Practice English Speaking&Listening with: What’s Behind The Toilet Paper Shortage During The Coronavirus Pandemic? | TODAY
I KNOW YOU’VE SEEN IT. WHY IS IT HAPPENING?
WHY IS IT HAPPENING? NBC’S SAVANNAH SELLERS TAKES A
NBC’S SAVANNAH SELLERS TAKES A LOOK.
LOOK. >> YOU’VE PROBABLY BEEN HEARING,
>> YOU’VE PROBABLY BEEN HEARING, TALKING AND THINKING ABOUT ONE
TALKING AND THINKING ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR BATHROOM ITEM A
PARTICULAR BATHROOM ITEM A LITTLE MORE THAN NORMAL LATELY.
LITTLE MORE THAN NORMAL LATELY. >> 100 ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER.
>> 100 ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER. DOESN’T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.
DOESN’T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. >> THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT MOST
>> THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT MOST AMERICANS ARE DOING WITH TOILET
AMERICANS ARE DOING WITH TOILET PAPER SALES UP MORE THAN 100%
PAPER SALES UP MORE THAN 100% FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS ISN’T
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME A CRISIS CREATED
THE FIRST TIME A CRISIS CREATED A TP FRENZY.
A TP FRENZY. >> YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS
>> YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS DISAPPEARING FROM THE
DISAPPEARING FROM THE SUPERMARKET SHELVES?
SUPERMARKET SHELVES? TOILET PAPER.
TOILET PAPER. YOU CAN LAUGH NOW.
YOU CAN LAUGH NOW. >> IN 1973 THAT RUMOR SENT
>> IN 1973 THAT RUMOR SENT PANICKED SHOPPERS TO, YOU
PANICKED SHOPPERS TO, YOU GUESSED IT, THE TOILET PAPER
GUESSED IT, THE TOILET PAPER AISLE.
AISLE. >> DOCTORS SAY HERD MENTALITY
>> DOCTORS SAY HERD MENTALITY COULD BE TO BLAME.
COULD BE TO BLAME. >> WE KIND OF DON’T REALLY THINK
>> WE KIND OF DON’T REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT WE REALLY NEED.
ABOUT WHAT WE REALLY NEED. IT’S WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS
IT’S WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING.
DOING. >> THERE’S KNOWN AS ZERO RISK
>> THERE’S KNOWN AS ZERO RISK BUYING.
BUYING. >> IN THIS SITUATION, IT’S LIKE
>> IN THIS SITUATION, IT’S LIKE I’M NOT GOING TO HAVE BUYERS
I’M NOT GOING TO HAVE BUYERS REMORSE, THERE’S ZERO RISK TO
REMORSE, THERE’S ZERO RISK TO BUYING ALL THIS TP.
BUYING ALL THIS TP. >> OR EVEN HOARDING.
>> OR EVEN HOARDING. >> WE ARE ACTUALLY FORTUNATE WE
>> WE ARE ACTUALLY FORTUNATE WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF TOILET PAPER
HAVE QUITE A BIT OF TOILET PAPER IN STORK, WHICH MAKES ME WANT TO
IN STORK, WHICH MAKES ME WANT TO BUY IT SINCE IT’S AVAILABLE.
BUY IT SINCE IT’S AVAILABLE. BUT I HAVE SOME AT HOME.
BUT I HAVE SOME AT HOME. SO I’M NOT GOING TO GET IT OR
SO I’M NOT GOING TO GET IT OR HOARD IT.
HOARD IT. >> THERE IS ONE OTHER THING TO
>> THERE IS ONE OTHER THING TO CONSIDER.
CONSIDER. WE ACTUALLY DO NEED MORE TOILET
WE ACTUALLY DO NEED MORE TOILET PAPER.
PAPER. WITH NEARLY 95% OF AMERICANS
WITH NEARLY 95% OF AMERICANS UNDER STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS,
UNDER STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS, IMAGINE ALL THE BATHROOM BREAKS
IMAGINE ALL THE BATHROOM BREAKS NORMALLY TAKEN AT OFFICES,
NORMALLY TAKEN AT OFFICES, RESTAURANTS OR STORES NOW ALL
RESTAURANTS OR STORES NOW ALL HAPPENING UNDER OUR OWN ROOFS.
HAPPENING UNDER OUR OWN ROOFS. >> WE HAVE MOVED FASTER THAN
>> WE HAVE MOVED FASTER THAN I’VE SEEN US MOVE BACK.
I’VE SEEN US MOVE BACK. >> OVERSEES BRANDS LIKE SCOTT
>> OVERSEES BRANDS LIKE SCOTT AND COTTONELLE.
AND COTTONELLE. >> AREN’T PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
>> AREN’T PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE SAYING HOW DO I GET TOILET
SAYING HOW DO I GET TOILET PAPER?
PAPER? >> THEY ARE.
>> THEY ARE. >> LET ME BE ONE OF THOSE
>> LET ME BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. HOW CAN I GET SOME IF I NEED
HOW CAN I GET SOME IF I NEED SOME?
SOME? >> BE PATIENT.
>> BE PATIENT. THAT PRODUCT WILL BE THERE SOON.
THAT PRODUCT WILL BE THERE SOON. >> WE’RE ALL REMINDED TO THINK
>> WE’RE ALL REMINDED TO THINK OF OTHERS.
OF OTHERS. THAT HOLDS TRUE HERE, TOO.
THAT HOLDS TRUE HERE, TOO. >> WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHO
>> WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHO WERE WE AND ARE WE HELPING OR
WERE WE AND ARE WE HELPING OR ARE WE HURTING?
ARE WE HURTING? >> REMEMBER, KEEP CALM AND ROLL
