Browns Plains shoppers say the coronavirus pandemic and panic buying sweeping supermarkets has changed their shopping behaviour.
Patricia Jeffery and daughter Michelle Dell have slammed panic buyers for forcing them to adopt new shopping habits.
"It's ridiculous, the panic buying," Mrs Dell said.
"A lot of people work, and have to come in on my day off."
They usually make a day of shopping together, and go out for lunch too, but now Mrs Jeffery and Mrs Dell go straight home from the supermarket after buying essential supplies.
Mrs Jeffery and Mrs Dell were buying supplies at Browns Plains Woolworths on Thursday.
They were allowed in before shop opened to all customers as Mrs Jeffery is a pensioner. Mrs Dell was helping her with the trolley.
"I had to show my pensioner card," Mrs Jeffery said.
They were allowed one roll of toilet paper.
The women said the supermarket shelves were almost out of stock already, as suppliers struggled to keep up with demand.
Mrs Jeffery was one of about 20 people who were let into the shop early.
"It wasn't a stampede," she said.
She said fear of the epidemic kept her at home most days.
"I must have the cleanest house in Brisbane," Mrs Jeffery said.
Mrs Dell said there were more impacts of the virus than just empty shelves to consider.
"Like hand hygiene," she said.
"I'm in aged care, and working with the elderly. You have got to be so careful with at the moment."
The women said this weekend's election should be postponed because of the virus.