However, shoppers who’ve spent thousands of dollars building up “mini supermarkets” in their homes are defending their behaviour by saying that stockpiling is very different to panic buying. "“I am not only a stockpiler, I also am a prepper,” one woman wrote on Facebook. “No I don’t have a tin foil hat, but I believe in having emergency supplies in case s*** hits the fan, case in point being this pandemic. “But I also prep in case of job loss, economic crisis or god forbid a war. “I ‘stockpiled’ this over 18 months, taking advantage of sale, promo codes and any extra funds I had.
She also confirmed that while she has stockpiled in the past, at the moment: "I’m respectfully staying out of shops and getting produce direct from a local.
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