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> On 12/23/2020 11:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Whole Foods now has Just Mayo in stock for shipping. At least I hope they
>> do. It's the kind that must be refrigerated. They did have brown rice
>> syrup but when I tried to place the order, it said it was out of stock.
>> The order will arrive tomorrow, so I'll see what I will get.
>>
>> What I couldn't find was normal Ricotta cheese. The only stuff I found
>> was at PCC and I physically had to go there. None was visible so I had to
>> ask. The guy dug way to the back of the case. There were a few containers
>> of organic stuff. Small, overpriced or really small and super overpriced.
>> I opted for two of the small, overpriced. I don't care for cottage cheese
>> in lasagna.
>>
>> I am annoyed with Safeway. I had placed an order for delivery. They had
>> the Best Foods vegan mayo on sale. They have recently changed the recipe
>> and online reviews are horrible but I actually like it as it doesn't
>> separate out. The old recipe did. Anyway... I got no mayo, no ricotta,
>> and no tamales. They don't normally sell the Texas Tamales but they were
>> listed for sale and for about$4 less per pkg. than Central Market. I was
>> able to get the tamales and the overpriced Ricotta there. I totally
>> forgot to look for the mayo, hence the Whole Foods order, but if they did
>> have it, it would likely be very overpriced.
>>
>> Maybe a lot of people here make lasagna for Christmas. I dunno. Safeway
>> and Albertsons almost always seem to be out of it no matter what time of
>> year.

>
> Some things - mostly meat and beef in particular - are pricey , but the
> only thing we've seen here that's not fully stocked is TP . Go figure ,
> but since we've got enough for a couple of months I'm not going to worry
> about it . We don't get stocked up we stay stocked up . Livin' out here in
> the wilderness (yeah yeah) encourages that .


They're rationing paper goods here so they are in stock.