Australian newspaper adds extra pages to help out in toilet paper crisis. Video goes viral
4 years, 10 months ago

Australian newspaper adds extra pages to help out in toilet paper crisis. Video goes viral

India Today  

As the total number of global cases of coronavirus increased to 97,510, including 3,345 deaths, across 85 countries, the panic among people has also increased worldwide. The situation has become such that an Australian newspaper, The NT News, printed extra pages in its editions to help people cope with the panic. YES, WE ACTUALLY DID PRINT IT #toiletpapercrisis pic.twitter.com/jusP50ojYu The NT News March 4, 2020 The Twitter handle of the newspaper posted a video with the caption, "Yes, we actually did it #toiletpapercrisis." The move comes after many Australian companies that manufacture toilet papers, started ordering extra stocks because customers cleared out shelves of toilet rolls and sanitisers.

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‘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 …

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 …

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 …

Mum creates 'reusable toilet paper' and sells it for $50 - as stocks run low due to coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Mum creates 'reusable toilet paper' and sells it for $50 - as stocks run low due to coronavirus

Daily Mail  

An Australian woman has created reusable toilet paper and is selling it for $50, as stocks run low due to the ongoing coronavirus panic gripping the nation. An Australian mother has created reusable toilet paper and is selling them for $50 online 'Just to get you by or you could save a bunch of money on toilet paper by using …

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.” …

Oz newspaper prints extra pages to help readers combat toilet paper scarcity
4 years, 10 months ago

Oz newspaper prints extra pages to help readers combat toilet paper scarcity

Deccan Chronicle  

Australia: In a bid to help their readers facing scarcity of toilet rolls caused by panic buy over coronavirus scare, an Australian newspaper decided to add extra pages in their edition to be used as toilet paper. The unconventional move by the newspaper – The NT News – was done “in case can’t find any at the shops”, and has …

Coronavirus toilet paper row at Western Sydney Woolworths leads to two women charged
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus toilet paper row at Western Sydney Woolworths leads to two women charged

ABC  

Two Sydney women have been charged over a physical altercation over toilet paper, which occurred at a Western Sydney supermarket on Saturday morning. Key points: The video of the fight has been viewed more than 4 million times on social media Two women are due to appear at Bankstown Local Court in late April Coles said it has imposed a …

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 …

Coronavirus: Australia running out of toilet paper
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Australia running out of toilet paper

The Independent  

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Covid19 scare prompts \'panic buy\' in Australia
4 years, 10 months ago

Covid19 scare prompts \'panic buy\' in Australia

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia's biggest supermarket on Wednesday announced a limit on toilet paper purchases after the global spread of coronavirus sparked a spate of panic buying Down Under. Woolworths said the restriction of four packs of toilet paper per person would apply "to ensure more customers have access to the products". Despite government assurances, there has been a run on some …

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 …

Coronavirus panic buying increase at Australian stores - toilet paper, bottled water first to go
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus panic buying increase at Australian stores - toilet paper, bottled water first to go

Daily Mail  

Major supermarkets throughout Australia are running out of stock as customers panic buy supplies amid a potential coronavirus outbreak. The aisles in Coles in Claremont, Perth were unusually empty on Saturday as shoppers stockpiled the essentials One shopper was shocked to realise her local supermarket in Hornsby, Sydney, was entirely sold out of pasta A Costco in Casula, Sydney, sold …

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