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I think this guy nailed the problem with toilet paper shortages. Not about hoarding or panic buying at all. -- (link*)

Posted by GregW (aka not2fast) Apr 5 '20, 08:30

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https://marker.medium.com/what-everyones-getting-wrong-about-the-toilet-paper-shortage-c812e1358fe0 (marker.medium.com)

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I also think that it’s a bulky item is a factor. Stores can’t have as much of it on hand at once because it takes up more space. -- nm - Dano Apr 5, 10:02 1
- It was taking up a whole middle aisle in my store once they got supply solved. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 10:18
Way more people poop at work than I expected to be the case. -- nm - Tim Apr 5, 09:02 1
- I now consciously try to do it there as much as possible. In the past, I'd often wait until I got home -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 10:08
Nah, it started because of the hoarding. The product hasn't come quickly because the supply chain wasn't set up for nation wide hoarding. - Todd Manning Apr 5, 08:43
My company that deals with commercial toilet paper demand had a one week brief uptick in sales, and now they are flat. We never got even close to - Bacon Apr 5, 08:33 5
- Can you start selling to consumers? -- nm* - loosilu Apr 5, 08:38 4
  - It's exactly like the article says. They are huge rolls 18 inches across and nobody wants them. They don't fit in a household toilet paper holder. - Bacon Apr 5, 08:40 3
    - I'd use it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 09:26
    - Use PVC to make a stand-alone dispenser and sell that with a few rolls... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 09:13 1
      - Make a reel-to-reel machine. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 10:28
I read that. I think it's certainly a contributing factor, but panic buying is part of it too. Mostly fueled by the media hype. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 08:33 8
- Not just media - social. It's easy to let a lot of people know "they're running out of TP!" - JaxSean Apr 5, 08:49 3
  - Well... "social media" so... yeah. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 09:39 1
    - Sorry, I thought you meant news media -- nm - JaxSean Apr 5, 10:08
  - My neighborhood is on Nextdoor and we have people posting when and where they find things like TP and eggs in stock. -- nm - GregW Apr 5, 08:54
- Maybe for the first week or so, but this has been going on too long for that to be the cause. - GregW Apr 5, 08:42
- Yup. Also, I'm not using more because I'm home all the time. I never used the toilet when I was out to do anything but pee. - Krusty Apr 5, 08:40 2
  - You are a man, usage for a woman that stays at home would be affected. I never crap away from the house either. - Bacon Apr 5, 08:42 1
    - True. They need the TP more than we do and will use it outside of the home. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 08:42

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