they arrange stuff on the shevles to make them look fuller now


Yes! I've noticed that more now than ever. In fact a large chain store near me recently reorganized to compensate for months of obviously empty shelves. They closed-off a huge area once occupied by inventory and reduced the size and spacing of the remaining shelves. Real-time downsizing?


Same here.

I live in a fairly affluent area as well and I've noticed that meats and other products are nearly 'off' when we buy them. It appears that they are changing dates and trying to keep the shelves stocked.

Foods are getting less plentiful. Shelves are thinning. And tensions are growing.

Changing dates on food packages?!!!!
That's a fuckin' crime!
What part of the country you in, because if they are changing dates on packages of meat, it has to be stopped!
That's dangerous as Hell, can make people violently ill!

Walmart meats are packaged air tight then filled with pure CO2....I don't buy it, but my neighbor bought a pack of ground beef, and forgot it in the back of the fridge for TWO WEEKS...it was still BRIGHT RED! Ewwwww!