Published.
March 08, 2020 12: 37:56
Tiffany Kent says she thought it was funny when she initially heard people were stockpiling on toilet tissue in case they contracted coronavirus since it sounded outrageous.
Bottom line:
- Customers have actually been buying vital supplies in bulk, because of coronavirus worries
- Merchants say you can still buy online, even if you do need to go into quarantine
- Major grocery stores are rationing some items to avoid the panic from spreading
But then she went to her local grocery store in Bendigo, in central Victoria, and saw empty racks without any toilet paper, rice, pasta, sanitary pads or pain relievers.
Ms Kent said the concern of individuals stocking up on large quantities of important materials, is most affecting households like her own, on stringent budgets.
” I have a spending plan for everything from food to petrol and it is pretty tight,