Looking to find some fresh produce? Need gluten-free flour, or anything else special? Just need some TP!?!? While stock levels for most things are getting better, some things (like wipes in plastic canisters) are still hard to find.
UPDATE: Where To Get Free Stuff
While supply chains have mostly caught up, there’s still plenty of need in town for various kinds of things. Several groups make it easy to give away things that you might not need, but is still too nice to throw away.
- Neighborhood Free Shelves - neighbors organizing shelves on their street to swap free stuff (give or take as you desire).
- Everything Is Free Arlington - an active and thriving Facebook group of people giving away stuff for free, just about anything you can imagine.
- Buy Nothing Arlington/Lexington - a Facebook group focused on recycling and repurposing things between neighbors, all for free.
- Arlngton DPW’s own Swap Shed - Check the schedule for what weekend hours they’re open; it’s a free swap shed with some great stuff.
Nearby Supermarket Stock Reports
Reminder: Wash your hands, don’t worry too much about sanitizing groceries.
If you’re looking for stores outside Arlington, try Shortage Scout, where you can make reports and search for nearby stores that have TP, cleaners, or more in stock. If you’re on Facebook, checkout the BELMONT, WATERTOWN, ARLINGTON and CAMBRIDGE: INSTOCK AND NEEDED ESSENTIALS group.
For Arlngton, see current reports below, or click on Make A Report on any store if you go shopping and notice anything! Remember: reports come from you or your neighbors, so always double-check yourself by calling if something is important.
- Stop & Shop Arlington - Make a Report! or see current reports.
- Trader Joes Arlington - Make a Report! or see current reports.
- Whole Foods Arlington - Make a Report! or see current reports.
- Stop & Shop Lexington - Make a Report! or see current reports.
- Trader Joes Fresh Pond - Make a Report! or see current reports.
- Whole Foods Fresh Pond - Make a Report! or see current reports.
- Star Market Belmont - Make a Report! or see current reports.
Handy Map Of Stores We Cover (See map fullscreen)
Got More Ideas?
Email us your suggestions - we update this site frequently! In particular, we want to know what to add:
- More stores? If there’s enough demand for specific stores, we’ll add’em.
- Better reports? Should we color-code low stock stores?
- Other specific instock columns? We can’t add too many, but if we get a lot of specific requests we will.
- Ideas for better help for this page, especially on mobile (your neighborhood developer is always on their laptop…)
Let your neighbors know what you found out shopping!
Credits
- Maps hosted by uMap and OpenStreetMap
- Data by Google Forms and Sheets
- Code ideas from Utah Valley Mutual Aid
- Inspiration from Arlington and other local Facebook groups sharing shopping data!