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Re:The Great Toilet Paper Scare of 1973 (2014) by nl on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @05:15AM (#22673228)
Except that means that less households get supply, which forces them into more extreme measures.

People are happy to buy anything at the moment. Making sure each household can get supply seems like it should be a priority.

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Re:The Great Toilet Paper Scare of 1973 (2014) by andromeduck on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @12:33AM (#22681959)
You're assuming people don't split with friends downstream.
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Re:The Great Toilet Paper Scare of 1973 (2014) by nl on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @06:17PM (#22689004)
Not really.

I think that happens, but from observation it's a downstream event usually in reaction to shortages one of the friends is having.

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