Mike Carruthers

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Today on Something You Should Know, why do people panic buy just before a big storm?

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So when there's a big storm approaching...

It's very common for people to go out and panic buy milk and bread and eggs and, I don't know, whatever else, toilet paper.

But why?

Why do we do that?

Well, that's the question we're going to start with today on this episode of Something You Should Know.

Hi, I'm Mike Carruthers.

So I've never been a big panic buyer because when there's a storm, maybe you'll be stuck in your house for a day or two at most.

And in that day or two, how much milk, bread and eggs can you possibly consume?

Well, according to psychology today, the reason people go out and panic before a storm is partly that sense of just being prepared and having a full stock of food.

It just feels good in the face of an uncertain storm to have a sense of security and control.

And in many ways, it is as simple as that.

But there's also the ritual of it.

The pre-storm grocery run is something we do.