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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy buy extra Toilet Paper
1. It does not spoil or go out of date
2. If you DONT Have it....life gets ugly
3. Its the American way
lunatica
(53,410 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,454 posts)1.) For those who are ignoring the news and who might routinely run out of TP and casually go to the store to find that they are all out, then after multiple attempts to find some (as I overheard a frustrated guy I passed by in the supermarket yesterday morning exclaiming - "Nix the toilet paper, all they have are some paper towels" on his cell phone to whoever was on the other end of the call), eventually leads to hoarding if some is actually found so you don't run into that problem again.
2.) I think many who are filling carts are doing so not just for themselves but for other family members and/or friends unable to get to the store due to work, age/infirmity, etc. Yes you do have some who hog it for themselves but I know there are many many households here in the city where people just cannot and/or should not go out and the need is there (and store "delivery" usually has a fee associated with it that they might not be able to spare).
hlthe2b
(102,360 posts)Leave some for everyone else.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)The shelves were empty at my local Ralphs.