Panic buying of toilet paper
hits US stores again with
new pandemic restrictions
Reuters,
by
Staff
Original Article
Posted By: MissMolly,
11/22/2020 4:26:51 AM
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - Toilet paper aisles are emptying again as COVID-19 curfews and shutdowns in states from California to New York send pandemic-weary shoppers on a new scramble for essentials.
Walmart on Friday said it was “seeing pockets of lower than normal availability” for toilet paper and cleaning supplies in some communities as infections rage virtually unchecked across most of the United States.
As of Friday afternoon, 22 states have imposed restrictions aimed at decreasing spread of the virus - giving rise to a new round of panic buying from shoppers and purchase limits from retailers including Target and Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket chain.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
ladydawgfan 11/22/2020 4:37:00 AM (No. 612962)
Just people out doing some early Christmas shopping!!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
planetgeo 11/22/2020 4:54:15 AM (No. 612965)
So I guess it's a good thing our founding fathers were well stocked with toilet paper or there's no way we would ever have become a free country...
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
franq 11/22/2020 6:51:15 AM (No. 612989)
It's the gift that keeps on giving.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bigken2 11/22/2020 6:53:26 AM (No. 612990)
my local family dollor had a 4 limit so there was pleanty was able to get 4 rolls all set to the crazys just stop
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
KatieJo 11/22/2020 7:32:10 AM (No. 613006)
I've stocked up a little since the last bout of insanity, we'll ride this one out fine. I never understood why in a 'pandemic"--which we never had--the most valuable commodity would be toilet paper. As of last Wednesday, our local Walmart still had plenty in stock--although they never did get back to the level they were before all this started last March.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 11/22/2020 7:32:21 AM (No. 613008)
Trying to get everyone in a panic again.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
udanja99 11/22/2020 7:34:11 AM (No. 613010)
We have plenty of toilet paper here. But there are no paper towels to be had.
I made the mistake of going to Costco the Friday before Thanksgiving. It was jammed and everyone had toilet paper in their carts but there was still plenty on the pallets.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Califedup 11/22/2020 7:47:44 AM (No. 613023)
Who needs a vaccine when one has plenty of toilet paper. Fun fact - democrat communists use toilet paper to wipe their mouths after talking because every time they speak excrement comes out.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Bluefindad 11/22/2020 7:55:30 AM (No. 613029)
I used to scratch my head and wonder why, when reading of shortages of goods in communist dictatorships, toilet paper was always at the head of the list. Now I know.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
bpl40 11/22/2020 8:09:54 AM (No. 613044)
They should have thought of this before 'voting' for Dementia Joe.
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You know roaches love paper, so be careful what you hoard people.
I would rather store cloth diapers and detergent.
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The media exaggerates and tries whip people into a frenzy. The local news was doing similar stories here in PA, but there is ample supply of everything in the stores. They lie about everything. I guess it's their job to lie and deceive because that's what they do all day every day.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 11/22/2020 8:24:15 AM (No. 613063)
Ya'll are cracking me up this morning. Back in the 1990's here in the central south, if there was a threat of even a trace of snow, people flocked to the store to buy ketchup, bologna and white bread. Now, it is mainly paper goods. Poster mentioned Costco; I have experience with Sam's Club. They STILL do not have any of their own brand TP since last April. Maybe the ships from China are still in the harbors. Sam's sells large packs of ''name'' brand TP. Memo to #8: that same bunch all carry poop in their billfolds--for identification.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Strike3 11/22/2020 8:38:38 AM (No. 613076)
I don't care how hard you can throw a roll of toilet paper, you are not going to effectively protect yourself with it. That's what big guns are for.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Bazi 11/22/2020 8:44:42 AM (No. 613081)
On Friday evening, the entrance to our local Costco in Maryland had a big sign posted informing everyone that Charmin and Kirkland toilet paper and all paper towels were out of stock. Inside, there was still a stack of bamboo TP with lots of doubtful people examining those rolls. Fortunately, we stocked up after the last hoarding panic. If comrades BiteMe and Kommie steal the election, we can look forward to standing in line for our politburo issued ration of recycled brown & slivered TP. #8 Thank you for the fun fact👍🏼👍🏼.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 11/22/2020 9:08:12 AM (No. 613113)
