Bunnings shelves stripped of seedlings as coronavirus panic-buyers prepare

Panic-buyers strip Bunnings of lettuce and tomato seeds in case coronavirus hoarding gets so bad they have to GROW their own food – but their plan is seriously flawed

  • Bunnings store in Sydney pictured with the plant nursery stripped of seedlings 
  • Supermarkets have already been subjected to COVID-19 linked panic-buying 
  • Bunnings staff said shoppers buying lettuce and tomato plants but out of season 
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Pictures have emerged of a Bunnings store with its shelves stripped of seedlings as panic-buyers prepare to grow their own food 

The photos snapped on Friday afternoon show the Bunnings store at Alexandria, in Sydney’s south, with half the shelves bare in the outdoor nursery section. 

A Bunnings staff member told Daily Mail Australia that they were selling out of seedlings because of the coronavirus panic-buying even though staff said they were buying the wrong plants. 

Pictures have emerged of a Bunnings store with its shelves stripped of seedlings as panic-buyers prepare for the worst amid concerns of a coronavirus pandemic 

The photos snapped on Friday afternoon show the Bunnings store at Alexandria, in Sydney's south, with half the shelves bare in the outdoor nursery department

The photos snapped on Friday afternoon show the Bunnings store at Alexandria, in Sydney’s south, with half the shelves bare in the outdoor nursery department 

‘We’re selling so many seedlings because of what’s going on. People keep buying tomatoes and lettuce and we keep telling them it’s the wrong season to plant them,’ the staff member said. 

Supermarkets across the country have already been subjected to panic-buying with shelves regularly stripped of items such as toilet paper and hand sanitiser. 

Coles, Woolworths, and Aldi have implemented a one-pack-per-customer limit on items such as toilet paper and rice along with two packet limits on some other items. 

Customers have been arriving at stores hours ahead of deliveries and waiting in line to purchase items. 

Coles, Woolworths, and Aldi have implemented a one-pack-per-customer limit on items such as toilet paper and rice along with two packet limits on some other items

Coles, Woolworths, and Aldi have implemented a one-pack-per-customer limit on items such as toilet paper and rice along with two packet limits on some other items 

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