How Toilet Paper Companies Dealt With The 845% Demand Spike | Big Business

[@pianoforte611]

How incredibly lucky for that guy that just started a toilet paper company last year.

[@bluemountaindrivepae]

Big price increase on TP for 2020.

[@jyee2217]

His business definitely didn't take a dump.

[@Florabbyy]

My thoughts exactly. Survived the first year of being a new business! Most companies tank by then!

[@350speedfreak]

J Yee I see what you did there.

[@LAUGHLORDZ]

He made it, covid gave him a sign

[@user-dh4bz7fk9z]

Stupid toilet paper hoarders. They also cleaned out the shelves here in Canada..

[@childesinthev.761]

Rolls are bulky, even without ultra-hoarders in the mix it doesn't take that many people buying ahead of the time they would normally have to end up with empty shelves. Still midway through the 12-pack I bought some time before the hoopla started so I don't know it went in France, but I do know there was a rush on wheat flour because I regularly buy it to bake. Funny thing, there wasn't really a shortage of flour itself, again more a disruption of normal buying patterns, many of the places that packaged the 1kg bags typically sold in supermarkets ran out of *packaging* and supermarkets weren't always able to shift to the 2.5kg+ packs that typically went to businesses that suddenly needed a lot less of them when everybody was at home.

[@simonb2241]

Germany too youre not alone

[@michaelmayhem123]

Liberals

[@calebweldon8102]

It wasn’t just hoarding, people where using more toilet paper, since they where at home instead of work

[@Michaelisinachair]

Your welcome.

[@mcfarofinha134]

I mean, hoarding rice and flour makes a lot more sense than bung roll.

[@juanitonalasa2676]

Ikr

[@MrDanisve]

With my nation of barely 5mill people, we will never run out of food. Cause we make food enough to feed our population 18 times over in calories. And that number could be higher if it was not for fishing retrictions. That could be eased in a time of need. Toilet paper is more of a concern. Thus we got a shortage :P

[@ronwesilen4536]

@@MrDanisve Wich one is that?

[@MrDanisve]

@@ronwesilen4536 I am from Norway :P

[@ronwesilen4536]

@@MrDanisve is there only 5 million people in norway

[@TheBlondegedu]

Oh my God this is going to be in economics textbooks for YEARS after this.

[@jascharl]

Psychology and sociology as well.

[@drecellthealive8912]

Isn't the first time this happened. During communism, toilet paper was luxury and almost never available in many countries under the regime. It was a bit of a running joke here in the spring, that we are going back to the 1950s.

[@OriginalSuper]

Ok.

[@CuddleFish124]

It will also most likely be in all supply chain studies as well. I actually would love to do a case study on the supply chain during the pandemic once it’s all blown over.

[@grizzlybears]

@@jascharl was gonna type this

[@mattypants]

The most satisfying thing I saw was a guy try to return 18 packages of toilet paper and the store absolutely refusing to give him a refund. He found absolutely zero compassion from anyone in line.

[@HelloBoots]

I heard about a guy that bought enough to last him 40 years.

[@matildabishops9196]

Did you laugh at him?

[@mattypants]

@@matildabishops9196 just silently to myself.

[@matildabishops9196]

@@mattypants ...so in other words...you had the last laugh?

[@StreakyBaconMan]

The best one I heard was a man who bought up $10,000 worth of toilet paper and hand sanitizer, tried to sell it on ebay and got his listing shutdown for price gouging, got refused a refund and got put on blast on national news by the owner of the shop and then was forced to donate it all to charity for free.

[@TaggsR85]

I still don’t understand why people went crazy about toilet paper.

[@michaelmayhem123]

Liberals. One of the most useless items during a pandemic.

[@ryadhasanahmed5443]

@@michaelmayhem123 lol it's both sides idiot🤦‍♂️ I've seen many types of people even trump supporters fighting each other and buying large amounts of toilet paper rolls which caused the supply to plummet during the panic buying period

[@piggybank_3947]

Mikey Johnson it’s karens/ trump supporters tho

[@brandonrodriguez9193]

Mikey Johnson It’s not just liberals moron💀I’ve seen trump supporters fighting for toilet paper.

[@joestuff8]

It's because the people who did all the hoarding of toilet paper had this idea of being on lock down/quarantine for a very long time, eventually not even being able to probably leave their house for essential goods/purposes.. or they literally were so afraid and media struck that they had absolutely no intentions to leave home until the "good word" was said and allowed them to carry on with life.

[@jacksonliang4552]

China and India: Starts hoarding food so they have a good supply. America, Norway, and Austrailia: pApEr FoR oUr BuTts.

