Toilet paper shortages in American stores are causing people to relive the nightmares of the pandemic era. However, the lack of toilet paper is not a direct consequence of the significant port strike on Tuesday. It's due to panic buying.
On Tuesday, social media was filled with reports of shortages, showing empty shelves where toilet paper and, to some degree, paper towels were meant to be. "They cleaned out the toilet paper at my local Walmart in Virginia. Toilet paper hoarding 2.0!" wrote one person in a post on X, accompanied by a picture of empty shelves.
