The overall full store product supply significantly improved at the end of July, for the first time in a year. There was the biggest week over week improvement in a year ! Not as good today.
We stocked up on items that were finally available two weeks ago, and skipped one week of shopping.
This is the first August report
Today 5 items of 15 items we wanted
were not available
Prior weeks, for the 15 items
we want to buy every week:
On July 28 only 3 items of 15 items were not available
8 of 15 specific items surveyed were not available
5 of 15 items were not available
6 of 15 items were not available.
7 of 15 items were not available.
7 of 15 items were not available,
The week before was the record low:
9 of 15 specific items were not available.
6 of 15 items were not available.
7 of 15 items were not available.
7 of 15 items were not available,
The week before was the record low:
9 of 15 specific items were not available.
My overall rating is based on my impression
of the product supply in the ENTIRE store
-- not just those 15 specific items
Ye Editor
1 Cream Cheese
This past three weeks had the best selection so far this year
FS Philadephia eight ounce tubs
FS is about 200+
Prior weeks were FS, FS, 81, 85, 73. 81, 85, 82, 84, 81, 111,
105, 93, 38, 78, 73, 104, 58 and 67.
Only 6 Meijer's brand eight ounce tubs
Fully stocked is about 50+
Prior weeks were FS, 24, 35, 33, 10, 30, 24, 19, 18, 9,
25, 3, 1 and 12,
FS eight ounce bricks of Philadelphia cream cheese,
FS is about 100+.
Prior weeks were FS, FS, FS, FS, FS, FS, 21, 45, 5,
2, 23, 0, 1, 0, 0, 100, 100, 47, 12 and 0.
FS Meijer's brand eight ounce bricks
FS is about 100+.
Prior weeks were FS, FS, FS, FS, FS, 95, 12, 2, 77
and none for four consecutive weeks before that.
2 Instant Coffee
FS Taster's Choice
FS Nescafe
No Nescaf decaf
No Maxwell House
No Folgers
No Folgers decaf
Prior weeks:
Taster's Choice FS, 0, FS, FS, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1
Folger's decaf FS, FS, FS, FS, 6,13, 1, FS, 8, 22, 6, 0
Folger's regular FS, FS, FS, FS, 19, 0, 7, FS, 6, 1, 3, 0
Nescafe decaf 0, 3, FS, FS, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 8, 0
Nescafe regular FS, FS, FS, FS, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Maxwell House regular 0, 2, 3, FS, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0
3 Snapple Tea Large Bottles (product wanted not available)
0 Diet Peach8 Peach
2 Diet Lemonade Tea
6 Raspberry
Prior Weeks:
Diet Peach FS, 0, 3, 3, 0, 1, 10, 4, 0, 4, 0, 3, 17
Peach FS, 0. 10, 8, 0, 0, 6, 5, 4, 0, 0, 3, 10
Diet LemonadFS, 7, 6, 3, 5, 1, 8, 10, 1, 1, 6, 2, 5,
4 Diet Soda Pop (product wanted not available)
This week 2 of 3 available -- Diet Cherry Pepsi not available
FS last week for the three two liter flavors I want
Prior week only 5 Diet Pepsi Cherry -- I bought 3 of them.
Prior week two liters bottles of 3 of the 3 flavors of diet cherry cola pop
that I drink were well stocked, compared with 3 of 3 in the week before,
2 of 3 in the prior two weeks, 3 of 3 the week before,
and 2 of 3 the week before.
The entire soda row was 3/4 full, compared with
3.4, 3/4, 3/4, 3/4, 3/4, 2/3 and 3/4 full in prior weeks.
5 Breakfast Cereals - Plain Raisin Bran
This week FS all three brands
Last week Post and Meijer's were FS but no Kellog's brand
Prior week Kellog's was FS, but only 4 Post and 2 Meijer's
Prior week fully stocked
Prior week modest quantities of all three brands
Prior week Kellog's fully stocked, 12 Meijer's and 1 Post
Prior week Kellog's fully stocked, Meijer's 5 and 0 Post
Prior week: 0 Kellog's, 3 Meijer's and 3 Post
Prior week; 5 Kellog's, 2 Meijer's and lots of Post
Prior week had a small supply of Kellog's, no Post and 2 Meijer's
6 Pickles
Bottles on shelf and refrigerated bottles were FS
7 Yogurt
FS this week
FS lasr week
About 3/4 stocked prior week
Fully stocked the week before.
This department had been a disaster in 1Q 2022.
And then a miracle in 2Q 2022.
8 Planter's Dry Roasted Peanuts (product wanted not available)
This week both sizes were FS
34.5 ounce size in prior weeks: FS, 9, FS, FS, 3,18, 2, 6, 6, 1 and zero
16 ounce size in prior weeks: FS, FS, FS, FS, 6, 0, 0. 0, 2 and 2
This week: The Planter's honey roasted peanuts I wanted
in the 34.5 ounce size -- none available for the ninth week in a row.
But the more expensive per ounce 16 ounce version
was fully stocked
9 Jif Peanut Butter (product wanted not available)
This week and last week:
FS creamy style in a few sizes
No chunky style that I wanted to buy
Prior week no Jif brand in the store
Prior week FS 16 ounce Jif creamy only
Prior week there were 7 Jif creamy 40 ounce size peanut butter
after five weeks with no Jif due to a recall.
I wanted Jif chunky -- none available.
10 Packaged deli meats
This week and last week fully stocked with ham and turkey.
Three brands of salami, including the Prime Fresh brand
I wanted to buy -- on sale for $3.50 for 8 ounces (normally $5)
Prior week only one brand of salami,
but not the better tasting Prime Fresh brand
I wanted to buy, for the seventh week in a row.
11 ACE bread from Canada (product wanted not available)
This week no Harvest Grain flavor loaves available.
Past weeks loaves: 0, 0, 8, 6, 4, 0, 0, 0, 6 and 0.
12 Ice Cream
Ice cream section about 7/8 stocked compared with
7/8, 3/4, 3/4, 3/4, 3.4, 3/4, 7/8, 3/4, 7/8 3/4, 2/3, 7/8, 3/4, 7/8 and 1/2 stocked
in the prior weeks.
Breyer's no sugar added ice cream FS, compared with
4, 2, 8, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0. 8, 6, 4, 0, 6, 0, 12 and 0 in prior weeks.
13 Lindt chocolate bars
This week 5 of 12 flavors were stocked,
compared with 4, 6. 0, 2, 4, 7. 6, 4, 0, 0, 3, 2, 3 and 2 of 12, in prior weeks.
A poor selection of other brands of chocolate bars
for the tenth week in a row, after a good selection
for the three weeks before that.
14 Candy and gum
The candy section was only 3/4 full again -- very empty in the chocolate bar section The candy section was 3.4. 3,4, 3/4, 2/3, 2/3, 3.4, 7/8, 7/8, 2/3, 3/4. 7/8, 7/8, 3/4 and 1/2 full in prior weeks. Almost no sugar free candies in stock.
Candy impulse purchase shelves at the checkout line were 1/2 full compared with 2/3, 2/3, 3/4, 7/8, 1/2, 1/2, nearly full, 2/3, 7/8, 3/4, 2/3 and 2/3 full in prior weeks.
15 Dole Cole Slaw Mix:
Two 14 ounce bags were available -- I bought both
-- still had some cole slaw left from bags bought in late July
when eight 14 ounce bags were available
I bought all of them because I never know when this product will show up.
Pearson's brand is sometimes available, but is awful.
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