A blind Australian woman has spoken out about her ordeal as she urged people to be compassionate to those with disabilities and claimed a fellow shopper had stolen toilet paper from her cart while she was shopping.
As Melbourne-based Casey Hyde said, frantic shoppers should think not only about themselves but also about those around them while on a panic-buying spree.
“Because we can’t see, people behind us are actually stealing our toilet rolls because they’re panicking,” she claimed in an interview with Nine News.
“Please consider other people who are disadvantaged because we can’t get food because we don’t have cars.”
To combat the discrimination against the elderly and persons with disabilities, Coles and Woolworths announced they have launched designated shopping hours, from 7 to 8 am, during which only PWD and seniors will be allowed inside stores.
Meanwhile, the authorities have been urging people to stop panic-buying and insisted there is enough supply.
Joining the Australian government in calming the public were also Woolworths and Coles who reassured the people that shelves will remain stocked.
“Coles is taking all possible steps to improve the level of stock on our shelves for the community.point 192 | Our team members, suppliers and transport partners have been working as hard as possible delivering more products to stores every day and replenishing shelves of popular products such as toilet paper, long-life pantry staples and healthcare items as quickly as possible,” Coles CEO Steven Cain expressed.point 457 | 1
“We want to slow the panic down.point 184 | We understand that our customers’ priority is to be prepared, but the vast majority of our food is grown or manufactured in Australia so there is not a concern with supply.point 328 |
What we have is a spike in demand,” Claire Peters, the managing director of Woolworths, said.point 80 | 1
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