Panic buyers are leaving supermarket shelves across the world empty - or are they?

The public are being very selective with their bulk-buying choices and some are rather comical.

1# Broccoli pizza

What I learned today about panic shopping is no one wants the broccoli pizza crust during a crisis. Btw everyone at #TraderJoes #EastCobb was lovely pic.twitter.com/sAGsuyHp4N

— *Jules* (@julianaillari) March 13, 2020

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2# Carrots

Real commentary on the human condition - no matter what kind of mixed vegetables you buy, there’s ALWAYS too many carrots. from r/mildlyinfuriating

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3# Unsalted crisps

And ain’t nobody buying unsalted potato chips pic.twitter.com/2o1kmoVLro

— Aaron Strick (@strickinato) March 17, 2020

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4# Corned beef

Sadly, the only thing left in this Trader Joe’s is corned beef. #TraderJoes #cornedbeef pic.twitter.com/t6IILye9ZR

— Stephanie Young (@ladystephy) March 15, 2020

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5# Spinach pasta

I went to the supermarket and despite all shelves being empty, no one wants to buy Spinach Pasta.... People have standards even when they (clearly) think the apocalypse is coming!! #coronavirus #coronavirusuk #spinachpasta #Tesco #emptyshelves #keepsafe ❤️ pic.twitter.com/gTlg2VAMV3

— Didi Mont (@MontDidi) March 13, 2020

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6# Pineapple pizza

Même au plus fort de la panique, l’Humain sait raison garder. #COVID19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/tAG5UdhsTz

— Philotroll (@Philotroll) March 14, 2020

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7# Onions

The only produce left at my local grocery store is onions because nobody wants that trash from r/onionhate

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8# Tesco finest pasta

How come it’s #panicbuying but not quite panic enough to warrant buying all the finest brand pasta too 🤔gnocchi & lasagna clearly also unpopular in a crisis. At least if the worst happens I’m already used to quite regularly eating crunchy nut cornflakes for dinner 🤷‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/Vmlf1Jn3Cv

— Maddy Warren (@queenofdialysis) March 7, 2020

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9# More beer

Hoarders out in large numbers. Here’s our toilet paper shelves at Walmart but notice plenty of Corona beer so I’m OK pic.twitter.com/8DzVhEds7F

— MICHAEL (@DRMBYRNES) March 12, 2020

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10# Corona!

Good news! Supermarket shelves are not completely empty yet! from r/Luxembourg

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11# Chocolate hummus

Somehow reassuring in the midst of #coronavirus shopping frenzy to know that people still have the sense *not* to buy #chocolatehummus and buffalo hummus. #traderjoes #dc pic.twitter.com/fLvuUFWz3Y

— Noah (@noahgo) March 13, 2020

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12# Vegan pizzas

Only #vegan pizza left by #coronavirus hoarders. pic.twitter.com/DOA8DTlZjS

— Recovering Vegan (@VeganRecovering) March 15, 2020

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13# The bagels

Even in the wake of an apocalypse, still no one wants to eat the Cinnamon Raisin bagels... #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/eUUkWxosql

— Cameron Kostrikin (@TehGriz) March 14, 2020

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14# Crunch crisps

And so it begins! London supermarket shelves getting stripped bare of essentials as people start panic buying. Pasta, rice, bottled water, cup noodles...#CoronavirusUK #covid19UK #corona #CoronavirusLondon#nCoV_2019 #COVID2019 #CovidUK#WuhanCoronavirus#WuhanOutbreak pic.twitter.com/Dgfwp5WQcL

— Alex Hofford (@alexhofford) March 2, 2020

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15# Frozen peas

Not even panic buying during a global pandemic do people want frozen peas #traderjoes #coronavirus #panicbuying #globalpandemic pic.twitter.com/x4348l2hHr

— seattle90 (@brandonw1971) March 13, 2020

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16# Peanut butter

When no one wants peter-pan peanut butter....#coronapocolypse pic.twitter.com/poDGKtZpjW

— RedBeardedNinja (@RedBeardedN1nja) March 15, 2020

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17# Frozen onions and peppers

One thing that #covid19 panic shopping has taught us: no one — absolutely no one — wants to eat frozen onions and peppers. #coronavirus #pandemic #shopping #panicbuying @StopandShop pic.twitter.com/ipGPy9TgFu

— Joseph Rose (@josephjrose) March 13, 2020

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