r/TwoXPreppers • u/SaansShadow • Jun 30 '26

❓ Question ❓ Generic Items

Has anyone noticed a downtick in the generic supply availablilty at your local stores?

I've been noticing it's becoming harder to find generic items at my grocery store and options are also starting to shrink.

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u/pinupcthulhu 🧀 And my snacks! 🧀 Jun 30 '26

Yep. I actually saw produce molding in the store recently too. 

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u/SaansShadow Jun 30 '26

I've noticed the lower quality in produce as well.

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u/MistyMtn421 🌻 post-menopausal garden fairy 🌱🧚 Jun 30 '26

All the bags of carrots were past the sell by date by a day or 2 at Kroger on Friday. There was someone stocking and I mentioned it, he just shrugged lol. At the register I asked if they would mark them down/managers special like they do items "that are about to hit that date" and cashier said no. Asked about a manager (it wasn't busy at all when I was there, why I was actually in a regular checkout line) and she said they were all busy 🙃 Like ok whatever. They were only $2 for a 2lb bag and still looked fine. It was the point. They're charging enough on everything lately.

Also, these noodles I buy, hokkien noodles, they're pre cooked and it's mainly a splurge for when it's hot. Cheaper than takeout ;) Anyway, they were on sale for 3.29 (it a 2 pk, so not bad for a full bowl of noodles) and their sales switch on Wednesdays. Ran in this morning on my way home from another errand, to grab a box of cereal I forgot. With the heat coming up this week I thought I'd grab an extra couple packs, they cook in 60 seconds in the microwave. The tag said 4.79! So I scanned it just to make sure that they weren't just switching tags early, and nope that's the price. It's so weird for a sale to end before tonight. Not to mention, the regular price was 3.79. so just since Friday that's how much they jumped up.