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NYC Costco shoppers empty shelves in panic over port strike: ‘No toilet paper, paper towels’
NY Post ^ | 10/3/24 | Ariel Zilber

Posted on 10/03/2024 9:18:30 AM PDT by DallasBiff

The dockworkers strike that has shut down dozens of ports on the East and Gulf Coasts has reportedly triggered panic buying of toilet paper and paper towels at a Costco on Staten Island — despite experts’ insistence that paper products won’t be affected by the strike.

Video footage on Wednesday showed vast, empty shelves of toilet paper, paper towels and facial tissues. One segment posted by FreedomNews.TV shows just a few pallets of Kleenex at the Costco on Richmond Avenue near the Staten Island Mall.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: costco; panic; portstrike; toiletpaper
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To: DallasBiff

I am not worried. The last time I couldn’t buy toilet paper I just used the free Phoenix New Times paper to wipe with.


21 posted on 10/03/2024 9:33:06 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: OpusatFR

No cat food, just eat the cats before they get thin.


22 posted on 10/03/2024 9:33:46 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: DallasBiff

What’s REALLY stupid is the panic buyers stripped a California Costco of all its bottled water. My friend was there to witness it. It’s because of people that stupid that Gavin Knew-some is in office.


23 posted on 10/03/2024 9:34:58 AM PDT by Dr. Zzyzx
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To: butlerweave

“Empty already , really ? LOL”

Preemptive panic.

Marko


24 posted on 10/03/2024 9:36:05 AM PDT by markoman (Cautiously cynical)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Kirkland T paper is made in the US and Canada


25 posted on 10/03/2024 9:36:18 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: DallasBiff

Go to O’Reilly’s get a bag of rags for five bucks, rinse, repeat.


26 posted on 10/03/2024 9:37:05 AM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Rio

In the U.S., Kirkland toilet paper is harvested and manufactured not too far from Kirkland, Washington, the birthplace of Costco itself and the namesake of the Kirkland brand. Kirkland toilet paper is sourced from Canada’s boreal forest and processed within Canada before it hits Costco locations worldwide.

Where is Charmin toilet paper manufactured?
Mehoopany, Pennsylvania
Where Does Charmin Toilet Paper Come From? The company Procter & Gamble gets about 33% of the pulp needed to make toilet paper as well as other hygiene products from Canada’s boreal forest. The product is manufactured in the United States. The company’s largest factory is located in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania.


27 posted on 10/03/2024 9:37:54 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: DallasBiff

People are dumb...

Maybe we should let AI wipe us out.


28 posted on 10/03/2024 9:39:15 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: DallasBiff

It’s October!

Surprise!!!

Woohoo!! October Surprise!!!


29 posted on 10/03/2024 9:39:38 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: DallasBiff

I GOT MINE!


30 posted on 10/03/2024 9:40:24 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: DallasBiff

Now that we see what is REALLY important to people, Trump should announce FREE toilet paper for everyone if elected.


31 posted on 10/03/2024 9:41:53 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: DallasBiff

Stupid libtards. If you have nothing to eat you don’t shit so no need for TP.


32 posted on 10/03/2024 9:41:57 AM PDT by chuckb87
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To: Red Badger

I don’t think TP is made overseas - but lots of stuff will start to experience shortages after 2-3 weeks.

The absolute silence from Fed.gov should be very worrying. It shows there’s a big rift within the Democrat Party and DC deep-state on this.


33 posted on 10/03/2024 9:42:54 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: SpaceBar

>> Wipe with your hands. It’s the will of Allah.

🤣

What does moe hamhead (piss be upon him!) teach concerning wiping with pages torn from a koran?


34 posted on 10/03/2024 9:44:18 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: DallasBiff

The good news is that more and more people are growing aware of being prepared, the more households with some supplies, the better.

The misguided toilet paper panic just reveals that people are very aware of the problems of a household without it, the problems would be huge but it would sure be great for plumbers.

I sure love the timing, hope this strike lasts for a while.


35 posted on 10/03/2024 9:44:43 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: All

I ran over last night since it was already making the rounds here yesterday and yep, our in Queen Creek, AZ. (I knew before I entered because none of the carts leaving the store had either product & at least 75% of people usually get one or the other.


36 posted on 10/03/2024 9:45:28 AM PDT by mykroar ("It's Not the Nature of the Evidence; It's the Seriousness of the Charge." - El Rushbo)
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To: DallasBiff

I have heard the theory that this is designed to get bad and have Harris ride in to save the day.

Nah, I think this is Biden’s revenge. He could have stopped this and, instead, is letting this ride to sink Harris.


37 posted on 10/03/2024 9:45:40 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: FlipWilson

NO....How about they are BOTH IMCOMPETENT, OVER THEIR HEADS, BOOBS!


38 posted on 10/03/2024 9:48:03 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: tired&retired

>> Kirkland toilet paper is harvested

TP is harvested??!? No sh!t??? I did not know that! I have seen it in trees but I never suspected...


39 posted on 10/03/2024 9:48:59 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: Dead Corpse

>> Maybe we should let AI wipe us out.

No pun intended, yeah? 😂


40 posted on 10/03/2024 9:51:34 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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