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Remember a week ago, when our big worry was toilet paper? (Original Post) edhopper Mar 2020 OP
No shit. Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #1
Yeah, that was stupid PJMcK Mar 2020 #2
I'm still worried about it, myself. Shrike47 Mar 2020 #3
I kind of am too. Jamastiene Mar 2020 #5
There's plenty of TP, but not always on the shelf rickford66 Mar 2020 #4
Never did I ever Olafjoy Mar 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #7
Last week? Aquaria Mar 2020 #8

PJMcK

(22,047 posts)
2. Yeah, that was stupid
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:48 PM
Mar 2020

My dad worked in the paper industry. His associate and I became friends 20 years ago and he told me that there's plenty of toilet paper in the U.S. The panic buying was simply silly. The distributors will get the paper products to the stores and we'll all be able to wipe our whatevers.

The bigger problems are coming...

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
5. I kind of am too.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:58 PM
Mar 2020

I can't buy it online like at the usual spots like I usually do. I decided to check Ebay and people are selling single sheets of toilet paper for $0.99 plus $9.99 to much higher for shipping. The other day, people were auctioning single rolls of paper for way high prices. I decided I will order a bidet if my local store or my usual online spots don't get it in when I need it. One person had written the date on a single piece of TP and was selling that for outrageous prices.

rickford66

(5,528 posts)
4. There's plenty of TP, but not always on the shelf
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:58 PM
Mar 2020

You can order online at a higher price or keep going to the market and hope to arrive while they stock up.

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
6. Never did I ever
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:00 PM
Mar 2020

In my life picture that it would come to me jumping up and down clapping like a kid on Christmas morning morning when the grocery guy wheeled a pallet of packages of paper towels and toilet paper out from the back and I was standing right there!! 1 pkg per person. Wheeeeeeee!!!!

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Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
8. Last week?
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:29 AM
Mar 2020

Stores are still struggling to keep it on the shelves now. And the consumers who weren't stupid panic hoarders are pissed about it.

My husband gets an earful at his store about it, multiple times an hour, every fricking day.

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