r/Shortages is a subreddit with 58k members. The most common flair used is retail & consumer, fossil fuels, labor, anecdotal, and discussion.
This community facilitates the sharing of information on post-COVID shortages and observations of things in short supply in your area or line of work.
Flair Used in r/Shortages
#1
Retail & Consumer
: "Gas Station in Omaha is Experiencing Shortages"
22 posts
#2
Fossil Fuels
: "Venezuela's second largest oil refinery just exploded and caught fire, wiping out 310,000 barrels of daily production capacity in a full shutdown."
17 posts
#3
Labor
: "The hamster wheel is real"
10 posts
#4
Anecdotal
: "Diesel prices have just started to run. Shortages coming."
8 posts
#5
Discussion
: "It’s not just pasta- I’m seeing shortages across nearly every food category at Walmart"
6 posts
#6
Agricultural
: "Anyone else think we are secretly running out of food?"
5 posts
#7
Energy/Electricity
: "Diesel at $170, Jet Fuel Climbing: The Real Shortage Isn't Crude, It's Everything Made From It"
5 posts
#8
Pharmaceuticals
: "Estradiol shortage"
3 posts
#9
Transportation/Logistics
: "he’s right you know"
3 posts
#10
Raw Materials
: "Shortages of Critical Goods in a Global Economy"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Shortages
Yearly
+20k members(53.9%)
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Last updated: November 5, 2026