[bratticus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]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." ...

[bratticus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Post Holiday Markdowns

... It’s the bare shelves that are bothering me a bit. ...

[bratticus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Jaycees name best decorated house for holidays

... He picks through the mostly bare shelves ...

[Byron100]

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.

[bratticus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]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.' ...

[bratticus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]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. ...

[bratticus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]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. ...

[bratticus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]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". ...