[@mrandreas5020]

i live in norway and i always saw the shelves full of toilet paper.

[@pawpatrolnews]

Yeah, my neighbor was 2 days away from having to use sandpaper while our grocery store was out

[@TheShahkulu]

Actually the reason China and India didn't hoard toilet paper is because there's a lot of poverty there and people often don't use tp. In China public toilets don't supply tp or soap, in India people shit in the streets and canals.

[@KenhelExcallius]

is this some kind of joke that we water user are too advanced to understand?

[@lanceknuth5300]

Well you see in the latter three countries we are smart enough to know how to grow food so we don't need to hoard it.

[@CaseyBurnsInvesting]

This actually makes some sense. Not more pooping. More pooping at home.

[@Axel-Jett]

Weirdest comment I've liked

[@narutobroken]

Yep a lot of people go at work but weren’t anymore

[@mr.bianchirider8126]

Years ago a guy I knew at work took pride that he pooped at work. To quote “It’s on company time using company TP and the bosses got to smell what sh** smelled like since theirs didn’t “.

[@daveh7235]

@Brian 8.5 hours at work, 2 hour dinner, 1-2 hour commute, People only stay home 12 hours a day and 7-9 hours of that is sleeping.

[@narutobroken]

Dave H exactly. I'm only awake at home maybe 4 hours a day

[@keziafrager3723]

“Both in real life and on Amazon” So it’s confirmed that Amazon is in fact not real life

[@sangitasarminkatun900]

Well these guys r so lucky that they will always be needed & have a job..

[@lukeWiz44]

@@sangitasarminkatun900 how did that relate to the original comment...?

[@perryplayzzz]

Are they confused or something? 🤣

[@rcarmisin3465]

One of the few businesses that depends on things going down the drain.

[@AlboManny]

Silly fools, I just used my hand to wipe and saved a lot of money in the process.

[@AdityaJape]

Why not use jet spray?

[@AlboManny]

Aditya Jape Clearly I’m not smart enough to have thought about that. Lost my wife, she wasn’t too happy when I told her we will have to use our hands.

[@nawwafsyauqiachmad7879]

Yeah in my place toilet paper use as napkin almost in all traditional restaurant 😂😂😂

[@working2bselfsufficient724]

Have u heard the stranded song? I heard it in college it went something like- stranded, stranded on a toilet bowl, what do you do when don't have a roll, to prove your a man you must wipe with your hand when your stranded on the toilet bowl. Lol

[@Acypha]

Yea bro, I just eat out my own ass. I’ve saved thousands.

[@marlone6497]

Meanwhile in the Philippines, we survive everyday just using soap and water.

[@bluemountaindrivepae]

Are you well and high and dry? Massive flooding in China and Japan.

[@b_dullanojolanc.9011]

@Yu Kay Just buy soap and wash your ass up and your brain

Or myb water is expensive in US?

[@mekuto.fukiko]

tAbO

[@thealphasierra9471]

Tabo... hehehe

[@shinma6051]

Can’t they just use a bidet? Much cleaner

[@mcbastian280]

American homes are not built for them. They take up more space

[@LasdilElizaga]

Mike Bastian a spray bidet is more efficient, you just need a 2way valve so your toilet bowl and bidet can work at the same time

[@southernhorizon9521]

Do they have enough pressure for the thicker shit?

[@ren4809]

@@southernhorizon9521 yes, if not enough you can increase it or not use yo fingers

[@heartcomedy5]

Mike Bastian, actually they take up less space than a toilet paper holder. Handheld bidet’s are small are very efficient in cleaning your bottom.

[@Phlegethon]

2019 guy became a multimillionaire overnight

[@brettw7207]

Literally if people never changed there shopping habits and got what they usually get it never would of been a problem

[@alicedoors4826]

Yes but the media had the sheep running around like headless chickens.

[@raccoontrashpanda1467]

Except before the pandemic I went to the supermarket multiple times a week, its not possible for me to go once a week and only buy what I used to buy.

[@shumeister1059]

That's pretty much what I've been doing; shopping about once a week. Although I've always had a stockpile of pasta 10lbs, and 25lbs of rice, because I use them often, and it's handy to have for going camping.

[@jared1804]

Their. Not there.

[@brettw7207]

@@jared1804 thank you Mr English professor

[@NuviReyes]

It shouldn’t have increased in the first place. The amount of waste you release doesn’t change

[@wweweqws]

Running noses, cleaning purposes, watery fecal matters are a few reasons why people would purchase it more during a pandemic.

[@rtgbhreth]

bidets shouldve increased instead. less trees used

[@CCPLord]

@Jason Tempel toilet paper is locked in some public toilet then!

