Three weeks ago, I asked if there were any sites listing peoples' experiences with retailers. A number of folks responded with stories of their recent experiences, but no such list was recommended.

So I propose that this be the first Ed Yourdon website Retailer Report.

Please list those retailers of Y2K merchandise with whom you have had a recent experience (good, bad, still waiting, etc.) which you can pass on to the group. Please be specific.

I'll start. My local Walmart in north Georgia last week offered 36-roll packs of Charmin for $7.

-- GA Russell (garussell@russellga.com), April 01, 1999

Answers

I ordered a solar-powered motion detector light from Jade Mountain early in January. Still waiting.

-- Gayla Dunbar (privacy@please.com), April 01, 1999.

From late January to early March, my local Albertsons on the Eastside (east of Seattle) had eight rolls of store-brand TP for $1.00, three rolls of store-brand paper towels for $1.00, and a 24-package case of Top Ramen noodles for $1.91--no limit to how many you could buy on any of these items. I bought a lot, but now I wish I'd bought a lot more. (Feverishly scouring the weekly newspaper inserts for repeats on these items...)

-- Don (whytocay@hotmail.com), April 01, 1999.

I bought my solar panels, wind turbine from ZZZAP online. All arrived within 10 days. I gleen my TP from old SEARS catalogs and corn cobs! (;{D

-- SCOTTY (BLehman202@aol.com), April 01, 1999.

Ordered a pressure canner from Lehman's on March 21; I was notified by E-mail and post card that I would have a 5-7 week wait.

-- Novacop (Sandmann@alasbab.com), April 01, 1999.

Gayla Dunbar commented:

"I ordered a solar-powered motion detector light from Jade Mountain early in January. Still waiting.

Gayla, don't know if you are close to a Home Depot, they carry the Heath Zenith model SL-7001 for around $80. I have installed one and it works great.

Ray

-- Ray (ray@totacc.com), April 01, 1999.