Collected Item: “Toilet Paper Shortage During Pandemic”
Give your story a title.
Toilet Paper Shortage During Pandemic
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
This object is a photograph and was sent to me by my father, a Wal-Mart employee.
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
While many of us living through the pandemic understand the meaning behind this photo, future generations may not. This photograph was taken by a Walmart employee when his store had received a shipment of toilet paper. During this time of the pandemic, toilet paper was a hot commodity and would not stay stocked on the shelves because so many people were buying it. Although this is not an item that we may think of as essential during a pandemic, toilet paper was difficult to come by and the employees had put this out on the floor as soon as it had come off of the truck. Before they could put the item on the shelves, people had already grabbed it from the pallet.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#pandemic, #HST485, #ASU, #walmart, #foodislife, #toiletpaper, #shortage
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://www.wkyc.com/article/features/how-grocery-store-employees-were-affect-by-covid-19-changes/95-57651e2a-b542-47d2-952d-f12901a3c3a7
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
N/A
Give this story a date.
2020-04-27