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What was your experience of the Great toilet paper shortage of 2020
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:33 pm
In light of baws stocking up in preparation for 2 inches of snow, it got me reminiscing of the toilet paper shortage at the start of covid. I personally didn’t really notice much craziness. Just some signage in the tp section limited the amount of tp packages you could buy. I did see one lady with 3 packages of 18 rolls piled in her cart. I couldn’t believe my eyes lol.
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Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:34 pm to philly444
One wipe.
Was thrilled.
Was thrilled.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:34 pm to philly444
my boss in denver bought every roll he could find and sold it online and made a nice profit. not what he thought he would make though
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:36 pm to philly444
I wasn't aware. I eat right and rarely have to wipe. Plus I have a bidet.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:36 pm to philly444
It was short lived but yeh, we had to ration.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:36 pm to philly444
It really opened my eyes about how bad mental illness is going on in this country
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:36 pm to philly444
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair...
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:37 pm to philly444
All I will say is RIP to my monogrammed Egyptian cotton hand towels. 
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:37 pm to philly444
I worked at a company in which there was panic buying on toilet paper. We had pallets.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:38 pm to philly444
We bought some at costco two or three weeks before the pandemic. When it came time to get some more the only place closest to us at that time that had it was a general dollar store. After that it was a non issue.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 9:38 pm to philly444
I kept a good supply from Costco so didn't change a thing and by the time I needed more the panic was over.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:05 pm to Mr Roboto
The difference in gut health is wild when you don't eat bullshite.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:06 pm to LSUBoo
My son, freshman in high school at the time, found the entire situation fascinating. He decided he would get into supply chain because of it. Graduates from u of a in May with his degree in supply chain.
This post was edited on 1/22/26 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:08 pm to philly444
I saw some ladies loading up w/ TP at the stores, but never had an issue ordering it.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:11 pm to philly444
We have bidets, so it really wasn’t an issue for us.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:16 pm to philly444
We are a stockpile household, so I don't recall it affecting us much. We have at least one unopened XL package of TP, paper towels, detergent, etc. stored away at all times.
Even hand sanitizer and disinfectant, we buy the huge refill bottles as it is, so we didn't really run into issues.
I have a friend who was out of town when lockdowns hit, and she returned home to 1 single roll of TP and no stores in town with any.
Even hand sanitizer and disinfectant, we buy the huge refill bottles as it is, so we didn't really run into issues.
I have a friend who was out of town when lockdowns hit, and she returned home to 1 single roll of TP and no stores in town with any.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:18 pm to philly444
Shelves were empty around here which was OK since we had a 12 pack left but I started wiping twice per wad. Then my MIL sent us a 24.oack from Costco online so that was cool. We were happy when we got that package but we had to spritz it with bleach and let it sit in the sun for a day
This post was edited on 1/22/26 at 10:20 pm
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:19 pm to philly444
Bidet. Best 25 buck I spent
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:24 pm to hawgndodge
quote:
found the entire situation fascinating
As do I. The only thing my brain can come up with is that people thought we were being locked down for months on end from some killer disease since we were told people were "dying in the streets".
I always wonder who started it. Like who saw someone with a massive TP package and went, "oh shite, I must need that too!!" and then it just snowballed?
Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:24 pm to philly444
Stockpiling 12 and 16 packs = random pussy in exchange. I had a truckload of it.
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