In the context of an increasing number of nCoV infections, people often have the habit of buying and storing food for a long time to limit exposure to the street and crowded places. Not only a certain number of items, all items are "gathered" by everyone, with the motto that you can buy all of them, even win. This leads to a shortage of stock during the epidemic season.
The mother burst into tears when she could not buy diapers for her baby
To limit the spread of the disease during the corona epidemic season, people often have a habit of buying and storing food for a long time to limit exposure to the street and crowded places. Psychology of people, since knowing the dangers of corona, their shopping habits have also changed. That is, instead of going every day to buy fresh and delicious, many people accept to buy stocked food for many days.
Not only a certain number of items, all items are "gathered" by everyone, with the motto that you can buy all of them, even win.
Helpless because I can't find a diaper
In the frenetic shopping panic between the Covid-19 epidemic, it is very easy for people not to control their own emotions, especially when they have to take care of their loved ones. Recently, a mother living in the US state of Utah cried because she could not find diapers for her young child at home. The video the mother posted on the TikTok app has been reported by Fox News and is gaining attention.
According to research, the mother in the video named Lauren Whitney, earlier this week she visited a diaper shop to buy diapers for her little girl. But the bad thing is that even though she has searched from shelf to shelf, the mother still cannot find a baby-sized diaper bag for her baby. Whitney was unable to hold back tears when she was helpless to find nappies for her children, she shared her feelings at that time on TikTok. Unexpectedly, this mom's video quickly went viral, reaching over 5.2 million views, with 894,000 interactions and more than 14,000 comments.
Whitney could not hold back tears when she was helpless to find nappies for her children
The request of a mother of four
Whitney admitted that she did not think her message would spread so strongly, at that time helpless because she could not find a diaper for her child, she shared her feelings. However, the mother of 4 children also hopes that through this clip, people will become calmer and think of others during this difficult period.
"To those who are crazy shopping, what should my little child do when this mother cannot buy 20 boxes of diapers at the same time as you guys are doing?" - The mother shared in tears when behind her were almost empty stalls at the supermarket.
The mother hopes that people will become calmer and think of others during a difficult time
“We are fine, maybe we are not the richest, but not so poor. Through this video, I want people to become more aware of the problem we are facing. Panic shopping is making things worse. ” - Whiney added.
Supermarket chains determine how much each person purchases
After the video was posted, many TikTok accounts expressed their sympathy to Whitney. They agree with what this country in particular and the world in general are facing through the mother's narrative.
"I'm sorry about what you went through."
“There is no excuse for people trying to bring the whole supermarket home. I am also crying and screaming.
"People do not care about the situation of other people at this moment, especially those who are on a tight budget."
Health officials urged people to limit close contact, people flocked to supermarkets
Sharing with BuzzFeed, Whitney said: “I hope everyone soon realizes that the panic shopping and hoarding will make many families with little money will face many difficulties. If we all just get enough, everything will be fine, the merchandise won't be short. ”
Amid the increasing number of nCoV infections and health officials urging people to limit close contact, people flock to supermarkets and shops to buy canned foods, hand sanitizer, and tissue paper. birth and other necessities.
In order to avoid the shortage of goods in the epidemic that leads to too many buyers, the people have nothing. HEB & Wegmans, a US food chain supermarket - just announced a product limit per buyer. The rule is in effect for some common foods like bread, canned soup, frozen vegetables, and instant noodles. The limit depends on the product. For example, each customer will only buy 2 eggs and 2 cartons of milk at the supermarket.
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