I went out to get some provisions on Friday. Costco didn't have much of what I needed. We are getting low on TP. I don't think they will ever have TP again! Costco was a pain, they have stacked wooden pallets up around the entrance to force a line in a certain direction. Unfortunately I parked on the opposite side of the parking lot from where the entrance was. I came out with a pack of ribeyes and some cheddar cheese (wish they would start to carry the 2lb block of colby jack around here).
Then I head to Aldi and stop at Winn Dixie on the way home only to find out that they have ribeye on sale Fri, Sat and Sun for only $6.99/lb. The pickings were slim, but got a four pack. Not the thickest steaks, but since I already had a four pack from Costco, I figured it would be fine. Today I opted to go over there again and get some more ribeyes. They had a lot of ribeye today. Can't go wrong with $6.99/lb since Costco is $3 bucks more. Cooked one of them up tonight and I must say, I think we like them better than the Costco steaks. I had bought a bone in ribeye roast from them right after the holidays and cut it up into steaks and they were also excellent. I don't think I will ever buy another ribeye again at Costco as long as I can keep a steady stock of them from Winn Dixie. I won't ever pay their full price since it is something like $15/lb. I think we have 13 ribeye steaks in the freezer. As soon as I buy them, I bring them home put salt and pepper on them and then package them individually in Foodsaver vacuum bags and freeze them. Then just toss them in a big bowl of water whenever we need to thaw them out to cook. Works great.
Around here, we really haven't had any issues getting most things. I usually buy spring or drinking water at Publix and they usually have it in stock. Sometimes they run out of the big 2.5 gallon jugs you can put in your fridge, but always have the one gallon jugs. My wife drinks cold brewed iced tea and they work great for that. The water here in north Florida sucks. Chicken, steak, milk and eggs seem to be pretty easy to get. Aldi has always had eggs and milk though I noticed the last time I was in there they had no fresh chicken. Getting any of the obvious items like TP, wipes, hand sanitizer or disinfectant spray is nearly impossible.
I also wonder about Costco's one item per member policy on TP. Is that one per time through the line? I guess it is possible for people to go in every day and buy more TP? Or go out and back in to the store. Of course the main problem is that by the time they get back in, the racks are probably cleared. If it is one per time through the line (managed by clerks at checkout), perhaps they should reconsider and make it one per member per week. Or something similar. How can they always be out of TP every time I go in there?
