From more cooking at home to making their own hand sanitisers, consumers have faced coronavirus challenges with resourcefulness, a Dubbo wholefood store owner says.
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As social isolation started and shortages of staples arose in major supermarkets, Daily Scoop at Majo's owner Jo Campbell saw households make changes.
"We've had an increase in people wanting flours and things because they're having a go at making bread and just spending more time at home with their children, making pizzas and some people are making their own pastas and things like that," she said.
"We've had a pretty good supply of rice and I know that was difficult for some shops to keep up with the demand, but we've so far been able to cope with that."
People had also started to think about making their own hand sanitisers, and face and body creams, Mrs Campbell said.
The owner of the store, which won the 2017 Rhino awards for Dubbo's most popular business and excellence in customer service, praised patrons.
"People have been great and patient, and we didn't have massive panic buying in our store," Mrs Campbell said.
"Obviously people were concerned and wanted to stock up on a few things, but we haven't seen the things like what happened in the supermarkets, and some of the behaviours."
Faye Wheeler
I have been a journalist for more than a decade and in that time I have been keeping Daily Liberal readers up to date about issues affecting them and what's happening in their community. Throughout my career I have covered a range of rounds and most recently I have been focusing on the business round.
I have been a journalist for more than a decade and in that time I have been keeping Daily Liberal readers up to date about issues affecting them and what's happening in their community. Throughout my career I have covered a range of rounds and most recently I have been focusing on the business round.
