# Shortage of canned pears? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648 "2013-10-19T13:46:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/1 "2013-10-19T13:46:46Z")
Locally, in Middle Tennessee, the shelves are bare of canned pears, both lite & heavy syrup varieties. Anybody else seeing bare shelves? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/2 "2013-10-19T13:54:21Z")
Who the fuck buys canned pears? And why? ---
**Author:** ![Recusant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@Recusant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recusant)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/3 "2013-10-19T14:09:20Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Who the fuck buys canned pears? And why? People who want to eat them, or possibly supervillians planning some pear-based doomsday device. And because of the tremendous pain in the butt that is waiting for fifteen-second window in which pears are ripe, but not overripe. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/4 "2013-10-19T14:12:33Z")
No shortage here - I still have some home-canned ones in my pantry from last year. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/5 "2013-10-19T17:37:25Z")
I noticed that yesterday when I did my grocery shopping - no pears! I love me my canned pears. I didn’t think much of it, just made a note to pick them up next week - but if you’re saying they’re out in your area too, oh noes! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/6 "2013-10-19T17:40:32Z")
> [@Recusant](#): > > And because of the tremendous pain in the butt that is waiting for fifteen-second window in which pears are ripe, but not overripe. Oh yes, I agree with this! I have a pear tree in my yard that grows beautiful little miniature pears, and of the 11 years I’ve lived here, I have only ONCE managed to pick those pears in time. Fifteen seconds sounds about right for the picking window. Note: I have NO idea what kind of pear tree it is- came with the house/yard. They are tiny pears - maybe a third the size of a pear in the grocery store fresh fruit aisle. ---
**Author:** ![CLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CLee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/7 "2013-10-19T17:45:30Z")
Menace. YouTube coyotes + pears [http://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=coyote+pears&oq=coyote+pears&gs\_l=youtube.3...582.3176.0.3318.12.8.0.4.4.0.137.639.6j2.8.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.x0Pt4YkAr\_0](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coyote+pears&oq=coyote+pears&gs_l=youtube.3...582.3176.0.3318.12.8.0.4.4.0.137.639.6j2.8.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.x0Pt4YkAr_0) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/8 "2013-10-20T03:53:26Z")
No shortage here. But they only have “halves,” not “slices.” ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/9 "2013-10-20T04:00:20Z")
There were plenty (both halves and slices) when I went to the commissary Thursday afternoon. I can look tomorrow to see if the situation has changed… ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/10 "2013-10-20T11:11:17Z")
Moving from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/11 "2013-10-20T11:13:11Z")
I buy and eat canned pears with some frequency- we ran out for a few days, then got new labels on the incoming cans. And new prices. ☹ Also the new peaches don’t have pull tops on the cans. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/12 "2013-10-20T16:02:05Z")
> [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](#): > > Oh yes, I agree with this! I have a pear tree in my yard that grows beautiful little miniature pears, and of the 11 years I’ve lived here, I have only ONCE managed to pick those pears in time. Fifteen seconds sounds about right for the picking window. > > Note: I have NO idea what kind of pear tree it is- came with the house/yard. They are tiny pears - maybe a third the size of a pear in the grocery store fresh fruit aisle. [del]Is there a partridge[/del]…sorry, Xmas is coming, and I got carried away… ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/13 "2013-10-21T00:58:40Z")
> [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](#): > > Note: I have NO idea what kind of pear tree it is- came with the house/yard. They are tiny pears - maybe a third the size of a pear in the grocery store fresh fruit aisle. Seckel pears, I’d guess. Do they look like [this](https://www.google.com/search?q=seckel+pear&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=8XtkUuTxIYaE9QTCwYCQAQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1175&bih=632&dpr=1)? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/14 "2013-10-21T05:07:27Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Who the fuck buys canned pears? And why? I dice canned fruit to mix with applesauce or yogurt. It can also be a baking ingredient. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/15 "2013-10-21T17:08:29Z")
Canned peaches are where it’s at. Just don’t fuck around with any unauthorized cinnamon. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/16 "2013-10-21T18:11:28Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Who the fuck buys canned pears? And why? People under a certain type of pressure? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/17 "2013-10-21T18:59:50Z")
Haven’t noticed, but we canned our own from the tree out front. Nice to have in winter, when there aren’t any fresh to be had. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-canned-pears/671648/18 "2013-10-21T19:35:39Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Who the fuck buys canned pears? And why? People who would consume all the fresh pears in a single day, no matter how many there were, but can limit themselves to a one-can daily ration.