Swap meet vendors say bath tissue is the hottest item amid coronavirus panic shopping. Also affected, the live concerts that were weekend gathering spots.
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Elsewhere, vendor Michel Zamora, an immigrant from Mexico City, said his usual stall with cleaning supplies and hygiene products has been without toilet paper since the end of February. He simply ran out, and said he stopped restocking, at least until the coronavirus panic-shopping blows over. “It started dropping about two weeks ago,” Zamora said. He said he’s got toilet paper and money saved up. He’s ready. He’s got other jobs, and the swap meets so far are staying open. “Take care of your paper!” he added.A woman then walked up, pleading for a roll of the product that really just about everyone uses. “Please don’t tell me you don’t have toilet paper! I’ve gone to all the stores.”
“I just don’t have any,” Zamora replied. “We’re going to start folding over the one-ply, into triangles, to make it last.”
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