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 response to national demand the mill has ramped up its 24-hour production Australians have been stockpiling everyday items like toilet paper in response to the coronavirus outbreak. And in Millicent, on South Australia's Limestone Coast, locals have also succumbed to the toilet paper panic. "The truck pretty much leaves from where KCA is and drives straight past here, goes to Adelaide, picks it up and drives back," Ms Gibbs said.

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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 …

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 …

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 toilet paper stockpiling frenzy ignores our long history without the soft stuff
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus toilet paper stockpiling frenzy ignores our long history without the soft stuff

ABC  

Modern technology has paved the way for the widespread availability of three-ply toilet paper, but that hasn't always been the case. "We consider it indispensable," said UK writer Richard Smyth, author of Bum Fodder: An Absorbing History of Toilet Paper. Selling paper in a paper-filled world Although the invention of paper for hygiene has been recorded in China as early …

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.” …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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