Overseas rush to buy toilet paper is a very interesting phenomenon, when the shelves are more and more empty, perhaps because of the fear of missing out psychology (fear of missing) as a result, the crazy paper rush has intensified, becoming a popular speculation in the month, becoming a side business of many shoe dealers, and even being able to change sneakers.
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There are real sneaker shops that launch the "Roll of Paper for a Pair of AJ" campaign:
After the outbreak of the epidemic in Europe and the United States, it completely set off a frenzy of paper towel rushes, and at the entrance of the Costco store in the United States, everyone had a shopping cart and waited for the roller shutter door to open.
It is very similar to the time when Uniqlo x Kaws was squatting, but it was difficult to find citizens wearing masks; in supermarkets in Australia, there was no communication about who came first, and Hugh was blind.
Jason Ojavo, head of Tushy, a company that reduces toilet paper use, said: "Since the tissue frenzy, the company's product sales have increased by almost tenfold. Netizen Rohail Riffat asked: "Is the outbreak of the new crown virus, or diarrhea?" ”
After the paper towel was robbed, there was a possibility of transforming into "hard currency", and from its high price on the platform, some netizens joked: as long as there are paper towels, you can change sneakers.
But there are really stores to make it happen, and The Los Angeles shoe store CoolKicks launched such an activity the day before: Use paper towels to buy our sneakers!
Although it is to change shoes with "hot items" toilet paper, it is of a public welfare nature, probably as long as a roll of paper, you can change a pair of shoes, and for this exchange plan, they prepared several boxes of sneakers,
At first, everyone did not believe in such a benefit, until a little girl took the lead in breaking the "deadlock" and replaced the Air Jordan 6 with a roll of paper.
Soon there were a large number of "paper towel households" with "items" to exchange, and there were too many people who changed shoes at the end, and there were long queues.
On the way, yeezy, Nike and other expensive shoes were added, and always adhered to the exchange principle of "one shoe and one roll of paper".
The process of this transaction is also very rigorous, the former sneaker appraiser or clerk, incarnated as a "toilet paper appraisal expert", the taste of paper towels, whether it is brand new, are important transaction details.
Sneaker resellers open a side business,
Entering the toilet paper market: It's the new Yeezy.
Although the "shoe-for-paper" in the above article is a public welfare, it is certain that this roll of ordinary toilet paper can really generate a trading market.
New Jersey shoe seller @Lmtd Sneakers complained on the Internet, and his peers around him actually began to ask the source of tissues: "Should I prepare a bot to grab it?" ”
More netizens spoof, once those profiteering dealers, now began to secretly trade toilet paper, skilled code gestures, outsiders are unaware.
Gordon Beale also found that the toe of the past around him actually secretly resold the toilet paper they had just bought on ebay, and this original trading platform, a number of resellers of trendy items, began to add toilet paper to the inventory.
pic via.@sprtfnaz
For example, the @boxsbybailey who sold sneakers and sportswear on eBay 5 years ago has recently put on the shelves several toilet papers and sold well.
pic via.boxsbybailey
National scalping also occurs at the same time,
Become the "hottest item of the month":
Although local governments have repeatedly stated that everyone should not go out collectively to buy so much paper, it seems that it cannot stop people's psychology of "being prepared".
Within a few days, the most ordinary toilet paper had squatting, queuing, snapping, and even fighting, and many young people realized that it was becoming a bargain.
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@$HAN, who lives in Los Angeles, said: "Last week I was picking sneakers in the mall, but this morning at 4 a.m. I set up a tent at CVS (American Drugstore) to buy tissues, not Supreme. ”
There are already rumors on the Internet that the programmer who bought paper without results is preparing a tissue Bot; Ashlee J, who has become a mother, has grabbed paper towels with his son on the Internet, but he is troubled by the merchant pigeons: "My son now looks at the logistics information in front of the computer every day, just like before squatting sneakers to release." ”
American radio host Garrett said bluntly: "In 2019, people speculated in shoes and houses, and now they only need to sell toilet paper. Jesse James's mother, yesterday grabbed the most popular item of the month , toilet paper , James felt that his mother was the most qualified Hypebeast.
The supply and demand situation is different, and the price of toilet paper speculation varies from place to place.
Shoe sellers take advantage of the market demand, join the resale of toilet paper, supply, demand, price, there is a natural relationship between each other, according to the pricing of many shoe sellers, 4 rolls of Scott toilet paper, the asking price is 15 US dollars.
There are also slightly cost-effective ones, such as a store in Australia, which put toilet paper into a doll machine, and you can see the $2 clip once in the picture.
@AnthonyZ, a Shoe Seller in Texas, did not resell toilet paper, but he found that his mother was quietly selling toilet paper online because she saw her listed $100 worth of toilet paper, which actually showed that it was sold out.
Whether it is a fake operation or a real transaction record, 100 knives to buy 12 rolls of paper towels must be too outrageous, but some people really price toilet paper to $3500, and it is one block.
There are also slightly "reasonable", a paper towel of 0.6 US dollars (about 4 YUAN), buy one get one free, but it is certain that many stores in Europe in these days will not be able to cure the coronavirus tissue, from the retail price of 2.5 pounds, to 4-6 pounds.
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Everyone is more and more sensitive to the discovery of business opportunities for robbery and speculation,
Even if it's just a roll of toilet paper.