Hair clippers, consoles and condoms: What people are buying online during the coronavirus quarantine

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This is not that long and is fascinating from the social perspective.

Ecommerce platform Pinduoduo gives a glimpse of people’s secluded lives during the Covid-19 epidemic

This article originally appeared on ABACUS

Ecommerce in China is starting to reflect people’s socially isolated lifestyles amid the coronavirus outbreak, turning items like pajamas and hair trimmers into hot products.

For more than a month now, cities in China have instituted quarantine measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease. Residents have been widely advised to stay at home and, in some cases, outright forbidden to leave their residential compounds.

The shutdowns have heavily affected businesses, and people are finding it difficult to get some simple needs met, like getting a haircut. As evidence of this new reality, hair trimmer sales have surged more than 400%, according to a report by social ecommerce platform Pinduoduo.

Pinduoduo: China’s hottest online shopping startup

New buying habits of China’s millions of online consumers illuminated by Pinduoduo’s report show people aren’t just lounging away their way through quarantine in their pajamas. Sales of skincare products and cosmetics like lipstick have been rising. Another top item? Yoga mats, with sales rising 350%. The yoga mat craze is in line with the rising popularity of virtual fitness classes.
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1. I decided to replace my old iPhone now, because if it breaks later, I may have to

pay a lot more to buy a new one then (due to possible shortages).

And, there were VERY long lines at the Costco this afternoon. People had very full carts.

Anyone else change buying habits?

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2. I've stockpiled some food

More canned stuff and more variety of brands. I got 3 cans of green beans. 1 Green Giant, 1 Libby's, and 1 Del monte. Why? Why not!

I also bought canned meats. Chicken, Dinty Moore Beef Stew, tuna.

I only plan to use some of these things if they shut down supermarkets. Hopefully it doesn't get that crazy.