Toilet Paper

[Gingerbaker]

Why was toilet paper panic bought in the early days of Covid?

[Bazile]

A more important question

Why do people put the roll on the holder to dispense under rather than over ?

[gness]

How long would Covid and lockdowns last, Ginger? The Radio Times and Ireland's Own, if you could get them, just aren't the same.....and as for Amazon wrapping paper!!! ;-)

[gness]

They don't at home, Baz. They do it in your house to annoy you. ;-)

[Bobbisox1]

News of the World was handy on Mondays :0(

[naomi24]

Because shops were experiencing difficulties with deliveries. Dry pasta and rice were cleared from the shelves too. Someone on here had over 100 toilets rolls stashed under her bed.

[douglas9401]

Why? Because there are many morons in the world.

[ichkeria]

That reminds me of the joke at the time:

"Hey look there's a bloke coming out of the supermarket laden with tortillas, paella and corona"

"That's his panic buying..."

[Vagus]

Because you can use a substitute for most other things in short supply. Loo rolls, well, what would you use if you ran out? Newspaper? Tissues?? Kitchen roll???

[gness]

I suppose those would be a bit better than tin foil, Vagus. ;-)

[Atheist]

Vagus; newspaper, torn into small squares and threaded onto a string loop, was what we had.
Bazile: direction of toilet roll. It's a woman thing. I know they have a good, logical reason for it but I can't remember what it is. I'm sure one will come along and explain soon.

[gness]

It can't just be a woman thing. There are many men sensible enough to place a toilet roll the correct way...not all but many.

[Vagus]

Bazile, we’re an over household here..and it seems I’m the only one who puts new ones on the holder :)
Indeed gness, ouch!
Bet you haven’t used that for many a year though Atheist.

[DTCwordfan]

It was panic buying and completely unnecessary - Australia and New Zealand had shortages as China pulled back their exports as they need ed it/and their papermills were closing down because of Covid. They wiped out their Far Eastern neighbours and couldn't even use The People's Daily.

[DTCwordfan]

In short, the UK and the EU got wind of it and greed took over.

[ZebuSanctuary]

// Loo rolls, well, what would you use if you ran out? //

Right through lockdown I never ran out. Infact I've still got several IZAL rolls leftover.

[gness]

I'm not surprised you have, Zebu.

[pastafreak]

Why would anyone use newspapers...they cost more than loo rolls and are extremely painful. Then there's the ink...

[DTCwordfan]

It's a secondary use as such, gness.....I can't say recycling....

[Atheist]

Pasta; because we were poor (look it up). And fluffy perfumed stuff hadn't been invented then. :-)

[Atheist]

Past; newspaper was free from the chip shop, if you popped up there after closing time and scrounged the leftovers.