Toilet roll still causing problems!!

A poor harassed assistant in Tesco snapped at my daughter when she remarked upon the lack of flour! It was 10 o'clock in the evening, and it had been a long day. My daughter explained that she didn't want any flour, she was just surprised to see so little. She told the assistant that instead she was panic buying bin bags, wine and doughnuts. The assistant laughed, and said that was sensible panic buying ?.

I can't understand the fuss. The stores will continue to get deliveries. I'm not worried in the slightest.

We could easily use our own hairdryers at home should things get worse merlot . Problem is my old thing is jammed onto the hot setting . Will have to hold it at arms length I think .

There’s always newspapers if we get desperate - the Metro is free from all good stations

Dec46, I have a friend who did exactly what you did, ie picked up 1 of the only 2 packs of toilet paper on the shelf in Tesco's, and a man behind her said to his wife, "That woman just took one of the packs - we could have taken them both", so she had the presence of mind to turn round and say, "Well it's just as well I wasn't panic-buying too, or you wouldn't have got either of them!"

Good for her - and you!

Brilliant When!? ???

It is ridiculous!
I went shopping in Tesco yesterday. One of the. Items in my list was 4 toilet rolls.
I had no choice - all that was left were packs of 24.
We will use them all, eventually, so no harm done to us personally, but how blooming ridiculous!

Take a lesson from Sir Thomas Lipton (1850-1931) the fabulously wealthy Glaswegian tea merchant and avid yachtsman. An ancestor of mine was a crewman on one of his palatial steam yachts, and told the story of how Sir Thomas became concerned about what he regarded as excessive consumption of toilet paper on board. So he paraded the crew, and harangued them about their extravagant habits, finishing with the exhortation, "If I can make do with one and a polisher, so can you!"

Hooray I finally managed to get a single pack of paracetomol for my arthritis. Been sold out in the supermarkets for weeks but they had one left behind the counter in Boots.

Bodach’s post reminds of a friend, many years ago. He had several children and he was notoriously mean, so he instigated a loo roll rule - one for the front, one for the back and one for a polish.

My Dad talked about his army days - one up, one down and a polisher.

Brilliant Bodach.

Manmar I think I have an odd sense of humour but i did actually only buy 1 pack of Loo Rolls.

Bravo to your friend When,great comment.I would like to think it made the other shopper think about what they were doing but I doubt it

I was considering buying a pack of long life milk in Aldi on Friday.
We don't have milk in tea, but do with coffee and DH likes his morning cereal.
When I found the space for it, that's all there was, space. Just as a young family had picked up a whole shelf full!
Went home milk less.

Don't understand the panic buying of long life milk, it tastes horrible and there will always be fresh milk available?

But also why no washing up liquid or cling film?!!!

I think they should change tack and pre package "panic buy" kits that can be purchased near the door/till so that the regular shelves/stock are left for normal shopping instead of banning bulk buying.

People ARE being advised to self isolate and social distance so a degree of bulk buying IS sensible/desirable. They should facilitate it not try to block it.

I say this as someone who prefers lots of little shops but realises I need to change for a bit as daily little shops is less advisable and a bulk buy reduces going out in crowds/shops

A "self iso bulk buy" box could contain:

Family box
1 weeks worth of toilet paper for family of 4.
1 pack adult paracetamol 1 bottle calpol
Laundry detergent, hand soap, 4 hand sanitisers and washing up liquid.
Meal plan for 1 week (frozen/non perishables)
2 large UHT milks

Individual box similar

Pet box

Etc.

Let people prepare! In a controlled manner.

That makes absolute sense notanan - good idea

not many people have milk delivered to their door and may not be able to get to the shops to buy fresh milk so Long Life milk is very useful. I can't actually taste the difference between the 2 so always use Long Life Milk

Rod Liddle wrote in the Sunday Times today "Spare a thought for two fatalities associated with Covid 19, but not included in the official figures, were those of Doreen Noakes and her husband Reginald of Warminster, Wilts. They suffocated in their sleep when an estimated 11 tons of hoarded lavatory paper smashed through from their attic into their bedroom beneath." # Death by toilet paper so and utterly avoidable

I am sure you did only buy one pack Dec46 . My apologies for misunderstanding. You are right, it probably did make the other shopper think. I hope so. Panic buying and needless hoarding is just plain selfish.