Panic Buying Edit Meaning

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Usually around seasonal times, bank holidays etc, people tend to buy more food products than they need even though the supermarkets will only be closed for 1-2 days.

wife - 'i must have that last tin of baked beans'

husband - 'its xmas darling when will we need baked beans? we dont want to be seen to be panic buying'

wife - 'the shops will be shut who knows?? grab it, its the last 1'

husband - argghhhhhhh!

See food, christmas, easter