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Americans have already started noticing a decline in toilet paper rolls in their local stores as customer apparently bulk buy - despite the majority of paper being produced domestically

Toilet paper ‘panic buying’ has been reported in parts of the country, as Americans fear the impact of the ongoing port strike. 

Roughly 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out on Tuesday morning after their contract with the ports expired. News that the strike could impact 36 ports appears to have led some consumers to buy rolls upon rolls of toilet paper in a panic, with shoppers posting pictures of their local stores with empty shelves. 

Social media users in New Jersey, Colorado, Virginia and other states reported shelves cleaned out of toilet paper.

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[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hell yes. Installed bidets last time this nonsense happened and I will never go back.

Anyone not enjoying the luxury of a bidet doesn't know what they're missing.

[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone not enjoying the luxury of a bidet is pooping like a Neanderthal

[–] ravhall@discuss.online 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The moment I finished using a bidet for the first time, I had this revelation… my entire life, up until this point, I’ve been walking around with a filthy disgusting paper-wiped ass.

[–] don@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was exactly the same for me.

[–] ravhall@discuss.online 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] don@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Whatever our differences may be, on this we certainly agree 🤜🤛

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemy.lol 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is probably a stupid question, but how do you dry your ass afterwards?

[–] ravhall@discuss.online 7 points 1 year ago

You could use a single sheet or two sheets of paper or you could use just use a hand towel that you have specifically for the purpose of patting dry your wet bum. Obviously the hand towel would be a personal thing, so if this is a shared bathroom maybe suggest one or two squares of paper to do a little dab dab on the tush tush

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

You dry your as with bidet paper, obviously.