Jose Cedano grabs one of the last few packs of toilet paper Sunday evening from the Moses Lake Walmart, which has seen panic buying reminiscent of April that has swept across the state over the weekend, emptying bathroom tissue aisles.
November 16, 2020
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November 16, 2020 1 a.m.
Déjà vu: Panic buying, not supply chain disruption, wiping out some store shelves
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery store toilet paper shelves are looking a lot like they did in April, for largely the same reasons: supply chains are stable, but a spike in hoarding and panic buying is driving the temporary shortages, experts say.