[@isaac8706]

Dazzle Daze who uses toilet paper for...”cleaning purposes”?

[@Hanshiking]

it increased because people aren't using public/work bathrooms and solely utilizing their home bathrooms, increasing the demand for these rolls.

[@jeremiahgarrett732]

Easy mode: Toilet paper Normal mode: Wipes Hard mode: News paper Insane mode: Sand paper Survival mode: Bare hands

[@ankithsmenon1935]

We do survival mode from existence

[@jj0493]

Cheat mode: Bidet

[@greenlawnfarm5827]

People used to use cloth diapers. If you need to wipe with a shirt or a towel everything will be ok.

[@glenntjang6207]

Smart mode: Bidet

[@LaiPt]

lol more like survival mode: leaves but okay. I get the humor

[@paniniman6524]

Humans are so smart and dumb at the same time

[@tausbari1508]

@Brian Use a bidet or extension pipe and you're smarter

[@LaiPt]

depends on what part of the population you are focusing on.

[@bumpet4017]

It's really stupid when they know they can clean better with water. The amount of trash TP leaves behind and the water wasted for production... Same reason parents switch to cloth diapers, girls use menstrual cups or washable cloth pads, and cloth wipes instead of tissue papers.

[@yourneighborhoodwierdo8349]

never underestimate the stupidity of humanity

[@Reeceeboy]

When a life form can afford to be stupid then you know it's advanced

[@toolmanthetim7042]

i saw people leaving walmart with 48 roll packages of tp, and 2 little grey bags of food. enjoyed reminding them that 3 days after they run out of food, they don't need paper!

[@allyourcode]

I bought exactly 2 rolls towards the end of the great TP run in the US, just to be safe. Once the stores were fully stocked, I hadn't eaten into either of those two roles. So yeah, hoarding was bad, unnecessary, and irrational. There is going to be a giant decline in TP demand for a while as people work to draw down their absurdly large stockpiles.

[@mehere8038]

In Australia the panic buying was ended by the use of colourful easter bunnies taking over all available space in what was formerly the toiletpaper aisle, to the point that there were great specials on the bog roll by May as shops desperately tried to clear the oversupply. 2 years on & the games continue though, so everyone here now maintains a stockpile in their home, cause it's become the norm for shelves to empty whenever anything interesting happens in the news

[@pifdemestre7066]

They forgot to tell about the evolution of reaction for dating. In 2019: - what are you doing for life? - I own a toilet paper company. - what a crappy job! bye. In 2020: - what are you doing for life? - I own a toilet paper company. - marry me now!

[@TR4R]

🤣🤣🤣😝

[@key379]

what are you doing for life? - I own a toilet paper company. *host has left the meeting - what are you doing for life? - I own a toilet paper company. *host as invited you to a private breakout room

[@CaitlynMistwood]

@@key379 HAHA

[@douglaskalberg8899]

One detail that was missed was how much space toilet rolls take in the store, so if people start buying a little more than usual, the shelves start looking empty sooner than other products, causing a panic that just amplifies over and over.

[@-webbo-]

That's a very sensible point, I hadn't thought of that.

[@Freudes_06]

fun fact for Americans: we use water in Malaysia🇲🇾😂

[@enzuki]

Nice there's a Malaysian here too.

[@yashwantsahuxe4374]

in india too

[@HieroOnymos]

Same here in the Philippines.

[@savagepanda268]

Same here from the Philippines

[@brazilianman4305]

ur mad ur not in america easy money over here

[@ChristopherCerta]

I dealt with toilet paper hoarding by buying a bidet attachment for my toilet. Best move I ever made.

[@BoxxerCore]

Toilet paper was the thing most apocalypse TV shows and movies got wrong, who would have imagined the end of the world would start with toilet paper wars, not food, not guns and ammo but bog roll ( in the West )

[@markmcdonnell9208]

Here in Australia it wasn’t the issue of manufacturing toilet paper, there was plenty. The issue was with the distribution and getting the toilet paper into supermarkets. Laws here actually needed to be amended to allow for 24/7 deliveries to supermarkets and extended truck drivers logbook hours to keep trucks moving. Super interesting stuff

[@skie6282]

Sounds like australia, got more laws then america

[@ShopperPlug]

I'm sure this is the case for US and many countries.

