After months of quarantine, things would change this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Many people have now adapted to the “new normal” and families are looking for alternative solutions to enjoy this summer season.
More and more people are opting to enjoy their time in comfort of their own backyards or to take up outdoor recreation.
This gave rise to the popularity of inflatable pools, bicycles, and roller skates. It might be difficult to find and buy these items now. The same way hand sanitizers and toilet papers were sold out at the beginning of the quarantine.
Read this article and be able to answer the questions that follow:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/07/07/10-things-selling-out-everywhere-summer-pools-floats-bikes-and-more/53v88942002/
Discussion Questions:
- During this pandemic, what are some of the recreational items/toys/products that are selling out nowadays in your country?
- What have you bought recently that you think is useful? What about something that is recreational? Explain why.
- Do you agree with the things that are mentioned in the article?
- What new recreational activities have you started doing during and after the pandemic?
- How did you cope with living the “new normal”?
6 replies on “Things Selling Out This Summer”
I think that this last months the most demanded products have been gym equipement like weights or static bikes and also inflatable pools to spend the summer but in my case I have mostly bought useful things like masks and sanitary alcohol. Since most stores are closed, in order to spend time I digitally adquired a videogame and a book.
The first months of the pandemic I started to exercise from home, but now in the summer is too hot for that, luckily we live in a digitalized world, so we can do plenty of stuff without leaving home: reading, watching tv and series, videogames, music, talk with friends… so coping with the ‘new normal’ could not be easy in this times, in the other hand of course we want and need to go out even for a short time, but this is a small problem to complain about compared with the beneficts of not doing it and the easy accesible entertainment we can obtain from the internet and our own devices at home.
It’s good to know you’ve adjusted to the “new normal” pretty well.
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During the quarantine, we have had a lot of free time, and we started to do things at home that we usually did outside. Apart from the famous paper toilet, there were some gadgets that many people purchased. For instance, rolls to make biking or stationary bicycles were the most demanded.
But right now, due to the high temperatures of this summer, what nobody can dispute is that the star product is the inflatable pool. However, this item has a downside, some people installed them in balconies and attics, causing accidents because the floor didn´t bear the weight, and it ended up collapsing.
After the lockdown, we also have changed some behaviors in our social life. Instead of shaking our hands, we touch our elbows. Also, we get together with friends less than in the past.
I recently bought a kit to build electronic gadgets. I think it is useful, and at the same time, it is good entertainment, in the case of another period of quarantine.
I agree with the things mentioned in this article. We must deal with this new life. For that, we are changing our old habits buying new items that in the past they weren´t so demanded.
Pleased to know that you have found something you can use or do where you can channel all your energy into during quarantine. Thanks for sharing that.
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Until your next entry!
1.- During this pandemic, what are some of the recreational items/toys/products that are selling out nowadays in your country?
As far as I know, there are a lot of different things that have been sold out during the pandemic in my country. In the beginning, like in the whole world, the main products you couldn’t find easily were hand sanitizer and toilet paper. But right now, people are trying to buy Inflatable pools and floats.
2.- What have you bought recently that you think is useful? What about something recreational? Explain why.
Lately, I´ve bought some gardening supplies, especially tools, but not due to the pandemic but because my hobby is gardening. And maybe as the weather has warmed up and people have moved from being inside to being outside you can find interesting offers.
3.- Do you agree with the things that are mentioned in the article?
Yes, I do. At least with most of the mentioned things. Perhaps because we’re not used to it, fire pits are not articles that we can include on the list.
4.- What new recreational activities have you started doing during and after the pandemic?
Anything new. Before the lockdown and the pandemic began, I did mountain biking and went for a run and now I keep my habits.
5.- How did you cope with living the “new normal”?
I try to deal with it as better as I can. Keeping in mind that things are changing and the fast I adapt to it the fast the new normal will be the “truly normal”. Cheers up ¡
Guess the lockdown gave you extra free time to do your hobbies. That’s awesome. Thank you for sharing your answers with us!
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Thank you very much for all your efforts. Keep going!