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Remember last year when the pandemic created a toilet paper shortage? Then there was a sell-out of basic bleach products. It even got crazier. Ketchup was in high demand. So was “work-from-home desks, web-cams, bikes, outdoor pools. Speaking of pools…now chlorine is in high demand. Let’s not forget about the inventory of houses on the market.
Remember last year when the pandemic created a toilet paper shortage? Then there was a sell-out of basic bleach products. It even got crazier. Ketchup was in high demand. So was work-from-home desks, web-cams, bikes, outdoor pools. Speaking of pools…now chlorine is in high demand. Let’s not forget about the inventory of houses on the market. If you’re looking to buy a home, good luck low-balling your offer. The housing market is insane right now.
That leaves a category I would have never thought would be added to the list. Apparently, there is a shortage of surfboards. The deficit is the result of many people taking up surfing as an I want to take up something new during Covid hobby. This is forcing the supply and demand ratio to be unbalanced.