“It was almost like muscle memory, just because we’re doing this daily,” Adler said. “Without lights, we still knew exactly where to go, exactly what customers needed.”
Althoff said the store had been sold out of heaters for about a week, but the biggest demand now was SharkBite plumbing products.
“A lot of customers aren’t necessarily plumbing experts or electrical experts,” he said. “So, we’re looking to fulfill their needs with quick fixes in plumbing, because there are plumbers out there who are going to booked, maybe until March.”
One of those plumbers is John Miller, who said it’s been tough to find all of the products he’s needed this week as his workload keeps growing.