Skye Wheatley affected by toilet paper shortage amid coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Skye Wheatley affected by toilet paper shortage amid coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Skye Wheatley is the latest star to be affected by the toilet paper shortage, as anxious shoppers around the country fear the spread of coronavirus. Epic shortage: The former Big Brother star-turned-influencer shared a photo to Instagram Stories on Sunday, of empty shelves at her local Coles supermarket on the Gold Coast 'Stay creative': Meanwhile, on Friday, Hamish Blake, 38, joked in an Instagram post that he's been forced to wear jumbo nappies in the wake of the toilet paper shortage On Tuesday, Jackie 'O' Henderson revealed on Instagram that she was getting anxious as her neighbours continue to stockpile essential items. In an Instagram Story post on Monday, Rebecca Judd, 37, revealed her shock over a lack of toilet paper at her local Coles supermarket in Melbourne's Brighton. 'Direct message me if you need some': On Thursday, Sophie Monk, 40, stripped down and covered herself in 'loo paper' for an Instagram photo, taken by her boyfriend Joshua Gross Completely bare: Sophie also shared two videos of her local supermarket's empty shelves Rebecca then zoomed in on a tiny section on one shelf that stocked just a few packs of toilet paper. Disbelief: In an Instagram Story post on Monday, Rebecca Judd, 37, revealed her shock over a lack of toilet paper at her local Coles supermarket in Melbourne's Brighton Empty: 'Guys, for real.

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Panic buying of toilet paper in US amid Covid-19 surge
4 years, 1 month ago

Panic buying of toilet paper in US amid Covid-19 surge

India Today  

Covid-19 curfews and shutdowns in states from California to New York has send pandemic-weary shoppers on a new scramble for essentials with some stores in the US reporting panic buying of toilet paper once again. “Walmarts are still mostly out of Lysol wipes, and toilet paper is out again,” said Whitley Hatcher, 31, a collections specialist in Tucson, Arizona. At …

Coronavirus Diaries: I’m Staring Into People’s Toilets on Zoom All Day
55 years ago

Coronavirus Diaries: I’m Staring Into People’s Toilets on Zoom All Day

Slate  

Coronavirus Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring how the coronavirus is affecting people’s lives. At first we said, “OK, we’ll give them a list of what they need so they can go purchase it.” And then we thought that defeats the whole purpose. He just searched, and he said, “You guys are one of the first people that pop …

Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why
4 years, 8 months ago

Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why

Associated Press  

What does toilet paper have to do with the global coronavirus pandemic? NCSolutions, a data and consulting firm, said online and in-store U.S. toilet paper sales rose 51% between Feb. 24 and March 10, as buyers started getting uneasy about the growing number of virus cases. “You never noticed because it’s so well-managed,” said Jim Luke, an economics professor at …

I'm working at a supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic. This is what it's like
4 years, 9 months ago

I'm working at a supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic. This is what it's like

ABC  

As a supermarket worker, last week started out like any other. Toilet paper panic Photo shows Trolley loaded with toilet paper at an Australian supermarket in coronavirus story about why everyone's buying toilet paper. COVID-19 and working from home Photo shows Fiona Wright stands on a balcony with plants in story about working from home due to coronavirus and looking …

Coronavirus: Why people are panic buying toilet paper, according to a pandemic expert
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Why people are panic buying toilet paper, according to a pandemic expert

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stockpiling of general items can be partly explained …

Online sales halted, supermarket shelves stripped bare as shoppers prepare for coronavirus quarantine
4 years, 9 months ago

Online sales halted, supermarket shelves stripped bare as shoppers prepare for coronavirus quarantine

ABC  

As the number of cases of coronavirus jump, and social distancing measures ramp up, shoppers have hit supermarkets in force across the weekend. Key points: Shoppers have been told to buy extra essential supplies, but not to stockpile goods Woolworths will limit online shopping in Victoria because of the grocery demand experienced on the weekend Many supermarkets ran out of …

Coronavirus: Naomi Watts finds toilet paper at her local shop
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Naomi Watts finds toilet paper at her local shop

Daily Mail  

Anxious shoppers have been emptying shelves of essential items around the world amid fears over the spread of coronavirus. On Friday, Naomi Watts found dozens of rolls of toilet paper at her local bodega - as panic buying over coronavirus sees supermarket shelves stripped bare Naomi filmed a video of the full shelves at the corner store and excitedly posted …

