“People always clear the shelves of milk, eggs and bread,” Paul Shipman, a spokesman for the American Red Cross’s Connecticut chapter told the Hartford Courant in 2012. “Well, the milk doesn’t do well without refrigeration, eggs are useless if you can’t cook them and the bread is not going to provide much nutrition on its own. You need non-perishable food, water and other necessities to be safe.”
It’s all about humanity’s hoard/horde mentality, except even this doesn’t explain why the hordes tend to hoard the least useful items (if, when) expecting a catastrophe.
Why Do People Buy Bread and Milk Before a Storm Hits?, by Laurie L. Dove (HowStuffWorks)
At issue, however, is a seemingly unavoidable urge to stock up on perishable items before a storm hits. If …
