Panic buying, hoarding

[Oldjohnw]

We've always stockpiled - as opposed to panic shopped. We could at anytime last about four weeks apart from fresh veg and we get milk delivered .

I saw eBay was selling toilet paper for price X 3. In he war they'd have been shot for profiteering.

[Cyril Haearn]

Only in trumpland? The Guardian reports that sales of weapons and ammo have increased

[gbnz]

Popped into Tescos for milk. Shelves seemed well stocked, no apparent shortages. Is this hoarding limited to cities and big towns. No evidence down here in rural somerset, plenty to go around for everyone, no signs of panic buying.

Not in the rural north . Three of the towns supermarkets had near empty meat, veg and freezer sections, felt rather like Christmas Eve

[Paulatic]

Popped into Tescos for milk. Shelves seemed well stocked, no apparent shortages. Is this hoarding limited to cities and big towns. No evidence down here in rural somerset, plenty to go around for everyone, no signs of panic buying.

Not in the rural north . Three of the towns supermarkets had near empty meat, veg and freezer sections, felt rather like Christmas Eve

Having three supermarkets can’t equate to being rural can it?

[661-Pete]

This thing about toilet rolls is utterly mystifying. But it seems to be happening.

How would it be if households in Britain generally adopted the 'hose' (more accurately, the 'bidet shower') in their toilets? Many people claim that it is more hygienic than any amount of toilet paper, but unfortunately the feature is virtually unknown in Britain except possibly in Muslim families. Has anyone on here got one? We haven't.

In every hotel we stopped in during our trip to Indonesia, a few years ago, there was a bidet shower in the bathroom. But then Indonesia is a majority-Muslim country.

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
Like someone here we tend to have a large stock of most of the items we need.
We could survive for a month no problem.
Also I've got no problem using my Supply of waste paper which I horde to scribble on Once a supply of loo rolls has run out.
I can always wash or do what I do wild camping is using the grass.
I reckon we could probably survive a bit longer maybe even two months if I rationed it a bit.
I did manage to get some yeast to make my bread from Sainsbury's they had one box left and I nicked it, it's only eight sachets.
I have to go and pick her indoors up later, so I'm going to take a trip to Lidl's again and see what else I can panic buy.
What why this obsession with loo rolls I have no idea.

The thing is we've just started Haven't we.
I mean we are more likely to be overtaken by stuff well out of our control.
I still remember standpipes.

[Mike Sales]

How would it be if households in Britain generally adopted the 'hose' (more accurately, the 'bidet shower') in their toilets? Many people claim that it is more hygienic than any amount of toilet paper, but unfortunately the feature is virtually unknown in Britain except possibly in Muslim families. Has anyone on here got one? We haven't.

I have wanted one for years so I had one fitted in my new bathroom. Not a hose but a separate throne. Very pleased with it.

[661-Pete]

Not in the rural north . Three of the towns supermarkets had near empty meat, veg and freezer sections, felt rather like Christmas Eve

Having three supermarkets can’t equate to being rural can it?

I think gbnz was using 'rural' figuratively! But you'd be surprised at the number of supermarkets that have popped up over the years, in rural areas. Not always very big ones of course.

Not far from our house in an extremely rural part of France (when are we ever going to get a chance to go there again?! And when will we be able to sell it?) - we have a choice of several supermarkets: three Intermarché's, two LeClerc's, at least three Casino's, and an Auchan. The nearest Carrefour is somewhat further away. We usually buy at one of the LeClercs because they seem to offer the best choice of stuff.

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
Seriously bidets.
Never used one, they are probably in the same fashion line as dishwashers.
When you owned a couple of dogs for some decades, you are used to wiping their rears for them.
Otherwise they just wipe it all over the furniture and the carpet.
And because I've never used one I wouldn't quite know what to do.
I'm assuming you sit on it pull the lever And after a while stand up and pull your drawers up?
Maybe that's not quite right but I can imagine most people probably just doing that.

[rjb]

This thing about toilet rolls is utterly mystifying. But it seems to be happening.

How would it be if households in Britain generally adopted the 'hose' (more accurately, the 'bidet shower') in their toilets? Many people claim that it is more hygienic than any amount of toilet paper, but unfortunately the feature is virtually unknown in Britain except possibly in Muslim families. Has anyone on here got one? We haven't.

In every hotel we stopped in during our trip to Indonesia, a few years ago, there was a bidet shower in the bathroom. But then Indonesia is a majority-Muslim country.

I always thought they were for washing your feet.

[661-Pete]

I always thought they were for washing your feet.

Yes I know that trope! A bidet shower is not the same as the 'bidet' commonly found in French bathrooms. It's just a hosepipe and nozzle beside the toilet bowl.

[661-Pete]

Going back to potential yeast shortage (along with bread shortage) - perhaps now is the time for forummers to seriously experiment with sourdough? Plenty of tips on this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=103067
Of course if the flour runs out, nothing you can do. Eat potatoes?

[Cyril Haearn]

How would it be if households in Britain generally adopted the 'hose' (more accurately, the 'bidet shower') in their toilets? Many people claim that it is more hygienic than any amount of toilet paper, but unfortunately the feature is virtually unknown in Britain except possibly in Muslim families. Has anyone on here got one? We haven't.

I have wanted one for years so I had one fitted in my new bathroom. Not a hose but a separate throne. Very pleased with it.

So you use very little toilet paper?
Surely bidet and toilet could be combined
..
No super-markets where I live, nothing super about them
Lots of food stores

[mjr]

The thing is we've just started Haven't we.
I mean we are more likely to be overtaken by stuff well out of our control.
I still remember standpipes.

The panic buyers will have soon bought more than they can store and slow up, then the rest of us can buy enough again. We only have to last out the panics, for now.

[Psamathe]

This thing about toilet rolls is utterly mystifying. But it seems to be happening......

It's a psychological thing related to disease avoidance. We have a deep seated drive to keep clean as dirty encourages disease. So when the risks of disease become greater so the subconscious concern over "clean" starts to come out. It's a human psychological mechanism.

Ian