TOILET PAPER ISSUES

[Friends just call me Ross]

I had to travel to a distant city for an appointment with my skin cancer doctor.

My hubby asked me to run some errands for him before my doctor visit.

One of the errands was to return a non-functional motion activated security light to Lowes.

 

I walked into the store and right near the front entry door was a ginormous mountain of toilet paper.  

We're talkin' the Matterhorn of Toilet Tissue!   

 

The supply guy for our Marquette Lowes obviously heard about the shortages elsewhere and 

decided to take a 'proactive' instead of a 'reactive' approach to toilet paper supplies.  

 

I laughed out loud and regret that I didn't think to snap a picture.  

 

Infrared space-heater/faux fireplaces were 60% off, so I forked over 55 bucks and our guest

bedroom now has a bit of 'ambiance'.   

[Friends just call me Ross]

My trip to toilet paper mountain yielded this:

 

I did not purchase any toilet paper.  

[SUNRAY]

Wow! @Ross You must be feeling better! Of course, they say that laughter is the best medicine!!

[Shawnster]

 

Toilet paper or lack thereof at Walmart yesterday.  

 

 

No wipes or disinfectant. 

 

Bleach was nearly all gone.  No rubbing alcohol. 

[normadenardo]

Same thing here at Walmart. 

[hatcheckgirl]

On 3/8/2020 at 12:53 AM, Shawnster said:

Im willing to star taking bids. Hurry before I really start gouging 

@Shawnster Remember this???? 🤣

[Shawnster]

Yep.  You all missed out.  Shoulda put your orders in!  LOL

[retroHelen]

Who said that a symptom of Covid-19 was diarhoea??  

We were standing in our shop lamenting the lack of customers when a colleague of ours, who also works for a supermarket as a delivery driver came in. He complained of how many customers had suddenly ordered large packs of toilet paper. Getting them in the van/truck was difficult. He felt squashed in with them!

 

When I was a little kid, I remember some older relatives weren't used to paying for new inventions like toilet paper. They still had old fashioned ideas and would spend the end of the week cutting or tearing up their week's worth of newspapers and punching a hole in the top corner of each piece and hanging it all on a string on a nail in the toilet to tear off and use one piece at a time. Wonder if the print came off somewhere unmentionable.

 

In the 1970s I worked in the Civil Service. To prevent staff from taking toilet rolls home, each piece on the roll was heavily stamped in large letters: Property of Her Majesty's Government. That would have looked good coming off to somewhere unmentionable!

 

Better to concentrate on the handwashing, Lol: 

 

 

Edited March 14, 2020 by retroHelen

[New World Explorer]

On 3/10/2020 at 12:49 PM, hatcheckgirl said:

Been trying for days to buy tp, so was up early to be at the shops at opening time. My goodness! There’s a sizeable crowd already! Doors opened nd we all went for the tp aisle. All gone in 5 mins!!!

 

 

 

I got a 12 pack. That experience made me feel dirty and horrible inside. Seeing people coming after me and missing out is awful. I have a migraine cause of the stress. Mostly older people, but the ones on crutches or walking sticks couldn’t get there fast enough. Yuk! What a world.

 

Lucy, you can order toilet paper at office works 48rolls, for around $41 ..click and collect in 2 weeks, or delivery to your door. 
Also cleaning supplies shops stock toilet paper ... you don’t have to put up with crazy crowds LOL 

[Shawnster]

Check office supply stores too.  I saw toilet paper at OfficeMax yesterday. 

[surfergirl]

7 hours ago, New World Explorer said:

Lucy, you can order toilet paper at office works 48rolls, for around $41 ..click and collect in 2 weeks, or delivery to your door. 
Also cleaning supplies shops stock toilet paper ... you don’t have to put up with crazy crowds LOL 

We must be on the same wavelength bro. I was just thinking about the cleaning supply stores this morning. I saw handsanitzer in bulk forsale.  Good suggestion you give too.

[Qapla]

It would be nice, and serve people right, if, after this crisis is over the stores refuse to take back all the excess stuff like tp and bottled water people panic bought.

 

Living in hurricane country we see this after every storm threat. People rush out and buy up all sorts of things. As soon as the storm passes, they take back what they didn't use. The problem is, often the stores rushed to restock, then, when people bring the unused stuff back, the stores are now overstocked - some do not really have the space to store the returns and end up trashing some of it and take the loss.

[echo]

I’m thankful to have an excess of paper napkins I normally use for decoupage 😂

[hatcheckgirl]

3 hours ago, Qapla said:

 

It would be nice, and serve people right, if, after this crisis is over the stores refuse to take back all the excess stuff like tp and bottled water people panic bought.

 

Our supermarkets have signs - « You can’t bring it back »

[.Ivan.]

Today i was in shopping for my family and find toilet paper in 4th store.
Buyed 4 rolls but i dont care. I rare have need for paper on work and at hone we have bidet an can wash ourself with water and soap like muslims people does.. it is even more hygienic than paper.

[Antz12]

Not only is it TP, tissues, wipes, bleach, hand sanitizer, but now it’s rice! The Woolworths stores have put a limit on rice as well. As well as changing their rain check and returns policy.
All we need now is a threat of a cyclone and we won’t be able to get bread, milk, bottled water or canned food as well.
It all goes in line with Jesus’ words of there will be food shortages in the last days. It’s interesting how that scripture was always interpreted/ illustrated with countries less commercialised than G20 countries. Yet now we see it applying to us.


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[Qapla]

In our area it is potatoes that are being depleted from the stores in addition to the other things you mentioned

[Tortuga]

The cat isn't allowed in the bathroom..

 

[surfergirl]

6 hours ago, Antz12 said:

Not only is it TP, tissues, wipes, bleach, hand sanitizer, but now it’s rice! The Woolworths stores have put a limit on rice as well. As well as changing their rain check and returns policy.
All we need now is a threat of a cyclone and we won’t be able to get bread, milk, bottled water or canned food as well.
It all goes in line with Jesus’ words of there will be food shortages in the last days. It’s interesting how that scripture was always interpreted/ illustrated with countries less commercialised than G20 countries. Yet now we see it applying to us.


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I discovered at the fruit markets you can still buy rice and the continental shops and Asian supermarkets you can buy noodles etc. 

Maybe a little more pricy than Coles etc.  

Stay well friends.

[surfergirl]

I have found some tips from Killer. Do it yourself ideas helpful at substituting.

 

https://onegoodthingbyjillee.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5237625488411c708b9d7e10&id=786e7e4d64&e=47632ce372

[Friends just call me Ross]

2 hours ago, surfergirl said:

I have found some tips from Killer. Do it yourself ideas helpful at substituting.

 

https://onegoodthingbyjillee.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5237625488411c708b9d7e10&id=786e7e4d64&e=47632ce372

Spellwreck turned your Jillee into Killer.  

Don't know as I'd be open to heeding any "Do it yourself" tips

given by someone named "Killer". lol  

[careful]

some sources say that adding water to a recipe for soap leads to bacteria growth in the 'soap'. this would be dangerous. I'm looking for a recipe without water

[Friends just call me Ross]