Convenience stores

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Like every smart survivalist, I try to keep a fairly good amount (and selection) of short- to mid-term foods on hand. Mostly stuff that I normally use and therefore can rotate through within a period of time of less than a year or so. Things like salsa, spaghetti sauce, pasta, canned meats, canned vegetables, etc, etc. I was doing an inventory and thought that I needed to round off a few things and beef up the amount of others. Since it was going to be a goodly amount of stuff, I figured I’d really nerd out and price compare my usual local grocery suppliers on their websites. As it turns out, unsurprisingly, Walmart wound up being the most economic supplier for about 85% of the things I was looking for. Okay, fine..now I know where to shop. And as I was on Walmarts doing this, I noticed that I had the option to simply order the stuff up, pay online, and simply roll up to the store the next day and have everything all boxed up and ready to go. Hmm. Okay, let’s try that.

And..it worked out quite well. I simply dumped the email confirmation that Walmart sent into Excel, took thirty seconds to clean it up, and then had a nice record of quantities and price-per-ounce breakdowns for comparison shopping later. And, when I went to pick up the stuff, it really was all of about four minutes to pick it up and stuff it in the back of the vehicle.

Say what you will about Wallyworld, they do take a bunch of the friction out of stocking up.

I’d been a bit remiss in updating the food stash lately…being able to just flop into a chair and add a case of crushed tomatoes, a dozen jars of salsa, a half dozen bottles of Tabasco, etc, into one list, pay for it, and then schedule a pickup the next day….thats some living in future right there, boyo.

 

13 thoughts on “Convenience stores”

  1. The good thing about Walmart is if they have to substitute an item they upgrade in quality and even quantity. I have had that happen several times and have been impressed with the upgrade. On top of that you only pay the price of the original item.

  3. If China is an example, and I believe that it is, major utilities will continue to deliver to consumers. That is why I believe that most readers’ freezer contents won’t be threatened.

    In a worst case scenario, which I believe is unlikely, if trucks stop rolling because truckers fear exposure to the coronavirus, the results will be ugly.

    This piece is instructive: https://www.trucking.org/ATA%20Docs/What%20We%20Do/Image%20and%20Outreach%20Programs/When%20Trucks%20Stop%20America%20Stops.pdf

    • The US government WILL NOT allow trucks to stop rolling,a few years ago in response to a proposed truck strike they threatened to place National Guard troops in passenger seats with orders to shoot if drivers refused to drive.

  5. Is it worth it to go to the LDS canning places any more? I heard things have changed a lot.

    • Youre question is too vague, rephrase it.
      “Worth it” how? In terms of price? Availability? Selection? Distance? Hassle factor? Give us a clue, man.

  7. This very evening our President, Donald Trump, made a suggestion that all citizens should make a few preparations in case this corona virus becomes out of control. Would not want to be at the local Walmart tomorrow. My most ardent hope is that all our friends are prepared for at least two week at home with the doors locked. Having been involved with The Emergency Center during the SARS scare. I just do not believe we are ready for this.

  8. I’ve gotta say – I need more tomato products stocked up. Tomato paste is easy enough, but I really need to get some tomato powder I think. I know I’m getting negative prepper points right now for NOT having a couple of cattle in the yard….

  9. Really need to get into the product cycles ,seasonal products like tomato based go on sale at end of season to make room for new at warehouse(june-sept.) . Watch for sales and buy years supply especially if out of stock get rain checks for new supply

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