I'm posting this in response to the "reusing canning lids" hoping more will see this if it's not mixed into another thread body.
New canning lis are showing up in retail stores! The catch, they are in limited numbers and you have to beat the scalpers to them! It's the same game that was, is being played with. 22 ammo. Scalpers buying them at retail and selling them at xxx times retail. I bought a case of regular Ball lids and a case of lids with rings at my local Wal-Mart yesterday morning. I was there when they opened the doors and took them off the pallet before they hit the shelves. Most stores will only sell at face to face store pickup. Someone mentioned jars. Around here you can buy all the jars with lids and rings a home canner would need, the lids and rings are what's scarce, but there coming!