Toilet paper: Difference between revisions

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], toilet paper [[Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic|shortages]] were reported in March 2020 in multiple countries due to hoarding and [[panic buying]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Bruce Y. |title=Is COVID-19 Coronavirus Leading To Toilet Paper Shortages? Here Is The Situation |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/03/06/how-covid-19-coronavirus-is-leading-to-toilet-paper-shortages/ |work=Forbes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Corkery |first1=Michael |last2=Maheshwari |first2=Sapna |title=Is There Really a Toilet Paper Shortage? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/business/toilet-paper-shortage.html |work=The New York Times |date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Frankel |first1=Todd C. |title=The toilet paper shortage is real. But it should be brief. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/13/toilet-paper-shortage/ |access-date=15 March 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=13 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrew |first1=Scottie |title=The psychology behind why toilet paper, of all things, is the latest coronavirus panic buy |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/health/toilet-paper-shortages-novel-coronavirus-trnd/index.html |access-date=15 March 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Capozzi |first1=Joe |title=Coronavirus in Florida: Toilet paper – the plywood of the pandemic |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200313/coronavirus-in-florida-toilet-paper-mdash-plywood-of-pandemic |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=15 March 2020 }}</ref> At first, few believed the pandemic would be serious. Later, people realized they might need to stock up on certain items in case of a [[shelter-in-place order]], or in case they did not know how long such an order would last; suppliers could not assure that they could keep up with demand.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5803273/hoarding-toilet-paper/|title=In the Wake of the Coronavirus, Here's Why Americans Are Hoarding Toilet Paper|last=Kluger|first=Jeffrey|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=14 March 2020|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettwhysel/2020/04/17/where-did-all-the-toilet-paper-go-the-behavioral-economics-of-hoarding/#118658022d3d|title=Where Did All The Toilet Paper Go? The Behavioral Economics Of Hoarding|last=Whysel|first=Brett|work=Forbes|date=17 April 2020|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> However, manufacturers continued to produce even more than they had before. Demand was higher for the types of toilet paper used at home because so many people were at home who would have used toilet paper away from home.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/08/coronavirus-shortage-where-has-all-the-toilet-paper-gone/2964143001/|title=Coronavirus and shopping for supplies: Getting to the bottom of the toilet paper shortage|last=Schrotenboer|first=Brent|work=[[USA Today]]|date=8 April 2020|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> In some countries the [[bidet]] was already seen as a solution, and a survey before the pandemic had indicated an increasing number of Americans would be interested.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykarcz/2020/03/14/stop-hoarding-toilet-papertheres-a-better-solution/#35deeaa6c728|title=Stop Hoarding Toilet Paper – There's A Better Solution|last=Karcz|first=Anthony|work=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]|date=14 March 2020|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> Amid the panic buying during the pandemic, the Australian toilet paper brand [[Quilton]] donated a million of toilet paper rolls to the [[vulnerable people|vulnerable]] Australians who were struggling due to the shortages of toilet paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/coronavirus/quilton-donates-a-million-rolls-of-toilet-paper-to-struggling-australians-amid-coronavirus-panic-buying-ng-b881499623z|title=Quilton donates a million rolls of toilet paper to struggling Australians amid coronavirus panic-buying|publisher=[[Perth Now]]|access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref>