Toilet paper

[brokephibroke]

Why are people hoarding toilet paper? Can we use it as currency in the not to distant future?

[Newest Reality]

1. You bet!

It will be called Trumpmoola! One sheet equals a fast buck. A whole role gets your name on something.

[TheBlackAdder]

25. Perhaps a lot of people are becoming self-aware and realize that they are full of 💩

[hlthe2b]

2. I can see buying a few months supply, but some have enough to last for years.

Unless they have two dozen people living with them or just never stop "eliminating."

I noticed that both Costco and Sam's Club were essentially out online (and at least in the Sam's near me)


I'd note that there is a lot of hoarding of dog food going on right now too. Word to the wise.

[Eyeball_Kid]

12. My local Costco gets regular shipments of toilet paper. They're gone the same day they come in.

I've gone to Costco twice in the past week. Nada.

The local supermarket, however, has plenty of toilet paper. Go figure.

[hlthe2b]

20. I was just in a King Soopers (owned by Krogers). They had TP, but they were way down

in selection and larger packages were gone. I have enough for a week or two so I feel certain I'll catch them on a restock. I didn't have any problem getting a bulk size of Bounty Paper towels though, so go figure.

[Laffy Kat]

39. At the Kroger/King Soopers stores, I try to buy Scott t.p.

It's one of the few not manufactured by Koch. I remember by: Gov. Scott = shit = toilet paper.

[2naSalit]

28. That's where I went to get supplies

the local grocery. If you are a rural dweller, you often have a stock of necessities anyway. Unless it's time to stock up after winter.

[at140]

34. Where is your Costco store?

The stores here in NE Florida have no shortage of TP.

[brokephibroke]

5. Maybe beanie babies will finally be worth something.

[uppityperson]

4. I'm gonna start selling it by the foot

[brewens]

13. Sell by the square. Tell people they are mini replica confederate flags. Perfectly okay to wipe

your ass with.

[Roland99]

19. If trump needs some, we can say...

“I haven’t a square to spare”

[mitch96]

42. A friend of mine was recently in Cuba.. They were selling by the perforated sheet.

They realized the touristas need their TP.
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[handmade34]

6. ...

https://theconversation.com/why-are-people-stockpiling-toilet-paper-we-asked-four-experts-132975

[pdxflyboy]

7. A Friend Gave Us TP With Trump's Face

On every sheet! “Cleaning myself “ was never so satisfying!!!!!

[Eyeball_Kid]

16. We're on our last roll from 2016. We use it for special occasions.

We lay a few squares onto the water in the bowl, then close the lid. When someone opens the lid, it's always a pleasant surprise. Seeing Trump's face as the destination for human waste is utterly satisfying.

[YOHABLO]

8. Diarrhea may be a symptom of the Covid virus? I'm guessing?

[brokephibroke]

9. Maybe but

You are sick for a bit then you get better.

[Rorey]

15. I don't think so

It's a respiratory illness. I saw a clip of a guy who had it. He said he went from feeling fine to having a high fever very quickly. The fever lasted for 8 hours. He also had a dry cough, but no sniffles. No digestive issues.

[YOHABLO]

18. Well I would love to know the need to stock up on toilet paper myself.

[applegrove]

10. I may not want to leave my home for a few months much or do anything in a public place.

I also visit my dad in a nursing home several times a week so i am going to do everything to avoid crowds when the bug arrives in this city. I don't want to bring anything there. I'm sure when the epidemic arrives in the city they will lock down the nursing home. At least i hope so. Anyhow. I don't want to be part of a mob looking for toilet paper if i run out.

[brokephibroke]

11. Now that would be a sight to behold

Toilet paper mobs....

[applegrove]

14. Oh it is happening already.

[brokephibroke]

17. I'll have to hit the local Walmart tomorrow

Maybe buy a pallet and sell rolls for a nice profit.

[applegrove]

21. Profiteer!!!

[brokephibroke]

24. I see it as compassionate capitalism

Not everyone can afford a pallet of TP, but everyone needs their fix.

I can control the entire north side of town!

[applegrove]

30. Can you imagine if there is no run on toiletpaper? You'll spend the rest of

your life trying to use it up. I hope you have a big garage. LOL!

[brokephibroke]

36. With trump decimating the USDA

We should have enough foodborne illness to keep the paper flowing.

[applegrove]

38. Shhh. Don't remind people this virus if from unregulated markets in

China. People may decide they like government. Do what Rush Limbaugh has done and blame chinese bio-weapons. Better to have a war than make good government a thing. So shhhhhhh!

