<story><title>Grocery store shortages are back</title><url>https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072462477/grocery-shortage-shelves-reasons</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>paxys</author><text>&amp;gt; &amp;quot;We&amp;#x27;re really seeing the perfect storm,&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;If these &amp;quot;perfect storms&amp;quot; happen six times a year maybe it&amp;#x27;s not the storm but their own logistics to blame?</text></comment>
<story><title>Grocery store shortages are back</title><url>https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072462477/grocery-shortage-shelves-reasons</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>hprotagonist</author><text>&lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;There are some issues with out-of-stocks, but it tends to be a situation where if you go to a store on a Tuesday night, maybe something&amp;#x27;s out of stock, but by Wednesday sometime it&amp;#x27;s back in store,&amp;quot; Rose told NPR.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;This describes about the “worst” i’ve seen, in new england. I had no trouble getting some fairly fussy ingredients for holiday cooking or my annual winter anti-depression baking spasms.&lt;p&gt;Still, march 2020 did make the point that maybe having a pantry of staples in rotation at home is a real smart idea.</text></comment>