https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51731422 Perhaps the worst doomsday scenario is this: being stuck on the toilet and finding you're down to the last square. At least that appears to be the nightmare prospect scaring many Australians right now, who have become the latest group to respond to coronavirus fears by buying toilet paper en masse. This is despite authorities stressing there is no shortage - given most of the nation's rolls are made locally. However in Sydney, the nation's largest city, supermarket shelves have been cleared in minutes, forcing one chain to enforce a four-pack buying limit. Police were even called to a dispute on Wednesday, with reports saying a knife was pulled out in an argument over toilet roll between panic buying shoppers. On social media, #toiletpapergate and #toiletpapercrisis were top trending on Wednesday. Rolls were being flogged for hundreds of dollars online, while listeners were calling into radio stations to win packs of 3-ply loo roll. The situation in the past 48 hours has unravelled so much there are also reports of people stealing from public loos. Just what is going on, and why are people acting this way? An uptick in panic The toilet paper problem is not unique to Australia - a similar situation besieged places worse-affected by the virus, such as Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong. Last month, armed robbers stole pallets in Hong Kong following panic-buying induced shortages there. There are reports of toilet paper buy-ups in the US as well. In Australia, the frenzy began on the weekend after new cases of Covid-19 emerged and the first local death was reported - a 78-year-old man in Perth, Western Australia. On Wednesday a 95-year-old who died this week in Sydney also tested positive for the virus. Australia's infection numbers had initially plateaued in the first weeks after the outbreak, following a strict travel ban on visitors from China.
Consumer psychology experts say the behaviour is "obviously irrational", and a clear example of herd mentality whipped up by social media and news coverage. The pictures of bare aisles haven't helped. "What you've got to remember is that when 50 packs of toilet paper rolls disappear off shelves, you really notice it because they take up so much room," says Prof Debra Grace from Griffith University. "It's much more noticeable than say 50 cans of baked beans or hand sanitiser disappearing.
FOMO syndrome - or Fear Of Missing Out - is in full force here says Associate Professor Nitika Garg from the University of New South Wales. "They think if this person is buying it, if my neighbour is buying there's got to be a reason and I need to get in too," she told the BBC. Prof Garg compares the rush to what occurred in many Asian nations. She notes that in China for example, there was a greater motivation to stock up on white ply because "there's a thinking that toilet paper can be substituted for tissues and napkins and to make makeshift masks". Using toilet paper as a medical resource isn't fuelling the Australian demand so far, she says. The local buy-up is driven by fear. She suggests the situation is unprecedented. Australians have stocked up on household goods before but it's been due to a natural disaster like a bushfire or cyclone, and restricted to certain communities. "But when it comes to coronavirus, people aren't certain as to how things are going to pan out, or how much worse it's going to get," Prof Garg says. "They want to be prepared because it's the one thing they can do to get some sense of control."
