He then moved to Pittsburgh – although not because he was looking for nuts – “and he couldn’t find them anywhere,” he said. “It was then that I discovered that other people were having the problem across the country.”
He said he likes to eat cereal with milk and adds raisins “for a little sweetness. But I appreciate its authentic, nutty flavor. “
On Reddit, the tone could be less melancholy. One post was titled, “WHERE ARE ALL THE GRAPE NUTS ???”
“I’ve been to all of Safeway, Fred Meyer and Target around, and I can’t find them anywhere,” said a user last month in a Reddit group for residents of Portland, Oregon. “Am I the only person in Portland eating grape-nuts? “
Some hungry customers, frustrated in supermarkets, tried to research the product on the internet, only to find that prices could be much higher than normal. Grape-Nuts said the manufacturer’s suggested retail price for a 29-ounce box is $ 4.99.
At Amazon, a package of four boxes, each 29 ounces, was listed for $ 59.99 on Friday afternoon. On eBay, a similar package of two boxes was available for $ 55. And on Walmart.com, a 64-ounce box was listed for $ 110.
Other consumers were less concerned about the scarcity. Some expressed their hatred for nuts even if they could sympathize with the loss of comforting food. Others described their disgust in visceral terms, how to compare the nut experience with “eating pebbles. “
The venerable cereal, made from wheat and barley, has been around since 1897, according to Post Consumer Brands. It was a favorite among explorers like adventurers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.