Finally.....lots of toilet paper on shelf

[at140]

at Aldi food store yesterday where I shop often.

[Under The Radar]

1. Still can't find Lysol disinfectant spray even online Walmart is out

[RhodeIslandOne]

56. I found a few cans at Stop and Shop yesterday.

And a bottle of Clorox wipes. I literally jumped for joy. Sad.

[Jamastiene]

2. I know the feeling.

I finally found some more too. No more bamboo, two ply that seems thinner than one ply and falls apart. I know some off brands I hate now. The bamboo one? I have had bamboo socks before and they were ok, but the bamboo toilet paper? I'd be better off with my magazines and/or catalogs than some of that stuff I ended up trying. I still have my Trump signed letter about the stimulus as a backup too. It is officially earmarked for that day. We may have a second wave. So, it might end up getting used and I might get a bidet after all. But, for now, I am so happy I found some TP.

[lagomorph777]

3. What am I going to do with that giant pile of corn cobs in my back yard?

[customerserviceguy]

35. Make Douglas MacArthur pipes! n/t

[Jamastiene]

40. Hold onto them for the second wave.

They keep talking about another wave of Covid-19. You might need them after all. Hold onto them would be one good option.

[a kennedy]

4. I was very ticked off at Costco last week. We went to Costco and they

had a bazillion packages of toilet paper and I picked up two packages along with two packages of paper towels. We finish our shopping and get to the check out they took one package of toilet paper and one package of paper towels away, saying there is a one package per customer limit. We live an hour away from this Costco.......needless to say I wrote to them and voiced my displeasure. I haven’t heard back yet. Oh, there were NO signs either at the entrance or near the paper product section. The cashier did say there was a small written notice near the paper products, I DID NOT SEE IT.

[MissB]

7. Ours had the limit highlighted on the price sign

They’ve been limiting it for months to try to prevent hoarding. Not so fun for folks that have to travel far.

[marie999]

10. Wear a hat and shirt.

Take off the hat and shirt and put on another shirt and a different color mask. If there are 2 of you you can then get 4 packages. I have gone in and bought my one package, gone to my car, and then gone back in. They told me only one package to a customer. I told them I am only buying one. They said I had bought one earlier. I said the sign said one to a customer, period. It did not say one to a customer per day. We are not hoarding but keeping a 2 month supply of everything. Our stores have plenty of toilet paper but are short on paper towels and bleach.

[wryter2000]

14. Amazon

I finally gave in and ordered some TP from Amazon. You have to be very careful and make sure Amazon is selling and shipping it to you. I had ordered some before, and it turned out it was coming from China. It still hasn't arrived. I think it's late enough that I can get a refund.

But I digress...

Amazon was selling its own TP. A package of 30 rolls. It took about 10 days to arrive, but it was a decent price. It was perfect.

I gave some to my neighbors to pay them back for what they'd given me. Yesterday, I went to order some more, and they'd discontinued it. But they're now selling a shipment of 80 rolls. 8-0. It'll arrive on Sunday. I don't know where I'm going to put it all.

So, if you can stand dealing with Amazon, you can get it there. Just look carefully to make sure they're selling it, not some third party.

[Jamastiene]

41. Is it the Amazon brand?

In case this all happens again, I will give it a try. Some of the off brands I got during the shortage left me feeling raw about off brand TP.

[Blue_true]

49. "Raw" is a good word when discussing my experiences with the

off brands that I had to buy to have any TP at all.

[wryter2000]

50. I'd have to go back and look

They had another major brand, too. I think someone in this thread said they got Cottonelle.

[Jamastiene]

53. Oh wow, Cottonelle would be a godsend.

Thank you so much for mentioning it.

[Blue_true]

48. I guess you can put an 80 roll package of toilet paper in an

unused corner somewhere in your house. It would be the discussion item if sight of it is caught during one of your ZOOM or FACETIME sessions.

I have bought a 24 roll package before, and even that filled up a section if a bathroom cabinet. I can't imagine 80 rolls.

[Jamastiene]

52. Come to think of it, if I had that many rolls of TP, I would get some plastic sheeting

and attempt to give it an extra layer of protection from moisture or anything else that might get to it. With how I am right now, though, mentally, I might make a shrine of it.

I did already have one 12 pack of Cottonelle, early on, when the hoarding started and it became impossible to find brand names any more. I have been using that very sparingly in between trying to get through the bamboo TP I was able to find. The bamboo TP makes the roughest of leaves look like a reasonable alternative worth the effort to try. I did discover that I like Charmin, when I found the tiniest little 4 pack of Charmin at a convenience store. I haven't been able to get any of that since. If it's back in stock and I ever get through this bamboo TP, I'm going to try Charmin again if I can find it next time. Otherwise, Cottonelle or Angel Soft would be a godsend. I even found myself cussing at people on Ebay for selling single rolls of Scott, opened, for $10 plus $10 shipping. I used to hate Scott TP.


