Retail workers have basically had to deal with the craziest extent of this whole event. From door greeters to the people who work in the return section. What an exhausting place, I feel so bad for the people there.
I live in Southeast Asia (Indonesia) and thank god everyone use bidet here! It always struck me how most of other countries prefer toilet paper, I never get the feeling of hygiene using it. Anyway great video as always!
Yeah, countries that use bidets definitely lucked out. Though I think after this all incident, there might be more people interested in them globally. The toilet paper is a weird product, because I guess if you go up feeling like it did the job, you don't ever feel like you're not clean enough. And I think that might be why it's still in use, people grew up with it and feel comfortable with it. Where someone who doesn't grow up with it, might not feel like it does a good job to the same degree. Or at least if they're so used to using better means. Thanks for sharing!
In high school, my friends and I would steal toilet paper from the school bathrooms and use it to TP people's houses. One or two rolls of the industrial stuff could take care a whole house/yard
I have always found that there is more you can add to a video, and this video I was already spending months working on constantly finding new information. There came a point where I just had to stop and present what you have otherwise I wasn't ever going to get anything out.
I'm always impressed by how thoroughly researched your videos are. And cool shirt, that was a nice touch :) The TPS didn't really affect the place I lived at all (I recently moved, hence the past tense). Except for the memes, of course, 10/10, but there were always a somewhat normal amount of tp available. I do remember a limit on how much yeast you could buy, though. I guess bored Norwegians resort to baking?
Thank you and have you liked it, and it is always nice to hear from you! Some geographic regions definitely had panic for different items it seemed to have some cultural significance. It's interesting that yeast was so sought after. Thank you for sharing!
The other fact about toiler paper is that it is BIG on the shelf, so the photos of shortages of toilet paper were far more dramatic than shortages of peanuts or something.
Definitely, it seems that it missing just becomes more dramatic due to how big it is. The whole toilet paper situation seemed to be essentially a massive negative feedback loop.
Same, but it absolutely amazed me how some people just bought literally any more than two packages. Let alone some of the people who are buying more than 10. Haha
I live with two other people, we buy toilet paper about once a month. Due to poor timing in this we almost ran out. We checked 3 different stores over the course of a week, but once we found it we didn’t buy any more than normal, because that would continue to escalate the problem.
That's wise. I found it extremely bizarre when I saw people who I know live alone all by themselves buying upwards to 5 to 10 packages of the stuff. I highly doubt they're even through the first package after all this time. It's nice to hear that some people still remained calm even when they were faced with a hard time getting their hands on some.
I mentioned wondering why "differential rotation" and the sun had never been part of one of the fact videos. Quickly I got a reply that made all of the sense in the world I'm impressed a guy with no time takes time to answer. This guy is the real thing. So I'll help the sun as it turns on its axis takes 28 days near the axis points and 35 days at its equator to make one revolution. This is because the sun is in the forth state of matter plasma and is not sold. Hence "differential rotation" occurs.
So glad that I had toilet paper already, but we still had to buy the max of 2 packages each from multiple stores, for our elderly family, friends without cars, and brother who has lupus. Folks looked at us like we were evil, even though none of it was for us.
Hong Kong? There was a treaty under which the UK handed Hong Kong to China AND China guaranteed residents of Hong Kong certain rights. China has cancelled that treaty. Hong Kong is British again!
This video is so informative and you’ve certainly done a lot of research for it! It’s a shame it didn’t show up on my recommended feed, but I’m glad that I checked my subscription page and saw your new upload!
Unfortunately, I upload so rarely that the algorithm just keeps punishing me for it. I'm thankful though you saw the video! I imagine a lot of people will unfortunately miss it.
funny that I was in Hannfords (in Maine) when people started talking about how Australia was starting to hoard TP (I dunno if this was true. this is how rumors get spread). I was in line at the checkout when this happened. I recalled that we were low on TP so i grabbed a small pack. Figured what the heck. The next week things started to get carried away. (BTW we never needed to stock up. There's only 2 people at our house. We thought the world was off its nut.) Hello from York Maine. 😃
I managed to buy a good amount just before all of this hit the fan. So I lucked out myself. Looks like you lucked out yourself. Haha. It's crazy how fast it all happened. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, and it's always nice to meet a fellow Mainer on the internet!
