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Nova Scotia School trips have been cancelled by the province - out of area/country trips.
Interestingly, when I passed through Costco about 2 weeks ago, I noted that there was only a single pallet of toilet paper...so I bought 2 packs. Didn't think much of it...until this week when it's making the rounds on F-book/twitterverse/news that Costco Halifax/Dartmouth are now out of most paper products - no toilet paper, no kleenex, limited paper towels…and no purel/hand sanitizer to be found anywhere.
Now, I'm not one of those crazy prepping individuals, but I do like taking prudent steps to be ready. Having a couple of weeks of food on hand is a good thing...having the staples handy in good quantities makes sense...so...I went shopping last night....got some stuff that I'll use whatever the circumstances because it's normal stuff we buy already, just a bit extra.
I noted that Costco is using sanitary wipes on the carts as you come into the store which is good, and I confirmed the absence of TP and stuff...then as I walked past the rice aisle, I noted that they had less than a half-pallet of basmati left...so I grabbed a bag. Along with some spaghetti - less than a half pallet left of that too (along with some tomato paste and diced tomatoes for sauces...) no hand sanitizer, and no cleaning wipes (except the ones staff were using at the entry.) So...basic staple items are disappearing from the shelves now.
So, the question of where the supply chain issue lies is the real matter at hand.
It is one of two spots:
1. Rail traffic disruptions from the past could of weeks.
or
2. Supply Chain source breakdown.
I don't think that the potential supply chain issues that will originate in China from having portions of their productive economy shut off for an extra week (extended new years week) or the reduced productivity of quarantined areas will have really hit yet....so...I think the out of stock items are a result of the railway blockades, rather than supply chain source breakdown.
I'm not hugely concerned...but I think there's more hiccups to follow.
Interestingly, when I passed through Costco about 2 weeks ago, I noted that there was only a single pallet of toilet paper...so I bought 2 packs. Didn't think much of it...until this week when it's making the rounds on F-book/twitterverse/news that Costco Halifax/Dartmouth are now out of most paper products - no toilet paper, no kleenex, limited paper towels…and no purel/hand sanitizer to be found anywhere.
Now, I'm not one of those crazy prepping individuals, but I do like taking prudent steps to be ready. Having a couple of weeks of food on hand is a good thing...having the staples handy in good quantities makes sense...so...I went shopping last night....got some stuff that I'll use whatever the circumstances because it's normal stuff we buy already, just a bit extra.
I noted that Costco is using sanitary wipes on the carts as you come into the store which is good, and I confirmed the absence of TP and stuff...then as I walked past the rice aisle, I noted that they had less than a half-pallet of basmati left...so I grabbed a bag. Along with some spaghetti - less than a half pallet left of that too (along with some tomato paste and diced tomatoes for sauces...) no hand sanitizer, and no cleaning wipes (except the ones staff were using at the entry.) So...basic staple items are disappearing from the shelves now.
So, the question of where the supply chain issue lies is the real matter at hand.
It is one of two spots:
1. Rail traffic disruptions from the past could of weeks.
or
2. Supply Chain source breakdown.
I don't think that the potential supply chain issues that will originate in China from having portions of their productive economy shut off for an extra week (extended new years week) or the reduced productivity of quarantined areas will have really hit yet....so...I think the out of stock items are a result of the railway blockades, rather than supply chain source breakdown.
I'm not hugely concerned...but I think there's more hiccups to follow.