Sorry if this violates community standards, I’m not trying to spam the forum. If moderators want to me to remove/move/edit anything at all please let me know and I’ll be glad to do so.
I called one of the meat vendors/wholesalers I’ve purchased from in the past (as an individual, not a business) and they’re hurting like everyone else having lost an approximate 65% of their business this week. I was planning on making a bulk purchase of meat soon anyway but given the circumstances I thought about moving it up if that would help allay the losses even in a small way.
Since folks seem interested in both helping and buying in bulk I thought others might think similarly so I’m posting in case anyone else would want to try and support a struggling food vendor at this time. I don’t want to mention the business name or prices here in case that negatively impacts their business further but if anyone is interested in making a bulk order of meat in the LA area within the week, PM me and I’ll be happy to send you the vendor information, forward their price list and try and work out some specifics on how we could potentially go about this.
To give some details:
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This vendor typically sells chicken, pork, beef and some seafood products in quality range from commodity to grass fed beef, etc. This isn’t an endorsement, just to give an idea of their products.
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I’d be trying to pick up in the next week but place the order by EOD tomorrow since we don’t know how the inventory/public health requirements/etc. might be.
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If needed I can try and pick up and drop off within a reasonable distance of downtown LA but I’m not sure what that distance is yet without know where people would want drop offs.
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They sell by the case which cannot be broken down into smaller increments. Cases vary in size by products (eg, I think their fish is frequently a 10lb case but chicken is 40lbs) and it’s detailed in the price list. If a whole case seems daunting to you, I understand but feel free to PM and maybe we can find a way of divvying it up amongst ourselves
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I am not associated with this vendor or trying to sell at a profit in any way, I was just hoping to pick up meat for personal use and wondered if that might be in anyone else’s interest, too.
Since I imagine this would be on many people’s minds, if there’s a way to do this minimizing contact and preserving public health as much as possible I’m all ears to suggestions. Our household has been working from home for the past week and only (carefully) venturing out for groceries and one takeout pickup. We’ve also dropped off groceries to others so they don’t have to leave the house (left on a doorstep or similar to be extra careful) but if there are further suggestion to avoid becoming the Typhoid Mary of LA we’re certainly open to hearing them.
EDIT
On taking a closer look at the price list I see that the products I’ve bought in the past are the case sizes I mentioned but the products listed are of much smaller increments like 2lb bags of chicken with 3 bags/case that are pretty easy to divide or store in addition to being wholesale prices.