Puzzle Sales Skyrocket While Coronavirus Keeps People Inside
BOSTON (CBS) -- With people stuck inside and self-isolating because of the coronavirus pandemic, puzzles are making a big comeback. Sales are skyrocketing, and some stores are sold out online.
The nation's largest puzzle distributor, Puzzle Warehouse, said its business is up 2000% compared to last year.
"It's literally thousands of orders a day. We're shipping out more than a full tractor trailer every day of completed orders," said Brian Way of Puzzle Warehouse.
One Boston-based couple quarantining in Maine said it's the perfect way to pass the time together. Mark Sorresso and his girlfriend Lindsey Epstein play every night at six.
"To close out a day of work and go to something that feels comfortable in a time where things are not and things are really up in the air, I think that probably provides a whole lot of good feelings for people at a time when they really need it," he said.
Puzzle Warehouse said its top-seller right now is the 1,000-piece puzzle.
