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I must admit: I stocked up on non-perishables to see our family through a potential period of 2 to 3 weeks of quarantine. But now the stores are running out of paper goods like paper towels and toilet paper!  Why are people buying up entire stocks of these items? 
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I know some people probably are buying multiple packs of toilet roll, but at the same time it's not like they put thousands of packs on the shelves. Even if each customer only bought a single pack they would probably clean out the stock pretty quick.
I think it's just that on a normal day not everyone will buy toilet roll, but now everyone wants a pack just in case... and of course the d***heads who are actually buying 10 packs.
It is frustrating being a non-panic shopper though, and I can't even get a new pack of toilet rolls when I am genuinely low on them. Same with hand soap, I ran out in the bathroom and was lucky just to get one to replace it (triple the cost of the ones I normally buy).
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musefan wrote: and of course the d***heads who are actually buying 10 packs.
"Limit 2 per customer". Problem solved.
Looking at the flyers I get through the mail, it's something they do on a regular basis. They don't do it now because stores are more than happy to sell their entire stock.
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I suspect that some of them are putting out "half loaded shelves" to make it look like they are running out - just to sell more ...
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... and to justify charging more for them.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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dandy72 wrote: "Limit 2 per customer". Problem solved.
Until you get that person who comes in, buys 2, leaves, comes back half an hour later buys two more, leaves, repeats.
... Not that I would ever do that to buy my favorite single malt whisky when it was limit 1 bottle per customer. 
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So you own one of those Groucho Marx masks?
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Yes I do, several in fact! After leaving and returning, I was in fact a new customer and others had a chance to purchase during the time in between my visits
Most likely the staff didn't want to argue about it. 
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Or, "people seems to stock up on tp. I'd better buy some in case they run out"
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There are two complementary theories:
- The Males are Idiots Theory (MIT)
- The Females are Idiots Theory (FIT)
Between them, they explain all human behaviour. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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It started in Hong Kong, then Australia. So people got spooked and thought "OMG, it's the end of civilisation". I guess they would rather starve than not be able to wipe themselves.
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Which is weird, because if you don't eat ...
Truely, GIGO in action!
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You'll notice that children's crayons are all sold out, too.
That's because twitter might go down, and the most appropriate replacement for it is crayon on toilet paper.
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I don't think twitter actually uses brown crayons ...  
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In Germany at least where I live in a medium to large city, toilet paper is not available or I am very late. I tend to shop 20 mins before the closing time.
Other stocks not available or running low are
1. Sugar
2. Flour
3. Pasta/Noodles
4. Hand sanitizers
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Went to a supermarket at lunchtime.
Absolutely no toilet paper, no dried pasta, very few tins of baked beans, almost no eggs for some reason.
Cheap antibacterial liquid soap all sold out, but plenty of the more expensive ones (yeah, it is that sort of area).
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Hand sanitizers are totally unobtainable where we are in central Florida. I have a bread machine and sufficient flour to bake about 5 loaves (provided we don't run out of electricity!  ) Sugar and pasta is still freely available.
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A I may or may not have mentioned, I determined this to be an ideal time to restock my (finally) depleted stock of dried beans. Yes - I did mention in some earlier post.
A total of about eight pounds (7.5 kiosk, roughly), jasmine rice and a well-stocked spice shelf means I can weather a pretty decent storm. Not thrilled by it, mind you, but not short of nutrition for probably a couple of weeks. Along with other stuff that's normally stocked when on sale. A danger would be in a situation where boiling water could not be made. Due to the prolonged boiling for both beans and rice, bacteria in water isn't an obstacle for their cooking.
As I also may have mentioned - if the weather warms up and there are no ass-wipes left then one simple goes outdoors and drags their hind-quarter diligently on some grassy area.
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I have wondered that for most of my life. Usually related to storms (hurricanes/blizzards/etc.).
1. They stock up on ice encase the power goes out.
2. They stock up on perishables like milk (see 1 above) and bread.
3. They stock up on non-perishables - whether they need to or not.
Those of us who know that bottled water, paper towels and, yes, even toilet paper are luxury items, tend to have a more practical mind.
Keeping a well stocked pantry makes sense, creating one at the last minute just inconvenience everyone else.
INTP
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The TP issue is obvious. Every time someone sneezes a hundred people sh*t themselves!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Say, haven't you guys got anything stocked?
When I take my car out (that doesn't happen too often), it is to bring to the house another 72 cans of champignon, 24 rolls of paper towels, 48 cans of crushed tomato. I buy six tubes of toothpaste at a time, ten packs of eight rolls of toilet paper. Four or six boxes of laundry detergent.
When I open the second-to-last 8-pack of toilet paper (so there are still 15 rolls to go), I put it on my shopping list. Similar with beans, corn, flour, sugar, ... In a long-lasting crisis, maybe the red beans will run out and we'll have to make due with lentils and carrots. Maybe the bread will be pure wheat with no rye in it. So what?
If you keep a fair stock of consumables, you obviously loose the interest that you could collect by keeping the money in your bank account. But is that why you don't? Most likely you do not keep the money in the bank, but spend them! If you manage to gradually build up a stock, you really have the same amount for spending (once the stock is established), but in addition, you have that buffer that can serve you in a period of crisis.
It is not necessarily a supply crisis. As you build up your stock, it may also be a buffer against a temporary crisis in your private econonomy. Or if twenty relatives come rushing in your door, you've got something to feed them. Or ...
Keeping a stock is always a good idea.
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Short periodical one is able to finish, written by Charles Dickens perhaps?
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Short periodical MAG
one I
is able to finish CIAN ( anag: I CAN)
written by Charles Dickens perhaps?
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