Panic Buying Versus Preparedness

Send us Fan Mail The shelves don’t empty because everyone suddenly “needs” the same thing. They empty because a headline hits, someone posts a scary theory, and we start treating other people’s carts like evidence. I’m breaking down the Great Panic Buying Olympics and the exact moment when reasonable concern turns into an expensive, stressful sprint that leaves you with junk you won’t use and gaps you still haven’t fixed. We talk about why panic buying spreads so fast, how “visual confirmati...