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Products Americans were buying during the pandemic compared to now

Changing shopping habits
Then: face masks
Now: teeth whitener
Then: hand sanitizer
Now: perfume
Then: cleaning products
Now: deodorant
Then: skin care products
Now: makeup
Then: hair dye kits
Now: hair salon trips
Then: loungewear
Now: party clothes
Then: home fitness products
Now: activewear
Then: board games and jigsaws
Now: boarding passes
Then: DIY home décor products
Now: partyware
Then: baking essentials
Now: meals out
Then: Netflix subscriptions
Now: alarm clocks
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Changing shopping habits

The COVID-19 pandemic changed people's spending habits almost overnight, but now that stay-at-home measures are lifting things have changed once again. Click or scroll through to see what Americans were buying at the height of the pandemic compared to what they're adding to their shopping carts now.
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Hannah Ward-Glenton

27 May 2021

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