That's a really good catch, there's just too many Jimmy late show hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon that I can guarantee slipped me up. Thank you for the comment and it's always nice to be back!
I'm happy to hear, I thought it was a fun little extra thing to add to the atmosphere of the video. Wow, you all locked out then. It was pretty bad here in the US. Haha Thank you for the comment, nice to hear from you!
Just before the whole toilet paper stuff we had gotten a big pack. However, because we needed to use 6 face masks and lots of paper towels, AND cleaning solution we did have some problems. Despite the nurses not wanting to hear that we were using only 2 face masks (reusing them) a day we were having a problem with the paper towels and Clorox wipes and still are having a problem getting cleaning solutions like Clorox Clean Up. We have a friend who found a 5 pack of the wipes, and the roommate brought home 2 tubs from her trip - only using 3 or the 5 pack - and maybe leaving the open ones with her mother. So, yeah, we got a large amount of paper towels recently and still have TP from the roommate buying it when she sees it. Oh, and antibacterial hand soap, that's still been a bit of an issue, but we found some tea tree oil soap that works. Why do we need this stuff? my wife is on peritoneal dialysis.
Goodness gracious, sounds like you've been on a bit of a wild goose chase. Toilet paper was definitely just one side of the panic, cleaning supplies definitely became very hot items and I can imagine you guys probably went through quite a bit of trouble to get them. I was very fortunate that we kept a pretty solid amount of supplies on most things we need, though we found ourselves handing out some of our own stuff to family members who got snubbed. I'm sorry to hear about your wife, I hope everything works out for you both!
I liked this video, video idea! How about coin shortage? According to the "grassy knoll" peeps it may be contrived so that all transactions are made with traceable methods. Why doesn't Skynet seem as unbelievable as it did many years ago?!
That's interesting. One thing I've always wondered is if coins would be used more if they had higher values. A quarter nowadays is worth a lot less than it was back in the seventies or even the twenties. I wonder if their values were fluctuated, or new coins are made, they would get greater use?
We order from "Who Gives A Crap?" of which company you showed images. Good brand which uses either bamboo or recycled paper to make toilet paper and send it to you in bulk. Needless to say, we were never worried about toilet paper.
That's pretty clever, I've actually came across their brand quite a bit while doing research for this video. It seems like a really interesting company and I hope things work out for them. I imagine they definitely got a big boost in sales during all of this.
This is an example of the Thomas theorem! "If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences. In other words, the interpretation of a situation causes the action". I think this is something more people should learn about because then people would understand the power of media and rumors!
Oh that's really interesting, thank you so much for sharing! I definitely think understanding panic is unfortunately something that people just don't have a lot of time dedicated to in early education. That herd mentality behind is quite shocking. I wonder how many logical people still get pulled into the fold just because they recognized the shortage was not because of the claims and rumors, but because of the people freaking out themselves and not wanting to be left with nothing.
@@thinkfact Yea exactly! But also if some people think it´s going to be a shortage of something and start to "bulk buy" that will create a lokal shortage of that product just because of a sudden increase in demands. That can create even more panic because now more people think the rumor is true and also start to "bulk buy" and so on!
I'm very happy to hear, and the toilet paper situation in Hawaii I was surprised about. I was trying to figure out what was going on in their history that made them freak out to such a degree, and then people started making articles about it. The long videos are fun, but they take so much time to make. I don't think I'll be making too many more anytime soon. if I want to make more videos, they're going to have to start being shorter. Lol. At any rate, thanks for your sticking around and I hope you have a good one!