[@mehere8038]

​@@skie6282 Yes we do. We like to be able to sleep at night, not be kept up by noisy trucks delivering stuff (normally, we were fine to relax those laws during the pandemic to get the bog roll) & we also have really strict laws to protect consumers too, price gouging is strictly prohibited & normally there are competition laws that prevent monopolies that stop different store companies from being able to talk to each other to co-ordinate supply chains as well, which again needed to be relaxed/temporarily removed so as to get the most possible products to the most possible people by having all stores co-ordinate to do so. We also have a tonne of other laws that would be incomprehensible to America, on top of companies not being allowed to increase prices for anything because of the pandemic & people being willing to pay more, we also have laws prohibiting companies from dumping toxic waste into our water supplies, into our food & even into our air. Weird I know, but we like it that way :)

[@EmergencyL0tion]

Me: buys water purifiers and fishing gear in case I can’t get the essentials Rest of America: ToiLeT pApER

[@samnguyenthi3092]

Australia too

[@lilaclizard4504]

@@samnguyenthi3092 not really, Australia also panic bought vegetable seedlings & then vegetable seeds when the seedlings ran out too

[@ronwesilen4536]

I hope you are getting a good use out of those water purifiers, because I honestly believe you are the most stupid of all

[@alicedoors4826]

Hmm I just continued on as usual seeing as how by March (when everybody began freaking out in the US) China had already come to grips with the virus and had already started loosening their lockdowns so I didn't see the need to make a mountain out of a molehill just because the media said I should.

[@ronwesilen4536]

@@alicedoors4826 so you are pretty lost in life, and maybe think that people didn't die. Also have no idea how this kind of stuff works. I hope you had to wipe your ass with your hand

[@snakebite215]

Someone need to teach them to use water....

[@andrewanderson1473]

Then there will be a water shortages..If we all use water, There seems to be a downside to every solution.

[@Yafama]

Andrew Anderson water shortages???

[@snakebite215]

@@andrewanderson1473 well, it does not take that much of water anyway. probably a liter or 2. do you guys have reserved water tank ? it would be good to have that just in case water supply outage...

[@Baasnhuish]

@@snakebite215 well said. Here we have water tank of 100 litres.

[@silentwatcher1455]

Andrew Anderson water shortage did not happen in many Asian countries except India. Washing with water and soap and using bath towel to dry is a common thing.

[@EDR_NBA]

Everyone: buys toilet paper Parents with toddlers at home: baby wipes go brr

[@arslanaziz5819]

Why not you use water shower its more economical or hygienic

[@yunjinsredhair]

@@arslanaziz5819 r/whoooosh

[@MrLouanderson]

i dont know why people insists on not using bidet. It is much cleaner and much more satisfying, also environmentally friendly.

[@johnwilliams9209]

Amazing what people can do with water. No stains and a clean backside.

[@aporifera]

Wouldn't water also bring germs to, you know, the front bit?

[@mukamuka0]

Food shelf : Full Toilet paper shelf : Empty Priority guys... priority...

[@jaylee1203]

You're comparing 50-80% of a grocery store to 1 aisle... And even with those numbers there were food shortages... so I dont see what you were aiming for with that comment...

[@doujinflip]

Have you seen an average American? Finding food isn't a problem 🍟

[@riyahnarainesanmiguel6130]

Them: *buying a lot of toilet papers* Filipino's: *uses tabo*

[@savagepanda268]

Hahaha I agree with you

[@hellopeople7929]

Yes

[@Tired_Loner0000]

Tabo and bidet for me tho. Bidet after I pee. Tabo after I shit.

[@rogirobles]

O kaya bidet

[@iamrj006]

LOL i’ve been looking for this comment

[@mokster5]

In late April I moved from northern Maryland (~1-2 hrs from DC) to rural North Dakota (2 hrs to the nearest large store). It was so crazy seeing the difference. In Maryland I hadn't seen a paper product on the shelves in months. In North Dakota, the shelves were and have remained almost fully stocked. It was so interesting seeing how distribution was also playing a roll in toilet paper shortages. For the record, the only thing the grocery store here has run out of is pancake mix - every time I go that shelf is empty!

[@kaiseranonymous]

North Dakota is a great state if you don't mind the winters (Minnesota resident here).

[@Mocktailmetal]

Yeah because entire population of ND is half the size of population of twin cities in MN or 1/4 size of area near DC. Throughout the pandemic I lived in Grand Forks, ND and never felt scarcity of Toilet papers in stores in town of 57000 people.

[@bush_kit]

I take pride in saying I am a survivor of this strange phenomenon.

[@mycomadam]

I’m still confused why grocery stores didn’t just buy commercial toilet paper to sell. They would have sold just fine with the demand. Despite not having the large toilet paper holder at home.

