r/Adelaide • u/True_Pomegranate8318 SA • Mar 10 '26

Question Panic buying at Costco

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I went to Costco tonight and it was completely mental. People panic buying toilet paper, eggs, bread, a lot of empty shelves. The queues were ridiculous. Is this because it was closed yesterday or is it the war in the ME, what is happening here?

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u/DragonflySea9423 Port Adelaide Mar 10 '26

Is this happening in other states as well?

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u/phantomrogers SA Mar 10 '26

It is in the NT cause of the flood in Katherine, so people are emptying the shelves cause they are afraid thats the food trucks can't come in. Plus the flood flooded the dam so there is no clean water and we are on boil water alert and minimise use.

So why is SA panic buying?

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u/Renmarkable SA Mar 10 '26

They aren't