Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges
4 years, 1 month ago

Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Looking for toilet paper? Supermarket chains Kroger and Publix are limiting how much toilet paper and paper towels shoppers can buy after demand spiked recently. The biggest supply issue seems to be paper products: 21% of shelves that stock paper towels and toilet paper are empty, the highest level in at least a month, according to market research company IRI. “I couldn’t get groceries delivered for a week.” Walmart said while supplies are stressed in some areas, it thinks it will be able to handle any stockpiling now than earlier this year. Amazon said its working with manufacturers to get items such as disinfecting wipes, paper towels and hand sanitizer in stock.

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Toilet paper makers say US port strike isn't causing shortages
3 months ago

Toilet paper makers say US port strike isn't causing shortages

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. Toilet paper makers said Wednesday that U.S. consumers don’t …

Supermarket in UK Urges People to 'Shop as Normal' after Imposing Purchasing Limits amid Strict Lockdown
4 years ago

Supermarket in UK Urges People to 'Shop as Normal' after Imposing Purchasing Limits amid Strict Lockdown

News 18  

British food giant Tesco has put up limits on purchasing on essential items like eggs, toilet paper, rice, and soap. The new purchasing rules were rolled out as the United Kingdom undergoes stricter lockdown measures in view of mutated coronavirus reports. Tesco has maintained a three-item limit on essential items such as flour, dried pasta and antibacterial wipes for several …

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 …

Walmart reports shortages of toilet paper and cleaning supplies at some stores
4 years, 1 month ago

Walmart reports shortages of toilet paper and cleaning supplies at some stores

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Shoppers are once again loading up on paper goods and cleaning supplies in areas of the United States hard hit by rising coronavirus infections, leading to empty shelves at some Walmart stores. “The specific categories where we have the most strain at the present time would be bath tissue and cleaning supplies.” Walmart CEO Doug …

Restocking supermarket shelves after coronavirus panic buying doesn't happen overnight. Let's unpack why
4 years, 8 months ago

Restocking supermarket shelves after coronavirus panic buying doesn't happen overnight. Let's unpack why

ABC  

For many people the beginning of the coronavirus crisis was marked with scrambles to buy toilet paper and supermarket scrums. Coles chief operations officer Matt Swindells said the panic buying phenomenon started a ripple effect that impacted every aspect of the supply chain. "The amount of toilet paper Australians need is not the same amount of toilet paper Australians are …

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 …

Experts reveal the best value toilet paper that will save you money
4 years, 9 months ago

Experts reveal the best value toilet paper that will save you money

Daily Mail  

The best toilet paper on the market based on value for money and quality has been revealed to be a cheap pack from Woolworths. With toilet paper hard to come by because of coronavirus panic buyer, CHOICE's loo roll expert Ashley Iredale said that rather purchasing the largest bulk pack of toilet paper, shoppers should buy smaller packs of double …

Want To Know Why People Stockpile Toilet Paper? I'm A Hoarder And I Have A Few Ideas.
4 years, 9 months ago

Want To Know Why People Stockpile Toilet Paper? I'm A Hoarder And I Have A Few Ideas.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As soon as reports of a toilet paper shortage fueled by coronavirus panic-buying surfaced, social media mockery followed. “Accumulating objects, whether it’s useful ones like paper clips or pens or fun ones like stuffed animals, makes me feel like I’m prepared. Accumulating objects, whether it’s useful ones like paper clips or pens or fun ones like stuffed …

This online toilet paper calculator will tell you just how long your supply will last
4 years, 9 months ago

This online toilet paper calculator will tell you just how long your supply will last

CNN  

CNN — As households continue to stock up on toilet paper – emptying shelves across the country – a new website is attempting to answer the question: How much TP do we really need? howmuchtoiletpaper.com More than 2 million people have used the tool, the website says, and the average user has a whopping 500% more toilet paper than they …

Coronavirus 'panic buying' prompts warning over toilet paper alternatives
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus 'panic buying' prompts warning over toilet paper alternatives

ABC  

South Australians have been warned they could end up with faeces on the bathroom floor if sewers become blocked with newspaper, wet wipes and tissues. Key points: Removing wet wipes and other "unflushable" objects from the sewer network costs SA $400,000 annually SA Water — which has retrieved numerous strange items from the network, including a rubber chicken — advises …

Toilet paper makers: ‘What we are dealing with here is uncharted’
4 years, 9 months ago

Toilet paper makers: ‘What we are dealing with here is uncharted’

CNN  

New York CNN Business — As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, households across the country are hunkering down and emptying out store shelves. “If you ask me why everyone is grabbing toilet paper, I can’t really explain it,” said Tom Sellars, CEO of Sellars Absorbent Materials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “We purchase large rolls from mills and our equipment cuts and packages …

Here's What's Been Flying Off Store Shelves
4 years, 9 months ago

Here's What's Been Flying Off Store Shelves

NPR  

Here's What's Been Flying Off Store Shelves Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Updated at 3:04 p.m. ET We've seen pictures of people lining up at grocery stores, Costco and other retailers looking for essential supplies as the coronavirus crisis deepens. At a Harris Teeter grocery store in Washington, D.C., security worker Brando Sterling said …

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 …

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying
4 years, 9 months ago

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying

NPR  

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Margot/AP Ben Margot/AP With jittery shoppers flocking to supermarkets to stock up on supplies for the coronavirus outbreak, some of the country's largest grocery chains are announcing measures to enhance sanitation and maintain supplies. With panic-buying gripping shoppers, Walmart, the nation's largest …

Empty toilet paper shelves in Dutch stores; Not so bad, supermarkets say
4 years, 9 months ago

Empty toilet paper shelves in Dutch stores; Not so bad, supermarkets say

NL Times  

After Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced new measures against coronavirus Covid-19 on Thursday, people in the Netherlands seemed to start hoarding toilet paper and non-perishables. A spokesperson for Albert Heijn told RTL Nieuws that there is a "small increase" in the demand for non-perishable products and cleaning products. There is a "slight increase" in the sales of "different products", including …

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.” …

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 …

Toilet paper shortage from coronavirus panic buying sees argument break out at Woolworths in Sydney
4 years, 10 months ago

Toilet paper shortage from coronavirus panic buying sees argument break out at Woolworths in Sydney

ABC  

New South Wales Police have been called to a supermarket in Western Sydney after an argument broke out between two women over toilet paper. Key points: The video, viewed 210,000 times, shows the altercation at a Sydney Woolworths A woman is heard asking for one packet of toilet paper, a request which is denied It comes after a week of …

With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling
4 years, 10 months ago

With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster. “This is my way of exerting control of the uncertainty of the current situation.” COVID-19, the disease that has sickened more than 100,000 people worldwide and killed more than 3,400 people, has created legions of nervous hoarders who …

‘It’s crazy’: Panic buying forces stores to limit purchases of toilet paper and masks
4 years, 10 months ago

‘It’s crazy’: Panic buying forces stores to limit purchases of toilet paper and masks

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Rationing supplies. In the United Kingdom, Boots is limiting the purchase of hand sanitizer to two bottles per customer, and UK online grocer Ocado has advised customers to place orders further in advance in the wake of “exceptionally high demand.” Emergency food service providers — which send freeze dried meals to people preparing for crises …

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

Coronavirus: Australia running out of toilet paper

The Independent  

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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 …

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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