Coronavirus stockpiling: Adelaide man hoards 5400 toilet paper rolls
An Adelaide man has reportedly hoarded more than 5400 toilet rolls after panic buying left supermarket shelves stripped.
An anonymous grocer told 9 News Adelaide they had been approached by the man, who has allegedly been contacting independent stores about his stash after being banned from online selling.
It comes as many shoppers continue to struggle to get their hands on the precious paper despite assurances from the big supermarkets that stock levels are returning to normal.
Shelves were emptied of toilet paper last month due to fears the coronavirus pandemic could lead to shortages, forcing Coles, Aldi and Woolworths to introduce limits of one pack per customer.
In an email to customers last week Woolworths’ CEO Brad Banducci revealed the supermarket giant had sold 20.5 million rolls of toilet paper in one week.
However things were “slowly improving” and he urged customers to only buy what they need.
“Amazing as it might seem, we are still seeing almost double our normal demand for toilet paper. Just this week, that was over 20.5 million rolls,” Mr Banducci said.
“So despite much more stock coming in, we’re still not where we need to be. It is slowly improving, but please help everyone by only buying what you need.”
Online marketplaces such as eBay have acted quickly to prevent sellers from taking advantage of the toilet paper shortage.
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