At some point you have to feel like an archeologist, stumbling across strange facts and digging deeper to unearth weird (in this case toilet paper related) cultural mindsets Yeah I figure, with the amount of work that goes into a simple video, suddenly making one twice as long I will say that I really like the editing you do, which probably means that takes up the bulk of your time lol, but it's good for both the short and long videos
I somehow completely forgot about you for the last year :D As for the topic of the video: I did not really care that much for the TP craze since I was busy writing down my master's thesis until the end of March 2020, so I was basically stuck at home since December 2019 (with a few exceptions) and did not really get much of the outside world. What's more: In my local stores there never was a shortage on toilet paper (at least not longer than a day or so).
Hey Dale, how ya doin'. So, what you're saying is, Hawaiians who stock up when events might cause the islands to see a shortage due to supply chain interruptions, did what Hawaiians do. Media doing what they do, spread this crap news, and people all across the country lost their shit, "The Great Toilet Tissue Issue 2020" Good seeing you are still creating content. Stay healthy, Peace.
John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Hi Dale, I'm from Australia. The toilet paper panic didn't really affect me that much, as I was somehow confident that it was all a beat-up. BUt it affected other Australians to the point that Australian supermarkets, the majors like Coles, Aldi and Woolworths, had to have police officers standing near the toilet paper supplies to ensure that limits weren't breached by customers!
Having been making videos for so long, it's kind of surreal in a way to realize that some people have actually grown up from being kids to either teenagers or even adults and all that time. 7 years is a long time to be making videos on a single channel. At any rate, thank you for sticking around for all this time, it means a lot to me! Take care and I hope to keep seeing you around!
It is true that it is often considered a peninsula with numerous occupied islands, but almost the entire border with the mainland is actually divided by both large and thin rivers and streams that effectively require bridges to even get to Hong Kong with exception to a small western region which is where the mainland has part of the city on the other side of the river, but still effectively connected through a bridge. The context behind the claim is more based around how it geographically interacts with other regions. Hong Kong is very similar to many island communities. Thank you for bringing this to attention!
Nivea chap stick. Filming sessions can last upwards to 2 to 3 hours. I tend to lick my lips a lot and with the hot lights my lips get dry. So I use chap stick at the beginning to keep my lips from getting dry.
I hate following trends or crowds, so I just ignored the whole situation as unnecessary panic buying. If I really needed toilet paper, I could always go on campus and smuggle some rolls in my bag.
As a retail worker, it was stressful. And most ppl did the right thing, but it was the few that made it frustrating
Retail workers have basically had to deal with the craziest extent of this whole event. From door greeters to the people who work in the return section. What an exhausting place, I feel so bad for the people there.
I live in Southeast Asia (Indonesia) and thank god everyone use bidet here! It always struck me how most of other countries prefer toilet paper, I never get the feeling of hygiene using it. Anyway great video as always!
Yeah, countries that use bidets definitely lucked out. Though I think after this all incident, there might be more people interested in them globally. The toilet paper is a weird product, because I guess if you go up feeling like it did the job, you don't ever feel like you're not clean enough. And I think that might be why it's still in use, people grew up with it and feel comfortable with it. Where someone who doesn't grow up with it, might not feel like it does a good job to the same degree. Or at least if they're so used to using better means.
Thanks for sharing!
"Toe-let paper"
I feel attacked. Lol
In high school, my friends and I would steal toilet paper from the school bathrooms and use it to TP people's houses. One or two rolls of the industrial stuff could take care a whole house/yard
Good job Da- hold up wrong name!
KillerBuiler here, HI DAYZLE
Hey Killer, nice to hear from you!
Think Fact Been a hell of a while man ❤️
With all the obscure interesting things I see here how have you missed our sun and details of "differential rotation"??
I have always found that there is more you can add to a video, and this video I was already spending months working on constantly finding new information. There came a point where I just had to stop and present what you have otherwise I wasn't ever going to get anything out.
Green screen man
Well, shit.
Wtf is a toelutt?
He has returned!
As is tradition.
Yes cornholio was definitely there in 2020 🤣🤣🤣
I'm always impressed by how thoroughly researched your videos are. And cool shirt, that was a nice touch :)
The TPS didn't really affect the place I lived at all (I recently moved, hence the past tense). Except for the memes, of course, 10/10, but there were always a somewhat normal amount of tp available. I do remember a limit on how much yeast you could buy, though. I guess bored Norwegians resort to baking?
