervyns department store in Marysville in recent days, not for cut-rate shoes or home decor accessories, but for the store fixtures themselves. ...
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Unread postby bratticus » Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:44:01

Pesticide ban could ruin us, says Sevenoaks farmer

... Mr Mitchell added that the effect of the ban could be passed onto high street shoppers when they see "empty shelves". ...
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