Why Demanding of Toilet Paper Rolls so High?

[tuckerkao]

Just get in the shower and quickly wash your butt crack after every poop.

Best if you stock up some soaps and shampoos too, not only the toilet paper rolls.

Soap packages are counted in decimal, Toilet paper packages are counted in dozenal, I haven't seen anyone complaining about the shortage of bath soaps and shampoos, only toilet papers, aren't they all related to bathroom?

 

[Gorbles]

A combination of panicking over the potential need to stockpile and greed. That's all it is. Not helped by aspects of the media coverage, but the sad and simple truth is that people will look out for themselves and not think of any ramifications for anyone else that might actually need to be the items in question.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Just bought a pack of six rolls from Morrisons for a pound, shelves fully stacked; only person in the aisle.

If all else fails, will wipe my bottom on Ian Birrell's column of the "'1" DTF newspaper.

 

[Tristan_C]

Feedback loop; the ease with which people can be made uneasy is itself a source of additional unease people never even knew they had, because of this they go to the bathroom more; the resulting run on TP not only redoubles unease about shortages but also the general feeling of unease about the heightened uneasiness. Many such cases

 

[EnglishEdward]

Less food less need for TP.

 

[Gorbles]

Anecdotal update: both of the major supermarkets near me are now out of toilet roll. I do wish people gave more than a second's thought to people who might actually need the damned stuff more immediately than in the event of (at the moment mostly) theoretical isolation.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

@tuckerkao: I have visions of you standing guard in your bathroom, obsessively counting how many squares each person uses, and berating them for using even one more than you've calculated they should be allowed to, or using the bathroom more than their allotted times per day.

I lived with someone like that, and it was very stressful. Some people need more, some need less, and while some people are going waaaay overboard with this hoarding, making a blanket statement of how much people might use in a month is a very judgmental (and unwarranted) thing. One "size" does not fit all, when it comes to digestive issues.

 

[tuckerkao]

@tuckerkao: I have visions of you standing guard in your bathroom, obsessively counting how many squares each person uses, and berating them for using even one more than you've calculated they should be allowed to, or using the bathroom more than their allotted times per day.

I lived with someone like that, and it was very stressful. Some people need more, some need less, and while some people are going waaaay overboard with this hoarding, making a blanket statement of how much people might use in a month is a very judgmental (and unwarranted) thing. One "size" does not fit all, when it comes to digestive issues.

1 extra square of tissue is definitely okay, that add up only 1% more of the demanding to the total amount which well falls under the usual margin of errors. The average toilet paper usage is around 120 squares per day for a family of 4(make sure to count the pets too) if they use napkins in the dining rooms, 96 to 144 are considered within the margin of errors, but buying double or triple of what you need is overreacting.

The fact is that people don't need to stock up 300+ rolls, even with digestive issues, those are the supplies that can last at least a full year long.

The best solution is to buy 75+ mega or 50+ super mega rolls, not 300+ of the regular size rolls. Tissue manufacturers offer at least 3-4 different roll sizes just like the various shoe sizes. If you really need more, buy larger rolls(usually a bit more expensive) instead of large quantity of the regular rolls, so other people can still enjoy the in-stock items.


I particularly like Charmin Ultra Strong mega rolls because I consume much less # of squares here, each sheet is thick.

By the way, I live by myself currently, I use around 18-24 squares of tissues daily, so much less than average.

 

[NovaKart]

It would feel remarkably indulgent to go out and TP someone’s house right now.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

It would feel remarkably indulgent to go out and TP someone’s house right now.

You know you want to.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

It would feel remarkably indulgent to go out and TP someone’s house right now.

That may be what happens to some of it when the hoarders realize they don't have room to put it.

 

[Kaitzilla]

All the toilet paper at Wal-Mart is gone.

Spoiler :

And I just know some idiots are buying paper towels without knowing it has a 100% chance to clog sewer pipes.

 

[Quintillus]

Interesting read on panic buying during the Cuban Missile Crisis: https://books.google.com/books?id=8MmCPgN14msC&pg=PA78#v=onepage&q&f=false

Basically, people fear there may be supply chain disruptions, even if that is an irrational fear. And there's certainly a feedback loop. If you start hearing some stores are out of stock, all of a sudden it seems logically to stock up now, before you really need it and find that more stores are out of stock.

I'm glad I restocked when I needed to, with the amount I normally restock with, two days before the coronavirus arrived nearby. At that time, things were still orderly here, and inventory levels were healthy; I hear the notice of the virus's arrival triggered panic buying.

 

[FriendlyFire]

All the toilet paper at Wal-Mart is gone.

Spoiler :

And I just know some idiots are buying paper towels without knowing it has a 100% chance to clog sewer pipes.

Just use newspaper ?
I stockpiled, canned food, medicine, mask, gloves and Toilet Paper weeks ago.
Only thing is hand sanitiser which is now sold out everywhere

 

[The_J]

I want that they re-do Mad Max 2, but with a toilet paper factory.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Sometimes I read the headlines and get the feeling we're playing the first 5 minutes of The Last of Us, right before everything hits the fan.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Hoard enough toilet paper and you can become a Toilet Paper Baron.

 

[Hygro]

One of my coworkers was out for like 30 minutes and came back with like 18 rolls of TP

 

[Zardnaar]

Black market supplies.

Apricots from Turkey are really nice.

 

[really]

Its because of perceived lack of control - you can't control the spread of a virus, what can I control? Toilet paper- ok let's buy lots and I will feel like I am in control.

It helps that it won't go off if it turns out I don't need it.