toilet paper hoarding
Bathroom supply overbuying
Toilet paper hoarding is the panic buying and stockpiling of toilet paper during crises or anticipated shortages.
The phenomenon gained notoriety during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, when empty store shelves became a symbol of collective anxiety.
The behavior spreads through social contagion—seeing others hoard triggers more hoarding: By the time I got to the store, the toilet paper hoarders had cleaned out the whole aisle.
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- panic buyingFear-driven mass stockpiling
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- bulk buyingAcquiring goods in quantity
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
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Cooperative community support
selflessness · generosity · altruism · solidarity · civic responsibility
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