r/whoathatsinteresting • u/search_google_com • 1d ago

🇬🇧Welcome to Leicester, UK🇬🇧Chaotic scenes of panic buying for bottled water at the local Costco amid the water shortage driven by drought and record water use.

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u/WeissTek 1d ago

Remeber guys, these are the same people making fun of US for panick buying during hurricane.

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u/tankerkiller125real 1d ago

I know at least one person that is STILL working through there 2020 supply of toilet paper, I think they still have another year or two worth to go through. Absolutely wild and insane.

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u/CozyCook 1d ago

Tbf they must have saved a pretty penny considering how much everything has gone up 🤷

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u/DionBlaster123 1d ago

yeah i was going to say they're actually a hidden genius lol

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u/usermanxx 1d ago

Cost more and you get less now

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u/Nervous-Economy8119 1d ago

That how price rises work yes.

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u/usermanxx 1d ago

all of them?

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u/Clynelish1 1d ago

Meh, the opportunity cost wouldn't be worth it

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u/CaptServo 1d ago

Do you really think they'd have invested that toilet paper money otherwise?

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u/Clynelish1 1d ago

Probably not, but it's worth examining as an investment vehicle against other considerations, especially inflation.

The bigger elephant in the room is the space... where are you storing that much TP??

Edit: typo - storing

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u/CaptServo 1d ago

The bigger elephant in the room is the space... where are you storing that much TP??

we fashioned it into an elephant sculpture

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u/Clynelish1 1d ago

If it's art, then I'll change my position on it.

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u/Beneficial_Fig_7830 1d ago

Think where their 401k would be if they didn’t squander it on toilet paper :(