How good is this. Toilet rolls are as rare as rocking horse droppings at the moment and this morning I found some. Haven't been able to buy them for weeks as people have been panic buying. I still had some at home so decided to leave stocking up on supplies myself until the panic was over and today my patience paid off.
I didn't need any groceries today, but a friend of mine has got problems with her car and it is being repaired. She won't get it back until Tuesday, so this morning I drove her to the shopping centre to do her grocery shopping.
My act of kindness has definitely paid off today and I am one happy lady. I was down to four toilet rolls but I still have a couple of boxes of tissues for emergencies. ha ha.
It is crazy.. people are continually being told not to panic buy but yet they carry on .. May have to get the 'Old sewing patterns' out like we did back in the day ..
really they let you buy a dozen? up here, I'm told, you can only get them in 2 packs, and you can't buy more than 2 of those. I've not managed to be in store when they are there, so I'm only going by what the staff tell me ;)
Lucky you, I can still not understand why toilet paper? I was lucky here and went in shopping tonight and they had most things, but alot of people had been panic buying, the freezers were nearly emply.
This is your chance to make your fortune - you could sell these on e-Bay for $100! That's the price......actually £99.99..... that some Andrex were going for on Amazon by a seller here last week!! My auntie is still laughing at the idea that she was revving up to cut up newspaper squares until her husband reminded her she now reads the paper online!!
@kjarn I was so glad I arrived at the supermarket at the right time. We were told that supplies were in each day but you had to be there at 7 am as soon as the store opened because 10 minutes later they were all gone. Luckily today they decided to stagger putting the loo rolls on the shelves and I got there just as they were stacking them.
@julzmaioro I already had 4 toilet rolls and now I have an extra 12 so I won't need to start using the sewing patterns or telephone directory just yet.
@koalagardens Yes I got 12 rolls, I didn't argue. I don't think they had many on the rack she was unloading them from so I was lucky to arrive at just the right time.
@happysnaps As well as the loo rolls they also had a few boxes of tissues too, but I suspect the shelves will be empty again soon.
@ludwigsdiana Don't know when I will get chance to buy more they are pretty scarce here now.
@rustymonkey Stocks of some things are down here as well as toilet rolls. No toothpaste, hardly any meat on the shelves either today too, but luckily I didn't need much. As long as I have food for a few days I will take pot luck and just buy when I need it. I may have to rethink what I am going to eat for that day when I do stock up though because you never know what is going to be missing from the shelves.
@casablanca Sorry they are not for sale, guess I will not be a millionaire in the near future.
Looks like the worlds gone mad its just the same here to Babs, we have done absolutely no stocking up or bulk buying just getting what we need for the week, what we can't get we will do without, (make do and mend springs to mind)
I can't believe how much longer I am making every toilet roll last - I haven't been able to buy any since this all started and between what I have and tissues, I think I'm good for another 6 - 7 weeks if I have to. Surely I'll get to buy some in that time frame ... the mind boggles. I mean the bottle shop had plenty of alcohol, people don't seem to be panic buying that! I was tempted lolol
TP is dearer than gold. sometimes store management don't think or don't care. a flyer came in our mail announcing a sale on TP amongst a lot of other items for the next day. they filled the shelves the night before and customers who where in the store fought over TP and the next morning -when the sale was suppose to start- the shelves were already empty. is it so difficult at the cash to let the customer know they can't be had yet or at least 1 or 2 packs only.
Great shot and where is it? I'm coming to get it. LOL Just kidding. We are good with toilet paper right now. I hope it will be available when we need some more.
@pcoulson My sentiments exactly Peter, we make do with what we have.
@beryl Thought I needed to take a photo of it, who would have thought that there would ever be a toilet paper shortage.
@koalagardens I can't believe how long my toilet rolls have been lasting either. This latest crisis makes you think about everything doesn't it. I have never been a wasteful person but I am getting even more frugal these days.
@carolmw I can't believe it either. What a thing to be short of. Who thought of panic buying toilet paper.
@robz I still had some rolls and didn't resort to the 7 am shopping. I knew the panic would stop soon, so luckily I picked the right day and time to in Coles. I think you are right some people have just run out of space to store it.
Can you believe that we're getting excited over buying toilet paper? So happy you found some! I am hoping what I have will last through the initial panic and stores will be able to restock soon. At least that's what I'm hoping!
@haskar Wow- that is a powerful statement that our country needs to hear.
but I still have a couple of boxes of tissues for emergencies. ha ha.
In the old day`s we use the news paper for it
Great shot for this every day`s nessassary .
Who would ever have thought of this panic buying of toilet rolls!
None here either...
@julzmaioro I already had 4 toilet rolls and now I have an extra 12 so I won't need to start using the sewing patterns or telephone directory just yet.
@koalagardens Yes I got 12 rolls, I didn't argue. I don't think they had many on the rack she was unloading them from so I was lucky to arrive at just the right time.
@happysnaps As well as the loo rolls they also had a few boxes of tissues too, but I suspect the shelves will be empty again soon.
@ludwigsdiana Don't know when I will get chance to buy more they are pretty scarce here now.
@rustymonkey Stocks of some things are down here as well as toilet rolls. No toothpaste, hardly any meat on the shelves either today too, but luckily I didn't need much. As long as I have food for a few days I will take pot luck and just buy when I need it. I may have to rethink what I am going to eat for that day when I do stock up though because you never know what is going to be missing from the shelves.
@casablanca Sorry they are not for sale, guess I will not be a millionaire in the near future.
@newbank Oh I will.
@beryl Thought I needed to take a photo of it, who would have thought that there would ever be a toilet paper shortage.
@koalagardens I can't believe how long my toilet rolls have been lasting either. This latest crisis makes you think about everything doesn't it. I have never been a wasteful person but I am getting even more frugal these days.
@lyndamcg @louannwarren @gamelee Who would have thought I would be taking photos of toilet paper.
@pusspup Well done you. I did have some toilet rolls before the madness started but I was down to four when I found this pack.
@merrelyn I was just about to join the old people's 7 am shopping but luckily spotting this pack of rolls saved me.
@bruni It is terrible isn't it. We are limited on buying some items too.
@seattlite Good to hear toilet paper isn't rationed in Seattle. Make the most of it, I am sure it will come.
@mittens Ha ha, it is in the safe.
@carolmw I can't believe it either. What a thing to be short of. Who thought of panic buying toilet paper.
@robz I still had some rolls and didn't resort to the 7 am shopping. I knew the panic would stop soon, so luckily I picked the right day and time to in Coles. I think you are right some people have just run out of space to store it.
@haskar Wow- that is a powerful statement that our country needs to hear.
In the old day`s we use the news paper for it
Great shot for this every day`s nessassary .