Online shopping won't get you hard-to-find items during coronavirus. 'They're not going to have any more success getting toilet paper than you are.'

Think you're going to find online the frozen vegetables and toilet paper you can't find in stores? Think delivery is going to be quick?

Think again.

Grocery stores aren't just battling to stock shelves in stores. They also are swamped with online shoppers who are placing more orders and buying more. The average order at grocery delivery service Instacart is up 20% so far in March compared with the same period in February, the company said.

Grocery chains say they're doing their best to keep up with the surge, including hiring more workers, but