I live in Eastern Carolina and went to our local Costco mostly to pick up much needed supplies to help fill a van from my neighborhood that was being driven into western NC.

I was shocked to see how many people were in there on Weds. I had to grab a cart from the parking lot bc there were none at the entrance. And it took me 15 minutes just to find a parking space.

All the TP, bottled water, and paper towels were gone. I was able to purchase baby wipes, a package of antiseptic wipes, and diapers.

I wanted to believe that people were buying up these things to send to western NC But some of them were were certainly there stockpiling for themselves

I hope those who were stockpiling supplies for themselves will now donate these items to help those in need in the Western part of our state now that the strike is over.