Walmart Customers Share Photos of Empty Shelves Nationwide
The coronavirus sparked a wave of panic-buying in the United States earlier this month, with [...]
Empty shelves could be found at Walmarts across the country.
Panic buying at 132nd Walmart. Eggs, potatoes, onions, cereal, cold and flu products, and of course toilet paper. pic.twitter.com/hC813MeYHv
— Rich Carstensen (@1_snapshot) March 15, 2020
prevnextThis is insane #COVID19 #Walmart #Texas pic.twitter.com/seEvVP0iqz
— ✨ 𝔳𝔦𝔰𝔲𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔱✨🤝🚀🧢✊🏼 #StillVotingForYang (@VisurantViz) March 19, 2020
Some people didn't expect the amount of empty shelves they found.
I just went to Walmart for the first time in a week. I knew they would be out of TP and hand soap, but they were out of EVERYTHING. pic.twitter.com/0prj1ZVI80
— Eric Nelson (@literaryeric) March 19, 2020
prevnextNo milk and eggs for me. #walmart pic.twitter.com/erPVUXiVnx
— Carlito Mariategui (@88softaIlherita) March 19, 2020
Some showed off the items that remained amid the panic-buying.
I stopped by Walmart to pick up a few things to make dinner. There wasn’t any bread, but I’m happy to report that there was plenty of tortillas. 😊 #tacofordays pic.twitter.com/orKqlEPWLx
— Claudia Amezcua (@ClaudiaAmezcua_) March 15, 2020
prevnextWalmart meat section. Guess whats left pic.twitter.com/liXFA1K9bW
— McDonell Farms Ltd (@vartyd) March 16, 2020
Some added apocalypse hashtags.
the local Walmart here in eastern WA really has that "tales from the borderlands" vibe 😳#coronapocalypse pic.twitter.com/F8YS1hshNH
— kelsey is ready for a nap (@SherpaWhale) March 15, 2020
prevnextMost savage Walmart experience. I think their was more food on the shelves in a walking dead episode. #coronapocolypse pic.twitter.com/n7RFhU1t75
— ©hristina (@Zoleira) March 15, 2020
Others shared one of the steps Walmart was taking amid the crisis, which included limiting the number of high-demand items customers could buy.
prevnextLocal Walmart Warning :#coronapocolypse pic.twitter.com/4S9zZMwIHF
— gilbert.straight@yandex.com (@gilbertstraigh1) March 15, 2020
To help cope with the high demand and take extra precaution amid the coronavirus, Walmart has shortened its hours to 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in many of its 4,700 U.S. stores as of Thursday, March 19. The company said that the new hours will be in effect until further notice and will "further help" employees restock shelves overnight and clean stores, CNN Business reports. In addition, Walmart will introduce special shopping hours for customers age 60, opening the store one hour early every Tuesday from March 24 through April 28.
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