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IronLionZion

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12. People buy up tp when they think they'll be home for a while

Reply to Treefrog (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 09:03 AM

Mar 2021

so when there is a snowstorm coming, people buy up bread, milk, eggs, and tp so they can make french toast and poop it out.

My neighborhood is urban and liberal so our stores never completely ran out of TP or disinfectant or flour and people shared if someone ran out. The Asian/ethnic markets and convenience stores still had supplies while the suburban crowd bought out the big costco type stores.

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A year in lockdown: The remarkable scenes you never thought you'd see [View all] Celerity Mar 2021 OP

I never did understand the big panic over TP. I never ran out either, but the disease is respiratory Treefrog Mar 2021 #1

That was always a head-scratcher for me. SallyHemmings Mar 2021 #2

It may have something to do with the tv show The Walking Dead maryellen99 Mar 2021 #3

Preppers gonna be preppers & early-on wiping hysteria bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #4

There Are Two Separate Incompatible Supply Chains smb Mar 2021 #7

Also wouldn't be surprised if 'enterprising' resellers snapped up a lot of it tanyev Mar 2021 #13

Not to mention that people were home, on average 33%more than pre-COVID Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #20

There were a lot of shortages a year ago NewJeffCT Mar 2021 #9

Yeah, I remember that. ShazzieB Mar 2021 #15

"but the disease is respiratory" BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #10

People buy up tp when they think they'll be home for a while IronLionZion Mar 2021 #12

Toilet paper just got the publicity. Just about any food with a long shelf life was also targeted dameatball Mar 2021 #16

In my little corner of the globe, luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #18

And TP companies really tried to take advantage and maximize their profits live love laugh Mar 2021 #23

It was people thinking they would not be able to get out JI7 Mar 2021 #27

I think people were worried they wouldn't Neema Mar 2021 #32

I wanted to have enough of everything in case I had to quarantine. femmedem Mar 2021 #33

Kick dalton99a Mar 2021 #5

the graveyard burial Roc2020 Mar 2021 #6

The most startling for me has been my train trips DFW Mar 2021 #8

I don't like the cheaper brands of TP and paper towels. appleannie1 Mar 2021 #11

Couple breath takers there. And not in a good way. Thankyou. marble falls Mar 2021 #14

T.S. Eliot: Marthe48 Mar 2021 #17

Yes ailsagirl Mar 2021 #26

i remember the lack of air polution . striking AllaN01Bear Mar 2021 #19

I couldn't figure out why the stores had no paper towels? lindysalsagal Mar 2021 #21

Initially, people who couldn't get toilet paper Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #24

I don't like the cheaper brands of TP and paper towels. appleannie1 Mar 2021 #22

those of us in Texas could add a few more Skittles Mar 2021 #25

Yup... both remarkable and scenes I'd never thought to see. LanternWaste Mar 2021 #28

Amazing compilation! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #29

One of the stranger things I remember is the haunting footage of the jellyfish Xavier Breath Mar 2021 #30

Seeing photos of NYC's empty Midtown electric_blue68 Mar 2021 #31

The last meaningful trip out as a family Thyla Mar 2021 #34