One almost feels compelled to panic buy because so many others are. If I don't get them now, will there be any left later, sort of feeling. Also will I be able to actually go out and buy. Mrs Bouquet
I can understand that feeling Mrs B, but that’s not the same as attempting to buy all the toilet rolls,pasta,rice & everything on the shelves in every shop, take it home & try to sell it on eBay at inflated prices or throw the consumables in the bin when you realise you don’t know what to do with 36 loaves of bread or how to cook.
I usually keep a well stocked store cupboard (my children say I’m included in their plans for a zombie apocalypse for my cupboards,they’ll still need washing done & I can grow things! Lol). So I often find I have 48 toilet rolls & 2 or 3 of other things or 12 tins of beans etc. But I don’t see that as hoarding, I just buy when things are on special offer or to save me shopping so frequently. With all this actual panic buying it makes me have to only buy 1 or none as I don’t want to add to it. In the lockdown I did feel awful as I had my son & family living with us so we went from a 2 person household to a 6 & boy did I know it when the shopping needed doing, I just couldn’t believe how much stuff we got through.