I'd have to think that buying a hand gun for concealed carry would bring a lot more clout when confronted by a bad person. Throwing a roll of hoarded toilet paper at that bad person is only going to make them laugh before they fire at me. Besides, then they get to take that roll home without having paid for it. Meanwhile, the grocery stores in my town remain fully stocked, although they continue to ration things like TP since last March.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Red Ghost 11/22/2020 9:11:55 AM (No. 613119)
I knew it was just a matter of time before Democrats and the media whipped everyone up into some kind of panic again. Everytime over the last few months that my husband went to Costco, I said, buy toilet paper and paper towels because you never know what is going to happen. So we are stocked. But, we all need to get used to this substantial change in the way we live in our once free Republic. Democrats continue to inch us closer and closer to one world socialism. It is the Great Reset and it's coming way faster than I would have imagined.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
czechlist 11/22/2020 9:21:57 AM (No. 613135)
Funny. My shower is 2 feet away from my toilet. What I fear is loss of water and/or electricity. The utility workers are the essential people we take for granted.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 11/22/2020 9:23:06 AM (No. 613138)
Forget toilet paper hoarders the store shelves are bare of all ammunition. There's ammunition hoarders out there too.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
VietVet68 11/22/2020 9:35:23 AM (No. 613164)
All this panic toilet paper buying has to be from democrats, we know they're all full of s*#t.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
jacksin5 11/22/2020 9:36:39 AM (No. 613167)
After having spent 20 years in the backwoods of Maine, where power outages were a common occurrence and heavy winter snows were the norm, I always had a generator, a freezer and cupboards full of food, and plenty of paper goods. This has carried over to my current residence in Florida. It's called preparedness.
And of course, Guns and ammo.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Zigrid 11/22/2020 10:03:01 AM (No. 613213)
No... the fake news will not convince me that there is a true lockdown happening... I think for myself and you can't convince me that the lockdown is anything more than the politicians issuing dictates to puff themselves up...it reminds me of a dog trainer whipping a dog into line... sit when I command... roll over when I command...accept your owner's commands...well folks... not me...I'M an American and I can think for myself....
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
hershey 11/22/2020 10:08:51 AM (No. 613223)
If worse comes to worse, you can always use baby wipes or even a damp washcloth and wash it out..and muslims don't use any from what I hear....
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Kate318 11/22/2020 10:52:48 AM (No. 613263)
No, #16, the virus is spreading again because there are people who want the panic and the lockdowns for control. No amount of mitigation will “get rid of this virus,” and as soon as you open up again, guess what? You want to end the virus?” Stop testing. It’s really that simple. Fun fact: Many would now not be surprised to learn that PCR tests for Covid-19 can be calibrated for results...just like voting machines.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
hershey 11/22/2020 12:39:33 PM (No. 613340)
Just got back from shopping at our local Kroger's...TWO pack limit...doesn't matter the size...lots of people shopping, looked like before a snowstorm crowd...everything else was in pretty good shape except for paper towels...
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Rather Read 11/22/2020 1:08:14 PM (No. 613369)
Diarrhea is not one of the symptoms of the covid. There is still some toilet paper at Walmart but the shelf is sparse.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
bgarrett 11/22/2020 2:20:05 PM (No. 613423)
When the idiots panicked in February(?) I had 4 rolls and a partial. Yesterday I still had 2 rolls and a partial (Yes, theres no wimmen here) so I got 4 more at Walmart and their shelf was almost empty.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Alfalfa 11/22/2020 2:49:27 PM (No. 613450)
It’s on my Christmas wish list. A pallet of TP. 😂
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
DVC 11/22/2020 3:34:51 PM (No. 613473)
Beyond stupid....
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Safari Man 11/22/2020 9:23:08 PM (No. 613703)
I still have my roll of TP with Obama's face on it. I hope it doesn't come to that because I really don't think he's worthy.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
texaspast 11/22/2020 10:46:08 PM (No. 613749)
I hear Atwoods still has an ample supply of corn cobs . . .
I guess you've got to be a certain age and REAL country to get that one.
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