Costco and Sam’s are both beginning to limit the amount of rice that can be sold to any individual on a given day. Does this really affect most Americans?
I mean until Krispy Kreme and Burger King go healthy, sad to say, most Americans will never notice the difference. No one has ever said, “Supersize my rice bowl” at McDonalds.
Of course it won’t matter if most people didn’t use much rice in the past, they will now want it. Now we have our own Rice Wars as people run out, hit multiple stores, and try to stock up. I suspect it will get much worse…
Urban professionals taking their SUVs across the border and sneaking bags back into the US.
Old people being used as “mules” on flights into the US.
Kids trading each other at lunch — one pudding cup = 10 grains of brown rice.
Dealers working the streets looking for people trying to score some high-grade yellow rice.
Counterfeit rice hits the market.
e-Bay turns into an online grocery business.
People turn to salads.
The catch: We don’t have a rice shortage here in the U.S. But, oh well, I guess if it keeps our attention away from terrorists, the election, the war, gas prices, foreclosures, impending meteors — than I guess we should all be for it.
Just in case, I am heading to Costco to stock up on Basmati…I think people are going to be looking to score the good stuff.
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What about Rice Wine? Better stock up on that also!