It’s been pretty bare around my neck of Northern Virginia, but on Saturday I went to Wal-Mart and they had toilet paper; Wegmans, and they had toilet paper. Hell, even when getting a Big Gulp at the 7-11, I checked just out of curiosity, and even THEY had toilet paper.
None today at either Albertsons or Winco.
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Since I know you’ve all been dying to find out how much TP the Commasense household (one man, 64 years old; one woman, 59 years old) uses, I have the initial results of our usage monitoring.
On average, one roll lasts:
Master bath: 4 days
First floor: 5 days
Basement: ~10 days
5/20 + 4/20 + 2/20 = 11/20
Or slightly more than half a roll per day. So with 42 rolls on hand today, we have about 12 weeks’ supply. Substantially more than my infamously bad first estimate (3-4 weeks), and somewhat lower than my second estimate (just under 20 weeks) based on a sheets-per-day count. But this new estimate does not take into account how those 1000-sheet single-ply rolls may alter the usage rate.
In any case, no need to panic here in Marietta.
Yet.
Screw the toilet paper crisis. What can we do about the sanitizer, wipes and disinfectant crisis? Sanitizing everything with bleach spray and paper towels is a clunky pita
People are too fastidious. I just go without wiping at all for six days, then do my Saturday wiping with 60 grit sandpaper. Gets the job done.
While I know nothing of commasense’s TP shopping habits, two adults can easily go through 40 rolls in less than a month, if we’re talking about cheap single rolls.
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I am on call for a national company that handles “inspection” duties for lenders. They hire people like me to visit a person, property, or business and verify that the person exists, has an ID, and/or the property exists, using pictures.
Today I got a request to verify a person about 20 miles away. Oddly, the fee they offered was about half of the usual, when in my mind it should be at least double, considering the extra risk and distance.
I declined the offer, and told them they were endangering lives. I’m sure they love me right now.
Yeah, that’s a fair criticism.
My late husband was an easy going fellow, but he had his foibles as we all do. One of them was, no cheap toilet paper! As such, this household has long used Cottonelle Plush Ultracare and nothing else. In the ‘megaroll’ configuration.
But even cheap single rolls… you’re talking about changing the roll more than once a day every 3 days. That seems… extreme.
I will note that this thread has got me measuring the number of days a roll lasts in my household. I’ve kept track of the rolls I actively use between 2 loos, one with bidet and one without. Based on current usage, I don’t expect to change a roll for at least another 2 weeks. Maybe 3. I changed one roll back on the 27th and the other on the 29th.
So maybe the advertising is correct: “12 rolls = 48 regular rolls!”
Installed the bidet toilet seat yesterday, and both of us have used it successfully. It should reduce my TP comsumption (in that bathroom) by about two-thirds, since I seem to need only a few sheets to dry myself after using it. My wife’s TP usage should drop even more.
The only problem is that it is in the master bath on the second floor, and my wife now spends most of her day on the first floor and tends to use the powder room there more often.
In any case, we are happy with the thing so far. I’ll issue further reports, including measured rates of TP use, as events warrant.
Among the TV ads that would’ve seemed incomprehensible just a couple of months ago are two I saw last night from TP manufacturers, showing rolls rolling off the assembly line, as the announcers assure us that the companies are working day and night to meet our TP needs.
Still reportedly empty shelves at the local Kroger.
We have plenty of newspaper from our recent move if it comes down to that.
Went to the market today, still no TP. Who the hell are all of you with 12 gross of TP? (That’s 1728 rolls for idiots who don’t know what a ‘gross’ is.)
Who’s that the poster who bought a zillion masks to “do what I can to protect my family” even though first responders need this stuff? I can’t quite google up that thread. I know he’s the one. :mad:
No T.P. in Grand Rapids area where I do most of my shopping. I just moved, so I didn’t exactly have a stash.
Been using kleenex (thrown in a small trash bin, not flushed) for over a week. Bah.
According to one manufacturer of toilet paper, the panic is nearly over. AP Radio News reports that this manufacturer’s sales have returned to just 6% above where they were before the panic.
There is plenty in Kansas City.
Everything’s up to date in Kansas City!
Although my local grocery store hasn’t had any on the shelves in weeks (I don’t know if they just sell out when a shipment comes in, or what), the local Target had a decent selection, although it only covered a fraction of the shelf space usually filled with TP in that store.
Since we have [checks safe] 37 rolls on hand, and a newly-installed bidet, I resisted the impulse to buy more.
Still no rubbing alcohol anywhere I’ve been, though.
I just searched my local craigslist for shits (ha!) and giggles. Someond has a four pack of TP listed for $25.
We’ve officially moved into hoarder territory. We have
3-4 rolls in each of two bathrooms, this is what we had pre-shortage. Mostly the single ply lasts forever Scott.
Our stash consists of
2 -18 roll pack of mega rolls
2- 12 packs of double rolls
1 - 4 pack of Scott - the single ply stuff that lasts forever.
1 -9 pack of double rolls
1-6 pack of mega rolls
1-16 roll packs of double rolls.
2- 4 packs of this incredibly sad looking 150 sheet single rolls of genetic no-brand TP, that we snagged at the height of the shortage
1 small (150 sheet) roll of paper with Donald Trump’s face printed on every sheet. I’m saving that one for a special occasion. I’m waiting the biggest stinky dump ever, a crap like no ones ever seen before.
Seriously, the TP shortage has been so profound that we get this big rush of victory whenever we score TP. And, at this point, that’s mostly why we keep buying it. We will use it all eventually. Our other excuse is that sone of our friends and family don’t have schedules that make it easy to find TP, and we can be generous now. But mostly, it’s the thrill of victory,.
Plus, I like the plush stuff and the rest of my family likes Scott. The large bulk of the stash is the plush stuff, so I’m set for a while and maybe I’ll convert them.
There’s still none at my grocery or the grocery with curbside pickup. Woohoo, sure glad I didn’t get extra when I had the chance.
You’re part of the problem.
Last Sunday at Publix, the paper product aisle was entirely empty at store opening, although it may have been one of the days when old folks get the first crack at the store for an hour. Thankfully I have enough TP to last several months, although I will pick up some paper towels as soon as I see them because I only have 3 rolls left and while that can also last me several months, you never know when you will be needing a lot of it suddenly.