# Is there anything more difficult to find in a grocery store than Velveeta? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383 "2017-04-13T15:50:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/141 "2017-04-19T17:46:00Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I have trouble finding vinegar šŸ˜•. I _know_! Different stores have it in different locations. No signs for it. And either it flies off the shelf, or they donā€™t keep much on hand. Or both. Check by the restrooms. You know, piss & vinegar. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/142 "2017-04-19T18:18:53Z")
^ Iā€™m filled with piss and vinegar! At first, I was just filled with vinegar. ---
**Author:** ![Emergency911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/43a26b/32.png) [@Emergency911](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emergency911)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/143 "2017-04-19T18:26:37Z")
Same problem here. I used to tell my wife that I think they move the Velveeta on a weekly basis. I started keeping notes on my phone on where I found it. My loving wife would roll her eyes, until, yes, UNTIL I showed her that last month it was in x aisle and now itā€™s in y aisle (yes, I took picturesā€¦). She started paying attention and finally came to the same conclusion. The ONLY time itā€™s easy to find is around Superbowl, then itā€™s in every aisle, several endcaps and a pyramid or two next to the chips. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/144 "2017-04-19T19:22:20Z")
Aisle 2, top shelf on your right about half-way down. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/145 "2017-04-19T19:39:14Z")
Mine is in the refrigerated case, between the sliced package cheese and the fresh pasta. AND, the bottled horseradish is on the top (refrigerated) shelf above the cheeses. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/146 "2017-04-20T00:14:24Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > šŸ˜• I thought Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches were made with Philadelphia cream cheese (ā€œPhillyā€, as itā€™s known far and wide). Seriously? Youā€™ve never had a philly cheesesteak? Dude, WTF? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/147 "2017-04-20T01:11:05Z")
> [@Tibby or Not Tibby](#): > > I know exactly where Publix hides itā€™s brick Velveeta. > > ā€¦but, I ainā€™t sayinā€™, 'cause too much demand would lead to increased price, or worse, Velveeta shortages. > > ā€¦then, how could I make my authentic Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches? (sure, technically they should be made with Cheez Wiz, but really, is there any difference?). > [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Huh. Velveeta hiders, whoā€™da thunk??? :eek::smack::mad: HAH! Found it!!! Should have known it would be with the rest of the ā€œfake cheeseā€: Kraft ā€œParmesanā€ cheese, ā€œCheeze Whizā€, etc. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/148 "2017-04-20T01:19:11Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Seriously? Youā€™ve never had a philly cheesesteak? Dude, WTF? He hasnā€™t had the joyous experience of standing for 1.5 hours in a line winding around Patā€™s or Genoā€™s, so he can get to the front of the line and say, ā€œWhiz witā€! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/149 "2017-04-20T01:54:51Z")
Iā€™ve never understood why the really large grocery stores donā€™t put certain foods in more than one place: Parmesan cheese with the other cheeses and near the spaghetti sauce, Velveeta with the cheese and with the pasta, evaporated milk with the coffee and the baking stuff, Fluff with the ice cream, baking stuff and Jam/peanut butter (for the famous Fluffernutter sandwich.) Salsa with Hispanic foods and with the chips, crackers with crackers and with the soups/stews. Sweetened condensed milk (aka Eagle brand milk) is really only used for baking/desserts, IME, so it seems ok to me to look for it there. Grated, bottled horseradish has been something I have had to ask help to find. Finally, with guidance, found it with the cheeses. šŸ˜•??? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/150 "2017-04-20T02:26:53Z")
> [@Cub\_Mistress](#): > > Iā€™ve never understood why the really large grocery stores donā€™t put certain foods in more than one place Demand for shelf space in grocery stores is incredibly high. Last year, over [21,000 new food and beverage items](https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-markets-prices/processing-marketing/new-products/) were introduced in the U.S. For every new item that your grocery store carries, some other item has to get bumped from the shelf, and manufacturers almost always have to pay retailers (ā€œ[slotting fee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slotting_fee)ā€) to get their products on the shelf. If a grocery store shelves a particular item in more than one place (other than the ā€œend of aisleā€ displays, which are usually for short-term promotions), itā€™d almost undoubtedly be because the manufacturer specifically paid extra slotting fees to get that product in both places. Itā€™d be handy for consumers, but very few manufacturers would feel that theyā€™d get enough additional sales from it to justify the extra slotting fee expense. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/151 "2017-04-20T21:43:02Z")
> [@MemoryDump](#): > > Many years ago, the San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen had a great time for days when a reader reported finding Velveeta in the gourmet foods section of a grocery store in Chico, CA. When we moved to the Lesser White North many years ago, we were puzzled by the local storeā€™s lack of tortillas (and any other Mexican food). Finally found someone who knew where they were: in the gourmet section. Tortillas are gourmet food??? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/152 "2017-04-20T22:49:34Z")
> [@Cub\_Mistress](#): > > Sweetened condensed milk (aka Eagle brand milk) is really only used for baking/desserts, IME, so it seems ok to me to look for it there. Used for coffee, too. I actually thought thatā€™s where it was located in my grocery when I read one of the previous posts in this thread, but it turns out (having checked in the last day or two) itā€™s in the baking section. Still, given how often my grocery moves the shelves around, Iā€™m not entirely sure that I was wrong that it was located in that section at one time. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/153 "2017-04-21T17:19:28Z")
Yet Another Example of Mysterious Grocery Store Layout. Today at the ā€œlittleā€ grocery store, on one side of an aisle you have: jam/jellies, peanut butter, peanuts & other snack nuts, popcorn, Brita filters and glassware, candy. Wait, go back a bit. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/154 "2017-04-21T18:28:23Z")
Self respect. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/155 "2017-04-21T19:02:16Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Self respect. If someoneā€™s getting VelveetaĀ®, one suspects this is not an issue. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/156 "2017-04-21T19:09:28Z")
Youā€™ve never tasted **kittenblue** ā€™s Cheez Spread. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/157 "2017-04-21T19:19:58Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > If someoneā€™s getting VelveetaĀ®, one suspects this is not an issue. šŸ˜ƒ It does make reasonable fish bait, and when camping can liven up dehydrated foods. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383/158 "2017-04-22T00:43:43Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > He hasnā€™t had the joyous experience of standing for 1.5 hours in a line winding around Patā€™s or Genoā€™s, so he can get to the front of the line and say, ā€œWhiz witā€! :eek: Youse guys better not order your steaks wit out onions. Shaved rib-eye, Whiz, fried onionsā€¦hot sauce, on a fresh Amoroso rollā€“it doesnā€™t get any better than that. Patā€™s and Genoā€™s, not badā€¦but, I preferred Jimā€™s on South Street, although I havenā€™t been there for ~25 years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383.md?page=7)