PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WFLA) — Customers who felt the panic amid the port strike this week, ransacked stores in a moment of fear.
Video shows massive amounts of empty shelves at a Port St. Lucie Walmart, as residents began to feel “the impact of the strike,” a user on X, formerly known as Twitter, said Thursday.
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Items including toilet paper, paper towels, and bottled water were sold out, not only at Walmart, but other various stores.
At Costco, a similar series of events unfolded Wednesday. Panicked buyers cleared the shelves of water, in anticipation of shortages of these items.
According to the Associated Press, the ILA went on strike Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay. The strike came at the peak of holiday season imports, as companies reel in items for the big shopping season.
The strike sent buyers into a frenzy, as the strike risked the halt of goods into the states, leading big companies to prep for the worst, and stocking up items early in anticipation.