• Walmart stores are warning shoppers of a “national supply shortage” of dish soap that could last until December 1.
  • A sign posted in a Virginia Walmart store said: “Dish soap is experiencing a national supply shortage, impacting product availability for our customers. These shortages will remain until Dec. 1. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.”
  • In a statement to Business Insider, Procter & Gamble, which makes Dawn and Gain, confirmed a dish-soap shortage.
  • “We’re aware that some P&G hand dish products may be harder to find at the moment. For a brief period, demand exceeded what we were able to supply, but this was temporary. We value the loyalty people have to our brands, and apologize for this short-term inconvenience. Our team is working around the clock to refill shelves and supply is catching up with demand, so all sizes should be available soon,” Procter & Gamble said in the statement.
  • Walmart and the dish-soap maker Colgate-Palmolive did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Walmart stores have posted signs warning shoppers of a “national supply shortage” of dish soap that could last weeks.

At a Walmart store in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, a sign posted in the soap aisle said: “Dish soap is experiencing a national supply shortage, impacting product availability for our customers. These shortages will remain until Dec. 1. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.”

The shelves around the sign appeared to be fully stocked with soap, however, despite the ominous warnings of a shortage.

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Foto: Shelves were full of dish soap at one Walmart store, despite warnings of a shortage.sourceBusiness Insider/Hayley Peterson

Posts on social media indicated that identical signs had been spotted in recent days at other Walmart stores. Three people told Business Insider that they saw the signs at stores in West Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania.

The major dish-soap maker Procter & Gamble, which makes Dawn and Gain, confirmed a shortage in a statement to Business Insider.

"We're aware that some P&G hand dish products may be harder to find at the moment. For a brief period, demand exceeded what we were able to supply, but this was temporary. We value the loyalty people have to our brands, and apologize for this short-term inconvenience. Our team is working around the clock to refill shelves and supply is catching up with demand, so all sizes should be available soon," Procter & Gamble said in the statement.

Walmart did not respond to requests for comment on the signs.

Colgate-Palmolive, which makes Palmolive and Ajax, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Here's what some people are reporting on social media: