It comes as supermarkets impose strict limits on the number of items that can be purchased and give priority to vulnerable customers in response to fury over Brits' panic buying when the pandemic began. The pictures were taken on a street in the Midlands and posted on a Facebook group with the caption: “This is what panic buying really looks like, waste, waste, and more waste", Coventry Live reported. Just take a few minutes to think.” The pictures have caused outrage, with many users demanding to know why the food was not given to a local foodbank. “People should only buy what they need, otherwise they will only be throwing a lot of it away when it all goes out of date. There’s only so much you can eat.” Many shops have now imposed limits on how many items you can buy after shelves were stripped empty because of panic buying.

Source: Standard Digital March 29, 2020 07:52 UTC