During the summer a number of TP and paper towel manufacturers were allowing you to order direct from them. That may still be the case. Of course, one probably had to order a Costco sized shipment.
For months now (and currently as of this message) one has been able to order cases of TP from places like Amazon/Walmart/Sams Club.
I happen to have a preference for Scott...so needless to say...I've been stocked to the gills for some time now. :)
Scott was scarce March thru May of this year.
Yes, for several months TP was being hoarded and I even saw some a-holes charging $8 per roll on Amazon and Ebay.
Could not find any TP in the store or online for Wal-Mart.
During that time is when some of the manufacturers started selling direct. As soon as THAT started, suddenly it was available in stores again.
I am well stocked on sanitizer. Also, Pine-Sol later made the covid-killing list. But a couple of months ago, talking heads started saying “Yeah, you CAN possibly get it from surfaces, but the most likely way of catching it is in the air, so everybody wear masks.”