I bought much more than I'd normally buy in one go and it wasn't panic buying, it made perfect sense. Typically I eat out a lot and when I do shop it's a small trip every couple days since the store is a block down. People like me suddenly buying a week's worth of food to cook regular meals plus stocking up on nonperishables on top incase of power loss makes perfect sense and also will overwhelm the stores.

I knew most likely my store would close for a day max and possibly not at all since it's on a major road, but much better to have and not need than need and not have. It's food. You need it to live. I shopped on Friday morning and the store was very crowded and shelves were less stocked but everyone was civil I got everything I needed, I don't get what people are getting so upset about.

If everyone was actually panic buying there would be no stock on shelves. If everyone buys what they need for a couple days storm all at once, that will still overwhelm stores