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pcmad:

--- Quote from: blueskull on March 13, 2020, 05:46:55 pm ---I understand hoarding, but why TP?
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maybe its becuse the prepers on you tube say its an luxery product and could be traded LOL the new currency
SiliconWizard:
As Siwastaja said. It may be a cultural thing, but we'd be lost without TP in many parts of the world, including Europe.
Sure if you really had no choice you would do without, but to us it would then really look like survival mode, not business as usual. It may not matter as much for people from other parts of the world. And I guess people don't want to switch to survival mode quite yet.

Anyway, as I said, sure people are often overreacting when there's a possible shortage. But as others have said, you may also see that as just being responsible and anticipating.
It's true that by doing so, they will just trigger the shortage before it even happens, if it does.
But OTOH, not preparing yourself and just relying on mother government to care for you may also be debatable.

Thing is, we're just absolutely not used to this and we haven't learned how to handle crisis situations like this on a personal/family level. We're all used to a society where everything is abundant and easy to get, so when things get potentially not as easy, we're completely lost. And this is quite logical.


tom66:
Finally my Costco habits benefit me.  I always buy massive packs of TP and have enough rolls left for 3 months of isolation.

Of course, I've run out of rice and pasta, so I'll probably starve...
magic:
There is no point stocking food because it's considered a basic necessity and will be provided/rationed/whatever if SHTF unless STHF so hard that there is no food at all.

But with toilet paper, somebody will always argue that it's of lower priority than food so you may end up having to do without :P
iMo:
Modern households do not use (toilet) paper.
They are paperless. They are Green.
 :P
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