PLUS:
WHAT ITEMS ARE
YOU BUYING THE
MOST OF IN
BETHESDA?
I KNOW THE ANSWERS!
Another Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row Exclusive
Saturday was far from a day of rest for Bethesda residents gathering supplies ahead of Hurricane Sandy's devastating arrival Monday. Drivers sat in long lines at gas stations in downtown Bethesda, and over on River Road. Demand was so high that Sunoco ran out of fuel, but called in a new tanker by mid-evening Saturday. C and D size batteries, and bottled water remain the most-ransacked items in Bethesda.
Strosniders on Arlington Road said they are expecting a fresh shipment of those batteries today. Bottled water shortages spread from Bethesda Row to the Arlington Road Safeway, to the Westbard Giant.
You've heard a lot about lists from the authorities and media.
But what is actually on a Bethesda hurricane shopping list?
I've gathered the answers for you, based upon the most-purchased items at grocery stores across town.
TOP SELLERS IN BETHESDA:
1. Bottled water
2. C/D batteries
3. Milk
4. Paper towels
5. Peanut butter
6. Ritz crackers
7. SPAM
8. Tortilla chips
9. Ramen noodles
10. DVDs
Enjoy this photo gallery of fellow residents furiously preparing for Hurricane Sandy, vicariously from your easy chair (unless you haven't finished shopping yet!).
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| Water aisle at Arlington Rd. Safeway |
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| Westbard Giant water aisle |
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| Westbard paper towel aisle |
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| Peanut Butter aisle |
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| Bethesda is crackers about Ritz |
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Bethesda is grabbing handfuls of DVDs, but even a
killer storm can't sell them on trash like
Angels & Demons with Tom Hanks |
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Lines formed at gas stations Saturday,
and some even ran out of gas |
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