Thank you and have you liked it, and it is always nice to hear from you!
Some geographic regions definitely had panic for different items it seemed to have some cultural significance. It's interesting that yeast was so sought after. Thank you for sharing!
this deserves at least a million views
Thank you, it would be really awesome if it did but I don't know if the UA-cam algorithm will bless me or not. Hahaha
can see alot of effort went into this vid
@@ben07643 it was definitely one of the most labor-intensive videos I have made.
The other fact about toiler paper is that it is BIG on the shelf, so the photos of shortages of toilet paper were far more dramatic than shortages of peanuts or something.
Definitely, it seems that it missing just becomes more dramatic due to how big it is. The whole toilet paper situation seemed to be essentially a massive negative feedback loop.
I realized early on that it wasn't going to be a problem and laughed about it
Same, but it absolutely amazed me how some people just bought literally any more than two packages. Let alone some of the people who are buying more than 10. Haha
Think Fact well they will eventually use all that they buy.
I live with two other people, we buy toilet paper about once a month. Due to poor timing in this we almost ran out. We checked 3 different stores over the course of a week, but once we found it we didn’t buy any more than normal, because that would continue to escalate the problem.
That's wise. I found it extremely bizarre when I saw people who I know live alone all by themselves buying upwards to 5 to 10 packages of the stuff. I highly doubt they're even through the first package after all this time. It's nice to hear that some people still remained calm even when they were faced with a hard time getting their hands on some.
You brighten my day!! 🤪
I'm really happy to hear, thank you so much!
I mentioned wondering why "differential rotation" and the sun had never been part of one of the fact videos. Quickly I got a reply that made all of the sense in the world I'm impressed a guy with no time takes time to answer. This guy is the real thing. So I'll help the sun as it turns on its axis takes 28 days near the axis points and 35 days at its equator to make one revolution. This is because the sun is in the forth state of matter plasma and is not sold. Hence "differential rotation" occurs.
So glad that I had toilet paper already, but we still had to buy the max of 2 packages each from multiple stores, for our elderly family, friends without cars, and brother who has lupus. Folks looked at us like we were evil, even though none of it was for us.
Great to see ya
Thank you very much!
Hong Kong? There was a treaty under which the UK handed Hong Kong to China AND China guaranteed residents of Hong Kong certain rights. China has cancelled that treaty. Hong Kong is British again!
That would definitely be an interesting twist to the events happening there.
This video is so informative and you’ve certainly done a lot of research for it! It’s a shame it didn’t show up on my recommended feed, but I’m glad that I checked my subscription page and saw your new upload!
Unfortunately, I upload so rarely that the algorithm just keeps punishing me for it. I'm thankful though you saw the video! I imagine a lot of people will unfortunately miss it.
funny that I was in Hannfords (in Maine) when people started talking about how Australia was starting to hoard TP (I dunno if this was true. this is how rumors get spread). I was in line at the checkout when this happened. I recalled that we were low on TP so i grabbed a small pack. Figured what the heck.
The next week things started to get carried away. (BTW we never needed to stock up. There's only 2 people at our house. We thought the world was off its nut.) Hello from York Maine. 😃
I managed to buy a good amount just before all of this hit the fan. So I lucked out myself.
Looks like you lucked out yourself. Haha. It's crazy how fast it all happened.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, and it's always nice to meet a fellow Mainer on the internet!
Dale - It's JOHNNY Carson, not Jimmy Carson. Disappointed, but glad you're back.
That's a really good catch, there's just too many Jimmy late show hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon that I can guarantee slipped me up.
Thank you for the comment and it's always nice to be back!
Gotta say, the shirt made the video 10x better dale
Very good watch tho
Meh, the netherlands almost didn't get affected by the paper pandemic
I'm happy to hear, I thought it was a fun little extra thing to add to the atmosphere of the video.
Wow, you all locked out then. It was pretty bad here in the US. Haha
Thank you for the comment, nice to hear from you!
