Women's March sparks poster board shortages

Inauguration 2017 January 21, 2017
In advance of the Women's March on Washington, demonstrators from all over the country headed to their neighborhood craft stores and pharmacies to buy poster board for signs. However, with a high demand, many found their spots sold completely out.
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· Jan 20

Target cashier checking me out said "is a project due at all the schools? I've checked out so many posterboards today." YES. A PROJECT.

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· Jan 20

Want to know what strength in numbers looks like? Going to three stores for poster board because the first two were sold out.

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· Jan 21

My Duane Reade sold out of poster boards but they eagerly offered me spare cardboard boxes to write on instead. Love you, NYC.

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· Jan 21

Went to the Target in Columbia Heights to buy poster board. Basically sold out.

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· Jan 21

My local right outside of DC Michael's is sold out of poster board and poster making supplies. So is every CVS, Rit…

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· Jan 20

Target is literally sold out of poster board. Tomorrow should be good ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

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· Jan 20

So, the Michael's in Silver Spring is completely sold out of poster board. Completely.

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· Jan 21

Every Staples in NYC is sold out of poster board and chisel tip sharpies. I fucking love my city.

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· Jan 19

You can tell it's almost time for the protests because all the poster board is sold out at Target.

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· Jan 20

we sold out of poster boards and markers 😂

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· Jan 21

when the stores are all sold out of poster board you gotta be resourceful

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