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Police in Oregon told people to stop calling 911 for toilet paper shortages, and advised using grocery receipts, old magazines, and leaves instead
Police in Oregon told people to stop calling 911 for toilet paper shortages, and advised using grocery receipts, old magazines, and leaves instead
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FILE PHOTO: A person walks by an empty toilet paper shelves at a supermarket as consumers worry about product shortages due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Helsinki, Finland March 13, 2020 Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via REUTERS
A person walks by an empty toilet paper shelves at a supermarket in Helsinki, Finland, on March 13, 2020, as consumers around the world worry about product shortages due to the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters
An Oregon police department on Sunday urged people not to call 911 over toilet paper shortages prompted by panic over the coronavirus.
"It's hard to believe that we even have to post this. Do not call 9-1-1 just because you ran out of toilet paper. You will survive without our assistance," Newport Oregon Police Department wrote on Facebook.
The department advised people to turn to old grocery receipts, magazines pages, or leaves instead.
Across the US, some shoppers are stockpiling basic products like toilet roll, fearing that they will be confined to their homes by the coronavirus.
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A police department in Oregon urged civilians not to dial 911 for toilet roll shortages, and advised people to use grocery receipts, old magazines, or leaves instead.
"It's hard to believe that we even have to post this. Do not call 9-1-1 just because you ran out of toilet paper. You will survive without our assistance," Newport Oregon Police Department wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
Across the US, shoppers are reporting a dearth of toilet roll, after videos and photos posted to social media showed people stockpiling or fighting over products amid fears the coronavirus will leave them confined in their homes.
"When all else fails, you have magazine pages. Start saving those catalogs you get in the mail that you usually toss into the recycle bin."
"Be resourceful. Be patient. There is a TP shortage. This too shall pass. Just don't call 9-1-1. We cannot bring you toilet paper," the post said.
In the wake of panic over the coronavirus, toilet paper has emerged as one of the key staples shoppers fear they can't do without, but that hasn't stopped people poking fun at those in a frenzy.
A UK gaming arcade replaced the toys in its grabber machines with toilet paper and hand sanitizer, and YouTuber Logan Paul poked fun at how the world is panic buying toilet paper in a TikTok video.
Manufacturers of bidets have also reported a healthy bump in sales in recent weeks.
Despite the light-hearted jokes, several supermarkets in the UK have started rationing pasta, milk, and certain tinned products, while Germany and the Netherlands have limited the sale of disinfectant gels.
https://www.insider.com/coronavirus-toilet-paper-shortage-newport-oregon-police-911-2020-3