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Went into the shops and folk are clearing the shelves of toilet roll- like what's that about lol

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Original post by pineapplepink
Went into the shops and folk are clearing the shelves of toilet roll- like what's that about lol


It's interesting from a consumer behaviour and psychological point of view. But yes - they're essentially morons.
It’s the hoarders mentality.

Some folks worry that they’ll have no tissue paper if there’s a quarantine imposed. They rush to buy toilet paper. Others see them go nuts, so they rush to buy in case the stores run out. Media shows clips of empty aisles and shoppers going apes hit, cue pandemonium...
Ite same at Christmas you see some people buying enough to last two months when the shops are only closed two days.
In the 1970s there was a toilet paper shortage .. caused by a warehouse for the biggest supplier in the UK spreading rumours in the media about it being in short supply...
.... people then, like now, panicked and stockpiled it.
The shops run out because the warehouse staff were not releasing supplies.
The shopkeepers put the prices up of the supply they had and the warehouse staff put the price up to supply the shops ... until it reached a level they were happy with then started supplying more to the shops..
.... the reason was the warehouse staff at the time got paid a bonus according to profits
It's very annoying when people stock pile stuff like this, all they are doing is actually causing a shortage
The media seems to enjoy fuelling the panic in people.
There are currently 163 cases in the UK with 2 deaths out of a population of around 66M
.. ordinary flue kills around 40,000 people a year in the UK
Some people are so stupid they are like sheep. Even if some get isolated, are they expecting the extreme ****s or something?
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Original post by Rock Fan
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well put. Someone this morning (who possibly has more than the one child they were with) bought 16 toilet rolls.
Original post by barnetlad
well put. Someone this morning (who possibly has more than the one child they were with) bought 16 toilet rolls.

Flu kills more people than this virus
Original post by Rock Fan
Flu kills more people than this virus

So do drunk or reckless drivers. Or deaths from stabbing.
exactly like one of the shops I was in had a limit of 2 packets of paracetamol so people were buying two and then going back to the till again to get two more... actually wtf
and this one guy I saw took 3 packets of 16-pack toilet rolls- that's enough toilet roll to last a lifetime
unbelievable
Original post by Reality Check
It's interesting from a consumer behaviour and psychological point of view. But yes - they're essentially morons.

Our politicians rely on a good percentage of the population being morons.
:facepalm: meanwhile in Australia
Original post by Rock Fan
:facepalm: meanwhile in Australia

:lol:omfg
Original post by Rock Fan
:facepalm: meanwhile in Australia

These are what we like to call Bogans.

I miss Australia sometimes :moon:
lol it's even happening on tsr
how many coronavirus threads do we need
Original post by pineapplepink
Went into the shops and folk are clearing the shelves of toilet roll- like what's that about lol

The number of coronavirus threads on TSR is boggling.. It's spreading a bit like the virus itself.
Anybody care to create a lol thread to take our minds off it @the bear
Original post by Oxford Mum
The number of coronavirus threads on TSR is boggling.. It's spreading a bit like the virus itself.
Anybody care to create a lol thread to take our minds off it @the bear

I know - like for that one thread 'is anyone else shtting themselves about the coronvirus' its like yeah, all the other people creating coronavirus threads
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Original post by Oxford Mum
The number of coronavirus threads on TSR is boggling.. It's spreading a bit like the virus itself.
Anybody care to create a lol thread to take our minds off it @the bear

i would.... but it might go viral

:rofl:

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