Anyone notice themselves looking at multiple rolls of TP like shrines that you want to protect? I'm wondering if I am the only one with some kind of leftover mental thing going on. I can't be the only one, right? I hope not. I hope it is not only me. I hope I get through it soon. I hope it becomes available again and I am able to get through it.

I have had that one 12 pack pack of Cottonelle double boxed but with the box flaps open in such I way that I can see it. It is sitting right in the center of my kitchen so I can see it every time I walk through. I am down to about 5 rolls of it now. I have taken a roll at the time from it instead of stacking them all on the back of the toilet tank like I used to. Now is no time for a mishap that might send it tumbling into the bowl. I may never do that again, to store the rest of a multi-pack of TP. Gold in plain old dirt was literally easier to find these last few months. It's a new hobby.

It's like I don't want anything to happen to the TP. I find myself protective of it. It is now like a treasured member of the family. I keep picturing my living room remodeled with a bronze sculpture of 3 or 4 rolls of TP sitting on a coffee table. That would have been such a silly idea before Covid-19. Now? I'm tempted to try to make one when I remodel my living room.

Who knew TP would become so important so fast? I joked about starting a religion based on TP and having a building shaped like a roll of it, but now I'm almost serious and wondering if there are government grants available.

[Blue_true]

55. Cottonelle is what I was using. I managed to get a 12 pack just as the hoarding

craze started. I haven't been able to find any since. I saw some Northern, but passed on it.

I tried bamboo TP before, didn't form an opinion one way or the other. It was harder to break off from the roll, but I figured that redesign of the perforated break lines would solve that problem. Well I did form one opinion on bamboo TP, it was a lot better for me than TP made from recycled paper, that literally burned my hiney after a week of using it, something in the recycle process just didn't mesh with that part of my body.

I did manage to score a gallon of Clorox bleach today. The off label bleach that I had to buy was horrible for bleaching whites, look like maybe something with additional surfactants added to the bleach, the name brand seemed to have better composition. I didn't really think much about bleach given that sodium hyper-chlorite is somewhat of a surfactant. People had claimed to me that different bleach brands mattered, I honestly didn't believe that until I spent two months watching my usually brilliant white clothing become duller and duller with each wash. So I have plenty of bleach to sanitize surfaces, I just won't use my normal bleach, that is only for laundry after I finally managed to get my hands on a gallon.

[lagomorph777]

58. That happened to me too.

[MissB]

5. I was at Costco earlier

And they had a whole bunch of Charmin. First time I’ve been there in months. They had pretty much everything else I think.

[USALiberal]

6. I need clorox wipes, no where!! n

[BusyBeingBest]

23. Yes, I have no idea how to get a hold of those.

Interestingly, the business world and various industries can get them. My husband's company has them at every work station and desk to wipe between shifts. I asked him to inquire about their supplier, but it's low on his to-do list.

[marie999]

26. Walmart

When they open if you are lucky.

[Skittles]

29. I bought some before they became scarce

then ended up giving them away to people I know who have health issues

[GoCubsGo]

36. I saw them at Kroger this morning, for the first time in 3 months.

Hand sanitizer, too. Expensive as hell. They can keep 'em. I'm going to just stick to what I've been doing all along: Washing my hands with soap and water, and using a rag and spray cleaner for surfaces. I just wash the rags for reuse, and I'm not sending single-use wipes to the landfill to sit there for all eternity.

[JI7]

54. You have to go during 1 to 2 hours of opening.

If you go just when they open and it's not out ask the store since they might still have to put it out.

or come back another day. you can ask them when their delivery trucks come by and what the best time would be to go there to get whatever it is you want.

[RhodeIslandOne]

57. Found one canister yesterday at my local Stop and shop

I probably bought the last prior to that was on the shelf in March,

[malaise]

8. Another DUer posted a good one recently

Don the Con is so full of shit that the USA ran out of toilet paper

[SWBTATTReg]

17. Yes, I saw this, it is great!! Not enough TP to handle the crap he dishes out!

Take care and be safe!

[malaise]

19. You too

[Jamastiene]

42. .

[Sherman A1]

9. I'm a little pissed at Aldi

This week the local store was boarded up along with an Autozone across the street in anticipation of damage from protesters. They were the only two businesses in the area that elected to board up their store fronts and frankly looked pretty damn stupid to me. I sent their corporate office an email expressing my thoughts but as of yet have not gotten a reply.

[at140]

11. Awww that sucks...

not in my sleepy town near Jacksonville, FL. I have not seen a single place boarded up.

[wryter2000]

16. My Bevmo was boarded up

Still, I was happy it was open. It closed for a couple of weeks because of the protests. I can't really blame them. Another Bevmo around here was trashed. Figures looters would go after a liquor store.

