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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAngela Merkel doing her grocery shopping for the weekend
Alex Leo@AlexMLeo
Merkel buying 4 bottles of wine & some toilet paper while doing her own grocery shopping for the weekend is so oddly comforting
Merkel buying 4 bottles of wine & some toilet paper while doing her own grocery shopping for the weekend is so oddly comforting
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8138325/German-Chancellor-Merkel-buys-FOUR-bottles-wine-supermarket-trip.html
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I'm jealous of Germany that they have this awesome woman as their leader.
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Angela Merkel doing her grocery shopping for the weekend (Original Post)
iluvtennis
Mar 2020
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tblue37
(65,488 posts)1. Not to mention toilet paper availability! nt
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)3. This! My daughter lives in Berlin and can't find tp.
robbedvoter
(28,290 posts)4. I think the obsession with toilet paper is an American thing
I recall someone commenting on the Russians' empty shelves: it was flower, sugar and pasta that was missing. Why the obsession with 💩ing here?
tblue37
(65,488 posts)5. I checked earlier today, because I was assuming the same thing. Nope. Other countries are
also experiencing TP panic buying and hoarding:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/finance/other/countries-around-the-world-are-panic-buying-toilet-paper-because-of-coronavirus/ar-BB10LWc3
"Countries around the world are panic buying toilet paper because of coronavirus"
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But the latest item to encounter demand outstripping supply appears to be toilet roll, as consumers around the world report empty shelves in a number of major supermarkets.
The loo roll panic buying has been a particular issue in Australia, where three of the country's top five Twitter trends were centered on the shortage.
#ToiletpaperApocalypse, #ToiletPaperEmeregency and #Toiletpapergate dominated conversations on the platform and photos posted by users shows rows of empty shelves in their local stores."
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But the latest item to encounter demand outstripping supply appears to be toilet roll, as consumers around the world report empty shelves in a number of major supermarkets.
The loo roll panic buying has been a particular issue in Australia, where three of the country's top five Twitter trends were centered on the shortage.
#ToiletpaperApocalypse, #ToiletPaperEmeregency and #Toiletpapergate dominated conversations on the platform and photos posted by users shows rows of empty shelves in their local stores."
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robbedvoter
(28,290 posts)2. She managed to flaten the curve and keep mortality low in Germany
with high numbers. A good leader -and sane too.