Canning supplies WTH?

[Buckmark]

So we did some canning this weekend and the wife asked if i went out could i pickup some lids, sure no problem right? WRONG canning supplies, most importantly lids are hard to find, i went to 6 places today with no luck, some had jars with lids and bands but no lids to be found, we haven't canned in a year so had not really been paying attention but really, canning stuff is gone also 
I'm sitting here locating and buying a few hundred regulars and wide mouths (nothing off brand either), i feel like im buying ammo 
I feel like we have more than enough jars but starting to question that and make pick up 50-100 more....
This is what makes people buy all the TP 

[7mmfan]

Yep. I discovered this about 2 weeks ago. Found the kids with bands at Walmart, but only a few. I'm with you, lots of jars and rings, hurting on life. May start buying some more jars intermittently to prepare for next fall. Going to do more canning for sure.

[3nails]

 Wide mouth lids are harder to find than 9mm ammo. Almost like someone is buying it all up so we can't be prepared......

[Stein]

Amazon has Ball lids, $15.08 for a box of 12.  Maybe set up a trade 1:1 for some .223?   

Seems like everything is in short supply, lots of money flowing around and production challenges in addition to fear.

[Angry Perch]

I tried to find large lids a few weeks ago. No luck. Saw them at QFC a couple days ago and grabbed a handful.

[treefarmer]

You can buy 6 dozen limit at uline.com   It’s their brand but they seem to work fine

[treefarmer]

Lids I mean

[KFhunter]

Wrong season + panic



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[Fl0und3rz]

+covid excuse for everyone to NOT be working.

Been a shortage since before last harvest.

[Stein]

You can buy 6 dozen limit at uline.com   It’s their brand but they seem to work fine

I have used all different brands and they seem to pretty much do the same thing.

[Southpole]

There’s been a lid shortage since last summer along with the seed shortage.

[NRA4LIFE]

We bought about 25 boxes last summer just to make sure we had enough for humpy season this year.  Winco was my go to junkie.  McLendons too.

[Buckmark]

So apparently my wife has a dealer  , she came home with 5 boxes lids/bands and 4 cases of jars (which you all know have lids and bands. 
Oh and she is not super greedy, said she left 2 boxes of lids/bands for someone else.. i was like yeah thats the right thing to do 

She checked online and said no way she was paying those prices, i reminded her thats what she said about ammo months ago 

[brew]

Bought 6 cases 2 weeks ago at sunbirds in chehalis.  Don't remember if they had just lids but had a butt ton of jars with lids/rings.  Both regular and wide mouth

[huntingfool7]

Amazon has Ball lids, $15.08 for a box of 12.  Maybe set up a trade 1:1 for some .223?   

Seems like everything is in short supply, lots of money flowing around and production challenges in addition to fear.

That's like buying primers.