Author: dawnkinster
I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.
Change Is Hard 
April 1, 2020 at 2:24 pm
Woo-hoo!!!
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April 1, 2020 at 2:35 pm
They are the tiniest little rolls I’ve ever seen. And the individual ones look like what the store maybe had in it’s storeroom for the employee bathroom. Selling them 4 for $5.00.
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April 1, 2020 at 3:18 pm
I now I’ve Liked a photo of TP and feel my life can no more surreal. 🙄
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April 1, 2020 at 5:25 pm
I know. This is from two separate exploratory trips….I haven’t seen my normal brand or packages larger than 4 rolls since this all started 3 weeks ago. Maybe the manufacturers aren’t making big packages or big rolls anymore. The little individual ones my husband found at a store. I think they were what the store had for their own bathroom, and they’re selling them now, 4 for $5. There’s no barcodes to scan on them. I’m sure they weren’t intended to be sold.
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April 1, 2020 at 5:39 pm
Interesting. Hmmm… 🤔
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April 1, 2020 at 8:45 pm
This looks like that POM brand that I bought at Sam’s. All individually wrapped. Probably feels like sandpaper…. No need to report back. 😀
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April 2, 2020 at 8:35 pm
We’ll leave those as emergency backup hopefully we won’t get to those at all.
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April 1, 2020 at 7:45 pm
“Liking” TP photos! Too funny, and yes!
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April 2, 2020 at 8:36 pm
Funny and sad all at the same time.
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April 1, 2020 at 3:57 pm
I scored a four pack at Dollar General. You win!!!
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April 1, 2020 at 5:26 pm
Well, this took us two separate trips. So I think we’re tied.
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April 1, 2020 at 4:29 pm
🤣👍
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April 1, 2020 at 5:26 pm
I know. So sad.
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April 1, 2020 at 4:51 pm
Who could have ever guessed that TP would become such a prized possession! 😀
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April 1, 2020 at 5:27 pm
I know. I had purchased some before this all began and I wasn’t worried. But when week after week goes by and there is nothing at all in the paper goods aisle you start to wonder what you will do when you run out of what you have. Hence when I see it I buy one package. Just to be safe. But the packages are smaller than normal and the rolls inside are smaller than normal so these won’t last long once we have to use them.
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April 1, 2020 at 7:44 pm
LOL! Who ever knew it would be a thing?! Congrats!
Yeah, I usually buy one or 2 of the huge (12 rolls) packages of 4-rolls-in-1 rolls, so they last a long time. I’m hoping that what I bought before this all went crazy is enough to get through however long this is going to be, but as the end date keeps moving farther out– no idea whether I’ll be able to get my usuals.
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April 1, 2020 at 7:51 pm
Just checked https://howmuchtoiletpaper.com/ ; if my numbers are correct (I’ve never counted how often I visit the loo, nor how many sheets I use for each occurrence!), it says I’m good for months still. I’m skeptical. Will have to collect some of this important data. 😉
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April 2, 2020 at 8:36 pm
Who knew there was even a site like this!
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April 1, 2020 at 8:28 pm
Hi, Dawn,
I’m with you….I have a small stash of toilet paper but not have seen any for over 3 wks. I am getting a little concerned that there will not be any when I need it. And what about the folks that need it now?!
The bidets have sold out at Costco, Home Depot, and Lowes. What used to be a luxury bath fixture has quickly become a solution to the toilet paper shortage!
May we all find what we need and be able to “spare a square” for others.
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April 2, 2020 at 8:37 pm
I never really understood bidets….before. Now I get it.
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April 1, 2020 at 9:58 pm
A year ago I couldn’t imagine anyone taking a picture of TP.
Stay safe,
Dog Dad & Gemini
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April 2, 2020 at 8:37 pm
I know! It’s crazy!
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April 2, 2020 at 8:01 am
Our store here is allowing one package per person when it comes in. They don’t even take it off the pallet. Glad you found some.
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April 2, 2020 at 8:38 pm
Same here. The first time I went out looking for it a poor kid barely out of high school was defending a pallet of toilet paper trying to make sure we each only took one package. I’m sure when he hired in as a shelf stock person he never dreamed of anything like this being in his job description.
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April 2, 2020 at 9:46 am
I recently moved my stepmother into an assisted living facility in northeastern Mississippi. Monday morning she called and shared she was out of toilet paper and the facility wasn’t providing any…. she had some other needs, too. I went to the store where we are weathering the storm and discovered an empty aisle. Fortunately, we had a few rolls to share and I shipped eight rolls off with bag of cat litter, a box of canned cat food, and a couple of boxes of tissues. Talked to her yesterday and it all arrived.
The sun is shinning and it’s an open sky full of possibilities. Hope you are well and safe and healthy. Peace.
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April 2, 2020 at 8:39 pm
I will keep your stepmother in my heart…times are hard for us, even harder for those living in facilities.
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April 2, 2020 at 10:41 am
Well done! Now I can understand a TP shortage if it were a stomach virus making the rounds, but a respiratory one?!? Oh, well, it is what it is. Maybe folks with big families all cooped up together just figure there’ll be that many more behinds that need wiping every day!
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April 2, 2020 at 8:41 pm
I know. It’s crazy. But I sort of get it…now. It had been 3 weeks since I had seen TP in any amount on a shelf. So even though I didn’t need it right now, I vowed if I ever saw it on the shelf I was going to buy it anyway, because who knew if it would be there when I DID need it. That’s the mentality that gets in your mind when you’re living in a world of shortages. Which just cause more shortages. It’s a self fulfilling prophecy.
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April 2, 2020 at 4:02 pm
Well done! wohoo🤗
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April 2, 2020 at 8:41 pm
Sad, but I was very excited.
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April 3, 2020 at 11:16 am
well done YOU!!!!
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