Posted on 04/08/2020 8:49:03 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
When the history of the coronavirus pandemic is written, the vanishing of toilet paper might rank as just a footnote in an otherwise dark and frightening account. But it might be a very long, complex and even wise footnote, because toilet paper — or rather, the lack of it — turns out to reveal a great deal about who we are and how we behave in a crisis.
It showed David Cohen something about the nature of humanity: As a checkout guy at a supermarket in Asheville, N.C., he saw people buying absurd amounts of toilet paper, but he also saw people reach the cashier’s counter and decide suddenly to consider those who have less.
“Some people said, ‘Wait, I’m going to put these rolls back on the shelf so somebody else can get some,’” said Cohen, who was happy to wait while his customers made a quick return visit to Aisle 14.
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We bought a case from Sam's (smallest quantity available) which even with 2 females in the house should last well into June. Not sure why people thought they needed more than that.
Easy, ….. the Chinese bought up the entire supply before it hit the store shelfs.
I have suggested elsewhere that anyone buying more than one case of toilet paper should bring a permission slip with them, signed by a proctologist.
Maybe people thought Bernie’s communism will come about. I seem to recall a story about the Soviet Union not putting TP into their 5 year plan causing a big mess.
anyone desperate for toilet paper... um.. go to a COMMERICAL supply store, they are overflowing there.
Gezzz people, its not that hard, use your brains.
Seriously, here in Southeastern Michigan I have not seen, and radio callers bear me out on this, any toilet paper in any stores. One report said a big store stationed three crew on each end of an aisle, opened the aisle, and monitored so only 2 packs could be put into a cart for each shopper in along line. Lasted about twenty minutes-—no reports of any more all week.
My theory: the human race descends into crime and evil as soon as it gets any opportunity. Thus, a middle man is making racket money off the flow of product. The big companies are selling at gouging rates to the worst virus hotspot cities. Or paper is going places that make masks for high rates per pound.
Or, workers and toilet paper companies are not really working 24/7-—not even working as hard as normal years.
What do you people here think?
No a gastroentomologist. Much harder to find, however.
I have three women in the house. Even with a garage full, I might run short by the end of the month.
This is not hard to comprehend. Most aware persons in this country took note of socialist Venezuela running out of toilet paper. Americans, sensing an impending crisis, purchased accordingly.
I'm an Ockham's Razor guy. I'd sooner think it has to do with the rate at which it can be produced and shipped in relation to how fast it's taken off the shelves.
A lot of people (myself included) didn't get in on the panic hoarding. Consequently we're now running low and need to snap it up when it's available. So it's still going fairly quickly.
One thing I noticed is that my supermarket has no dearth of facial tissues, which is odd, because they're essentially the same thing. Maybe people are superstitious about using something on their faces which can also be used on their behinds. My daughter tells an amusing story about how she asked a guy she was dating to borrow a quarter so she could buy a tampon. When she got back from the ladies' room the guy gave her an embarrassed look and said, "I don't think I want that quarter back!" ?????
“here in Southeastern Michigan I have not seen, and radio callers bear me out on this, any toilet paper in any stores”
I saw TP in the Algonac Kroger on Saturday Morning, some at Walmart Chesterfield a few weeks ago, and the Selfridge Commissary had some for the 1st time in weeks last Friday. I now see stores limiting purchases.
In my local Publix, the TP and paper towels shelves were completely bare from one end to the other; so I looked on Amazon. All I saw was a box of 80 rolls, so I guess my house is set up for the next year or so.
Selfridge is a few miles north of where I grew up. Note all your locations have decent, good people unlike my area (my wife and self are exceptions). Thanks for the tip, though.
You can order regular toilet paper online with a delivery date of may 27th to June 17th but you can also order commercial toilet paper online and I think delivery is quicker.
Heads should roll in the executive offices of Costco, Walmart and every other retailer than ran out.
If your VP can[’t figure out how to get toilet paper on the shelves, they aren’t even smart enough to be STOCKING those shelves.
In doing so, I found a whole lot of stuff I could do without, including magazines more than 20 years old. The recycle man picked up way more than our usual discards. We're providing a lot of raw material for our local paper mill to make TP, tissues, etc.
Multiply my situation by hundreds or even thousands and it is easy to understand why the TP aisle at our local Giant Eagle during senior hour this morning, while not necessarily overflowing with choices and brands, seemed to have an adequate supply when I passed it by.
The reason shelves are empty of TP is because so many a-holes need it.
We had stocked up what modest storage space we have when our preferred brand was on sale, for the better price, many weeks before the run on TP. It was getting low last week, and a target of opportunity arose at ACME. A restock cart was sitting untended next to the empty TP shelves with four or five 12-packs of the store brand. The phrase “Damned if I do, damned if I don’t” came to mind as I picked one up. Damned if I don’t and we run out; Damned if I do but it’ not the right brand. Sure enough, my beloved bitched about it!
Stuff so thin you can read through it!
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