Toilet Paper Woes - I think the end is in sight, if not here

[Rorey]

I went to Walmart this morning to get mask supplies. (Yeah, I hate Walmart too, but it was my only option for what I needed.)

They had a LOT of toilet paper right at the entrance. I think they were limiting quantities, but I think soon the toilet paper shortage will just be a memory.

How are things where you live?

[robbob]

1. First time in a month we had toilet paper on the shelves

here in small town Ontario. I grabbed ONE 8 pack and saw many others also limiting themselves. Hopefully the panic hoarding is over. And hopefully some people feel pretty stupid and selfish in 2-3 months.

[Beakybird]

2. The only end I see in sight is the rear end.

Just individual rolls. One per person.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. It's Showing Up Here

Normal 9, 12, and 24 roll packs.
But one per customer.
Now if the disinfectant wipes people can get their act together, we'll be in better shape.
I'm giving a pass to the hand sanitizer makers.
I've been in the plants that make the 2 most popular brands.
Their production is simply not sized to react to a 3000% increase in demand. They're already 24/7, so overtime won't help. The mixing vessels are only so big & the bottling units only run so fast.
TP & disinfectant wipes are HUGE operations. (I've been in manufacturing sites that make the latter, and have driven by places that make TP & PT)
So those places responded too slowly. The hand sanitizer people are handcuffed by scale.

[BBG]

3. UPS Delivery Yesterday

I get Charmin and Clorox wipes on recurring Amazon delivery. UPS driver rang the doorbell to make it a confirmed delivery. He shared they were under orders for deliveries including the Clorox to be signed for which he had never seen before. He shared he was on a hunt last weekend for wipes himself and visited several stores before finding any. I offered him one (of three in my order) but he said he was good for now. So TP isn’t the scarce commodity here but disinfecting wipes are.

[SWBTATTReg]

17. That is nice of you to offer that to your delivery person! How nice in these times to hear of...

this generosity and kindness. Bless you and thanks for cheering me up!

[lagomorph777]

47. How unfortunate they are insisting on signatures and additional virus transfer.

They're not doing that here, thank Dog.

[BBG]

55. Truth be told...

The driver said he needed signature but took my photo in the doorway as confirmation. Or maybe it was of the packages on the stoop. In any case we did not make direct contact. And the boxes went they the protocol on entry.

[lagomorph777]

64. Glad to hear that!

[In_The_Wind]

4. When I ask for toilet paper on Walmart's online grocery, it offered Parchment Baking Sheets.

We are not out yet.

Good luck on those mask.

[MissB]

6. Omg

(Reminds me of the tp in a campground in Ireland - they were like those square sheets you use to grab pastries/donuts from the case. In fact they may have been just that.)

[In_The_Wind]

11. $3.48 per 25 count box.

I don't think so.

[Rorey]

13. LOL, the thought of tp and parchmet sheets being interchangeable

I just don't think lining my cookie sheets with tp is going to work out well.

Thanks about the masks. I specifically went for pipe cleaners because a video I watched said to use them. The first one didn't work out at all, so I had to take it out. I'm going to use the little metal piece from super cheap face masks I already had on hand. I had bought one pack of face masks at dollar tree a long time ago, and they were too chintzy to be effective, but I can use the metal nose thingies and the elastic for the masks I'm making.

I used this mask instruction: https://leahday.com/pages/how-to-make-a-face-mask-free-pattern

Edited to add: I made the first one out of a t-shirt I no longer wanted. For the elastic, I cut a strip of t-shirt material that I then stretched so it would curl up. It worked out great.

[In_The_Wind]

20. If you buy bagged coffee the metal strip at the top should work.

Nice idea about the tee shirt.

[Rorey]

28. I actually read that suggestion here

Because the t-shirt material doesn't really unravel, it worked pretty well, and it's basically free. There was NO elastic in the store.

[lagomorph777]

48. I had to resort to sandpaper.

80-grit's kinda scratchy butt it gets the job done!

