And still others bought goods from gadgets to boats they thought would keep them entertained, but are now sitting unused. Ms. Alaezi, who lives in Atlanta, was at her local Walmart picking up house supplies when her mind turned to toilet paper. She already had four rolls, and because she lives alone and was working overtime shifts as an I.C.U. But the impulse to stockpile proved unavoidable “I saw a Walmart employee wheel out a whole stack of toilet paper from the back and head toward the toilet paper section,” she said. “I followed him there and took a 20 pack right from the shelf!”When she got home to her one-bedroom apartment Ms. Alaezi realized she had nowhere to store her purchase.

Source: New York Times January 02, 2021 10:00 UTC