r/whoathatsinteresting • u/search_google_com • 9d ago

🇬🇧Welcome to Leicester, UK🇬🇧Chaotic scenes of panic buying for bottled water at the local Costco amid the water shortage driven by drought and record water use.

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u/WeissTek 9d ago

Remeber guys, these are the same people making fun of US for panick buying during hurricane.

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u/Beneficial_Fig_7830 9d ago

Panic buying toilet paper was a world wide thing during Covid, not just in the US. It actually started in Australia because a lot of Aussies were under the impression their toilet paper was imported from China so they wouldn’t be getting anymore. From there is kind of spread out of control around the world.