A shortage of condoms has developed at retail stores. Sex toy company Womanizer has reported that their brand of condoms has seen a 60% surge in sales in Italy, a 40% rise in France, and a 71% jump in Hong Kong. The company said sex toy sales across the world have also risen in the last month.
We were the first to note that
virus-porn-themed videos by amateurs on Pornhub were becoming popular in early March. Since our reporting, the amount of "coronavirus porn" videos have jumped 10x on the site.
With consumers loading up on condoms and sex toys, their next move appears to be the purchasing of marijuana.
Bank of America recently said that higher demand for cannabis had been seen in the US as tens of millions of people are confined to their homes as the government limits mass gatherings and shutters businesses.
"Our checks across North America were consistent: regardless of region, cannabis purchases have accelerated," BofA analyst Christopher Carey said in a note. "While likely on pantry loading, it's not unreasonable to think there will be some boost to per capita consumption as people stay at home longer."