[Leghorn21]

23. You wouldn't be the first, broke!

Coronavirus Panic-Buying Has Created A Black Market For Toilet Paper And Hand Sanitiser

https://goat.com.au/relationships/coronavirus-panic-buying-has-created-a-black-market-for-toilet-paper-and-hand-sanitiser/

[brokephibroke]

26. Perhaps we need a TP syndicate

I can get us a safe warehouse in Chicago for our distribution.

[applegrove]

33. Then you could corner the market and be the big player in toiletpaper

and de"throne" the Koch brothers.

[getagrip_already]

22. Shh! Quiet! you will give the secret away.....

I'm going to tell you, but remember, it's a secret, ok?

We write SECRET messages on it, and tack them to telephone poles across the country. Other people in our cell pick them up and act on our orders.

We have billions of followers, so each night it takes a lot of rolls to get the message out.

Just roll with it. Act quickly once you get your commands. But remember to destroy your square with a thorough wipe and flush. It is the only way to stop them.

They are coming, I have to tack qui

[brokephibroke]

27. LOL.

I’m in. Like the pony express, when America was great.

[blogslut]

29. I got a big package of TP this last Monday.

I was running low and I like to buy it in largish amounts for assorted reasons (no car, i hate people, etc.) The previous Sunday I realized that if I don't get more TP soon, I'd be without because people would start snatching it up in a fit of panic. So, I bought some.

16 rolls x 1000 sheets.

I'm set for 4 months and I'm glad I did it.

[at140]

31. In Hong Kong TP is currency!

[RockRaven]

32. I think that there are two or three things going on.

One is panicky/irrational emergency preparation. Nobody's ever prepared for a pandemic before. But maybe they've prepared for regional flooding or a hurricane or a winter storm-pocaypse or earthquakes or whatever. So they are trying to prepare for the pandemic like they would prepare for getting snowed in, even though the preparation should be pretty different if you soberly think about it.

Then there is the psychological factor of the helplessness inherent in this situation. In reality, there is very little the person of average means can do to prepare for a pandemic. Logistically, most don't have the resources to stockpile more than a year's worth of everything and successfully completely cut off their home from the outside world for that length of time. There is also the issue of not knowing what exactly one should do to be perfectly prepared. So in the absence of being able to do what would actually work, one copes with the anxiety by doing what one can. Buying toilet paper, or bottled water, or hand sanitizer, or household cleaners, etc is all the potential preparations available to some people, so that is what they do to feel like they've safe-guarded themselves in whatever small way they can.

It reminds me of people who want their doctor, or their lawyer, or their politician to JUST DO SOMETHING in response to a problem. Even when the evidence shows that in the circumstance in question there is no known action which would help, people still get upset at the inaction. Only that anxiety and demand for action is turned inward in this case.

The third thing is people see other people panic-buying and worry that there is going to be a shortage, so decide that they ought to stock-up also just to get ahead of any supply problems. [Full disclosure: the day I first saw our local store shelves were devoid of hand sanitizer I went home and ordered some on-line (at non-yet-gouged pricing) because at that point I didn't know when I would next be able to get any. Unlike toilet paper, this seems actually to be a problem, since it has been a few weeks and the shelves are still empty and on-line sources are raising prices and/or out of stock.]

[TexasBushwhacker]

35. They are afraid there will be mandatory quarantines

and they don't want to chance running out. Now the bottled water hoarding surprises me. There's no reason to think the water supply would be contaminated like it might be during a hurricane.

[Renew Deal]

37. The alternatives are not great

[mitch96]

43. Well there is the old hose and corn cob tactic....... uff... that's gonna hurt.. nt

[Beartracks]

40. I noticed a run on isopropyl alcohol and liquid hand soap at my local WalMart.

The cold medicine section was still pretty well stocked, though. And still plenty of bread, toilet paper, soup, ramen... the usual "hunker down" items.

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[rainin]

41. isn't it obvious?

If you're sick, or anyone in your house is sick, no one should leave the house because they potentially expose others

If your community is heavily impacted, you elect to self quarantine to protect yourself

If supply lines are interrupted, there may be shortages

Depending on the number of people in your home, you could be homebound for several months (6 weeks per person with staggered sick times)

Toilet paper isn't something you want to run out of

The shelves are empty at Costco by noon. Get it now

[comradebillyboy]

44. Went to Costco on Thursday. The toilet paper aisle was mobbed.

I wondered to myself why everybody was jamming the TP aisle. Now I know.

[Olafjoy]

45. At my Costco today

No toilet paper, no Kleenex, no paper towels. They had some flushable wipes. I mean, it was kinda funny.