[@MatthewStinar]

Supply chain. The grocery stores don't have a relationship with commercial suppliers to get toilet paper to their warehouses by the truckload. And then the commercial paper isn't packages and labeled for individual sale, so it would need to be repackaged and barcodes would need to be added, but the grocery stores don't have the facilities to repackage toilet paper anywhere in their supply chain. And the commercial toilet paper suppliers don't have the machines to package the toilet paper in a way suitable for sale in the grocery store.

[@kadenen]

@@MatthewStinar but they literally use the commercial toilet paper int their own bathrooms sooo.....

[@boohere2]

The lady behavior expert says it is what people feel comfortable with and allows control. Toilet paper doesn't provide me to be comfortable. However, chocolate provides me to be comfortable. If chocolate goes, i am going to go bat shit crazy.

[@CLINT-THE-GREAT]

Kaden McLaws right, that the grocery store buys from THEIR supplier. The tp companies don’t sell to the grocery store their supplies, that comes from a different supplier

[@rosswilson2598]

@@MatthewStinar The commercial suppliers also ran out of supply. I tried to order some from an industrial supply company back in March, and the order was cancelled due to out of stock.

[@JanFWeh]

*"They took toilet paper to heart"?* I've been using it wrong for all my life! 😲

[@DavidHLee]

they've definitely come a long way. props to the manufacturers for working so hard

[@monkeycat48]

Obviously all of our toilet paper was disappearing due to the Great Cornholio🤣🤣🤣

[@tesscrelli783]

2021 and I still can't believe that out of everything people decided to hoard, toilet paper took precedence.

[@cryptoenthusiast724]

These companies made CRAZY PROFIT during Coronavirus😅😅

[@slamdunk118]

not much, about 800% increase 😎😎

[@JoshGerhards]

It will probably even itself out with the decrease in demand after the people who hoarded still have way too much to use.

[@oozy4133]

Actually, their profits decreased slightly. One of the reasons why is higher operational costs.

[@justmydeals]

You have to remember that no one is actually pooping more than they were before, they’re just pooping in different places (a.k.a. Buying more for home now but offices, restaurants and stores buying less)

[@kathyvanclapdurp4599]

@@justmydeals Yea, if you have a large family, I guess you can go through a lot and no one going to work and school, so you use more at home. Thank goodness it's my husband and myself.

[@FinancialShinanigan]

They just rolled with it.

[@alexandermei6974]

Take my like you dirty bastard

[@ajinkya_p]

Take my money

[@sailingteresaway8492]

Me: *at toilet paper isle* Shelf: Sorry BUTT you're TOI-LET. Me: Not funny.

[@cipmylo6919]

@Stop The Censorship thats prob what they said to the original guy if he did steal this

[@TRPGpilot]

too funny

[@jonip5448]

Bruh just put water spoiler up to your ass

[@LilyWohlMezzo-Soprano]

I got so lucky and impulsively bought a huge box of toilet paper from amazon before the pandemic hit, still going strong 😁

[@everybuddy5924]

While TP you buy for use at home was out of stock on store shelves, people didnt bother buying TP that was available. You was able to go on Amazon or to janitorial service sites and buy commercial TP by the case, no short supply there. And no price gouging either.

[@this_Is_n0_One]

Jake's gf in 2019: k bye never see you Jake's ex-gf in March 2020: mon cheri mon bebe come home i feel alone in this lockdown

[@joermnyc]

Oh, and can you bring me a spare roll...?

[@user-kj3qw4dt2s]

Whos here watching this intently and learning facts you'll prob never encounter instead of finishing your school essay. Me bc KZbin just had to put this as a ad lmao.

[@purplerain5305]

People in Western countries could start using water hoses for cleaning up in the bathroom. It's better and they won't need as much toilet paper.

[@ForeverNeverwhere1]

We use old cut down towels sewn into squares, better for the environment, better at cleaning, washable, cheaper and as we have a self contained sceptic system, it needs emptied less.

[@purplerain5305]

@@ForeverNeverwhere1 That's great. We also use small towels or cloths for drying off after using the water hose and usually carry a small personal towel when traveling. We wash them daily and always keep clean, and spend fewer toilet rolls.

[@marcs8395]

So glad American’s priority is always in the rear and not in the front. No wonder why this country is in trouble

[@mauriziobarbone7104]

Drittweltland mit Guccigürtel könnte man nach nach den letzten vier Jahren sagen

[@doodskie999]

Americans: uses toilet paper Asians: laser pressurised water into our butts

[@joshuahawkes7218]

The thing is, with so many people hoarding so much, there will come a time when demand is lower than normal, maybe by a lot or a small amount but it'll still happen

[@jblyon2]

My hoard is getting low (coincidental, Target was just running a really good promotion right before the panic hit) so I'll have to buy some soon, but I haven't purchased any in nearly 6 months.