Hi... I am glad to see you are back, hopefully things are taking an upturn for you.
It's been quite a while ride over these past few months, but I've been making it work. Thank you very much for the comment!
Just before the whole toilet paper stuff we had gotten a big pack. However, because we needed to use 6 face masks and lots of paper towels, AND cleaning solution we did have some problems. Despite the nurses not wanting to hear that we were using only 2 face masks (reusing them) a day we were having a problem with the paper towels and Clorox wipes and still are having a problem getting cleaning solutions like Clorox Clean Up. We have a friend who found a 5 pack of the wipes, and the roommate brought home 2 tubs from her trip - only using 3 or the 5 pack - and maybe leaving the open ones with her mother. So, yeah, we got a large amount of paper towels recently and still have TP from the roommate buying it when she sees it. Oh, and antibacterial hand soap, that's still been a bit of an issue, but we found some tea tree oil soap that works. Why do we need this stuff? my wife is on peritoneal dialysis.
Goodness gracious, sounds like you've been on a bit of a wild goose chase. Toilet paper was definitely just one side of the panic, cleaning supplies definitely became very hot items and I can imagine you guys probably went through quite a bit of trouble to get them. I was very fortunate that we kept a pretty solid amount of supplies on most things we need, though we found ourselves handing out some of our own stuff to family members who got snubbed.
I'm sorry to hear about your wife, I hope everything works out for you both!
It looks like it’s a nightmare.
Toilet paper isn’t as valued in my country.
It was definitely crazy in some parts of the world, you lucked out. Haha
I liked this video, video idea! How about coin shortage? According to the "grassy knoll" peeps it may be contrived so that all transactions are made with traceable methods. Why doesn't Skynet seem as unbelievable as it did many years ago?!
That's interesting. One thing I've always wondered is if coins would be used more if they had higher values. A quarter nowadays is worth a lot less than it was back in the seventies or even the twenties. I wonder if their values were fluctuated, or new coins are made, they would get greater use?
Only a few minutes in, and I gotta say, the green shirt is the MVP.
I'm really happy to hear people liked it, it was kind of the last minute thing I added in but I'm really happy I did. Hope you've been well!
We order from "Who Gives A Crap?" of which company you showed images. Good brand which uses either bamboo or recycled paper to make toilet paper and send it to you in bulk. Needless to say, we were never worried about toilet paper.
That's pretty clever, I've actually came across their brand quite a bit while doing research for this video. It seems like a really interesting company and I hope things work out for them. I imagine they definitely got a big boost in sales during all of this.
@@thinkfact I imagine they did! We like them. The rolls last ages and I like the social side of what they're doing also.
This is an example of the Thomas theorem! "If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences. In other words, the interpretation of a situation causes the action". I think this is something more people should learn about because then people would understand the power of media and rumors!
Oh that's really interesting, thank you so much for sharing! I definitely think understanding panic is unfortunately something that people just don't have a lot of time dedicated to in early education. That herd mentality behind is quite shocking. I wonder how many logical people still get pulled into the fold just because they recognized the shortage was not because of the claims and rumors, but because of the people freaking out themselves and not wanting to be left with nothing.
@@thinkfact Yea exactly! But also if some people think it´s going to be a shortage of something and start to "bulk buy" that will create a lokal shortage of that product just because of a sudden increase in demands. That can create even more panic because now more people think the rumor is true and also start to "bulk buy" and so on!
Very informative and well put together, I think the Hawaii toilet paper curse was the most surprising fact to me, I also like the longer video style!
I'm very happy to hear, and the toilet paper situation in Hawaii I was surprised about. I was trying to figure out what was going on in their history that made them freak out to such a degree, and then people started making articles about it. The long videos are fun, but they take so much time to make. I don't think I'll be making too many more anytime soon. if I want to make more videos, they're going to have to start being shorter. Lol. At any rate, thanks for your sticking around and I hope you have a good one!
