Collected Item: “Last Costco run before shutdown”
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Last Costco run before shutdown
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It was two days after the NBA had shut down and the first day our school district had shut down. Not sure about what was to come next (and honestly pretty scared to go) I took on last trip to Costco to buy supplies for the lockdown of unknown duration that was about to begin. The scene was chaos, with the lines running the full length of the store. The most eerie part, though, was someone who decided to “play us off” in a sort of Titanic-style farewell to our old life.
Having endured the line for longer than I can remember, I chose to record the moment (which I felt would be one to remember.
Having endured the line for longer than I can remember, I chose to record the moment (which I felt would be one to remember.
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Arizona State University, HST 643, Sensory History
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Joshua Toth
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2020-03-13