[Stu from NYC]

Supply issue will be resolved when we all have no reason to discuss it.

Sadly that day has not yet come.

[tedquick]

Your last sentence is an absolute scream! Thanks for the morning laugh.

[tanzicakes]

We also just had a regular supply on hand when the craziness started. We tried to find TP everywhere and my husband just ordered some online from Home Depot. Hasn't arrived yet but never knew that HD sold TP.

[merrymini]

I am so glad they cannot return this stuff. Where would merchants put it all if it was all returned? What if someone was ill and another person got ill from handling it? If a policy says one per customer, the seller should enforce it so crazy people, who have penalized the non crazy, from even buying one package of TP!

[Ross]

It' not sumpter .. It's SUMTER

[BlackhawksFan]

Originally Posted by BS Beef

I do want to sympathize, especially today. But I believe it’s only a small portion of those that are hoarding that have an emotional reason for doing so. I think the majority doing it are just not good people. I mean to their soul they are not good.

These are the same idiots who hoard bottled water in hurricane season and return it in December

[EnglishJW]

Originally Posted by redwitch

Stores may be limiting amounts purchased but that doesn’t stop couples from each purchasing the limit, going to their car unloading and going back to buy more as I witnessed the other day. Nor does it stop people from buying as much as they can from different stores.

I was using Sam’s concierge service (LOVE it) and heard a “gentleman” arguing with the clerk that he had a RIGHT to buy 5 packages of toilet paper. Ultimately, he was refused any service. Wish more stores were willing to stand behind their guidelines like that. I went over a month without an egg in the house because InstaCart shopped too late and I refuse to go into any store. So, I’d guess folks are still hoarding. Maybe those that missed out on the initial hoarding are now taking their turn?

And then there’s my neighbors. Their lanai is crammed with stuff — toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water, canned goods, etc. They had a heck of a fight when they found out they wouldn’t be able to return any of it. Hate to admit it, but I had a good laugh about their little problem. Think it’ll take them about two years to use everything that doesn’t go bad.

I agree completely with this post. No store should accept any returns of items that left the store during the pandemic and are attempted to be brought back after. This is especially true of all the critical products which are being hoarded (e.g., toilet paper, tissues, masks, hand sanitizers, canned goods, etc.)

[chvlt57]

It is called impulse control disorder, I had it as a child; fortunately my Dad had a cure.

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Are the shelves empty now because people continue to empty them to hoard, or are the shelves empty now because normal need purchasing & the supply chain has not caught up??

Just my opinion! I think the suppliers have kept up very well. When you think about it, has there really been any other time that 1 certain thing is always sold out. The only time I really can think of is during a hurricane & even then there always seems to be certain things that people buy but it does seem like there's always some certain things left that people want, like milk, bread. So yes, I do think some people hoard Toilet Paper. But then again you would think this would be a money maker for a Toilet Paper company to raise production & keep the shelves full. Remember this is just my opinion!

[600th Photo Sq]

Originally Posted by jeffy

Sad that so many people are quick to judge. You never know someone’s situation. So much better stress wise and all around mental health to think the best of people. I was in a plane and about to take off...we were to,d to upright our seats. Person in front of me complied as flight attendant came thru. A minute latter, they reclined their seat 🤬. Same thing happened as we landed, however I heard the passenger in front of me tell the attendant, they needed to have their seat fixed as it would not stay upright😮. If someone goes speeding by me on the highway, is it better to get angry at them , which achieves nothing, or think.....maybe they just got a call from the hospital about their injured child? Yes, I may be a patsy, but I am an evolving calmer patsy 😀.

Huh ?

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

Just my opinion! I think the suppliers have kept up very well. When you think about it, has there really been any other time that 1 certain thing is always sold out. The only time I really can think of is during a hurricane & even then there always seems to be certain things that people buy but it does seem like there's always some certain things left that people want, like milk, bread. So yes, I do think some people hoard Toilet Paper. But then again you would think this would be a money maker for a Toilet Paper company to raise production & keep the shelves full. Remember this is just my opinion!

