No, not really. In the Midwest, supply shortages of staples and most consumer goods were not so bad that the "shelves were empty." You might have had to buy a

No, not really. In the Midwest, supply shortages of staples and most consumer goods were not so bad that the "shelves were empty." You might have had to buy a different brand of a given good. The only real annoying thing has been products that use semiconductors.