Australia stop and think! Your panic buying is having the following affects:

People miss out on essential items

Suppliers can’t keep up with erratic behavior

Can result in sudden increases in prices

You can’t possibly afford lots of everything all the time and you will miss out on essentials

Plus it is not an Australian thing to do! If we all calmed down the facts are the percentages affected are still relatively small to the population, if we act normally we will all last longer re supplies etc.

Despite authorities urging Australians there is no need to need to be panic buying items such as toilet paper, shelves across the state continue to be wiped!

This was the queue into Costco Moorabbin this morning, before doors opened at 10am…#Coronavirus #9News pic.twitter.com/2wcp7FsjVC

— Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) March 5, 2020