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.

  • @CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
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    262 months ago

    It’s not even a disaster, like, the port workers wouldn’t strike so long as to actually threaten the country, they live in it. It’s only a disaster if you’re trying to avoid paying them more

    • metaStatic
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      102 months ago

      It’s only a disaster if you’re trying to avoid paying them more

      So, it’s a disaster then.

    • Flying Squid
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      62 months ago

      I would say it’s a looming disaster in terms of the average price of goods for consumers when they are already living paycheck to paycheck in many cases.

      I am on the side of the port workers, don’t get me wrong, but the fallout from this strike will hurt people.

      • @SoupBrick
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        102 months ago

        As long as the right people are held accountable for that damage. The mainstream media does not have a good track record of reporting on the side of striking workers.

      • SuiXi3D
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        82 months ago

        Well, maybe the company should give the workers what they want then.