The idiocy (and selfishness) of panic buying

Reading the latest, I see I will be ordered to stay at home. Over 70s and those with serious medical conditions will be confined to barracks. I qualify on both counts, so get stuffed Boris, you'll have to tie me down.
 
Given part of our bog roll and other stuff to elderly relatives but now going to need some ourselves this week I think. Expected the shops to have refilled by now but seems the panic buying is still happening.

Curry is banned until further notice, or at least until I find a shop with some stocks.

The good news is that I have enough Disney's Frozen pasta shapes to last, as my youngest has declared she no longer likes them from pretty much demanding them every meal, and nobody else in the house will touch them. Will chuck them in a food bin, or put them up on gumtree for a swap with a pack of Andrex!
 
Can somebody explain to me why the panic run on bog roll?

I'm pretty sure that the first media report concerning stockpiling was actually to do with America and included footage of empty shelves and shoppers with trolleys full of shit roll. It may have been in Chicago, but I can't be positive. I can only summise people who watched this then went out and did the same, without any thought as to why they might need said shit roll.

It's really fucking depressing and pathetic, but I think the answer to your question is: monkey see, monkey do.
 

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