[Crimson Dynamo]

eBay is escalating its fight against online price gouging during the coronavirus outbreak with a new outright ban on all sales of face masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes. The new policy, outlined in a notice to sellers posted Friday, applies both to new listings and existing ones. eBay says it is in the process of removing current listings for these items as well as listings that mention the coronavirus, COVID-19 (the illness it causes), and other popular variations of the phrases like 2019nCoV.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21...-price-gouging

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by arista

Watford Costco
Greedy Git.

Lol

[Kazanne]

I saw an ad today on our local sales site that had a toilet roll for sale for a fiver !!! surely it must be a joke but some poor sap will buy it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

why do people think toilet roll will be hard to get ?

idgi

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

why do people think toilet roll will be hard to get ?

idgi

No,nor me ,does the virus even give you the squits ?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

No,nor me ,does the virus even give you the squits ?

you would think they would realise you have to eat first before the toilet roll will be required

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

eBay is escalating its fight against online price gouging during the coronavirus outbreak with a new outright ban on all sales of face masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes. The new policy, outlined in a notice to sellers posted Friday, applies both to new listings and existing ones. eBay says it is in the process of removing current listings for these items as well as listings that mention the coronavirus, COVID-19 (the illness it causes), and other popular variations of the phrases like 2019nCoV.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21...-price-gouging

Good

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

why do people think toilet roll will be hard to get ?

idgi

Blame Facebook and Tik Tok
it's Worldwide
Grab all the bog roll.

[Alf]

Highlights of Livia in Sainsburys.

It's in Australia, really.

[Kazanne]

Another FB sales page has a small bottle of sanitizer for Ł 300 !!! Surely people would not pay that,would they ?

[smudgie]

Pleased to see eBay clamping down on profiteers making money from selling at such ridiculous prices.
My anti-bac wipes are on offer, half price at Ł1, noticed them priced at Ł12 by some robbing twits, not only on eBay either.

As to loo rolls, well, I nearly always have at least 100 rolls in the house to start with, buy the 24 roll packs, one or two at a time.
Come in handy for sneezes and coughing.
Anybody that visits know there is one handy next to their cup of coffee.
I might have ordered an extra pack of two over the past few weeks....so shoot me.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Alf

Highlights of Livia in Sainsburys.



It's in Australia, really.

Looks more like USA looking at the size of everyone ..


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[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

No,nor me ,does the virus even give you the squits ?

Honesty gets on my nerves all this panic buying, and just an excuse for people to be greedy & selfish.

That idiot buying all that toilet roll must think he's the only person that needs toilet roll .

[Crimson Dynamo]

Abdu Sharkawy
5 March at 21:45

I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Honesty gets on my nerves all this panic buying, and just an excuse for people to be greedy & selfish.

That idiot buying all that toilet roll must think he's the only person that needs toilet roll .

He will be planning on selling it I imagine

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Abdu Sharkawy
5 March at 21:45

I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

correct, covid-19 is even worse than spanish flu, and will cause over 1 million deaths worldwide

[Cherie]

Is Gav still shopping, we never did get that update, Niamh gone to join him with more bags for life?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Pleased to see eBay clamping down on profiteers making money from selling at such ridiculous prices.
My anti-bac wipes are on offer, half price at Ł1, noticed them priced at Ł12 by some robbing twits, not only on eBay either.

As to loo rolls, well, I nearly always have at least 100 rolls in the house to start with, buy the 24 roll packs, one or two at a time.
Come in handy for sneezes and coughing.
Anybody that visits know there is one handy next to their cup of coffee.
I might have ordered an extra pack of two over the past few weeks....so shoot me.

you are just topping up Smudge, its the people who buy 10 packs in one hit that are causing the issue

Is that your doggie in your avi

[Nicky91]

also sorry for that one post over there, just getting fed up with all hysteria, panic at the moment

only thing where i listen to is RIVM, i don't look at tabloid nonsense, also you can't say anything now about this virus

but the way i see it, it is a worse than usual flu virus, so anyway my thoughts are with all elderly and vulnerable in the world, that's the only reason i am bit invested in this topic

also in that other coronavirus thread, the OP stated ''100 years after spanish flu'' well you cannot compare this to spanish flu anymore since this corona targets elderly, vulnerable and spanish flu was targetting young, healthy people so really different

[Amy Jade]

Apparently asdas have a quantity limit on hand sanitizer and toilet rolls. 2 packs per customer.

Didnt see anyone stopped for loo rolls but saw someone have eight bottles of hand sanitizer taken off them and I know the lady on self scan and she said it's been pathetic, people trying to buy baskets full of it

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Cherie

you are just topping up Smudge, its the people who buy 10 packs in one hit that are causing the issue

Is that your doggie in your avi

Ahhh our Bobby.
Our new Granddog.
He is gorgeous, only 9weeks old and a big part of our family already.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Ahhh our Bobby.
Our new Granddog.
He is gorgeous, only 9weeks old and a big part of our family already.

looks very cute

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Cherie

He will be planning on selling it I imagine

What a silly man ! , trolly load of toilet roll .
Wouldn't be surprised if he's just keeping it in his garage or something daft .

[Vanessa]

If I want any toilet paper, I need to get it from my local shop. No chance at any of my local supermarkets. It's like the locusts have descended : no toilet paper

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

If I want any toilet paper, I need to get it from my local shop. No chance at any of my local supermarkets. It's like the locusts have descended : no toilet paper

im going to use a damp copy of the radio times nd when that is done i will use the Lidl and Aldi little mags that tell you about their best offers


then scissors