By now, we’ve gotten used to not being able to find everything we need in stores.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it hard to buy some goods liketoilet paper,paper towels, and evengarlic.

One surprising shortage during the pandemic has been refrigerators.

Open refrigerator

“I found out that all I could buy was a mini fridge,” she said.

Others, stuck at home, have turned to home improvement projects, such as updating appliances.

There are also waves of people moving into new homes and purchasing new appliances.

Kitchen appliances