[In_The_Wind]

49. uh, a washcloth might have been a better idea.

My tush is too sensitive for sandpaper.

[lagomorph777]

50. Doh!

That would have saved a lot of band-aids.

[clutterbox1830]

5. Yeah. I heard there were plenty at the my local store for multiple days now.

[Shermann]

7. Have not been to the supermarket in 1 week

They say try to buy two week's worth. I could go another week easily (I'm almost out of milk though).

If I see ground beef or bread next time, I'm going to anger-hoard it.

[herding cats]

8. I just got a 12 pack in my curbside grocery pickup.

We're set now for for the next month!

[Polybius]

29. Only one month?

12 would last me like 8 months, depending on the number of sheets. I buy the Mega Rolls.

[panader0]

35. Constipation is no fun though.....

[Polybius]

38. I know this is TMI, but I go once a day

I live alone too, that's why they last so long.

[DarthDem]

9. Same

I didn't see any personally but I went late and only to supermarkets. I heard from many who shopped earlier that it's back and in great supply paticularly at Target, WM, etc. One cashier told me they had a big shipment in that AM and that his theory was that the hoarders had run out of money and storage space.

[Kingofalldems]

10. Stores here: No TP, no paper towels, no napkins--

no wipes, no hand sanitizer.

[SoCalNative]

18. Same here for me

And even if I try to order TP online, it either disappears from my cart before I can get a delivery set up or the order is subsequently canceled.

[AllaN01Bear]

12. where i live the stores limit 1 roll per customer . havent seen the multi packs in ages .

the stores also have seinior hours only and are encuraging people only to take what they need .

[zackymilly]

14. You'll never run out of toilet paper if you shop at CVS.

Just use those 3-foot long receipts you get.

[Rorey]

19. LOL, K-Mart used to do that

Probably why they closed down here.

[ribrepin]

15. Went to Costco this morning and tons of TP

[Kingofalldems]

23. Now that's one thing available

I am told the Costco here has TP stacked from the front entrance to the rear of the store.

[ribrepin]

40. Plenty of TP, paper towels, kleenex

But no Jif peanut butter

[Vinca]

16. Earlier this week they had a little Charmin. As long as it wasn't Scott,

I was happy. I picked up 2 packages of Scott toilet paper as a last resort when this started and the stuff is awful. It's so thin it's the closest thing you can get to using no toilet paper at all.

[Rorey]

22. I saw a craigslist ad where someone wanted to trade

The WANTED that thin Scott stuff. I guess their sewer lines couldn't handle the "real" stuff.

[Codeine]

34. I prefer Scott.

Thick, fluffy toilet paper weirds me out. I feel like I’m flushing a bath towel.

[Kali]

61. !

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

51. Oh, good, all the more Scott for me.

I don't understand what people don't like about it. Plus, a roll lasts at least three times as long as Charmin and all the other crap.

[zackymilly]

21. We try to use both sides. n/t

[Rorey]

24. I busting a gut laughing NT

[ret5hd]

26. From posts above yours, I think Scotts only has one side.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

25. Walmart has it if you get there in the morning

Past noon time they start running out. They still aren't getting stocked up with what was their typical amount of toilet paper. They are also limiting sales to one pack per customer, which is a bit annoying in that I also have to shop for my MIL at the same time and she also wants toilet paper. Once I ran back inside just to get her toilet paper. Went through a different line. Not everyone trying to buy two packs of toilet paper is hoarding. I wish they'd let us do that if we can produce an id for the other person or something. I was told they are going to do 100 people in the store at once starting today, which will making shopping even more inconvenient. That's going to suck if she wants toilet paper too because I'll have to get in that long line all over again just to buy her toiler paper. She can't drive herself right now because she is in too much pain. Waiting for a diagnosis still, but it sounds like she has cancer. Actually, they next time I go, I think I will call in advance and ask if I can purchase toilet paper for her also if I have her id. Maybe they'd let me do that.

[treestar]

27. Last two trips to 2 different stores

Still cleaned out at one and had some at the other with a limit.

