‘One for $3.50, Two for $99’: How one shop is stopping toilet paper greed during Australia’s coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

‘One for $3.50, Two for $99’: How one shop is stopping toilet paper greed during Australia’s coronavirus outbreak

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A convenience store owner has come up with a creative way to stop customers from panic buying toilet paper, by ramping up the price for anyone who wants to buy more than one pack of rolls. Hazem Sedda, the owner of the Redfern Convenience Store in Sydney, Australia, has started charging customers 3.50 Australian dollars for their first pack and 99 Australian dollars for their second. Mr Sedda said he previously offered free toilet rolls to people who needed them and had put up a sign telling customers to only buy one pack. “Please only buy what you need — don’t buy to stock up — as a lot of people are desperate for one roll.” The convenience store is also not the only shop to come up with a creative price plan to stop customers from hoarding products during the Covid-19 crisis.

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