Items missing from grocery stores

Good news: you can find toilet paper in the grocery store again.

In fact, some stores now have too much.

But consumer reporter John Matarese shows us some other grocery items still in short supply, so you don't waste your money.

AGAIN.IN FACT, SOME STORES NOW HAVETOO MUCH.BUT CONSUMER REPORTER JOHNMATARESE SHOWS US SOMEOTHER GROCERY ITEMS STILL INSHORT SUPPLY, SO YOU DON'TWASTE YOUR MONEY.EVERY FEW DAYS, VIEWERS REACHOUT TO US ABOUT ITEMS THEYCAN'TFIND ON STORE SHELVESANYMORE...DURING THIS PANDEMIC.IT TURNS OUT A OF ITEMS AREMISSING FROM GROCERY STORESTHIS YEAR.---------------FOR A FEW MONTHS....FINDINGDISINFECTING WIPES, TOILETPAPER, OR HAND SANITIZER WASLIKE STRIKING GOLDBUT HAVE YOU NOTICED?NOW MANY OTHER ITEMS ARE MISSINGFROM STORE SHELVES,LESS POPULAR BRANDS THAT PEOPLENEVERTHELESSLOVE."THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE HOMETOWNFAVORITES."LIBBY TURPIN CAN'T FIND HERFAVORITE HOT DOGS, KAHN'S.OTHER VIEWERS TELL US THEY CAN'TFIND:-DIET MOUNTAIN DEW-CAFFEINE FREE DR PEPPER-BARQ'S ROOT BEER-CAMPBELL'S HEALTHY REQUESTSOUPSAND OF COURSE MANY CLEANINGPRODUCTS, INCLUDING....-FORMULA 409-CLOROX SPRAY-SCRUBBING BUBBLES-----------------2 SECS SEPARATORAND FROM THE DOESN'T THAT STINKFILE...THE REASON YOU CANT FIND SOME OFYOUR FAVORITES:MANUFACTUERS SAY THEY AREFOCUSING ON THE MOST POPULARBRANDS DURING THE PANDEMIC.SOME SLOW SELLING BRANDS HAVEBEEN PUT ON HOLD FOR AFEW MONTHS, TO KEEP THE MAJORBRANDS FLOWING.

BUT A WEBSITECALLED INSTOK -- THAT'S IN STOCKWITHOUT A C --MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU FINDTHOSE HARD TO FIND FAVORITES,THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ON THESHELVES SINCE LASTWINTER.