The suppliers have done great!!


Unfortunately there is not much more volume the TP manufacturers produce. The lines are very automated and were running pretty much 24/7. Because the USA has tried to keep most of China TP out of the USA (there is some, but not as much as 10 years ago), the margins on TP are low.

[boobear51751]

First of all these people make their money by saying everyone that buys large amounts of food and household items are hoarders. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! Let me say that I am one of those that only shops once a month for all of my non perishables, toilet tissue, soap, cleaners, household items. Yes, my bill is usually around $360 - 400. I was brought up out in the country in the northeast where it starts to snow in Oct and sometimes doesn't end until May. You learn to stock up once a month because you never know if you will be hit with a 2-3' snowfall or it drops to minus 20 for a week or more. At best, most people should now try and stock pile enough food for two to three weeks so they don't have to go out in public and can stay safe at home. This business of running to the store every other day is stupid and very dangerous. I agree the toilet tissue issue was not really called for. One should always have at least a month supply for their size family. Again, my parents lived in the depression age and they learned to have things on hand for long periods of no money or work. So please folks, you don't know how often these people go to the store, how many people are in the family and you sure don't have a right to judge anyone. Just you take care of yourself and your family and keep enough supplies to hold you for a couple of weeks. It is not hard to fill the freezer with good old leftovers either. Stay safe and healthy and do the right thing.

[Kathi71]

We reap what we sow....jus' sayin'...

Normally, we all know if we run short on something we can just jump in the car or cart and run to the store and it will be there. But now, we are being told not to go out any more than absolutely necessary. So I think in the beginning of this people wanted to stock up for a few weeks, more than they normally do. Take that times a few tens of thousands of homes here and it adds up pretty quickly. And of course now the shelves are empty quite often so we get all we can when we can which just perpetuates the issue. And as someone else pointed out, supply chains are getting strained due to the virus and stay at home orders. So I am not convinced there as many people hoarding as we may think. BTW, I found a janitorial supply shop online (Simply Supplies by Gilchrist & Soames | Simply Supplies Home ) who just delivered a case of 80 rolls of TP to me. We are distributing to as many as we can now. But there are ways to get what you need.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by boobear51751

First of all these people make their money by saying everyone that buys large amounts of food and household items are hoarders. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! Let me say that I am one of those that only shops once a month for all of my non perishables, toilet tissue, soap, cleaners, household items. Yes, my bill is usually around $360 - 400. I was brought up out in the country in the northeast where it starts to snow in Oct and sometimes doesn't end until May. You learn to stock up once a month because you never know if you will be hit with a 2-3' snowfall or it drops to minus 20 for a week or more. At best, most people should now try and stock pile enough food for two to three weeks so they don't have to go out in public and can stay safe at home. This business of running to the store every other day is stupid and very dangerous. I agree the toilet tissue issue was not really called for. One should always have at least a month supply for their size family. Again, my parents lived in the depression age and they learned to have things on hand for long periods of no money or work. So please folks, you don't know how often these people go to the store, how many people are in the family and you sure don't have a right to judge anyone. Just you take care of yourself and your family and keep enough supplies to hold you for a couple of weeks. It is not hard to fill the freezer with good old leftovers either. Stay safe and healthy and do the right thing.

I grew up in New England and we had nor'easters and snowstorms and hurricanes and power outages just like everyone else in New England. I never felt the need to stock up once a month. What I (and many other people) did:

When I moved in, I got 2 big packages of the usual things: toilet paper, paper towels, dish detergent, case of bottled water, all the disposable things I knew I needed on a daily basis. Two bigs packs of each. Six cans of soup. Six cans of tuna.

Once I got down in volume to one case of something, (or 3 cans of soup/3 cans of tuna) I'd go out and replenish until I was fully stocked again.

That way, in an emergency, I didn't have to panic. I still had most of my usual amount of stuff, and no less than half what I would always keep in my cupboards/closet.