Shoppers across Wales are continuing to stockpile because of coronavirus, and panic has led to hand sanitiser being stolen.
Aisles have been stripped bare of pasta, hand sanitiser, soap and loo roll as people prepare for possible isolation as a result of the coronavirus.
Fears over some of these items becoming unavailable has led some shops to rationing the essentials, and one playgroup in Wales has even been the target of theft.
Whirlikidz, a play centre in Chepstow, had two out of four bottles of hand sanitiser that were available for public use stolen on Monday.
"We are doing our best to maintain hygiene standards and provide our customers with hand sanitiser around the building, as we have done since we opened 12-years-ago," said the owner of Whirlikidz, who did not wish to be named.
"Today somebody has taken several bottles from our premises, including the baby change and reception area. At the moment, it is in great demand and not easy to get hold of."
They urged people to think of others and not just themselves.
"It is disappointing that people have been doing this, as it has happened in hospitals too. They are not thinking of other people."
Most supermarkets have limited the amount of bottles of hand sanitiser each customer can buy as a result of the demand.
Morrisons, Asda, and Aldi all have a maximum purchase amount of two bottles per customer.
Morrisons has also limited the amount of bleach a customer can buy to six bottles per individual.
Tesco has placed rationing on several household essentials following the rise in people bulk buying items over the last few days.
They have placed a limit of five per customer on the following items:
- anti-bac gel
- anti-bac wipes
- anti-bac sprays
- bleach
- dried pasta
- UHT milk
- tinned veg
- kids medications
- water
Loo roll aisles in supermarkets started to look sparse at the end of last week following reports of people around the world, particularly in Australia, panic buying toiler paper.
Since then, people have upped their stockpiling, and shelves have been emptied of pasta, hand sanitiser, loo roll, and tinned tomatoes.
BBC journalist Aled Scourfield reported that Tesco in Cardigan had limited bags of pasta, with many shelves left empty.
Other tinned items, such as tinned tomatoes, have also run low in some stores.
Hand sanitiser and toilet roll remain one of the most popular products among shoppers.
The government has said there is no reason for anybody to stockpile and prime minister Boris Johnson said: "I am confident we have fantastic supply chains. It is very important that everybody should behave responsibly and think about others."
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