@matrix Today I was dismayed to find no paper towels on the shelves, and then I was informed they're kept by the registers because they're in higher demand these days.

I asked if they're being rationed, and the clerk told me no, placing them near the registers makes people buy them more.

The shop window is all toilet paper.

@matrix Empty shelves once in capitalism mean capitalism failed. Empty shelves always in socialism mean the Empire is striking back (see: Venezuela).