The Great Eggo Waffle Shortage of 2009
The country fell silent yesterday morning.
A cold wind whipped through the barren aisles of the freezer sections of grocery stores across America, as the horrible news set in.
There's an Eggo Waffle shortage.
No, seriously, thanks to flooding in Atlanta, due to record high rainfall, there is actually an Eggo Waffle shortage, and it could last through 2010, and people who are apparently terrible at pouring cereal into bowls are getting pretty rattled.
From the article:
"We have eight (frozen waffles) and if we ration those — maybe have half an Eggo in one sitting — then it'll last longer," said Resciniti, who blogs about being a mother. "I told my husband that maybe I need to put them on eBay."
Just for fun, we checked eBay, and thankfully, you can get a box of Eggo waffles there. If you have a thousand dollars for an opening bid. (UPDATE: the seller has dropped the price to $65.00. Still, that's over 6 bucks per waffle.)
There is widespread panic on the Eggo Waffle Facebook Fan Page too- here's a taste of that:
Collette Frazee Duncan:
"Three weeks and three trips to Wal-mart and still no waffles! Finally I grabbed the last three boxes at Bi-Lo yesterday and said something to the stockboy who looked at me like i was crazy. I'm seriously considering hitting all the local stores and stocking up!"
Jean Kristufek:
"Can you believe I just read that there is a shortage of Eggo's!! Everybody run to the frozen food section and stock up!! L'eggo my Eggo!!"
People are losing their minds on Twitter, too.
I know we're in hard economic times here, people, but things are beginning to look bleak. Riots, fires, people refusing to "L'eggo," you name it.This country is about to turn into a Mad Max movie.
Check out this video:
Seconds after this film ended, that little girl was stabbed to death with a fork, and her Eggo taken from her.
BY HER OWN BROTHER.
Something needs to be done.
Is it time for a bailout?