[@LiveeviL6969]

I agree and would like to know more about this other side of the mountain. Where are we at with the supply and demand now? I suspect soon they will be at a fraction of their total daily output, but filling back up the warehouse.

[@lilaclizard4504]

@@LiveeviL6969 If people have any brains, they'll be maintaining the extra supplies they have right now, cause the winter wave is coming!

[@22espec]

I just ran out of Toilet paper, but I'm buying it from.my neighbors at half the cost.

[@steven4315]

Paper products don't go bad so it makes sense to keep extra.

[@anitanaseer1007]

The people that use water are laughing at these people right now... me included

[@kenc2257]

Laughter is the best medicine.

[@amaraziz7954]

The entire U.S is dumb it’s like they’ve never heard of water before 😂

[@anvakathazit1102]

@@amaraziz7954 the US bathrooms don't have bidets

[@nishantahvan]

I use water, I love it.

[@carlrubia9099]

We use water

[@astrakazulqarnain6208]

Use bidet or those handheld shower and you wont have to worry about TP shortage

[@UltraGamer9999999999]

What if there are solid chunks of poop stuck to your anus? They won't fit thru the drain holes lol And most toilets don't have bidets, at least in Western countries

[@pierreuntel1970]

@@UltraGamer9999999999 what? You sit on the toilet and spray with the jet, it's not like you have to sit on the sink

[@UltraGamer9999999999]

@@pierreuntel1970 Did you not read the entire comment? I said that most toilets in Western societies don't have a bidet.

[@DaddyM7MD]

@@UltraGamer9999999999 he said use a handheld shower. Thats a fancy name for shattaf which sprays water to clean yourself

[@DaddyM7MD]

@@UltraGamer9999999999 ummm you can go on amazon and buy a bidet that installs with the same screws as your toilet seat cover

[@6JK7rRc5]

I wish this would have talked about the pulp source and how it’s dealt with demand.

[@brentboswell1294]

Pulpwood is just junk wood, all the bark and branches from timber processing here in the Northwest USA are turned into pulp. There's also trees that are grown just for pulping, because the wood produced by the trees doesn't have the properties needed for good lumber.

[@AdityaKumar-lq5ml]

The first thing I did was go to Home Depot and buy a toilet jet, they weren’t out of stock either. Idk why y’all don’t use water to clean your butts. Toilet paper hurts the environment.

[@faloooo1121]

In my country we dont use toilet paper

[@varun_shankar]

water gang

[@enzuki]

Same, it's either a bidet in your toilet room or a toilet in the place you shower so you can just use the shower head for the water instead of a bidet

[@acommentator69]

🤮

[@chungusfungus2990]

@@acommentator69 its called water which saves you money and makes your asshole cleaner anyways.

[@davixanderson7664]

I use it as regular tissue instead bc it's cheaper lmao

[@natalialewis5407]

I can just see this video being used in history classes in the future.

[@zulfikrizulfahmi4658]

USA :GO GREEN let's save our earth, don't use paper.... also USA :Use toilet paper

[@melmonias8062]

Stupid! how many trees were cut down? So people can wipe their asses.

[@rrraynoorrr]

@Plain Paper Copier So how do you think other countries like India are doing it? At this point they should have run through their water considering the sheer number of butts they need to clean everyday.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

And so much water wasted to grow those trees and contamination let into the water while processing them as TP. Utter stupidity.

[@ioanairimescu6451]

here, toilet paper, flour,and yeast were sold out.then people found out those are useless and went for the sanitary alcohol which in less then a week was sold at 10 times its price.

[@chrisrees7054]

I am tired of flushing my money down the toilet 🤑

[@S2sparkleS2]

Majority of the countries in this world: we have bidets/water hoses America: we need toilet paper!!!!! 😩

[@SamaraTrollero]

They only wash it once a day when they shower, if they shower everyday that is

[@TheFourthWinchester]

@@SamaraTrollero Most don't shower everyday.

[@mattwinward3168]

3:06 Takes Charmin Ultra to a whole new level.

[@wallacesouza2678]

I'VE BEEN SEEING POST EVERYWHERE ABOUT FOREX TRADING AND CRYPTO CURRENCY, A LOT OF PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THINGS ABOUT THIS TRADING PLATFORMS PLEASE CAN SOMEONE LINK ME TO SOMEBODY WHO CAN PUT ME THROUGH..?

