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There are few clearer indicators of a looming bout of panic buying than the moment when the government tells its people not to engage in panic buying.

Recently, both in private and on these pages, I have spent some time wondering what the next product might be that British people in particular will simultaneously rush out to buy. Not to say that shortages aren’t a problem in other countries but Brits do seem to enjoy a nice bit of panic buying.

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