That would make sense if the situation lasted longer. The window for us was 48-72 hours. During that time Nothing was coming in or out.
Then the Ntl Guard came in (on the 5th day) and started giving away water, ice, baby food, hot showers, etc. Pity any merchant what was sitting on big inventory of those items after that.
Then the Ntl Guard came in (on the 5th day) and started giving away water, ice, baby food, hot showers, etc. Pity any merchant what was sitting on big inventory of those items after that.
A lot of things can spoil in five days. If I had a lot of expensive perishables I would be glad to pay extra for a few bags of ice.