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[@garbo8962]

I'm old and have trouble spending a lot of time just standing more then 20 minutes so I always go off times. I stocked up on toilet paper paper towels bottled water and froozen food to have at least a months worth on hand. With 3 grandkids doing computer school in my house we go thru a lot of paper goods. Rather use paper towels to dry hands during pandemic then towels. Took me 2 months during a dozen trips to stores to purchase a mop and plastic bucket at start.of pandemic. Thinking about purchasing some powdered milk & eggs.

[@joebloggs5833]

boring...

[@Keet619]

These producers ALL deserve an All America thank you and an Ataboy!

[@reanjay721]

pandemic happened toilet paper company: *STONKS*

[@dudebruh3302]

People from the Middle East have like a hand heald bidet.

[@DaddyM7MD]

Exactly that shit sprays water so that you can clean yourself. It makes sense cuz if you were barefoot and stepped on dog poop your egonna go wash it off. So why not do that with your butt too? personally i spend 5-10 minutes just blasting my butt with water.

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

@@DaddyM7MD I think it's for old people who can't shower as often or with the same ease. A normal functional person can stay hygienic through cleaning themselves like usual through showers/paper.

[@DaddyM7MD]

@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 i think u didnt know what i meant. The thing is not really shower head it a short hose with a garden. Sprayer on the end to clean yourself. Ours is made from stainless steel and it feels really cool when its cold and i put it on my.....

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

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[@L2002]

yeah handheld bidet is very useful and very very very easy to control it.

[@camillachandra1405]

The US: *hoards toilet paper* Me, someone who grew up in an Asian household and currently lives in Japan: *laughs nervously in bidet and spray nozzle*

[@Huntress_Hannah]

POV: it’s 2019 and you just started your new toilet paper company and everyone is laughing at you

[@MartijnPennings]

What I understood about the shortage in supermarkets is that it also has to do with the fact that it takes up lots of space and margins are thin, so supermarkets want to have as little stock of tp as possible, so when people start panic buying it just takes more time for truckloads of tp to come from the tp storage to the supermarkets. In the Netherlands when supermarkets were empty a video went viral of a guy driving around a warehouse full of tp saying: don't panic people, there's enough tp, it just takes some time to roll it out to the supermarkets.

[@angjiapheng]

I was using toilet paper for almost 20 years, right until I moved into new hostel, and the housemate was kind enough to help me to finish it. Now I saved a lot of money and space from using water

[@deanwassink1088]

The media had a HUGE part in this - don't forget that!

[@nathankoroush7918]

The media has everything to do with all this.

[@kenc2257]

Uh...nope.

[@hilal_younus]

so basically , Asians : Hoards rice (it’s their common food) US :Hoards TP. 😐

[@vvdaniii244]

I mean toilet paper is pretty delicious if you ask me

[@elitecassidy8258]

Nobody ran out of food. In fact farmers couldn’t sell their produce and had to destroy tons of product. Internet historian made a good video on it

[@lilaclizard4504]

@@elitecassidy8258 plenty of Americans have been starving during this pandemic!

[@lilaclizard4504]

@@bear2507 lol are you seriously sensitive over your country hording toiletpaper? We embrace it in Australia & use it as a lightening of the moment to help us cope. Our toiletpaper hording almost saved us from the recession too! We missed out by only 0.2%! If we had have been able to produce it faster, we could have avoided that quarter in negative, due to the increased consumer spending on toiletpaper, so we're really disappointed we can't boast to the world about our novel way of preventing recession, by stockpiling toiletpaper. Why are you so upset over it?

[@victormgv]

Ah yes, The Great Toilet Paper Famine of 2020 can't wait to tell my grandkids about these crazy times.

[@GalaxyOpal56]

a tabbes phrase perfectly sums up the demand "I had no idea one of the symptoms of the virus was shitting yourself"

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[@iryairya2008]

USA: TOILET PAPERS! GRAB IT ALL!!! Me: *laughs while cleaning my stuff with water and soap

[@felixgarcia2184]

I’m on break right now from working in a toilet paper factory .....to watch a video about toilet paper factories

[@ET-dn2ik]

Toiletception

[@newbloodskater1]

Baby wipes is were you get the best clean not just paper

[@jerrysmith372]

As a prepper I already had a supply stored away and had no need to join the hordes scrambling to buy TP. In fact I didn't have the need to go to the stores at all. This "plandemic" has taught a lot of people to be preppers. We're not so crazy after all.

[@TPGGGG__]

No wonder why america has so high carbon footprint per person.

