‘It’s insane’: COVID-19 response leads to run on freezers

WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) —Toilet paperandsanitizing productsaren’t the only things disappearing from store shelves in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders started coming down, customers started coming into appliance stores, snatching up deep freezers.

“It’s insane,” said an employee ofLaninga Appliancein Byron Center.

A worker at the Home Depot on 54thStreet SW in Wyoming said the rush started around March 13. Despite consistent shipments, the store is struggling to keep freezers in stock. Last week, an employee said the majority of freezers sold quickly, including the display model.

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