Toilet paper is back too
By Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
Japan
May 30, 2020 5:05am CST
So we don't usually talk about toilet paper in public, but since the whole world had a toilet paper shortage, I'm just going to put this discussion up.
Our schools were closed on March 2. I didn't see any TP in stores until the end of April, and that was only if you got to the store right when it opened. You couldn't choose the brand you liked, you just took whatever was left.
Now, the toilet paper shelves are full again. I got the brand I liked, twice in a row. I guess people did panic buying and they will be using what they bought for the next year! Anyway it's nice to see no empty shelves.
Shelves for hand wipes, hand sanitizer and masks are still empty most of the time. I'm using up my stash that I had before this all happened. Being prepared is a good thing.
There are other puzzlingly empty shelves, which I think must be things we import from other countries whose airplanes we haven't let back in yet. Certain foods, certain plastic goods, etc.
How are things at your stores? Anything missing?
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@Torunn (8606)
• Norway
30 May 20
I went to the farmers market today to pick up some stuff for my horse, and they were out of quite a few things used for gardening. It's also been a shortage of things you need to fix your flat/house.
I think it might also be difficult to find masks, but you only need them for flying with one of the 3 airlines here, so I haven't tried.
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@Torunn (8606)
• Norway
31 May 20
@petatonicsca No, only need to wear them if flying with SAS or work with sick people. Or if you have COVID-19 and have to go somewhere.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
31 May 20
You don't need to wear them when you're out shopping?
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@Lakshman15 (2662)
• India
30 May 20
I think you facing big issue due to toilet paper..but hear we getting all no issues..
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
31 May 20
No problem any more but for two months it was!
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@Lakshman15 (2662)
• India
31 May 20
@petatonicsca yes..we already finished Two months..hope it get end soon..
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
30 May 20
As far as I know. Everything is available here 
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
31 May 20
You have a good track record for this pandemic, too.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
30 May 20
We have done fine in our stores! What does surprise me is that the Dollar Tree stores never ran out of the hoarding items!!
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
31 May 20
Good for them. All our stores and online stores ran out too. Just TP, masks, hand sanitizer and wipes. For a couple days, disposable diapers and such, but that came back pretty quickly.
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 May 20
The shelves are full of sanitiser again now. Tomato paste and sauces were in short supply for a while. And frozen green beans. I think just about everything is good again now.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
31 May 20
I just saw hand sanitizer today. It was ¥1350 for a small bottle. That's a lot.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
31 May 20
Hi, our shelves started to fill back up with toilet roll in April. There’s still a few shortages here, like you say mostly odd things. I can get hand gel again too, but the price has mostly shot up.
