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Shoppers across the country are stocking up on toilet paper, paper towels, and other household items as the Delta variant continues to spread and sicken younger people.
The pandemic has impacted supply chains, leaving many stores and restaurants struggling to keep popular items in stock. According to a report from earlier this month from Eat This, Not That, Costco has had trouble keeping several items in stock, including dog food, chicken nuggets, and bags of potato chips.
Many Costco customers have taken to social media in recent days complaining that they can't find toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water, and other household items. Shoppers are worried that we might be in for another round of shortages as people horde certain things as the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations hit record highs.
"Did we not learn from last year at all? I pulled up to Costco, and they are out of toilet paper and water. These people never learn," user ahmadtlewis3 tweeted from Nevada.
"There wasn't any bottle water packs or toilet paper at Costco today….sign of the times to come 🤷🏽♂️," Eric Arrambide tweeted.
To help keep items in stock, some Costco locations have placed limits on the number of items that customers can purchase at one time.
"I also noticed yesterday Costco was only allowing the purchase of 1 pack of toilet paper (I needed a second for daughter moving into college today)," TX_Lisa wrote.
Costco has not commented on the reported shortages.