[SWBTATTReg]

18. Yeah, the Aldi's where I'm at was boarded up too (in S. STL City), but they had a big OPEN sign...

posted on the building too. I had quit shopping there after I went one time, they were literally out of everything...I mean it, everything. Schnuck's on the other hand has had everything I've needed. Since they were there for me when I needed them, I'm going to be there for Schnuck's. Aldi's, being that they failed me, when it counted, lost me as a customer.

[Sherman A1]

51. Glad to hear that you found what you needed at Schnucks.

We did like the Aldi nearby (Florissant) for some things such as fresh fruits, veggies and their price on milk & eggs, but if they are boarded up they can keep'em, the Cross Keys Schnucks is fine with the Wife, I prefer the old Florissant Schnucks store as it is never near as busy and I prefer the old style arrangement of departments and aisles.

[ananda]

12. It's more available online as well.

Today Amazon delivered a box of 60 rolls
of Cottonelle.

Yay

[louis-t]

13. Yep, the tp thing happened all at once.

Noticed it yesterday, though I have been able to find it at the dollar store. Cheap, small rolls but it got me through.

[dem4decades]

15. Anybody see Scott's TP anywhere? Costco has their own plus Charmin but haven't seen Scott's in

months.

[Tipperary]

20. Bought it at Walmart last week, and a friend bought some there today.

Family Dollar has had plenty for quite some time, according to a coworker of mine.

[dem4decades]

21. Thanks. My wife hates anything but Scott's. Though I don't think I'll venture to Walmart.

I worry about people not wearing masks and such and I'm not convinced Walmart shoppers are serious.

[at140]

33. Walmart has free pickup service for $30+ groceries ordered on-line

I have even included items from hardware such as Gorilla glue etc, along with it, no problem.
You choose time of pickup, arrive at the spot for pickup parking, and an employee loads the merchandise in your car's trunk.
No need to get out of car or interact with any person.

[dem4decades]

39. Thanks

[Jamastiene]

43. Watch out for the Walmart where I live.

Half the people working there are wearing their masks around their neck. They aren't even doing the half ass thing of wearing over their mouth only, like some of the others where I live are doing. They are wearing their masks around their neck where it is guaranteed not to do any good for its intended purpose.

I don't blame you for not trusting people to take it seriously. A lot of people aren't.

[eleny]

22. Amazon has a lot of tp, too, regular brands

We just picked up a large bottle of hydrogen peroxide from Walgreens. Regular pricing, no gouging.

[OilemFirchen]

24. The newest shortage...

Mulch. Stopped at Ace Handyman yesterday and they were completely wiped out, except for the nasty suburban red shit.

[rurallib]

25. Went to the local Costco Monday

their brand of TP stacked to the ceiling, 6 wide X 2 deep. One impressive pile of TP.

[procon]

27. Still no packets of baking yeast... Almost 4 months now. nt

[Jamastiene]

44. I can't find that either.

Some friends have told me there is a way to get your own, but I'm sure I will screw it up.

[procon]

45. You can make your own sourdough starter.

It's good for bread, but you can also use it in other baked goods from dough, to biscuits, pancakes, waffles, cornbread and so on. It just daily tending and unless you are baking everyday there is a lot of waste that makes it somewhat costly.

I make a batch with several preplanned recipes lined up to bake and freeze. I use it in about a week then I discard the whole batch until the next flurry of baking motivates me to make a new starter.

[Totally Tunsie]

28. My local Stop & Shop had a supply of their store brand

on hand this week, but I passed on it - $9.99 for 4 rolls! Looks like a trip to BJs coming up instead.

[Hortensis]

30. Yesterday ordered our first-ever 48-pack of TP delivered to our door.

I lived a lot of years without imagining that Thomas the mailman, who used to gossip with me and knew the names and families of all the children in the neighborhood, would be evolve into anonymous people who delivered toilet paper and whatever for our convenience.

[nitpicker]

31. A lot of them are being sneaky

1. posting price per 100 sheets

or 2. not posting any price at all

thinking if you bring the item to the register, you will swallow hard and pay up.

SOD THAT.

I still have enough TP that it's not urgent yet to get more.

[lettucebe]

32. Too late! I bought a bidet and love it!

A roll of TP lasts about three weeks now

[at140]

34. one roll lasts me 3 weeks as well

and I don't even have a bidet hehehe.
It helps to be male. Only one hole needs wiping.

[jmg257]

37. I'm thinking about stocking up on things again. This latest

Data is not promising, including in agriculture.

[Sogo]

38. Sign seen on a truck in Florida:

Trump: He’s so full of sh*t, the entire nation ran out of toilet paper.

[mvd]

46. Now I have seen more toilet paper, but..

fewer paper towels, Kleenex and hand soap. Always seems to be something.

[Blue_true]

47. Thank goodness.

My hiney is so spoiled, it has never seen anything but luxurious TP all my adult life. I have had to resort to using a no name brand that looks strange one feels as strange. A return to that particular norm would be a blessing in disquise.