0 a situation in which many people suddenly buy as much food, fuel, etc. as they can because they are worried about something bad that may happen:
I understand and share the desire of retailers to discourage hoarding and panic buying of sugar.
We know that if one mentions the word "shortage" it creates panic buying.
Panic buying of petrol when it occurs, does not increase the physical shortfall of supplies for long.
It is lack of information which causes panic buying.
It has been reported to me that panic buying—people buying more than they normally would—undoubtedly plays a part in our troubles.
The immediate effect of the announcement of the last order of that kind was a certain amount of panic buying.
Panic buying, whether of food or petrol, does not help.
Many of our difficulties, particularly about sugar supplies in the shops, have been due to over-buying, panic buying and hoarding of sugar.
