• Victor@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    People weren’t hoarding toilet paper because they thought it affected their bowels – they were hoarding it because who knew what might happen where we’d have to stay at home or be isolated for a long time.

    What’s strange is, why toilet paper and not much else lol. At least where I lived. I wasn’t hoarding, I was just trying to get some at the store because we were running out completely, and the shelves were empty. 💀 Had to buy some non-bulk expensive and fragile af paper.

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      1 year ago

      The why TP is because it was big and noticeable in store. There was a chunk missing and then word got that “you need to get some before they run out” and that causes a run and the stores run out.

      If you remember during the gas pipeline cyber attack. It only effected a specific area of the country SE area, but areas outside of the actual problem ran out of fuel because people heard about other stations running out and having problems. We are not good at handling stressful situations together. We turn into a “fuck you, I got mine and I might need to stockpile more for later” type of people.

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      1 year ago

      Where I live grocery stores were picked clean. Honestly we started buying and stocking up as well or we’d end up with nothing.

      • MahnaMahna@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        We bought bidets and have never looked back. My husband actually prefers it because it cleans a hairy ass better lol