Yes but panicking makes it worse. Toilet roll gets hoarded so sensible people who don’t do it then run out. That’s pure selfishness. Buying all the hand sanitizer is much much worse. You’re helping the virus spread by denying others
Is that what the argument is about though? Lots of people buying one more bag than normal can quickly lead to empty shelves.
As I say, I agree that panicking is a problem. But so are the folk (and there are lots of them) who keep saying its not a problem or whatever (ie "only the old and sick will die" as though those people dying doesn't matter). Either way, the economy will take a huge blow as well.
I’m not saying that I acknowledge it’s a problem and potentially a big one. The point is hoarding is actually exacerbating the problem. Bog roll not so much. Although it would be a shame if someone who wanted to self isolate had to go to the shop because they had ran out. Hand sanitizer yes it truly is making things worse. As I have stated before if you hoard all the hand sanitizer, others can’t access it. They might catch it and they might pass it on to you.
Fair enough, I haven't met anyone who is hoarding anything. All I've seen are people posting pictures of empty shelves.
Not sure what you mean? I was referring to Roofie's post about the old/sick/vulnerable and how he was 'more' bothered about them than coronavirus, but failing to acknowledge that those people are more vulnerable because of coronavirus.
Well, the customer behind me in Tesco's the other day had about 100 bog rolls. There may have been a very good reason for this, but I doubt it.
I’ve seen it in my local shop. Also I have seen the evidence of it, empty shelves in every supermarket I went in.
But this is what I'm saying, not everyone is buying way more than they need, but if all or most people just buy slightly more than they would otherwise, it empties the shelves. That isn't gross selfishness on anyone's part, its just a symptom of a crisis. Doing that isn't 'stupid'. Admittedly buying 100 bog rolls is stupid or, at the very least, selfish.
Glad I got the 9 rolls of Andrex and the associated 400 extra Morrisons More points before they sold out
Perhaps toilet roll is doubling up as tissues for some? Has there been a run on Kleenex and the like?
I think Dood is implying that all this self-isolation just leads to more ******.
It really IS stupid to panic buy like that. Especially as it leaves others without. Stupid and selfish.
Well that's why I was saying its more selfish than stupid, but it can be both.
