In my stores at least toilet paper and paper towels remain in short supply with off brands continuing to be sold rather than the brands we’re accustomed to seeing and buying. That’s after three months. Does anyone take the panic-buying, profiteering, or consumer/commercial arguments that were brought forward when the shortages first materialized seriously any more?
I think that supply chain problems remain the only credible explanation left. Wood pulp for TP is imported from Brazil, something of a scandal in itself. Additives are imported from God knows where, presumably China.
The same may be true for bleach although it’s possible I’m looking in the wrong place for it. I hear it’s been moved to the beverage section. No one has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the people.
TP is back on shelves here, though here it is often off brands too. Havent looked for bleach. We bought several jeroboam’s worth a while back and limit it to after dinner drinks so are still good.
Steve
We get stuff like TP from Costco (family of five with two teens – it gets used quickly), and they’ve been back in stock for a while now.
Cleaning products are still hard to find. We’ve run out. I need to get to a store early to get some. That seems to be a supply chain problem too – the stores near me get a trickle of supply.
As I think I’ve mentioned before, I work in the cellular industry and supply chain issues have hit electronics hard. This is also partly due to increased demand from people needing more connectivity for at-home work. The suppliers we talk to are saying it’s going to be the end of summer at least before things get back to normal there.
There is absolutely nothing in short supply down here. Not TP, hand sanitizer, meat, produce, clothing, electronics, furniture…. nothing.