At some point you have to feel like an archeologist, stumbling across strange facts and digging deeper to unearth weird (in this case toilet paper related) cultural mindsets
Yeah I figure, with the amount of work that goes into a simple video, suddenly making one twice as long
I will say that I really like the editing you do, which probably means that takes up the bulk of your time lol, but it's good for both the short and long videos
great video Dale!
Thank you very much, I appreciate it!
I somehow completely forgot about you for the last year :D
As for the topic of the video: I did not really care that much for the TP craze since I was busy writing down my master's thesis until the end of March 2020, so I was basically stuck at home since December 2019 (with a few exceptions) and did not really get much of the outside world. What's more: In my local stores there never was a shortage on toilet paper (at least not longer than a day or so).
Hey Dale, how ya doin'.
So, what you're saying is, Hawaiians who stock up when events might cause the islands to see a shortage due to supply chain interruptions, did what Hawaiians do. Media doing what they do, spread this crap news, and people all across the country lost their shit, "The Great Toilet Tissue Issue 2020" Good seeing you are still creating content. Stay healthy, Peace.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Hi Dale, I'm from Australia. The toilet paper panic didn't really affect me that much, as I was somehow confident that it was all a beat-up. BUt it affected other Australians to the point that Australian supermarkets, the majors like Coles, Aldi and Woolworths, had to have police officers standing near the toilet paper supplies to ensure that limits weren't breached by customers!
I missed ya dale. I remember when I used to binge your videos when I was younger. Glad to see you’re still making great content
Having been making videos for so long, it's kind of surreal in a way to realize that some people have actually grown up from being kids to either teenagers or even adults and all that time. 7 years is a long time to be making videos on a single channel.
At any rate, thank you for sticking around for all this time, it means a lot to me! Take care and I hope to keep seeing you around!
i gave you a sub because you joined my stream
Haha, well it was nice to meet you. I enjoy just hopping around and visiting different streams. Maybe I'll run into you again. :)
I live on my farm in Puerto Rico where I have lots of Banana trees and with those trees comes the Banana leaves. I have no problem wiping my ass.
Well, that's a good idea to use t-shirt as green screen. I will try that on my channel😁
“The market would have been strained”
Not me, I eat my fiber.
HE'S ALIVE. HE'SALIVE...HE'S ALIVE
Yes, it is me, alive. 😉
"Not To Scale" hahaha .. microscopic rolls of toilet paper!
Hong Kong is not an island.
It is true that it is often considered a peninsula with numerous occupied islands, but almost the entire border with the mainland is actually divided by both large and thin rivers and streams that effectively require bridges to even get to Hong Kong with exception to a small western region which is where the mainland has part of the city on the other side of the river, but still effectively connected through a bridge.
The context behind the claim is more based around how it geographically interacts with other regions. Hong Kong is very similar to many island communities.
Thank you for bringing this to attention!
Its been a while
It definitely has, it's nice to see you still around!
Dude, are you wearing lip gloss? I mean it's ok, just curious.
Nivea chap stick. Filming sessions can last upwards to 2 to 3 hours. I tend to lick my lips a lot and with the hot lights my lips get dry. So I use chap stick at the beginning to keep my lips from getting dry.
Glad to see an upload. Great topic!
My mom's friend gave us toilet paper. That's how we got through it.
That's very generous of her, always nice to have a mom who has friends. Lol
Boy, oh boy. That is some loud and distractingly unfitting background music.
I'm sorry to hear you find distracting, the trouble is, the average person doesn't tend to watch as much without the music from my experience.
@@thinkfact I see.
Maybe tone it down a bit. If the music is as loud as your voice it`s harder for non native speakers to listen. My 2cents.
It almost got to the point where I was considering using paper towels to wipe my butt than just putting them in a plastic sack
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Lol
@@thinkfact More like really stupid times call for annoyed solutions
Don't take any crap.
Where r u!
Lotta Squad
Interesting!
Happy to hear, thank you!
I hate following trends or crowds, so I just ignored the whole situation as unnecessary panic buying. If I really needed toilet paper, I could always go on campus and smuggle some rolls in my bag.