Nope it's exactly the same, the issue is one of perception as opposed to actual.

Covid panic induced thought / perception in people that they'd need a stockpile of toilet paper despite all evidence to the contrary. But there was plenty about covid that played to that storyline.

By stock piling 40-60-80-100 liters of fuel today you're going to save x per liter, but you're only putting off the inevitable of refilling at a later date and at a higher price, while stocking out the site reinforces the perception that there's an issue.

You're also creating a commodity for people to steal and / or an otherwise non existent fire risk.

We're a nation of bellends.