By ChinRes 
In the event that you are planning a trip to Costco in the near future in order to fill up on food, you should not be overly startled if not all of the goods on your list are readily available. Members of Costco are experiencing significant shortages of a number of important items at the moment as a result of the intense demand from their fellow grocery store customers.
This week, members of Costco have been flocking to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the fact that their local warehouses have already exhausted all of their stock of a number of essential items. According to a significant number of the customer reports, there have been major supply problems with a variety of paper goods, including toilet paper and paper towels, as well as food items, including eggs and bottled water.
I went there today. There are just three rolls of toilet paper left, and I have no paper towels left at all. I am absolutely out of everything. There was never any. Also, there is no bottled water available, with the exception of Pellegrino, and there are no eggs,” a customer said on a Reddit thread that was discussing the shortages.
Yesterday evening, I went to Costco for my once-a-month excursion, and I was disappointed to see that there was no paper towels, toilet paper, sugar, rice, or wheat. Another commenter made a reference to the purchasing frenzy that occurred during the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic. “I didn’t realize it was 2020 again,” their comment said.
A large port strike that began this week on the East Coast has prompted some people to speculate that the unexpected supply problems that Costco is experiencing are the result of panic buying in response to the situation. As a result of the strike, it is predicted that there may be some supply challenges for some imported food products, including cherries, wine, and produce like bananas.
According to CNN, it is not anticipated that there will be any supply concerns for bath tissue as a result of the port strike. This is due to the fact that the majority of toilet paper that is used in the United States is made in North America and does not require importation. On the other hand, consumers have been hurrying to stock up on toilet paper despite the fact that they are accused of being on a panic purchasing binge.
When I went to my store yesterday, they did not have any Kirkland TP in stock. According to the individual who was working in that location, customers rushed in yesterday and panic purchased all that was available. For whatever reason, I’m delighted I have a bidet,” a user on Reddit remarked.
As a result of the fact that the availability of products might vary greatly from one Costco warehouse to another, it is essential to bring to your attention the possibility that not all Costco stores are now suffering shortages. The number of complaints, on the other hand, is already too high to consider this a limited problem of concern. Our requests for comment on the recent supply concerns and whether or not the port strike may influence the availability of any items in the future were not immediately met with a response from Costco.