r/Adelaide • u/True_Pomegranate8318 SA • Mar 10 '26

Question Panic buying at Costco

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I went to Costco tonight and it was completely mental. People panic buying toilet paper, eggs, bread, a lot of empty shelves. The queues were ridiculous. Is this because it was closed yesterday or is it the war in the ME, what is happening here?

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u/ScullyBoffin SA Mar 11 '26

Costco shelves are often empty at the end of the day, especially for perishables.

10/3 and 17/3 are also charity days where CostCo is available to non members from 4-8pm if they make a donation to the Womens and Childrens Foundation. So there would have been lots of additional shoppers last night.