ሁል ጊዜ ወደ ቤታቸው ሲሄዱ ባገኟት ሳንቲም ለልጆቻቸው የሚያስፈልጋቸውን ነገሮች ገዝተው ይገባሉ:: በቀጤማ ችርቻሮ ጤፍ ገዝቶ እንጀራ የመጋገር አቅም ባይኖራቸውም እንጀራና ዳቦ እየገዙ ወጥ ሰርተው ያበሏቸዋል::
People who had not stocked up on food were forced to pay twice the normal price for bread and other staples, if they dared leave their homes to buy them, that is.