HOUSTON – It’s a sight usually reserved for hurricanes bearing down on Texas: people rushing to stores to stock up on supplies. Coronavirus changed that.
As COVID-19 cases began appearing in the Houston area, shoppers headed out to stock up on not just water, but also hand sanitizer, cleaning products and medication. This prompted stores to start placing limits on the number of these types of items shoppers could buy.
Since the rodeo has been canceled and public health emergencies have been declared in Montgomery, Harris and Fort Bend Counties as well as in Houston, people have really taken binge shopping to a whole new level.
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Shelves that usually hold disinfecting wipes sit empty at the Meyerland H-E-B store on March 7, 2020.Shelves in the bleach aisle were empty at the Target at Dunvale and Westheimer on March 7, 2020.The Home Depot on U.S. Highway 59 in Sugar Land seemed to have a good supply of bleach and paper towels.Shelves that usually hold disinfecting wipes sit empty at the Meyerland H-E-B store on March 7, 2020.Store shelves in the cleaning products aisle at the Target store at Westheimer and Wilcrest were bare on March 8, 2020.Store shelves in the cleaning products aisle at the Target store at Westheimer and Wilcrest were bare on March 8, 2020.At least 10 stockers were replacing supplies of food, water, wipes and bleach at the H-E-B store on the Grand Parkway in Sugar Land on March 8, 2020.Shelves were mostly empty in the cleaning supplies aisle at the H-E-B store in the Bay Colony area of League City on March 8, 2020.Shelves in the paper towel aisle were empty at the Target at Dunvale and Westheimer on March 7, 2020.Shelves in the cleaning supplies aisle were empty at the Target at Dunvale and Westheimer on March 7, 2020.Shelves in the soap and hand sanitizer aisle were empty March 8, 2020, at the H-E-B store on Kingwood Drive in Kingwood, Texas.A sign tells buyers about limits on certain purchases at the Target at Dunvale and Westheimer on March 7, 2020.Shelves that normally hold disinfecting wipes were empty at the H-E-B store in Kingwood, Texas, on Kingwood Drive, on March 8, 2020.Shelves in the cleaning supplies aisle were empty at the Target at Dunvale and Westheimer on March 7, 2020.Shelves in the cleaning supplies aisle were empty at the Target at Dunvale and Westheimer on March 7, 2020.Shelves were mostly empty in the hand sanitizer aisle at the H-E-B store in the Bay Colony area of League City on March 8, 2020.A sign tells shoppers about limits on purchases of certain supplies at the Target at Dunvale and Westheimer on March 7, 2020.Shelves were mostly empty in the cleaning supplies aisle at the H-E-B store in the Bay Colony area of League City on March 8, 2020.The cold medicine aisle at the Walmart store in La Marque, Texas, was unusually empty on March 9, 2020.Several shelves at the Walmart on FM 1093 in the Fulshear area were empty on March 9, 2020.Several shelves at the Walmart on FM 1093 in the Fulshear area were empty on March 9, 2020.Several shelves at the Walmart on FM 1093 in the Fulshear area were empty on March 9, 2020.Several shelves at the Walmart on FM 1093 in the Fulshear area were empty on March 9, 2020.Several shelves at the Walmart on FM 1093 in the Fulshear area were empty on March 9, 2020.Several shelves at the Walmart on FM 1093 in the Fulshear area were empty on March 9, 2020.The shelves that normally hold cleaning supplies were empty March 9, 2020, at the Target store in Sawyer.Long lines at Costco in Sugar Land.Long lines outside a Joe V's Smart Shop. A worker who was gathering carts said they're only letting in a few people at a time to contain people in the store.HEB plus!
Located in: Meadows Marketplace
Address: 6711 S Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77494HEB plus!
Located in: Meadows Marketplace
Address: 6711 S Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77494HEB plus!
Located in: Meadows Marketplace
Address: 6711 S Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77494HEB plus!
Located in: Meadows Marketplace
Address: 6711 S Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77494HEB plus!
Located in: Meadows Marketplace
Address: 6711 S Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77494HEB plus!
Located in: Meadows Marketplace
Address: 6711 S Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77494Trader Joe’s
2922 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
March 12, 2020Trader Joe’s
2922 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
March 12, 2020Trader Joe’s
2922 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
March 12, 2020Trader Joe’s
2922 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
March 12, 2020Trader Joe’s
2922 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
March 12, 2020Trader Joe’s
2922 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
March 12, 2020Trader Joe’s
2922 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
March 12, 2020
Shelves that usually hold disinfecting wipes sit empty at the Meyerland H-E-B store on March 7, 2020.
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