Thankyou so much everyone who is stockpiling

[Springsnake]

I’ve followed all advice to not buy more than I need ,baring in mind people on lower incomes who can’t afford to stock up .
So I’ve just been to Tesco to do my weekly shop ,and not a single toilet roll to be had ...
NOT EVEN ONE ,on any shelves.
I spoke to the manager and asked why stocks were not limited to one pack per person ,he didn’t care in the slightest,told me the delivery gets in at 4 am
Is that now what I have to do ,get up at 4 am just to get loo roll.

Our local Asda only had 4 packs but home bargains had 9 packs luckily.

It's ridiculous

Same in the village where I live, not a single roll.

My local supermarkets are fine.

It’s just selfish ,and unnecessary

I keep seeing this but the shops I have been to this week have all had plenty. It seems to be certain area that people are going nuts.

My local supermarkets are fine.

Oh well, that's all right then.

You are confusing stockpiling with panic buying. The stockpilers prepared months and months ago. A little bit at a time. You are right to be critical of panic buyers though.

The panic buying is ridiculous- DH saw someone buy 54 loo rolls yesterday! I normally get home delivery - book on a Wednesday for next day but today no slots for today or tomorrow. No loo roll and no pasta.

I went to Aldi this morning at around 9.30am and the shelves were full. Loads of toilet roll, medicine and even found some antibacterial hand gel! I didn’t see many with trolleys full either.
I don’t know if it makes a difference to go in the morning but Sainsbury’s a few days ago also had toilet roll, and that was in the morning too

Don't really get why it affects those on low incomes more than anyone else...if it's not there you can't buy it, even if you could afford to.
It would also be selfish not to stock up and then go shopping when you are ill.
Surely you can do without loo roll for a week or two anyway?

My post is to give you hope that there are some shops out there with toilet roll etc

Don't really get why it affects those on low incomes more than anyone else
Because it’s much easier to shop elsewhere or buy a more expensive brand if you’re not on a low income.

All our town centre has them, but best to get there in the morning.
hand sanitizer is usually in about 8.30 in Home bargains, B&M, poundland, savers etc.
You should have stocked up OP, buying an extra pack wasn't the problem it was people buying 2+ extra packs.
Those who are high risk are staying in until way after Easter, to avoid the worst. They need to be able to wipe their arses the same as you.
I have one extra pack of 18, shot me.

It is particularly an issue where we live ,I wonder if everyone knows something I don’t.
I’ve also tried doing my on line shop ,and it won’t let me put any loo roll in the basket ,it just says out of stock next to all loo rolls

Oh well, that's all right then.

I posted that mine are fine to try and stop threads like these making panic buying worse. Mine are fine. I bet lots of other places are too. If people don’t post what their own situation is it leads to a false picture.

I was annoyed as the only packs left were a 24 pack of Andrex which cost me £10!
So now I’ve had to stock pile and buy in bulk when I didn’t even want to

Go to aldi.. plenty there 🤷‍♀️

I am almost right in the center of Uk couldn’t be any further from the sea if I tried .
Pasta shelves just had the odd random packet on ..but we don’t really eat that

Why does anyone think loo roll is their saviour in a crisis.

Hose under the shower, wet cotton wool, tissues.

So many ways to improvise

They were just better prepared OP, unless you have a few cases in your area and that will be the reason.
My cupboards are full, but no panicking I started one extra a week long before brexit. We are low income, so couldn't panic buy.

I don't necessarily think it's panic buying. If every customer buys one extra bale of toilet roll the supermarket will run out. One extra bale is hardly stockpiling. It's not like people are stocking trollies to the ceiling with toilet roll while salivating like panic crazed manics. Well done that I've seen anyway.

I would imagine a lot of people have bought extra in response to not being able to get it easily.

@PurpleDaisies, fair point. Thanks for explaining!

Amazon have got loads

I’ve not stocked up on hand sanitizer either ,just assumed shops would ensure supply would meet demand ,hopefully it will by nex t week ,I’m sure mr manager in my big Tesco has upped the order for loo roll till demand dies down ...let’s hope so anyway .
Have just sent dh and ds to Aldi ,so we shall see if they return with loo roll