Another consumer expert, Dr Rohan Miller from the University of Sydney, believes it is a reflection of an urbanised society and lifestyle where modern convenience reigns supreme. "We're not used to shortages and scarcity, we're used to being able to pick and choose what we want, when we want. So the rush to get toilet paper is just this sheep mentality to maintain that status," he says. Soft, white squares of toilet roll - marketed with pictures of puppies and pure snow - are a daily "luxury" that Australians and others just aren't willing to mentally part with. "I think people want to make sure they have some comforts in their lives if they're going to be shacked up with their family for a long time," he says. "Toilet paper doesn't really matter - it's just so far down the survival list compared to other things like food or water - but it's just something people cling to as a minimum standard
The world's main paper and paperboard company groups are as follows. (Some figures are estimates.):[13] Rank Company Group Country Production in 2015 (1,000 ton) Rank by Sales 1 International Paper United States 23315 1 2 Nine Dragon Paper Holdings China 12630 18 3 WestRock United States 12487 4 4 UPM Finland 9771 5 5 Stora Enso Finland 9188 8
The world's main paper and paperboard company groups are as follows. (Some figures are estimates.):[13] Rank Company Group Country Production in 2015 (1,000 ton) Rank by Sales 1 International Paper United States 23315 1 2 Nine Dragon Paper Holdings China 12630 18 3 WestRock United States 12487 4 4 UPM Finland 9771 5 5 Stora Enso Finland 9188 8
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Amazon. 多的很，这种事也值得着急。
再说了日本有那么先进的洗屁屁的马桶。。。。不是那么需要卫生纸啊。。。洗干净了那块towel擦擦？
reddit上有个米国孩子说，我不理解为啥大家抢卫生纸，如果我们都要死了，我不介意拿块towel擦。。
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应该不会吧，那么多国家都在抢，不可能自己的国家完全没有生产能力吧
他们都认为中国去造口罩了，市场上会紧缺纸。但实际上，纸的原料是加拿大和日本这类国家。
可看了家里的卫生纸charmin的美国产的，大家看下自里家里的，哪造的？
就是，没有病毒的时候我家地下室就有一面卫生纸墙
竟无法反驳
为什么要抢，会短缺吗？不是问为什么用卫生纸。
原来是为了消减焦虑
网上买，一天就到。
大家的问题是，疫情并没有让你额外产生更多大号吧，为什么要额外的囤手纸？
国人买得多的是米面，卫生纸和水老外买的多。我想他们抢是平时用纸很浪费，还有只喝纯净水
疫情会让人少出门。
还有土坷垃，回归自然多么诗情画意。
自己担心，就去买，买个卫生纸不用你老公批准吧？
跑去哪里呢，跑路不方便携带卫生纸啊
太有喜感了
看过生化危机的肯定知道，首选Alaska啊～～
LOLs
美国加拿大造纸业很发达的，树多
说真的日本都有高级马桶圈了就是真的没纸了，用毛巾也能坚持一段，洗干净再擦呗。不是美国还有用reusable卫生布的吗，比这个恶心多了
有卫生纸生产线么？光有树不行啊。
有，挺多的。生产卫生纸早就机械化了，不是劳动密集性产业，有什么要去中国生产的，从中国到美国的运费比卫生纸更贵。美国中西部地区有很多工厂。
难怪日本的马桶连洗带吹干，原来是怕卫生纸短缺
排名
2011 国家 2011年产量
(1,000 吨) 比例
2011 排名
2010 2010年产量
(1,000 吨)
1 中国 99,300 24.9% 1 92,599
2 美國 75,083 18.8% 2 75,849
3 日本 26,627 6.7% 3 27,288
4 德國 22,698 5.7% 4 23,122
5 加拿大 12,112 3.0% 5 12,787
6 韩国 11,492 2.9% 8 11,120
7 芬兰 11,329 2.8% 6 11,789
8 瑞典 11,298 2.8% 7 11,410
9 巴西 10,159 2.5% 10 9,796
10 印尼 10,035 2.5% 9 9,951
The world's main paper and paperboard company groups are as follows. (Some figures are estimates.):[13]
Rank Company Group Country Production in 2015
(1,000 ton) Rank by Sales
1 International Paper United States 23315 1
2 Nine Dragon Paper Holdings China 12630 18
3 WestRock United States 12487 4
4 UPM Finland 9771 5
5 Stora Enso Finland 9188 8
这种东西和口罩消毒液不一样，不会因为疫情的关系需求量大增供应紧张。
不可能缺货的。
美国产纸大国，根本不需要进口。
你不知道为啥，那为何屯啊？跟风？
美国就3亿人，应该不会缺纸，适当囤点减少外出。
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你国内买贵点的一样柔软舒适。我来美国之后适应了很久这里有薄又糙的手纸。换了很多种才找到舒服些的
我是没想明白，我还跟家里讨论呢，我老公说，你看我们自我隔离两周就比平时消耗多啊，大家怕lockdown吧？我说只要不停自来水怕啥，没有卫生纸，立马冲洗干净好了呀。
智能马桶不是每次都弄得干净的，再说了风干功能是鸡肋，真的要全干，得很久。我们家纸就厕纸用最快，所以要囤也囤它。
去得早你还看到了，我晚上去连个厕纸的影子都没看到
因为吃的囤多了，吃的多拉的多。
带着口罩开去麦当劳上厕所，哈哈
标准说法是： napkin 和 tissue paper 向下兼容
这个不能，要堵的。
这个容易解释：中国都是再生纸，另外一部分是草纸，而美加帝国的人民用的都是木浆纸啊，最好的纸，全是森林木头做的。
扔厕所里，不出一个月，绝对堵死。