Christmas shoppers have been slammed for panic-buying gifts amid fears of children's toys will run out. Families desperate to avoid upsetting children have been accused of "not thinking logically" after forming massive queues outside toy stores.
There are calls for rules to stop them stock-piling amid fears retailers won't be able to sell toys fast enough after the second lockdown is lifted.
Meanwhile, garden centres are set for a boom in trade after being deemed 'essential retail' under the new rules kicking in on Thursday.Mark Hall, waste management specialist at BusinessWaste.co.uk, told the Daily Star: "This second wave of panic buying for Christmas is shocking as it's obvious that shoppers aren't thinking logically and are rushing to.
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