So,

I'm going through and updating my kits, BoB, etc and replacing items that need it. Hard candy, water purif tabs and so on.

So I get to the matches. I trash all of them and go to put fresh ones in the safes. No matches in the house except "Strike on box" crap. Bummer, off to the store I went for "strike anywhere" matches.

First stop? Wally-world. "Hmm, they must be fresh out." I think. Plan B, Local supermarket. Also fresh out, damn. Am I seeing a trend here?? Off to Target. Guess what? don't even carry them. WTF?

Is there a sudden call for strike anywhere matches? Match goblins got the market cornered? All the new smoking bans got the smokers hording them?

Any idea what's going on? I know I heard something quite sometime ago about the SA matches were "more dangerous". Whatever.

Can anyone shed light (pun intended) on the subject, or tell me where to get them here in PHX?

DLR