To think how naive we were by rushing out and buying up all the paracetamol and toilet rolls we could carry out in one go, as if that would solve a problem.
I heard of a man who tried to return the 4000 toilet rolls he had bought at the beginning of the shortage. I am delighted to say that the store refused to take them back. I would like to think he donated them to a charity, but people like that tend not to behave in an overly generous fashion.
At least they won't go off like some of the fresh food bought and wasted
ReplyDeleteAnd the flour.
DeleteThat will be good for at least a couple of months
DeleteThe great flour debate.
DeleteFear of the unknown brought the population down to basics.
ReplyDeleteAll they could say was wash your hands and take paracetamol if you think you are going to die for the first couple of weeks.
DeleteHe'll never be short of Christmas presents!
ReplyDeleteAlways acceptable.
DeleteI love the veg artist's comment. Ha!
ReplyDeleteChristmas in his house must be a laugh.
DeleteInteresting ... that story got out here too except it was an Australian culprit. I'm wondering if it's a media thing?
ReplyDeleteOh, I see. It must be apocryphal then, like the family dog/Nutella/girl story.
DeleteDid he hire s lorry to get them all home
ReplyDeleteI wonder how big 4000 rolls look.
DeleteLooking at the space my 18 toilet rolls take up in the wardrobe, probably half a shed.
DeleteYou don't have a dedicated toilet roll bunker?
DeleteI don’t understand the panic buying of toilet rolls ..... they would be last on my list ..... there are always leaves if you get that desperate !!! XXXX
ReplyDeleteI don't understand it either. Even now you see people walking down the street with huge bundles.
DeleteI just don't understand the panic buying of toilet paper. The shelves here are still empty. Our eldest son gets free toilet paper along with a few other items weekly from his work. He is classified as essential so is forced to go to work. He is giving us toilet paper whenever we get low.
ReplyDeleteYou still have shortages?
DeleteWe have reordered the supply chain, from office buildings and factory loos to home loos.
ReplyDeleteSupply chains are the answer to all shortages, it turns out.
DeleteAll the corner shops around here now have mountains of them. Nobody seems to be buying.
ReplyDeleteMy father taught me never to speculate on toilet rolls, and you know what? I never have. I didn't get where I am today by speculating on toilet paper.
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