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I only shop at local shops, and those are slightly emptier, with certain items low or gone, but in general they're still well-stocked. Today one of the guys there complained that the cash & carry was pretty empty, so I suppose even local shops may soon not be able to re-stock. The local pharmacist said that they were so busy they didn't have time to order anything. Two pharmacies near me that are normally open on Saturdays were closed, no sign on the door to say why.
Then you had the bizarre spectacle the other day of Angela Merkel of all people invoking 'solidarity' and calling "Hamsterkäufe" (a German word for stockpiling, literally 'hamster(-like) buying') "unsolidarisch". Never thought I'd see the day.
Oliver Schick
Are people really hoarding? Think of all the food and toilet paper that usually gets consumed
outside of your home. All that has to be bought from supermarkets now instead of going through the
channels of wholesale for restaurants and institutions.
And add to that the food that people will now eat out of boredom.