My husband has bought enough crap to start a small store.
It’s not about the disease. It’s about being part of the “crowd”. They see people panic buying and they want to be one of the cool kids. Bottled water?
It’s like people who see a line and they go stand in it, not knowing what it is for.
We live in the boonies and it will likely never make it here or not in great numbers but I’m stocking up just in case. I planned on buying a freezer this Spring anyway so I’m working on getting it filled with stuff on sale. Whole chicken 99 cents/lb, baby back ribs $2.99/lb and I’m also stocking up on canned goods and TP etc but I would have been dong that a little anyway. I’m just doing a little more of it. Will save shopping time later when the weather is good and I have other things to do, plus, it’s not like the price is going to go down on anything so it’s a money saver.
The only thing I’ve seen low in stock is Lysol and N95 masks but I can still get both. I just bought a new dust mask because I can’t get refills for my old one right now. The old one was basically a frame with silicone seal against face that held plain N95 type filters. New one is more like a spray masks with filter on each side. The plain N95 filters with straps and no face gasket have never fit me well so I buy fancier ones.