Why do people panic buy bread when it snows

I’ve never done it, but it doesn’t take a highly intelligent person to realise that some people might be worried that they might not be able to get out and buy some? 🤔🤔🤔

For homemade bread or beer 😂

OH says he’s off out to panic buy yeast.

I think the OPs question was about things like this meme.
My point was if I was panic buying in the supermarket this wouldn't be what I would be buying 😂😂
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@mindutopia maybe it's the 50/50 stuff that doesn't hold up well 🤔
Once milk is open though it wouldn't last 2 weeks.
I just think if I was having to venture out in bad weather to stock up on supplies because I am going to be potentially stuck inside for several days bread and milk wouldn't be my priority. Other foods would be.
That's all. It's no big issue.

Also milk and bread doesn’t go off quickly. 🤷🏻‍♀️ The milk I got in my shop end of last week doesn’t go out of date til the 15th - that’s 2 weeks from when I bought it. We easily get about 7-9 days from a standard loaf of Tesco bread. If I’m stuck at home for 10 days because we’re snowed in, I’ll probably be grateful for bread and milk even though I don’t usually consume much of either in my normal life.

I agree. Some people do panic buy but not that many. Most are just being sensible and taking an extra loaf or carton or two of milk so that they don’t have to go out or if they can’t go out, or buying for elderly relatives too but it’s still enough to leave the shelves bare when there’s inclement weather. It doesn’t mean that they’ve bought ridiculous amounts of food.

But they’re nicer with bread and people want familiar comforting foods. Most are just inconvenienced by snow. It isn’t a life threatening event for your average household so why would you want to eat bizarre combinations of food or beans with no toast if you don’t need to? If it’s a much more severe event and you could be stranded for weeks then yes you might choose to sacrifice flavour and familiarity for convenience and non perishable or longer lasting products but most people don’t need to do that over something that usually only lasts for a few days.

But if you can't get to the shop down the road it's not really a priority is it?
I've actually changed my mind about having a sandwich.... I might have hoops on toast.
I of course have to announce this in the Gene Hunt voice of "I'm 'aving 'oops".

You can do, but if it's very cold, you want extra carbs to fill you and warm you - particularly if you lose power, or are struggling to keep the house warm. It's bad enough being stuck indoors and cold without being hungry too!

Yes but you can actually eat those foods without bread if needs be. Your life won't fall apart 😂

But it'll be crap, and the shop down the road sells both milk and bread, so why would we have to 😂. You go ahead though.

But bread and milk is perishable.... that's my whole point 🤷

But it lasts a good few days and by then, the snow is likely to have melted!

And I don't want to drink black tea or eat spaghetti hoops without toast, so we buy bread and milk. It's not panic buying-we bought a loaf and 2 big milks yesterday.

I don't need to buy long life tinned or frozen stuff as we already have it.

I do agree that ‘panic buying bread’ is a bit of a tabloid myth, though - like a cypher for ‘the country’s going to hell in a handcart under Heath/Wilson/Johnson/Starmer’.

Yes but you can actually eat those foods without bread if needs be. Your life won't fall apart 😂

I worked in a supermarket on the edge of the North York Moors. When snow was forecast we'd get people in from the farms high up on the moors who might struggle to get out for a couple of days, or until the ploughs could get through to them. They'd stock up with bread and milk rather than have to struggle down into town for the next few days. Their freezers were usually full already and they didn't want to risk opening them if the power went off.

@HoldingTheDoor well yes if I had a nice big freezer I might buy more bread.
I actually fancy a really nice sandwich now thanks to all this bread talk.
Husband bought a new loaf yesterday so I am sorted 🥪

I suppose to put all those tinned beans, spaghetti hoops and tomatoes on. To go with the tinned soup. To eat with the tinned Spam.

How does that work during a power cut? I assume people buy food that they can eat without any power - bread is an obvious choice.

Not if you have room in your freezer for them, which some do, though I generally find that fresh milk lasts well enough without freezing it or if you have enough people in the house to get through the bread you’ve stockpiled before it goes mouldy. And most people will only be snowed in, or choose not to go out in treacherous weather, for a few days. If you live on a remote cottage, on a steep hill or on a small island then stocking up on long life products may make more sense

@mindutopia it's the stereotype that the media seems to always focus on.

But bread and milk is perishable.... that's my whole point 🤷
If you have a good supply of long life food/drinks already then why panic buy anything?

Do people panic buy bread? I suppose they might if it’s a staple of what they eat. We don’t really eat much bread, so it wouldn’t be what I’d rush to buy, but I assume it’s a cheap filling food that you can have for all meals (toast, with soup, sandwiches) and complements store cupboard staples like soup or beans.

I did stock up on fresh food and milk on Friday because we live rurally, down lanes that don’t get gritted at the bottom of a long steep drive, 15 minutes from the nearest supermarket. If it’s truly bad and there’s been no gritting, we’ll be stuck here for a day or two and I’d like milk in my coffee. I absolutely would not die eating baked beans for 2 days, but I’d rather eat something nice. Didn’t buy any bread though.

I think people are missing my point.There's nothing wrong with bread but if you're going to be stuck indoors for several days doesn't it make more sense to stock up on more long life products?

But lots of people probably have more long life products such as canned or frozen foods, so when they are at the shops, will get more fresh stuff like bread and milk.

I was 10 and lived in South Devon on the edge of Dartmoor that year. It snowed on Boxing Day and didn't melt until March. Aunty Gladys had come to stay for Christmas - she lived about 20 miles away - and was with us for a month!
I thought it was great, LOL. My school was closed for weeks because the heating broke and couldn't be mended for ages😁
Must have been a problem for adults, though. Like most people we didn't have central heating, just open fires and paraffin or electric heaters so we kept warm ok even though every pipe in our house froze - even the toilet outlet. There was a public tap in the street nearby which connected to a spring which surprisingly didn't freeze and folks were using that.
I don't remember any food problems - so supply can't have been very, very serious.

I think people are missing my point.
There's nothing wrong with bread but if you're going to be stuck indoors for several days doesn't it make more sense to stock up on more long life products?