An aisle of toilet paper is nearly empty at a Kroger grocery store . The toilet paper shortage in the United States and worldwide is causing plenty of stress as stores have been swamped with panic buyers and hoarders. Filed Under: coronavirus, covid-19, Toilet Paper Shortage New York, NY (CBS) – When the coronavirus turned into a pandemic, there was panic buying for food and other items at stores. By Kate Gibson March 18, 2020 / 9:53 AM / MoneyWatch Coronavirus: Website calculates how long your toilet paper will last amidst shortage Share By: Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Updated: March 22, 2020 - 9:30 AM For someone with 10 rolls of toilet paper on hand who visits the toilet twice a day, for example, the calculator estimates your stash of toilet paper should last more than two months. Major retailers say toilet paper hasn’t been out of stock in stores for more than a day or two, or even a few hours. America has plenty of toilet paper. The toilet paper shortage in the United States and worldwide is causing plenty of stress as stores have been swamped with panic buyers and hoarders. The empty shelves pose a gnawing fear - …
In some places, people bought so many necessities like toilet paper that they created a shortage, with stores running out or having to limit the number of packs that clients could buy at a time.
Stocking empty store shelves is the hard part. Last week, some orders from retailers nearly doubled, said Georgia Pacific, which makes Angel Soft and Quilted Northern toilet paper. But among the panic, one toilet paper calculator — howmuchtoiletpaper.com — is stepping up to the plate to inform the public just how long their toilet paper will last in hopes to get people to stop overbuying the product. The company shipped 20% more than its normal capacity.
On 11 December 1973, Harold V. Froelich, a 41-year-old Republican congressman, put out a press release warning the public about a possible toilet paper shortage… But is there really a toilet paper shortage?
Since toilet paper is a relatively low-cost and high-bulk item — low value-density, in economics terms — there’s little incentive for manufacturers to ship products long distances or overseas.
Adding to the nation’s long list of worries sparked by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the shortage of toilet paper is real. Store shelves in many places …