Join the Secret Elves to discover the best shopping deals and things to do this ChristmasPanic buyers slumped to a desperate new low – by stock-piling LETTUCE!France's decision to shut its borders with the UK to stave off a new fast-spreading Covid strain sparked fears of a salad shortage.That was enough to send hoarders haring to the supermarket to stock up.The lettuce rush was just the tip of the Icebergs.Oranges and lemons were also flying off the shelves amid fears the haulage ban could cut off supplies of citrus fruit from mainland Europe.That prompted Britain's toilet paper manufacturers to act in a bid to repel a comeback by bog roll bandits who stripped shelves of their supplies during Lockdown 1 in March.They stressed UK factories.