Hamster purchases: You can fight them with these 3 tricks

Empty bread shelves, no toilet paper left and only a handful of whole grain products on the pasta shelf – more and more supermarkets are making hamster purchases. It has long been clear: it is not necessary to buy in bulk – and it harms people who are really dependent on the supply from the local supermarket!

The call not to make hamster purchases goes through the social media. But if you want to support your fellow human beings, you also have other options to prevent useless hamster buying. We present three ways you can do something about buying hamsters.

1. Do not post photos of empty shelves

Yes, we know: Completely empty toilet paper shelves are unusual for us and look strange. That shouldn't be a reason to photograph them and post them on social networks. Because: When others see these pictures, they can feel encouraged to buy more hamsters. Pictures of empty shelves give the impression of a bottleneck, which actually does not exist – if you post them, you could use it to call "free riders" who think that they now have to hamster.

2. Spread out your purchases

We may be used to shopping everyone on Friday evening or Saturday. In these difficult times, it is a great challenge for supermarket employees to refill the shelves in good time if all customers come at the same time. Therefore go shopping on other days of the week and let's equalize the burden on the supermarkets together.

3. Think of the others too!

Once again very clearly: No supply bottlenecks are to be expected! It may make sense to stock up on basic food for a few days and weeks – but we should still think about our fellow human beings. There is a nice sentence about this: "You don't need all the noodles – but everyone needs noodles!" Therefore, think about your fellow human beings before you take the last seven packs of anything off the shelves and your dear neighbor, who is already over 70, no longer gets anything.

If we all think of each other and treat each other fairly, empty shelves in the supermarket will soon be a thing of the past!