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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 16:00

They always used to sell it when I would run in get that and Imodium as an emergency.
No corner shop , just Chinese , tattoo shop, hairdresser and coffee shop.

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AliceInNorthumberland · 26/10/2025 15:59

Ive seen it in ours but not as a regular product

Notagain75 · 26/10/2025 15:58

I don't think I have ever seen toilet rolls in a pharmacy

ConBatulations · 26/10/2025 15:57

Our local one often has empty shelves and doesn't open at lunchtimes or weekends so is pretty useless.

MoominMai · 26/10/2025 15:56

Not really that bizarre surely lol. They’re a business and many I believe are independently owned so they’re hardly going to stock up on non pharmacy essentials especially stock that takes up a lot of shelf space compared to the profit margin it would yield. Hopefully Leonard explained all that to you during the walk back home though 🙃.

Weekendwatch · 26/10/2025 15:55

Mine doesn’t sell bog roll

nor is it open on a Sunday

Greggsit · 26/10/2025 15:55

No. Would never think of a chemist for loo roll. Don't think I've ever seen it in one

GRCP · 26/10/2025 15:51

I’ve never seen toilet roll in a chemist

ThePoshUns · 26/10/2025 15:48

I have never seen toilet rolls being sold in a pharmacy. How embarrassing for you.

dementedpixie · 26/10/2025 15:43

Did you go into the local corner shop afterwards as they would sell the toilet rolls you needed?

zzplea · 26/10/2025 15:42

Maybe it takes up too much shelf space relative to the amount of it they sell and loss of opportunity to stock/sell other products.

NellieElephantine · 26/10/2025 15:41

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

Needmorelego · 26/10/2025 15:41

Boots do I think but not independent traditional pharmacies.
They sell tissues sometimes though.
🤔

TheFlis · 26/10/2025 15:40

I don’t recall ever seeing loo rolls in my local pharmacy or even Boots.

ShenandoahRiver · 26/10/2025 15:38

I’m embarrassed for you.

Createausername1970 · 26/10/2025 15:37

I don't think I have ever seen loo rolls in a chemist. It's usually pharmacy or cosmetics.

I could be mistaken, but a chemist isn't where I would have expected to find loo rolls.

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