Tariff fears fuel rising sales, dread of shortages, empty shelves

Some fear that the toilet paper crisis and other key product shortages could return.

May 12, 2025 - 21:49
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Tariff fears fuel rising sales, dread of shortages, empty shelves

Most may remember or even partook in the panic-buying trend during the Covid  pandemic, which led to the highly mocked toilet paper shortage.

People got up at the crack of dawn, lining up outside grocery stores before they opened to get all their household necessities and avoid facing shelves wiped out by fellow panic shoppers.