Consumer expert reveals why coronavirus toilet paper panic-buying craze will END this week
4 years, 9 months ago

Consumer expert reveals why coronavirus toilet paper panic-buying craze will END this week

Daily Mail  

Adam Ferrier said the panic-buying trend of stocking up on toilet paper was declining A consumer psychologist has predicted that Australia's toilet-paper hoarding will end on Friday. The toilet paper craze saw shoppers bulk buying toiletries, emptying shelves and fighting each other in the nation's major supermarkets, which had to start rationing sales. The great Aussie toilet paper splurge was …

Why toilet paper has become the latest coronavirus panic buy
4 years, 10 months ago

Why toilet paper has become the latest coronavirus panic buy

CNN  

CNN — Masks were the first to go. “Unless people have seen … official promises that everyone will be taken care of, they are left to guess at the probability of needing the extra toilet paper, sooner rather than later,” he told CNN. “And when you see someone in the store, panic buying, that can cause a fear contagion effect.” …

Coronavirus panic shopping means some have months' worth of toilet paper while others can't get basic supplies
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus panic shopping means some have months' worth of toilet paper while others can't get basic supplies

ABC  

Tiffany Kent says she thought it was funny when she first heard people were stocking up on toilet paper in case they contracted coronavirus because it sounded ridiculous. Key points: Consumers have been buying essential supplies in bulk, because of coronavirus fears Retailers say you can still order online, even if you do need to go into quarantine Major supermarkets …

Hamish Blake forced to wear nappies amid coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 10 months ago

Hamish Blake forced to wear nappies amid coronavirus outbreak

Daily Mail  

Anxious shoppers have been emptying shelves of essential items in Australia and abroad, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus. Hamish Blake, 38, joked that he's been forced to wear NAPPIES, as stars panic over the lack of toilet paper and other essentials in supermarkets amid the coronavirus outbreak 'Really great, uncomfortable, super expensive, bad value hack for if you …

Coronavirus toilet paper emergency: Experts explain why it happened
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus toilet paper emergency: Experts explain why it happened

Daily Mail  

Shoppers are panic buying toilet paper because of a primal yearning to feel in 'control' amid fears of a global coronavirus pandemic, leading psychologists say. A shopper loads his cars up with Quilton and Kleenex toilet paper in Sydney's west on Wednesday afternoon - as coronavirus fears escalate Wiped clean: Bare shelves at a Sydney Woolworths are shoppers 'panic bought' …

Coronavirus impact reaches Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus impact reaches Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub

ABC  

The townsfolk of an Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub fear being caught short themselves, despite living metres away from the mill that makes the stuff. Key points: South Australia's Millicent is home to a toilet paper facility owned by multinational Kimberly-Clark Despite living in the shadow of the facility, the residents of Millicent have also been buying up big In …

Radio star declares there is 'plenty of toilet paper left' alongside a photo of his rival's book
4 years, 10 months ago

Radio star declares there is 'plenty of toilet paper left' alongside a photo of his rival's book

Daily Mail  

Radio presenter Chris Page has taken a savage swipe at rival Mike Carlton, suggesting his book could be used as toilet paper amid a looming shortage. Radio presenter Chris Page has taken a savage swipe at former radio host Mike Carlton Page's attack struck a nerve with 74-year-old author Mike Carlton, who hit back at Page with an expletive laden …

Coronavirus COVID-19: Why is everyone buying toilet paper?
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19: Why is everyone buying toilet paper?

ABC  

On my regular trip to the supermarket yesterday, there was not a single roll of toilet paper to be found. Why there's no toilet paper on your supermarket shelves Gary Mortimer, a retail expert and professor at QUT, says there are two main reasons supermarkets are running low on toilet paper. "If we think about toilet paper, it tends to …

Australia in coronavirus panic as expert says 100,000 could die
4 years, 10 months ago

Australia in coronavirus panic as expert says 100,000 could die

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus panic is intensifying across Australia with supermarket shelves being stripped bare as further cases are confirmed and an expert issued a terrifying warning nearly 100,000 locals could die if the crisis deepens. Scroll down for video A new case in Victoria on Wednesday brought the number of infected in Australia to 41 'It's like the world is coming to …

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