OT: The TP Shortage
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All the kids were sent home from college and people are working from home, so the retail demand exploded. Add in the fear that people will run out, and the sudden demand in higher-quality toilet paper becomes clearer. The overall demand will reduce once people go back to work since there is currently an oversupply there.
Yea but I'm surprised that it's lasting. I would have thought that would have petered out by now but still seems to be going strong. I think some other high in demand products have gone at least some steps back if not fully back to normal. Don't know why the TP thing still seems to be going strong. Once you have your stock how much can you buy. I suppose the only thing that I can think of is that it's become a vicious cycle creating a "new generation" of hoarders because of the shortage.
Some people are insane and panicking. I understand the shortage of hand sanitizer. Not everyone purchases this product, so the need/demand has greatly increased. As for TP, everyone uses it already. The nation produces enough TP for all of the butts in the US. There will never be a shortage if morons were not hoarding. This truly makes no sense.
See all the food peeps are buying? It has to come out sometime. I have a friend who has a daughter who just started the time of the month club. He says they goes through rolls of TP like never before.
A lot of people go to the bathroom at work. Now it all happens at home. It’s more than just hoarding, there is probably double the demand now.
The answer is simple. There are a lot of asswipes in this world.
Tony Montana was one of them.
The country club that we belong to are selling a "Bonus Household Package" which includes:
4 Rolls TP, 1/2 Gallon Milk, 1 Dozen
Eggs, 1 Case 24-Pack Water Bottles,
1 Bottle Hand Soap, 6 Pieces Fresh Fruit
We haven't bought it, but I hear it is a popular item.
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My wife hit the Costco in Wayne at 8 this morning and was fortunate to get a 30 pack of toilet paper and 12 pack of paper towels. Their Kirkland vodka is pretty decent too for the price. Surprised they were allowed to sell it at 8am, lol.
I've been wanting to get and try thier vodka forever. No clubs within 45 mins of my sell it. Heard nothing but good stuff about their liqour. But not surprised as Kirkland brands are "mostly" superior private label goods.
The original hoarding caused a domino effect. It created a fear that if you go out today and buy just a 4 or 6 pack of TP like a normal person, that when you run out, there may not be any left. Thus, the person who never wanted to hoard, is forced to buy all they can when they see it available.
Same thing has happened with gloves and masks. People of supplies of hundreds and hundreds. Now, no one can get any. So, if you were to wonder in somewhere and see 2 boxes of 10, you are going to grab both. It sux but it is the reality
Same thing has happened with gloves and masks. People of supplies of hundreds and hundreds. Now, no one can get any. So, if you were to wonder in somewhere and see 2 boxes of 10, you are going to grab both. It sux but it is the reality
I avoid pooping at work at all costs.
All the stores down here have signs out limiting purchases to 1 per person. Not sure if its being enforced but it makes sense.
It's like gas during a "gas shortage" - the overall demand doesn't really change but people feel uncomfortable if there's only 1/4 tank in their car so everyone wants to get to Full at the same time. If you are in the store and you know you have an adequate supply of TP at home, but god forbid what would happen if you can't get it when you need it, then what the hell i may as grab another package while I'm here. It then feeds itself and people start posting on social media that there is TP available at Costco and everyone goes running there. Simple fact is people are not crapping more or using more each time. There will be a rebound from this where all the manufacturers are going to have to shut their production lines down some time in the summer because everyone will have 3 months supply in their homes.
There is plenty of toilet paper. Just search toilet paper on ebay. The sellers go to all the stores and buy it cheap and sell it for a lot.
There is no rationale for this kind of hoarding behavior...that almost a month later its still going on is pretty reprehensible
Different supply chain. Residential products and Commercial products don't cross paths. If companies are smart they will speed up with conversion.
There are a few places that have now started to sell their commercial shipments of TP to the public at gauging prices.
If we are talking about #2 - a lot of MEN go at work.
I have yet to hear any woman ever admit they did this at work. I'm sure it happens, but it's probably rare and an emergency event. Out of the women in my life (mom/sisters/girlfriends/wife), my limited sample(eww)...I mean observations(uhhh,...well YOU GET THE IDEA)...tells me they are not lying.
Other than hoarding, #1 for women and #2 for men is the tissue issue here.
I don't think people in this country are using the bathroom any less than they did two months ago. More of them are just doing it at home now.
I see what you did there.
The last two times I was at the Bridgwater Wegmans, they had some TP on the shelves in the evenings. If people just bought a little extra instead of double or triple the normal amount, everyone would get some (and maybe even get their choice of extra clean or extra strong).
This is the video that started it all in the US. The 3 major networks aired it on the morning shows and than it all began. What people failed to listen to was that this video was from Australia.
Bet those parents who took their kids TPing around Halloween are regretting it now. :Sly:
According to wife number one and confirmed by wife 2...women take ***** and do anything and everything else in public bathrooms and very nasty about it. Mens BR's are much much cleaner than most women public bathrooms by far.
there is no real shortage - its a distribution issue. Demand at store levels has skyrocketed and stores need their supply chains to catch up. And finally - hoarding- You have people buying above what they typically buy which means there is less consumer coverage. The consumer who isn't able to get anything, next time they come across supply - they respond by buying 2 or 3x. Now that stores are finally putting restrictions in place to limit how much can be bought, this should all settle down in 2-3 weeks
Coming straight from a guy that worked over 30 years at MSG, the men's rooms were bad after events. The ladies were a complete disaster. Believe it was more about hovering for #1 though.
Thats funny! The guy I gave the case of TP to in upstate NY last winter text me yesterday saying, "I TP all my neighbors trees just to show off"
Ha! No need and no judgment. This is also on the list of why I'm happy to be a man.
When the zombies attack, no one will be able to eat toilet paper. I get stocking up on Spam, canned goods, meds, water, etc. but if things ever got real bad, folks could just go to their basements for old magazines, tear up the carpet, pull down the wallpaper, use leaves etc.