Why are People Stockpiling Toilet Paper?

Some people are buying more than they would in their weekly shop, because it’s selling out in places. It’s a self perpetuating issue.
It‘s not a case of stupidly panic buying for most - surely its just sensible to buy something if it’s running low, so when you do come to need it you have it? We could all sit around and moan about how silly it all is, and not buy any on principle, but I know I’d rather be in the group who have put an extra pack of 12 loo rolls in their weekly shop because supplies are running low, than those that sit at home complaining about idiots buying it up unnecessarily for days, and having none available for themselves when they need it.
 
“A few kgs of pasta”

Oh yes because when I’m ill I always feel like I want to knock up a penne arabiata. Soup I can understand.

Have people heard of food delivery services from the supermarkets and Amazon Fresh? If you and your family have to self isolate there are plenty of options including neighbourly support. Stockpiling puts pressure on supply chains and deprives others. It’s selfish and should be avoided. And the advice is don’t do it.
 
Stockpiling food favours the "haves" over the "have nots" as those with means can afford to buy on demand but those less fortunate will be left behind and will probably be more needy.

#UTB
 
This is exactly the type of fake news ignorant nonsense that we don't need.

Sorry mate but you're just wrong and before you spout shiyte like that - back it up with some evidence. Oh you can't, can you. :rolleyes:
It's the flu mate, stop panicking. Cases are falling in China.
 
People who stockpile Bog roll are the worst kind of people. It's nothing but desperate panic.

Of course it's not as stupid as buying loads of hand sanitiser. Failing to grasp that if you buy up all the hand sanitiser, then other can't get it, so they can spread the virus and give it to you anyway.

Just calm down people.
 
But unless you hope yourself away in the middle of nowhere with ZERO contact with the outside world or its contents you WILL catch covid-19 this year.
There's just no valid basis for that claim.The the most pessimistic estimates anyone is making, are that if containment measures fail or are not effectively implemented, up to 80% of the population could eventually contract the disease. That means that even in the worst case scenario, you still have a two in ten chance of not getting it.

If the various containment measures are successful or even partially successful then an even smaller percentage of people will get it.

It's perhaps worth noting that in China, where the outbreak started and where it has affected the most people, the total number of confirmed cases still only represents 0.0056% of the population and the rate of infection is already slowing.

Admittedly not many other countries (if any) could impose the same draconian restrictions on movement that the Chinese have, so the percentage could get higher in other countries than it currently is in China but even so, we're a long, long way yet from the 80% figure anywhere.
 
Stockpiling food favours the "haves" over the "have nots" as those with means can afford to buy on demand but those less fortunate will be left behind and will probably be more needy.

#UTB
And likely have to pay a higher price for it!
 
There's just no valid basis for that claim.The the most pessimistic estimates anyone is making, are that if containment measures fail or are not effectively implemented, up to 80% of the population could eventually contract the disease. That means that even in the worst case scenario, you still have a two in ten chance of not getting it.

If the various containment measures are successful or even partially successful then an even smaller percentage of people will get it.

It's perhaps worth noting that in China, where the outbreak started and where it has affected the most people, the total number of confirmed cases still only represents 0.0056% of the population and the rate of infection is already slowing.

Admittedly not many other countries (if any) could impose the same draconian restrictions on movement that the Chinese have, so the percentage could get higher in other countries than it currently is in China but even so, we're a long, long way yet from the 80% figure anywhere.
I would trust any statist s commg out of china - thy fired the original guys who had the audacity to report accurately . Then all of a sudden the increase in cases is reduced!
 
Just been tothe supermarket and judging by the abnormally long and ever increasing queue the morons are starting to stockup on petrol now as well!
 
I would trust any statist s commg out of china - thy fired the original guys who had the audacity to report accurately . Then all of a sudden the increase in cases is reduced!
It's hardly 'all of a sudden' - it's 3 months into the outbreak and it's what virtually all the epidemiologists were saying would happen, based on the extremely stringent containment measures being implemented there.
 
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