> if tennis balls are hard to find in stores now, I will buy a case of 24 cans online
Standard panick reaction that's exacerbating the problem. People are piling up on all sorts of stuff right now. I needed new tyres for my mountain bike, largely impossible to find a few months ago. A neighbour told me "oh that's fine I can resell you a pair, I bought 6 a few weeks ago just in case" . Pair up tight supply chain and people virtually increasing the demand to stock up in case the offer runs dry, and you obtain magic.
Well, that's exactly what happened with the toilet paper, too. A few people bought more in fear of some worst-case scenario - and then everyone else noticed the supply dwindling and did the same to avoid not being able to buy any when their own, normal stock runs out.
Seems very true. When mason jars were in low supply, all it took was a quick look to Ebay to see storage lockers full of them to understand part of the problem.
Standard panick reaction that's exacerbating the problem. People are piling up on all sorts of stuff right now. I needed new tyres for my mountain bike, largely impossible to find a few months ago. A neighbour told me "oh that's fine I can resell you a pair, I bought 6 a few weeks ago just in case" . Pair up tight supply chain and people virtually increasing the demand to stock up in case the offer runs dry, and you obtain magic.