Since we would get 50% off of our Thanksgiving turkey purchase if we bought an additional $30 worth of groceries, we decided to buy all of our Thanksgiving needs at once.\u00a0 And we were going great until we tried to purchase instant turkey gravy mix.\u00a0 There was only one package on the shelf and we needed four.\u00a0 Since I suspected that they would restock the supply at night, we purchased the one package and would try again in the morning.<\/p>\n
But the next day, there were no more packages on the shelves.\u00a0 Concerned, we decided to try the store in Grand Rapids.\u00a0 It was a much bigger store and would certainly have what we needed.\u00a0 But no luck.\u00a0 That store too was out of stock.<\/p>\n
Suspecting that this gravy shortage would turn out like last years apple jelly shortage, we scanned the shelves for an alternative. Seeing some “heat and serve” packages of turkey gravy,\u00a0 we decided not to take any chances.\u00a0 We grabbed 1 1\/2 quarts and threw them in our cart.\u00a0 The last thing that I wanted to do was run out of gravy on Thanksgiving day.\u00a0 And who knows, by Wednesday afternoon, that gravy could be worth 10 times what I paid for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since we would get 50% off of our Thanksgiving turkey purchase if we bought an additional $30 worth of groceries, we decided to buy all of our Thanksgiving needs at once.\u00a0 And we were going great until we tried to … Continue reading