I was a spoiled rich kid during the Carter years. I remember my father sending people who worked for him out to get gas, but I don’t recall a problem with toilet paper or sour cream.
But I do remember grocery stores being completely cleared of t-paper and other essential items during Carter's Presidency. I don't recall the exact details of what triggered it, there wasn't an actual shortage of materials, but the malaise attitude Carter engendered created real panic on the heels of the gas crisis.