Comments on: Food rationing – sign of times or random departure from norm? http://readyqueen.com/2008/04/food-rationing-sign-of-times-or-random-departure-from-norm/ Modern disaster survival and preparedness for your family and business Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:15:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kerwood http://readyqueen.com/2008/04/food-rationing-sign-of-times-or-random-departure-from-norm/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Kerwood Thu, 01 May 2008 17:13:34 +0000 http://www.readyqueen.com/blog/2008/04/22/food-rationing-sign-of-times-or-random-departure-from-norm/#comment-43 Hi, I mentioned the world food shortage last week as well. Here in the U.S. there is no actual shortage of food. Both Sams Club and Costco have both placed limits on how many bags of rice consumers may buy at one time. I am not sure if this is still in place, but it appears that they did this as a way to raise awareness of the issue. Though there is no actual food shortage here the price of food has increased on average 40-50% Hoarding food is not needed yet, though if people are on a limited income they may want to purchase more to prepare for further rising prices. Just thought you may want to know if you did not already. It is funny the psyche of people how we react, people did want to buy more when they heard this. As soon as we are told we can have only a small amount something, we want more. Kelloggs (I think it was him) used the same thing in an add campaign in Times square, asking people to stop buying corn flakes because there was not enough to go around...Sales more than doubled after this. Hi, I mentioned the world food shortage last week as well. Here in the U.S. there is no actual shortage of food.

Both Sams Club and Costco have both placed limits on how many bags of rice consumers may buy at one time.

I am not sure if this is still in place, but it appears that they did this as a way to raise awareness of the issue.

Though there is no actual food shortage here the price of food has increased on average 40-50% Hoarding food is not needed yet, though if people are on a limited income they may want to purchase more to prepare for further rising prices.

Just thought you may want to know if you did not already.

It is funny the psyche of people how we react, people did want to buy more when they heard this. As soon as we are told we can have only a small amount something, we want more.

Kelloggs (I think it was him) used the same thing in an add campaign in Times square, asking people to stop buying corn flakes because there was not enough to go around…Sales more than doubled after this.

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