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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hardware stores across North Carolina are working to restock winter weather supplies ahead of this weekend’s snow. However, it will likely take weeks for some supplies to be shipped because many items sold out ahead of last weekend’s storm that affected most of the U.S.
“We sold about 4,500 bags of ice melt,” Ben Little, the owner of Little Hardware in Charlotte, said. “We had maybe 10 or so generators on hand. We did sell through those by about Tuesday.”
Little, a fourth-generation owner of Little Hardware, said there was so much demand for winter weather gear last weekend that he had to order supplies from other states.
“We were scrambling all over trying to find ice melt,” Little said. “We had some actually ordered that we were worried wasn’t going to make it, but it did end up showing up on Friday. We were also able to overnight a truck out of Florida on Thursday. It was gone in about three hours.”
Little is working to restock his store with more supplies. He received new shipments this week, but he said some items are backordered.
“Some of the things like salt, I can’t get any until the second or third week of February now,” he said.
Little suggests that people always have ice melt, a generator and a second source of heat on hand in case a storm approaches.
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Chloe Salsameda
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