Security Added to Toilet Paper Aisle
This is what we’ve become. No one really knows where this demand for toilet paper came from, but it’s so in demand that grocery stores are having to add security…
A police presence is seen as customer line up waiting to enter Costco (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
This is what we've become.
No one really knows where this demand for toilet paper came from,
NORTHWICH, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 19: A senior citizen shows her surprise at the availability of toilet rolls at Sainsbury's Supermarket on March 19, 2020 in Northwich, United Kingdom. A queue of approximately 600 old age pensioners formed before the market opened at 7am as the shop opened specially for the elderly. After spates of "panic buying" cleared supermarket shelves of items like toilet paper and cleaning products, stores across the UK have introduced limits on purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have also created special time slots for the elderly and other shoppers vulnerable to the new coronavirus. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
but it's so in demand that grocery stores are having to add security in their toilet paper aisles.
NORTHWICH, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 19: Senior citizens walk past empty shelves as they shop at Sainsbury's Supermarket on March 19, 2020 in Northwich, United Kingdom. A queue of approximately 600 old age pensioners formed before the market opened at 7am as the shop opened specially for the elderly. After spates of "panic buying" cleared supermarket shelves of items like toilet paper and cleaning products, stores across the UK have introduced limits on purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have also created special time slots for the elderly and other shoppers vulnerable to the new coronavirus. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
So far Kroger, Stop & Shop, and Shop Rite are just three of the chains beefing up security around the toilet paper.
NORTHWICH, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 19: Senior citizens shop at Sainsbury's Supermarket on March 19, 2020 in Northwich, United Kingdom. A queue of approximately 600 old age pensioners formed before the market opened at 7am as the shop opened specially for the elderly. After spates of "panic buying" cleared supermarket shelves of items like toilet paper and cleaning products, stores across the UK have introduced limits on purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have also created special time slots for the elderly and other shoppers vulnerable to the new coronavirus. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Walmart, on the other hand, is using a mixture of cops and security services around their toilet paper.
SOUTHAMPTON, - MARCH 19: 'Out of Stock' signs are seen inside a Waitrose supermarket on March 19, 2020 in Southampton, United Kingdom. After spates of "panic buying" cleared supermarket shelves of items like toilet paper and cleaning products, stores across the UK have introduced limits on purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have also created special time slots for the elderly and other shoppers vulnerable to the new coronavirus. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 19: A sign inside Target asks shoppers to limit the quantity of paper towels and toilet paper products they purchase as the coronavirus pandemic continues in America on March 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. Confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus have reached nearly 10,000 in the United States with a reported 150 deaths having been recorded. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
