I would not even expect a short term shortage beyond the normal extend for a couple of reasons:

  • most people could manage ten days on their usual weekly items
  • those who care already have a stockpile
  • the term "Hamsterkäufe" (hoarding) used in the MSM has a very negative connotation
  • noone believes that ISIS will put us under siege for several days
  • the list of items can be expected to be fairly useless (when I stockpile, I select what I want to eat and not what the government thinks I should have)
  • summer break: MSM are desparate for any political news


OTOH: The other day I wanted to buy some buttermilk and oranges but the retailer was out of both shocked. Maybe I should panic and hoard.
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