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Ask HN: What are some current shortages you were surprised by?

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mtmail
Germany: yeast in supermarkets (people bake more at home?), weights in ecommerce (those having to skip the gym training at home?)
coldtea
People buy yeast to be prepared to bake at home if food/bread shortage. I don't think they bake more already.
HarryHirsch
Fresh yeast is a thing in Germany. In the US, it's dried yeast or nothing.
stevekemp
I decided to start a new batch of sourdough starter last week, because I was running low on (dried) yeast and my local corner-shop in Finland had run out.

The shop got more stock a couple of days later, no real shortages of anything else I've personally noticed.

I like baking bread even when not stuck at home, and this batch seems to work out pretty well today:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-UYTW-DYF_/

dzonga
US, Austin: I was surprised by shortage of coffee and peanut butter.
muzani
Toilet paper. Post apocalypse media usually uses soda, sugar, cigarettes, Twinkies as currency, but nobody mentions toilet paper.

Bread shortages were unexpected too, in a nation that mostly eats rice.

coolestguy
Gym barbells/weights/racks/dumbbells are sold out nation-wide in Australia
dustractor
Had to redo my online shopping cart three times because of components going out of stock before I finished making my selection... sigh I knew I should have bought it last night but I slept on it and now that lambda a++ psu will have to wait