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Chemist doesn't sell loo roll

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Poodlelove · 26/10/2025 15:35

Today I went for a walk with my dog , on the way back I realised I needed to get paracetamol and toilet rolls and rather than drive somewhere I walked back home via the chemist.

I asked the owner and his wife where the toilet rolls were and they said they don't sell it.
I was rather shocked as the chemist had toothpaste , shampoo, pile cream, Imodium , bubble bath etc etc.

" A chemist without toilet rolls how bizarre" , I said in a loud voice.
" Come on Leonard , we are off ," I said to the dog ( As in Catherine Tate ) .
Am I being unreasonable?

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Poodlelove · 26/10/2025 16:48

lifeonmars100 · 26/10/2025 16:33

Why didn't you just buy a box of tissues to tide you over until you can get to a shop that does selll toilet roll ? How do you think people coped in the olden days when nearly all shops were shut all day on a Sunday?

Newspaper 🤣🤣

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Fairydustand · 26/10/2025 16:48

Kitchen roll will suffice if no loo roll is to be found.. I'm with you,how odd they don't sell it?..One of life's essential toiletries.

TeenLifeMum · 26/10/2025 16:45

Coconutter24 · 26/10/2025 16:12

Wha does it matter how often someone buys Imodium?

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Just curious. Apologies my question didn’t meet your standards. I do love the mn post police who seem to think everyone has to respond how they would 🙄 it was a light hearted throw away comment. Maybe go and have a glass of wine and chill out a bit 🤷🏻‍♀️

QueenClinomania · 26/10/2025 16:38

I hope you're joking about your loud voiced how bizarre because you would have come across like a right twonk.

Cantheowneroftheredcorsapleasemovetheircar · 26/10/2025 16:37

Nope, definitely wouldn't expect loo roll in a chemist.
A packet of Kleenex maybe.

Edit: now I think about it, I don't think I've set foot in a chemist since 2017, and even then it's only because I worked next to one. So maybe I'm not the best person to answer.

TeaRoseTallulah · 26/10/2025 16:35

I can't even think where our Boots would stack loo roll,our local pharmacy doesn't sell it.

frostedpixie · 26/10/2025 16:33

NellieElephantine · 26/10/2025 15:41

Totally get you op, my village newsagents doesn't sell Chablis older than 2020.... heinous!

😂Your suffering is real!

lifeonmars100 · 26/10/2025 16:33

Why didn't you just buy a box of tissues to tide you over until you can get to a shop that does selll toilet roll ? How do you think people coped in the olden days when nearly all shops were shut all day on a Sunday?

BallerinaRadio · 26/10/2025 16:32

Fucking hell I'm embarrassed for the poor dog

musicismath · 26/10/2025 16:30

I think it's batshit you can't get it in a chemist's! You could equally argue that other bathroomy things such as toothbrushes shouldn't be sold in a chemist's. Our local one sells it, as well as others I've been into in the past.

OP I bet you're not the only person who's tried to get it there...

Crunchienuts · 26/10/2025 16:29

I wouldn’t expect a chemist to have loo roll!

BauhausOfEliott · 26/10/2025 16:23

I have literally never seen loo roll in a pharmacy.

LlynTegid · 26/10/2025 16:12

Your response was wrong in my opinion.

Tiredofwhataboutery · 26/10/2025 16:12

I don’t think I’ve seen loo roll in little dispensing pharmacies. I think it’d take up too much room. They do in larger boots / semi chem type shops but they tend to be bigger.

Coconutter24 · 26/10/2025 16:12

TeenLifeMum · 26/10/2025 16:00

How often do you buy Imodium? I think I’ve bought it once and I’m 43.

Wha does it matter how often someone buys Imodium?

PigletJohn · 26/10/2025 16:12

They're trying to run a business.

This chemist is in walking distance of your home, and it sounds like this is the first time you have tried to buy bog roll there.

It gives a clue to local demand.

BlueandPinkSwan · 26/10/2025 16:11

I feel sorry for Leonard having to listen to OP asking for loo rolls.😆

ClaredeBear · 26/10/2025 16:07

As others have said, a lot of space for minimal return.

dizzydizzydizzy · 26/10/2025 16:06

TeenLifeMum · 26/10/2025 16:00

How often do you buy Imodium? I think I’ve bought it once and I’m 43.

Every time I'm about to go to a country with hygiene issues. Have used it in various Latin American countries, Nepal and India.

TeenLifeMum · 26/10/2025 16:03

steff13 · 26/10/2025 16:02

That's an odd question. Lots of people have digestive issues that would necessitate buying it.

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I thought it was just when you have diarrhoea, didn’t realise it was something you take regularly 🤷🏻‍♀️

steff13 · 26/10/2025 16:02

TeenLifeMum · 26/10/2025 16:00

How often do you buy Imodium? I think I’ve bought it once and I’m 43.

That's an odd question. Lots of people have digestive issues that would necessitate buying it.

dizzydizzydizzy · 26/10/2025 16:01

As PPs have suggested - loo roll is bulky and low margin and they want to have space for small higher value items that are more at the core of their business like supplements and make up, and medical stuff like dressings Sorry OP, but they probably laughed their heads off after you closed the door. Nevermind, it'll all be forgotten by tomorrow.

TeenLifeMum · 26/10/2025 16:00

How often do you buy Imodium? I think I’ve bought it once and I’m 43.

lazyarse123 · 26/10/2025 16:00

Just because pp haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I have seen plenty of chemist's sell toilet roll and kitchen roll, usually in baskets and fairly cheap.
Usually a Cohen's or Lloyds Chemist. So probably dependant on where you live.
We obviously live in a lower class area op going by all the judgy "bizarre" posts.

TeenLifeMum · 26/10/2025 16:00

I would never think to go to the chemist to pick up loo roll.

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