美国港口罢工引发全国范围内的商品恐慌性采购潮，据社交媒体平台上的趋势显示。国际长shoremen’s协会的码头工人在上周合同到期后发起罢工以争取更高薪资，导致某些食物及其他货品无法入境，引起了部分美国人通过TikTok分享其购物经历的现象。
社交媒体用户@nicolewilliams559指出：“恐慌性购买始于弗吉尼亚州，因港口关闭而发生。BJ的批发超市在上午10点几乎售罄了厕纸和水。”
另一名用户@victoria.ajl写道：“停手吧，只停手！100人在排队抢购纸巾。”TikTok用户@Txblondie2024录制视频展示了当地商店里厕纸和卫生纸全部售罄的情景，并告诉观众：“别担心，因为港口关闭了。因为这里发生了什么？所有厕纸都卖完了。再看看卫生纸。你知道为什么吗？人们在恐慌性购买。但是记住，它们都在美国制造的。”
一位妈妈在TikTok上分享她为宝宝寻找合适奶粉的经历时提到：“我没想到会有港口罢工的问题，我知道我们会受到影响，但没想到会如此严重。”
另一些父母因缺乏婴儿配方奶而感到心痛。社交媒体用户@dpags1234恳求其他母亲：“姐妹们，请考虑他人的感受吧！我们母亲之间应该相互支持。我看到一些妈妈购买超过20罐的奶粉，当商店开始限制购奶量时。你买那么多罐奶粉是何道理？这使我们这些需要奶粉的母亲无处可寻。”
许多人记录了前往超市囤货的经历，担心可能产生的食品短缺情况。Fox News Digital联系了Mahoney资产管理公司总裁肯·麦休尼，并介绍了这一恐慌购物现象背后的逻辑：“似乎有一个超市货架的‘假象’现象——即使那些商品可能会被买走，人们也不需恐慌，因为其实货架上并未真正满载。但在这种情况下，货架可能确实空缺着食品，这导致人们只考虑自己的需求并疯狂囤积大量物品（他们或许根本不需要）以备不时之需。”他继续解释道：“一旦人们的观念中有某种短缺或即将出现短缺的想法，就可能导致诸如超市购买香蕉等无理行为的发生。”
尽管许多人感到担忧，Oxygen Financial的首席执行官和联合创始人特德·詹金向Fox News Digital表示，美国人目前不必慌乱。他说：“对于日常用品而言，美国人并不需要在一开始便恐慌。”“然而，如果罢工持续数周或时间拉长至三十天，则消费者可能会面临海鲜、酒精及香蕉价格的显著上涨风险。手机、电脑和汽车零件也可能因此受到供应链的影响。”
詹金补充解释道：一些零售商已预先采购了海外的商品以应对罢工的可能性。“部分公司已经将集装箱运输转向美国西海岸港口，这可能不会影响节日物资链，但消费者可能会看到由于运输成本增加而导致的价格略微上涨。”
新闻来源：www.foxnews.com
原文地址：‘Panic buying begins’: TikTok users show port strike fears sparked toilet paper and grocery rush
新闻日期：2024-10-05
原文摘要：
U.S. port strikes prompted panic buying of food and other goods nationwide this week, according to social media trends. Unionized dockworkers from the International Longshoremen's Association went on strike to fight for higher pay after their contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance expired Monday night. The strike, which has been halted after workers reached a tentative agreement on a 62% wage increase, blocked some containers of food and other goods from entering the country, causing some Americans to take to TikTok to document their shopping experiences. "Panic buying begins in Virginia amid the port shutdown," said TikTok user @nicolewilliams559 who filmed the long line at her local grocery store. "BJ's Wholesale almost out of toilet paper and water as of 10 a.m." BALTIMORE RESTAURANT OWNER SAYS PORT STRIKE IS ALREADY IMPACTING BUSINESS: 'IT REALLY HURTS' "Stop it. Just stop it," another user, @victoria.ajl wrote. "100 people in line for paper towels again." TikTok user @Txblondie2024 filmed a video showing all the toilet paper and paper towels gone from her local store. "Don't panic because the ports are closed," she told her followers, "because guess what people have done here? All the toilet paper is gone and the paper towels, again. Do you know why? People are panicking. Guess what? It's made in the United States. You're going to get it. There is shipping in the United States within our country." Kailee, a mother on TikTok, took to the platform to share her experience of going to multiple stores to find the correct formula for her baby. "I didn’t think anything of the port strike," she said. "I knew we were going to be affected, but not to this level." Another mother on TikTok said parents like her are crying because there is not enough formula for their children due to the stockpiling. "Moms, I understand you are stressing out about this formula shortage, but you need to be considerate of others," TikTok user @dpags1234 pleaded. "Us moms should be supporting other moms. I'm seeing moms buy 20 plus cans of formula when stores are now putting limits on formula purchases, which they should. You buying 20 plus cans is leaving us moms with nothing." Other users documented their trips to the grocery store to stock up in fears of potential food shortages. Fox News Digital connected with Mahoney Asset Management President Ken Mahoney who explained the panic buying phenomenon. "There almost seems to be a phenomenon at grocery stores that shelves stay full, even if those things are not going to be bought, so people do not panic and begin to think there is a shortage," he explained. "In this case, those shelves may not actually be full because there is a shortage and that can lead people to thinking only for themselves and hoarding a ton of products (that they may not even need) just in case," he continued. "Once there is an idea in people’s head, there is scarcity, or there is going to be, that is when irrational behavior may start like buying all the bananas at the grocery store for example." While many were so worried, CEO and co-founder of Oxygen Financial Ted Jenkin told Fox News Digital that Americans didn't need to hit the panic button just yet. "For everyday items, Americans don’t need to hit the panic button day one," he explained, "However, if the strike last(ed) a couple of weeks or stretch(ed) out for a period of 30 days, people could see a major spike in the prices of seafood, alcohol, and bananas. Cell phones, computers, and auto parts (would) also be at risk for supply as well." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Jenkin explained that most holiday goods have already been shipped from overseas as some retailers "stocked up anticipating that this strike was possible." "Some companies have already shifted their container shipments to West Coast ports, which shouldn’t hurt the holiday supply chain, but consumers could see slightly higher prices due to the increased shipping costs," he said.
