People stockpiling is filling me with anxiety

[ArthurMorgan]

I don't have the money to stockpile, I live week to week, although under usual circumstances we manage, I can't afford to buy extras. I went to 4 shops yesterday before I found any toilet roll so now i'm panicking about my staples such as pasta, beans etc. Last week I saw someone with a trolley full of coffee, tea bags and loo roll (among tons of other stuff) but what about the rest of us? I'm even worrying about cat food. It's so unfair I could cry.

tbf yesterday was saturday, and lots of people do big shops on saturday.
just try and buy one extra item per week op, try lentils/rice

dont worry op,
how about a food bank?

People really are acting like twats at the moment

Try not to panic. There really are twats everywhere at the moment, reading people panicking their heads off on here doesn’t help.

can you drop a brand op?

It was the same during the week last week too though, the shelves I mean, but not quite as bad, I could see things getting gappy, cereals getting low, there were no oats for example no beans etc. I don't know why I'm surprised, people panic at Christmas and shops are only shut for a day!
I also don't qualify for food banks, I get zero benefits and you have to be referred.

I don't buy brands..

try and economise, there is a thread of prepping for a low earner
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/preppers/3836861-Prepping-on-a-budget

OK thank you

That's a really useful thread enidblyton thanks again

I agree, this is worrying me far more than the actual virus. I bet most of us have enough food in our house for a couple of weeks without panic buying. I am fortunate enough to stock pile, BUT I haven't been. It's hard because everyone seems to be, but I'm refusing to buy into it and I'm just doing my normal shop.
Try not to worry OP, hopefully it will die down.