Coles and Woolworths have reinstated product limits in Victoria after shoppers stripped the shelves again as Melbourne returns to lockdown
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On Wednesday morning, Coles said shoppers in locked-down areas, in Melbourne councils and Mitchell Shire, would only be able to buy one pack of toilet paper.Advertisement Shoppers at Woolworths stores will only be able to buy two packets each of each of frozen food, pre-packed meats, carrots, potatoes, milk, sliced bread, tissues, chilled juice, pasta, eggs, flour, rice, sugar, paper towel, and hand sanitiser. Toilet paper was still limited to two at Woolworths stores around the country.Coles said it would continue to monitor stock at other stores and asked shoppers treat staff with respect and adhere to social distancing in stores.
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