[@siennatoews5097]

In Canada there definitely was also a toilet people shortage, but KZbin always forgets about us. Lol 😂

[@vyentro29]

True! I’m in Calgary and the shelves were empty. Why aren’t we interesting enough? 😂

[@cificare2184]

@@vyentro29 You all are seen as so nice that they don't like to pick on you, lol

[@alicedoors4826]

@@vyentro29 Your media doesn't spend enough money trying to get into the minds of the masses, you need to spend more money on propaganda if you want to be remembered. "Popularity is a job Alvin, work to get in, work to stay in!" It is no accident.

[@Brick-Life]

3:06 yes i take 5 orders of those please !

[@lunes-1]

Great video,keep it up 🧻🧻🧻🧻🧻

[@Arachne-qw1vr]

or you could 1. use a bidet 2. reusable cloths (wash above 60*C)

[@anderbeau]

I’m using some as I watch this video now 😂😂😂

[@AnythingMike]

As for me and my household, we use water. Or sophisticately called 'Bidet.'

[@pratwurschtgulasch6662]

that is really gross, you must be brittish

[@AnythingMike]

@@pratwurschtgulasch6662 and you must be unbritish.

[@misterblobbys]

I bought a pack of 18 rolls in February . I've still 3 rolls left

[@mlwrance]

Ikr? I got a 9 pack way back in November 2019 and I still have 2 rolls left

[@pepega3344]

Ikr? I bought 3 rolls back in September 1998 and I still have 2 left

[@angelmarco3289]

Great video with great people being interviewed! Thank you for sharing it

[@lnchgj]

It would be interesting to follow up on the impact of not toilet paper run. If demand went up 8 1/2 times, but consumption only went up 40%, then there is a significant surplus of TP out there, and I'd assume a corresponding reduction in demand, hence production. How are the TP companies coping with the sudden falloff of demand?

[@virajsingh7636]

American sewage system overflowing by 845%

[@joermnyc]

anonymous not really, the usage just shifted from offices/hotels/restaurants/etc to homes.

[@Maverickgouda]

I think there would be an ever so slight difference in the frequency of bathroom trips in public vs. staying at home. Unless I’m the only one who holds it a little when away from home & might even go one more time out of boredom if stuck at home. Doubt the diets doubled either

[@virajsingh7636]

its just a joke, chill

[@IvoPurwanto]

Covid 19 vaccine ❌❌❌ Toilet paper✅✅✅

[@jozki_]

Americans need a bidet

[@dingdongdaddy589]

I spent the last decade preparing for just an event. I could still go another five years without buying another roll...

[@tamrix]

TLDR. They emptied stock first, cut the number of products, kept defects, cut some of the supply chain out. Answer starts at 2:53

[@hemanth3931]

WATER america, use WATER. its more hygienic and reduces waste paper usage.

[@andrewb5894]

Poop is water soluble though idk... I'd rather not have lines of poop water run down my leg or accidentally get on other toiletries in the vacinity, even microscopically lol no offense, unless toilet can somehow gently wash you I'm not sure a spray is ideal. A wipe keeps the particles closer. It is in no way more hygenic, toilet paper makes sure the feces stay in your bum and wipes it up, it doesn't run it down your legs and cheeks etc , they both work but I'd still want to dry so save the water. Water is more valuable than toilet paper , Clean water.

[@JoshGerhards]

@@andrewb5894 Your poop dissolves in your toilet water..? I've never used a bidet but I'd imagine that if they sprayed water down your legs they wouldn't be that popular in other countries. The amount of water used in a bidet would most likely be very minimal compared to actually flushing the toilet.

[@poljosaju4517]

Let me clarify: In India, we don't use wheat flour. we use BIDETS

[@Hhhh22222-w]

No they definitely use wheat flour to wipe their ass, just like in China they use rice

[@charlieboy829]

i live with my 7 siblings, mom, and dad. because of us not being able to go to the store because of a medical condition with my little brother. we didn’t have toilet paper for nearly a month and a half until one of my freinds could drop a few packages off at my house. so just a little tip before you go and take everything for yourself next time, think about the others that need it more than you. i hope y’all are staying safe❤️🙏🏼

[@davealead2258]

Maybe your parents shouldn't have had seven kids then. The earth is already being destroyed by the insane amount of people on it. After the world hits 10 billion people, our quality of life will never be the same.

[@WishAtElevenEleven]

I think what many people didn’t notice, is that it wasn’t only toilet paper that was sold out. Things like rice and canned food were also sold out at my local stores. It was probably just easier to restock those more quickly because there can be thousands of cans of food in a store aisle but only 100 packages of toilet paper.

[@danc101]

Part of the problem was crazy panic buyers buying loads of toilet roll. The biggest problem however was regular people trying to get some toilet roll before the panic buyers take it all.