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Crisis shopping: crank radios and camping stoves sell out
Original: Êtes-vous prêt ? Oui, avec le caddie. Radios à manivelle épuisées, réchauds épuisés, et en Angleterre le papier toilette
Shoppers across Europe are stocking up on emergency supplies, with crank radios and camping stoves reported sold out, while toilet paper shortages echo again in England. A satirical piece circulating in French captures the mood, joking about a 'crisis shopping trip for the whole family' and full trolleys. The crisis itself has not arrived, commentators note, but the panic-buying has already been a success.
Why now: Heightened tensions in Europe are prompting people to prepare for possible emergencies, reviving memories of pandemic-era panic buying.
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