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EdmundD | 15:46 Mon 02nd Nov 2020 | ChatterBank

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Why do people panic buy toilet rolls?

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Mamyalynne

As has been discussed many times this year it's the main thing some people are convinced they couldn't cope without.

bhg481

People don'y buy newspapers any more; they get their news from the internet, so they have no substitute for toilet paper.

retrocop

Absolutely ridiculous and selfish. A toilet tissue manufacturer stated in the first lockdown panic that they would always be able to supply enough for the needs of the country with no shortages.
At least if we die of covid the Brits will have the cleanest backsides in the graveyard.

burlyshirley

I was talking to a bloke whilst out and about today and he reckons it's partly because more people are working from home now - maybe he has a point ...

barry1010

We've only been using toilet paper for 150 years or so. We can do without it, many people choose not to use it

burlyshirley

^ Do they ??

barry1010

Yes, my daughter and her family don't use it at home. They keep a roll in for visitors, that's all

tiggerblue10

I usually buy loo roll in bulk anyway but I can understand if you're going into lockdown and unable to leave your house, you don't want to run out. Having said that, supermarkets and local grocers will be open so no need to panic buy.

MWG14

What do they use as a substitute? I'm curious.

Smowball

Barry - what do they use then??

bednobs

also, it never goes out of date

retrocop

In days of old when Knights were bold
Lavatory Paper wasn't invented
They wiped their ass on a blade of grass and walked off quite contented.

barry1010

Smowball, they have a bidet and washable cloths. It works very well for them.

burlyshirley

I think I'll stick with t. paper that works well for me !

I remember an Indian restaurant being fined a lot of money some years back when an Inspector fund a large bowl with brown water in it in the kitchen and was horrified to discover that the workers went to the toilet, used their hand to wipe their backsides and dipped the offending hand into the brown water to 'clean' it - ughhhhh !!

gingejbee

This has been asked, and answered, many times...and there's no "panic" involved.

barry1010

Shirley, they are vegan eco-warrior no-wasters so don't use a lot of things most people use. I must stress she is very clean in body and home :D Apart from her children who are never happier than when they are playing in mud.