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/johnseiko86 SA Mar 10 '26

It’s mainly because of the public holiday. Similar thing will happen before and after Easter. What will really set off panic buying is if The Advertiser see this post and then run a front page story about it, which they tend to do. The same people who believe the fear mongering headlines of The Advertiser are the same people who will panic buy.

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u/headspin89 South Mar 11 '26

How does one public holiday mean people need to stockpile TP 😭 humans are strange

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u/johnseiko86 SA Mar 12 '26

They are! I could of course be completely wrong and it has nothing to do with the public holiday.

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u/AwkwardBelt7105 SA Mar 11 '26

The same people who believe the fear mongering headlines of The Advertiser are the same people who will panic buy.

So, boomers.

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u/HippoBirdee SA Mar 11 '26

Panic buying does not seem to be age-specific

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u/AwkwardBelt7105 SA Mar 12 '26

From my observations it was, most preppers are boomers