Wegmans limits toilet-paper purchases after frantic buying

Wegmans announced it is limiting shoppers to the purchase of one family pack of Wegmans-branded bath tissue after a run on toilet paper and other products amid the emerging coronavirus scare.

The Rochester–based supermarket chain had previously announced purchase limits on other products such as hand sanitizer. Empty shelves of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes have been seen at stores in recent days.

The complete list of products for which Wegmans is limiting purchases is as follows:

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Limit of 1 each per order

  • Wegmans bath tissue, family pack
  • Wegmans soft bath tissue, family pack

Limit of 2 each per order

  • All Wegmans disinfecting wipes, 75 count
  • All Clorox disinfecting wipes
  • All Lysol disinfecting wipes
  • Wegmans towelettes, 40 count
  • Wegmans water, 35 and 24 packs

Limit of 3 each per order

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  • Hand sanitizer
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Alcohol wipes and prep pads
  • Hydrogen peroxide

Wegmans says the limits are needed “to help ensure the availability of high-demand items for all customers.” The company adds that it continues to receive shipments of these products and is “pushing them out to stores as soon as they arrive.”

Wegmans is a regional supermarket chain with 101 stores: 47 in New York, 18 in Pennsylvania, nine in New Jersey, 12 in Virginia, eight in Maryland, six in Massachusetts, and one in North Carolina. The company has 50,000 employees and generated annual sales of $9.7 billion in 2019, per its website.

Contact Rombel at arombel@cnybj.com

Adam Rombel

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