We know the idiots hoarding bottled water have zero idea about how viruses spread, the water supply, and anything, really. The toilet paper people are similarly perplexing, but their idiocy is at least worth consideration. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Which brands are you seeing as available? I just checked Amazon as well and every brand of toilet paper says "Out of Stock" to my LA zip code.
Same for Barilla and DeCecco pasta: Out of Stock
Costco.com is also out of stock for TP and pasta.
Pasta? People are hoarding pasta? Jesus. I just bought some angel hair at Aldi and there was plenty. [Reply]
the more people keep asking this question and talking about it the more people hoard it. The news keeps rattling on about people rushing Costco so it keeps happening. [Reply]
My local store was running out of rice and ramen noodles. Just now seen all the 24 Walmarts are shutting down through the night due to lack of stock. What the hell [Reply]
Same thing happened with guns and ammo, especially .22LR, after the Sandy Hook shooting.
Stores got bought out, secondary market boomed where bricks of .22LR that normally sold for $20 were being sold at gun shows for up to $175.
All other ammo was $1 per, minimum. Any AR-style gun sold for no less than $1500 regardless of brand.
Soon, everything related to guns, even reloading supplies, got scarce and expensive.
This TP scare (and Purell, face masks, cold medicine) feels the same way, and it's a shame for the people who actually run out of TP and can't get more.
Even my local supermarket and Dollar General in a town of 1200 is out of TP, but everything else is well-stocked.
The 12=48 mega-roll of Charmin Ultra Strong that normally costs $12 is now $75 online. [Reply]