What is it about bog rolls

[NotAllThere]

Social media, Australia’s toilet roll apparently come from the affected area of china,

No. It doesn't. It's made locally.

[Anonimouse]

Yes social media spread the myth.

[BrilloPad]

Yes social media spread the myth.

Who listens to social media?

[ladymuck]

Who needs bog roll?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Gly0No_P0

[BrilloPad]

Who needs bog roll?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Gly0No_P0

Better than what AtW does to them...

[darmstadt]

[CheeseSlice]

what i think: supermarkets have some estimates of consumption that are easily exceeded by a sudden interest.
People want to buy all kinds of food but most of it perishable, and canned food is unappealing. so they feel picky but still have a need to fill.
They suddenly see those large packs, white colour, attractive price so something just ticks in them.

I agree. I also think its a clever media strategy or fortunate coincidence that avoids food shortages. Media focus is on empty shelves and people fighting over bog rolls which stokes more panic buying of them. We're easily fooled because we think they're essential but they're not really essential (like food is). Bog roll packs are huge and fill the trolley and car really quickly so the net effect is that less food is hoarded and nobody starves.

[Cirrus]

Well back in the day when I was a student I had a mate (who was a bit of a crusty) and they had a can next to the loo which you filled up with water to wash most the stuff off, then use you fingers to clean the rest and then wash your hands...

Had they invented inside toilets when you were at university??

[KinooOrKinog]

wait, how do you think a bidet is used?

you wipe your arse with loo roll and THEN you wash your arse in the bidet to reach perfect clean and fresh state. or do you think you can skip the wiping and just go straight into washing with your arse all caked in tulipe?

I think if your arse end up caked in it every time you have a sh1t, you probably need to address your diet..

[SueEllen]

No. It doesn't. It's made locally.

The UK is the world's 11th biggest exporter of toilet roll.
Which Country Exports the Most Toilet Paper in the World? - IndexBox

Not sure what number Oz is but they have at least 3 toilet paper manufacturers.

I went to uni with a person who ended up making toilet roll as a job. There is actually an engineering discipline linked the manufacturer of paper.