A safe space to confess whether you panic bought toilet roll

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Peaceshout · 28/10/2025 23:16

It’s been several years since the pandemic, lockdown, and those early months when the toilet roll disappeared from the shelves in bulk.

Yet despite it all being bought, I’ve never met anyone who panic bought toilet roll. Instead, most people are critical of the toilet roll panic buying. Someone is lying.

Given the time that’s elapsed, now is the time for the panic buyers of toilet roll to come out, admit it, and tell us whether they still have any left in the shed. No judgment, no criticism, just a safe space to unburden yourselves.

AIBU?

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GargoylesofBeelzebub · 28/10/2025 23:32

I have had a bulk toilet roll order with Amazon for many many years. When the pandemic hit we had a surfeit of toilet rolls so no I didn’t panic buy.

ChristmasHug · 28/10/2025 23:29

Was it really panic buying or a disruption in the supply chain?

I always buy the larger packs so didn't really think about it then managed to get what we needed once the supply was there again.

I do know people who bought all the food though. Completely unnecessary.

Hardhats · 28/10/2025 23:24

Not me.

It might depend on the demographic of the people involved. There were viral videos of people fighting over toilet roll in the shops back then, certain areas might have been more of a hotspot than others.

But my secret (which people might deem worse), is that I tend to use flushable toilet wipes or take a shower afterwards for full freshness. So with that in mind, I don’t actually need to hoard loo roll.

DoAWheelie · 28/10/2025 23:23

I always buy the giant packs of Nicky roll from home bargains. They last about 5 months. I buy a replacement pack the first time I visit H&B after we get down to the last layer. We'd just bought a pack a few days before lockdown started.

Both my late OH and I were on the shielding list and our weekly food boxes sometimes had some rolls in so with those and the fresh pack I actually didn't buy any paper at all for the full lockdown.

notthisagain2025 · 28/10/2025 23:18

Nope. Bought a couple of packets and was as careful with them as possible. Figured if push came to shove I'd just wash down there.

Bizarre behaviour panic buying bog roll.

Perhaps nobody is lying, perhaps most people just bought double their usual amount and supermarkets kept a stock of them in warehouses to increase price.

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 28/10/2025 23:18

My bathroom was a safe place to unburden myself in 2020 because I had plenty of toilet roll.

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