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Move over, national coin and Clorox wipes shortages.

There's a new coronavirus pandemic shortage of the nation's most popular pizza topping.

Small pizza shops across the nation are reporting higher prices for pepperoni, according to Bloomberg, which found a South Dakota shop is paying $4.12 a pound compared to $2.87 in January 2019.

Emily, a New York City pizza shop, is paying $6 a pound, up from $4 earlier this year, chef and co-owner Matthew Hyland told Bloomberg.

“It’s an American right to have pepperoni on pizza,” Hyland told Bloomberg. “Pepperoni is such a huge part of pizza it’s important to us that we keep it accessible.”

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Originally posted by Nina:
Another shortage: Diet Dr Pepper.

At the beginning of the lockdown, when I was in party mode, I grabbed a case of it. I've spent years trying to stay away from diet soda, and DDP is my favorite. Well, like a relapsed junky, and in COVID party mode, I found myself having a big glass every day.

It's just as well that there's a shortage, so I can get back on the wagon. How weird, though. From what I read, it's partially due to an aluminum shortage, partially due to the fact that everyone's soda consumption now is cans or plastic bullets (as opposed to getting your fix from a soda fountain or restaurant), and the desire to fix the shortage by concentrating on the big favorites (presumably Coke, Pepsi, etc.).

Apparently Diet Dr Pepper isn't so popular. Heathens.