Ok, what is wrong with people! Hoarding toilet paper...

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by nuthin' fancy

Try mechanic suppliers, Bursons, Repco etc. Mechanics use gloves all the time.

Shhh, keep it to yourself.

[DJR-351]

[wodahs]

[wodahs]

[ute83]

OK people, they're at it again. Get some before it's gone.

[Bossxr8]

Did people not learn from last time?

WE WILL NOT RUN OUT OF TOILET PAPER UNLESS YOU PANIC BUY IT YOU FREAKING MORONS.

I cannot fathom how people are this dumb. The people panic buying it are probably the ones with 10 24 packs still in the cupboard.

[Work Horse]

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[Citroënbender]

Bargain. I’d be onto this if it was in NSW.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Work Horse

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[Work Horse]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

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[Citroënbender]

I don’t know if it’s due to the season or the virus madness, but this week I’ve really felt like I’m swimming upstream in dealing with people. The amount of ill-focused, no-attention-span, no cohesive train of thought, no commitment to logical forward planning... Hoarding bog rolls makes perfect “sense” against this backdrop.

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Did people not learn from last time?

I often wonder how this country is so successful compared to the rest of the world. I swear 50% of the population is clinically brain dead.

[CoupeKing]

Originally Posted by Ben73

I often wonder how this country is so successful compared to the rest of the world. I swear 50% of the population is clinically brain dead.

Location.

[X-AHH]

IMHO
If things got really serious, so many people would perish due to their own lack of understanding of the situation at hand. Many people on this planet lack the ability to adapt to challenging circumstances. It's not stupidity but taken out of their comfort zone, some individuals would definitely struggle to adapt and survive.

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Did people not learn from last time?

They learnt alright - they learnt to make sure they were not caught out like last time due to the hoarders.
Wife was at shops last night, saw 3 x 36 packs in backseat of car beside her, saw half the TP shelf empty and made the decision to grab a pack she otherwise wouldnt have bought.
We're in Adelaide FFS.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Ben73

I often wonder how this country is so successful compared to the rest of the world. I swear 50% of the population is clinically brain dead.

It is mind boggling. They are creating this problem all by themselves, with zero justification. If everyone just buys it as normal, we will not run out.

How can people not fathom this?

[prydey]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

They learnt alright - they learnt to make sure they were not caught out like last time due to the hoarders.
Wife was at shops last night, saw 3 x 36 packs in backseat of car beside her, saw half the TP shelf empty and made the decision to grab a pack she otherwise wouldnt have bought.
We're in Adelaide FFS.

Don't mean to sound harsh because i know you had a tough time sourcing paper last time, but this is exactly the mentality that causes the panic buying. There is no logical reason to buy extra TP in SA (or any state) and yet....

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by prydey

Don't mean to sound harsh because i know you had a tough time sourcing paper last time, but this is exactly the mentality that causes the panic buying. There is no logical reason to buy extra TP in SA (or any state) and yet....

Problem is, if you don't react to the panic buying, you run the risk of being the one that runs out.

If you only buy on an 'as needs' basis, when you go to the supermarket to get your normal supply, and there's none there because everyone has been panic buying, what do you do?

Sure, you may have this warm feeling because you haven't contributed to the problem, but you are the one who will miss out.

It's a catch 22.

[Citroënbender]

Exactly. Last time I extended my “float” by one 12-pack. Not 72 rolls or a roomful. Once the shops had a handle on the hoarders I was able to maintain this float, scaling it back to 8 rolls a fortnight ago.

[X-AHH]

Was at Coles yesterday and spotted a lady of Indian appearance with four 32 packs in her trolly. initial thought was hoarding but then it dawned on me that quite often there's more than one family living in the same house.

Perhaps I shouldn't just jump to conclusions

[Fed]

I was just at Coles Chipping Norton NSW and the TP shelves were stripped.
Looks like I've been caught out twice now.

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by prydey

Don't mean to sound harsh because i know you had a tough time sourcing paper last time, but this is exactly the mentality that causes the panic buying. There is no logical reason to buy extra TP in SA (or any state) and yet....

I can't disagree with you. Definitely feels like double standards

However my wife was there in the moment and I bet she was recalling the drives she took all over the suburbs searching for a 4pk. Every day visiting multiple shops with no luck. I really don't blame her for doing what she did, she's looking out for me and the fam, and avoiding the headaches she had last time.
She was sensible enough not to fill the backseat with 150 rolls.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by xahh

Was at Coles yesterday and spotted a lady of Indian appearance with four 32 packs in her trolly. initial thought was hoarding but then it dawned on me that quite often there's more than one family living in the same house.

Perhaps I shouldn't just jump to conclusions

The consumption of copious amounts of curry might also mean that 4 off 32 packs may just be a normal weekly supply

[Citroënbender]

Are the online sites like Fleabay, Gumtree still blocking sales of bog rolls?

[MercuryT]

What are you Victorian clowns up to?!?

Keep putting back my weekend to go over...... ; )

[MercuryT]

Originally Posted by Ben73

I often wonder how this country is so successful compared to the rest of the world. I swear 50% of the population is clinically brain dead.

Only 50%?

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by MercuryT

What are you Victorian clowns up to?!?

Keep putting back my weekend to go over...... ; )

Ah, our plan worked

/kidding, just kidding MT

[MercuryT]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Ah, our plan worked

/kidding, just kidding MT

Damn it then.

I was looking forward to keying the side of your Xr8 due to it's plate.....

[X-AHH]

News headlines on Ch 7 Adelaide tonight. "Supermarket shelves stripped bare of toilet paper as South Australians prepare for a second wave of Corona virus cases"



Once again, the media is inciting irrational panic buying? IMO, the government should be stepping in to prevent such careless reporting which exasparates a bizarrely ridiculous self created crisis.

That's all I've got time for, I'm off to the shops for a couple of pallets of crapper roll.

[MITCHAY]

I did my grocery shop tonight and sure enough they have mostly cleared out the TP again here too!

Far out how ****en stupid are some people.