Toilet Paper Is the 'Icon' of Panic Buying

Robert59

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Shoppers are looking for a sense of control, say psychologists

Anyone who's been in a supermarket of late has likely seen the empty shelves for hand sanitizers and ... toilet paper? The latter is seen as a prime example of panic buying amid the coronavirus outbreak, and not just in the US. Coverage:

https://www.newser.com/story/288072/toilet-paper-is-the-icon-of-panic-buying.html
 

Lakeland living said:
Many stores in this area are limiting amounts of paper towel and toilet paper that can be purchased.
A good move I think.
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I do applaud that

Of the large scale grocers in my town, only one had TP
...and only they rationed it
Two packs to a customer

I was rather proud of them for that.

When shopping, I always ask when's the next delivery
Some things out as far as 3 months
Some things unknown
 
This made me smile!

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ine-amid-coronavirus-panic-buying-crisis.html
 
Why not chocolate? I remember in the dead of winter being stuck at home and the only thing sweet to eat was lousy jam on toast. Our TV was out too. Man I would have loved a glass of 7UP too.
 
I was already puzzled why people were buying these gigantic packages before the virus. But why people are hoarding toilet paper buying giant packages for $15 and yet leaving $7 bottles of cough medicine on the shelves when it's a respiratory virus defies logic. Are they really afraid of the virus or not having comfy trips to the restroom.
 
StarSong said:
@hollydolly, I wonder when this panic buying will end. How stocked will people's houses need to be before they stop hoarding?
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we were saying precisely the same thing just yesterday... surely people will have houses full to the brim ( the general household in the Uk doesn't have basements, so aside from attics, and under beds, I don't know where people are storing stuff, certainly not the vast population who live in small 2 bed apartments with a family .. , and surely those who have been laid off their jobs will run out of money soon, and be unable to buy in huge bulk quantities.... ....surely ? :oops:
 
When will it end? When the owners get a conscience, letting people haul everything out?? This is happening here, people coming from the cities to clean out the stores. Also happening here is an owner with back bone, for 3 hours he let in locals while keeping others out. Then he let them in and strictly held to limits.
 
Some stores here are limiting quantities of certain items people can buy at one time. I saw an older man in Dollar General yesterday with a cart loaded with bottled water. The clerk told him he could only buy 2 packs. I thought he was going to have apoplexy. He walked away leaving his cart blocking the checkout. I fear growing social distancing and economic collapse from this more than getting sick.
 

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