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To: ealgeone
Costco west side of Albuquerque - yesterday at 4:00 PM local it was packed more than normal for a mid-week afternoon. Of course, mid-day yesterday came the announcement that New Mexico had just confirmed three cases of COVID-19. One in Bernalillo County (Albuquerque metro) and the other in Socorro County (south of ABQ by about 1.5 hours).

TP was gone, brand-name paper towels down to about 20 packs, no Costco brand. Facial tissues were out, too. Napkins were plentiful. Disposable plates/bowls/utensils were full. Bottled water was available, but not plentiful. No bleach anywhere. There was some hand soap and other types of cleaning supplies tucked in out-of-the-way areas.

Food was normal-ish. The only thing I could see for certain that was empty was the Panko Breaded Shrimp in the frozen isle. It was on sale for $4.00 off, so it was gone. I did manage to spot a box stuck between the very back of the shelf and the pallets of other frozen goods behind it. I used my height and my reach to free that little sucker from its predicament.

Canned goods were lower than normal (canned beans, corn, tuna, etc...), but it wasn't stripped bare.

Gas lines were full outside - not a normal mid-week afternoon there. I had filled up there yesterday morning at $1.879, so that coupled with the news of COVID-19 probably led to the longer lines.

89 posted on 03/12/2020 6:14:06 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: IYAS9YAS

An addendum to my prior post at the ABQ westside Costco; there was no bleach in the aisles, but I could see in several pallets of Clorox back in their staging area.


96 posted on 03/12/2020 6:21:51 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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