# Coronavirus--I don't get it.\[hoarding toilet paper\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 8, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107 "2020-03-08T16:25:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107/281 "2020-03-20T23:07:07Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Not every household has a multi year supply though. > > I haven’t bough toilet paper since before this virus really exploded. I’ve calculated I have about a months supply left. > > Hopefully it is restocked by then. If not I guess I will move over to kleenex and wet wipes which I will dispose of in the trash. The kleenex is usually gone, too–because what do people blow their noses on when they run out of kleenex? Huge overlap there. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107/282 "2020-03-20T23:18:02Z")
I’ve been using facial tissue (I have quite a bit) and paper towels (again, good supply) since last Saturday. Bagging not flushing. It’s not that big a deal. I have TP but I’ve wanted to do a worst case scenario to see how it goes. If I exhaust my supply of facial tissue, paper towels (re-used paper towels!) and wet wipes then it’s on to rags, and yes, I have a huge supply of rags and old clothing that can be converted to rags. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107/283 "2020-03-21T01:57:26Z")
> [@DummyGladHands](#): > > This. The thing I’ve seen when I travel. My concern is do I bag the waste & put it in the regular trash? > > And why the fuck is the store completely out of cat litter?? Cats gotta pee and shit, too. I can make do without toilet paper but there’s not a good substitute for cat litter. When I went to the store last week, I picked up two containers, which I normally do so I don’t have to get it too often. When I went back Monday, there were only a few left on the shelf and it hit me that that actually was a necessary item so I got two more. I think that will last 6 weeks or so. I’ve never really paid a lot of attention to how much I use since I try to always keep some on hand. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107/284 "2020-03-21T02:46:20Z")
Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107/285 "2020-03-21T03:32:27Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Just wait until people start flushing TP substitutes en masse. I don’t think those drains will be working so well then. It’s already happening. The biggest culprit is “flushable” wipes, with paper towels not far behind (no pun intended). I wish I was making this up. And speaking of making this up, of course Dave Barry has commented on the whole ordeal (so far). [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241213911.html?fbclid=IwAR1x0\_34bw9jg0Q3V4xVQJeQiBu32oJMFUxIuc8GpoViOyHfHLh8AtauN-U](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241213911.html?fbclid=IwAR1x0_34bw9jg0Q3V4xVQJeQiBu32oJMFUxIuc8GpoViOyHfHLh8AtauN-U) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107/286 "2020-03-21T03:36:23Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > I’m convinced some people are buying up all the TP they can find so they resell it later at a huge profit. I saw a 12-pack of double rolls on eBay for about $25, plus $15 for shipping. And remember those are only “double” rolls which are really like single rolls these days. Yay, free enterprise. I thought eBay banned the sale of TP and hand sanitizer, among a few other products? Besides, if you’re buying something like that on eBay, you don’t really need it YMMV. As for kitty litter, this cat mom knows that it has many other uses. Of course I stocked up; why not? I’ve tried kitty litter alternatives, and mine won’t use them, so Tidy Cat non-clumping litter, it is. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107/287 "2020-03-21T04:10:31Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Not every household has a multi year supply though. > > I haven’t bough toilet paper since before this virus really exploded. I’ve calculated I have about a months supply left. > > Hopefully it is restocked by then. If not I guess I will move over to kleenex and wet wipes which I will dispose of in the trash. I bet newspaper (uncoated pulp newsprint) will work, if they still sell or give out newspapers. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107/288 "2020-03-21T11:35:36Z")
Woman gives birth in the TP aisle of a MO [Walmart](https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/customers-cheer-woman-birth-missouri-walmart-69707485). “But you don’t understand Connie, it was either go to the hospital to give birth to you or go to Walmart to get TP. It was a no brainer.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-i-dont-get-it-hoarding-toilet-paper/849107.md?page=14)