Is there actually a need to stock up on bottled water?
Why are people buying so much water?
So why are the masses determined to buy dozens of cases of water at a time?
The reason is more psychological than practical.
“If others are stockpiling it leads you to engage in the same behavior.
Is there a danger of the water supply being turned off?
What else shouldn’t you be stockpiling?
Water isn’t the only thing that people are stockpiling.
There are a lot of things that people are buying in bulk that they simply don’t need to.
“Bleach is super cheap.
So you don’t really need fancy cleaning stuff.”
Professor and clinical psychologist Steven Taylor toldNBCthat panic buying can lead to shortages.
This can create real shortages because people buy more than they need.
So, the fear of scarcity can create real scarcities.”
Experts have said that we are in no danger of running out of essential goods.
