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Angela Merkel doing her grocery shopping for the weekend (Original Post) iluvtennis Mar 2020 OP
Not to mention toilet paper availability! nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #1
This! My daughter lives in Berlin and can't find tp. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2020 #3
I think the obsession with toilet paper is an American thing robbedvoter Mar 2020 #4
I checked earlier today, because I was assuming the same thing. Nope. Other countries are tblue37 Mar 2020 #5
She managed to flaten the curve and keep mortality low in Germany robbedvoter Mar 2020 #2

robbedvoter

(28,290 posts)
4. I think the obsession with toilet paper is an American thing
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 01:24 PM
Mar 2020

I recall someone commenting on the Russians' empty shelves: it was flower, sugar and pasta that was missing. Why the obsession with 💩ing here?

tblue37

(65,403 posts)
5. I checked earlier today, because I was assuming the same thing. Nope. Other countries are
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 01:32 PM
Mar 2020

also experiencing TP panic buying and hoarding:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/finance/other/countries-around-the-world-are-panic-buying-toilet-paper-because-of-coronavirus/ar-BB10LWc3

"Countries around the world are panic buying toilet paper because of coronavirus"

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But the latest item to encounter demand outstripping supply appears to be toilet roll, as consumers around the world report empty shelves in a number of major supermarkets.

The loo roll panic buying has been a particular issue in Australia, where three of the country's top five Twitter trends were centered on the shortage.

#ToiletpaperApocalypse, #ToiletPaperEmeregency and #Toiletpapergate dominated conversations on the platform and photos posted by users shows rows of empty shelves in their local stores."

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robbedvoter

(28,290 posts)
2. She managed to flaten the curve and keep mortality low in Germany
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 01:22 PM
Mar 2020

with high numbers. A good leader -and sane too.

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