Paper towels cleaned out at one and abundant at the other.

Peanut butter cleaned out at another.

Sanitizer type products still cleaned out at both.

[woodsprite]

30. I'm not going to need it for several months. Commercial rolls used

by only 4 people are going to last awhile, and that's after we shared half of the case (gifted our neighbor 6 rolls for her brood of 5).

[Rorey]

31. You're a kind soul

I've actually offered some to people I know, but apparently everyone managed to get what they need ahead of the panic buying.

[Codeine]

33. Most major grocery chains are still running out daily

but I just saw several pallets worth at Big Lots during a sales call, so the product is definitely out there.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

42. The Kroger near me runs out every morning. They have a 1-package limit, ...

... and they have an imposing bouncer stationed in the aisle to enforce it.

[panader0]

36. Eat a tamale---dinner and a wipe!

[Kali]

62. !

[Ilsa]

37. It's a little better here in

North Georgia, but you have to plan ahead, get to the store early, etc.

[Blue_true]

39. I bough TP from Wally's World last week.

For some reason, I am a slow shitter, regardless of what I eat, so I have never needed a lot of TP. You would think that my internals would be messed up, but nope, near perfect colonoscopies and soft stool.

[demtenjeep]

44. I make up for your lack of

I have Crohns disease and my next treatment is tomorrow


today has not been a great one

[Blue_true]

60. Take care. I guess sometimes I forget how much difficulty some people face.

Stay safe in all regards that are prudent in these times.

[NewJeffCT]

41. I went to my town Wal-Mart right when they opened

last SUnday and they had TP, Paper Towels and Lysol Spray there - I think it was 1 of each for customers. TP was a 12 pack of Quilted Northern, so 1-2 weeks supply for a family of 3

[Rorey]

43. Even the Lysol Spray? That's encouraging!

Last week I found a can when I was cleaning the garage. It's not something I usually buy, but I had an unfortunate incident in one of my rentals last year, so I got some and it was in with my rental cleaning supplies. I also found some hospital grade disinfectant that I had forgotten about. It was a gift from one of biohazardous waste companies that I dealt with at the time.

[NewJeffCT]

46. No luck at Costco, though

Had gone to Costco right when they opened on Saturday morning and they were already out of TP 45 minutes before the story officiall opened. I've seen pictures online of other Costcos that have pallettes full of TP at their stores, but not New Britain, CT

[KewlKat]

45. Wiped out here

[Lindsay]

52. My local grocery store

in a small town in SWNC has been out of toilet paper every time I've been there, for weeks. I did get a roll of paper towels there last week.

But the Family Dollar store next door to the grocery store had some TP in stock this afternoon - store brand, Angel Soft, and Charmin. I didn't see a sign that they were limiting quantities, but I bought one 9-pack of Charmin. I live alone, so that should last me a good long while.

[JenniferJuniper]

53. None this morning at Stop and Shop

Been three weeks now.

Paper towels are back though. Bigly.

[Buns_of_Fire]

54. I've decided to just hold it in until this is all over with. nt

[zackymilly]

58. I have definitely quit going at work, after reading about cv being found on lots of toilet seats. nt

[flyingfysh]

56. That title seems unfortunate

"The end is in sight"?? Really??

[Rorey]

57. Hopefully not the end of the roll

And even more, hopefully not the end of civilization as we know it.

[kskiska]

63. I was in Publix this afternoon

and there was none at all.

[Maeve]

65. Saw it for sale again here at a central Ohio Walmart

Felt like spring arriving....how pitiful is that? And what a first-world concern! (That said, I bought some)

[durablend]

66. Nothing here

Target was completely wiped out (no pun intended) on *any* paper products and Giant is pretty much the same. Walmart had some paper towels but not much.

And I don't see the logic in limiting people to one *roll* if you're trying to keep people from going out shopping (much the same as I don't understand officials telling people to only buy a week or two's worth of food but also telling them "Stay out of the stores of else you or someone else WILL DIE"...but that's another matter)