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[Tobes]

Not according to this (I had checked earlier after I posted )

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/brexit-toilet-paper-shortage

According to the Confederation of Paper Industries, 1.3 million tonnes of tissue is used in the UK every year, with 1.1 million of it being imported into the UK. Statistics from the Consumer Market Outlook says that one Brit goes through an estimated 127 rolls of toilet roll every year, making the UK the third biggest consumer of toilet paper in the world. And Mintel’s Household Paper Products report, published this year, also found that Brits spent a massive £1.1 million on toilet paper in 2018 alone.

I remember reading that it was one of the risks of no-deal Brexit. Fresh food would be prioritised over things like toilet paper. Was an early entrepreneurial idea

That stat isn’t correct. We import 1.1m tonnes of BOTH the raw materials and the finished product. Andrex for example is manufactured here, but relies on the raw materials from overseas.

 

[Diego]

Not according to this (I had checked earlier after I posted )

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/brexit-toilet-paper-shortage

According to the Confederation of Paper Industries, 1.3 million tonnes of tissue is used in the UK every year, with 1.1 million of it being imported into the UK. Statistics from the Consumer Market Outlook says that one Brit goes through an estimated 127 rolls of toilet roll every year, making the UK the third biggest consumer of toilet paper in the world. And Mintel’s Household Paper Products report, published this year, also found that Brits spent a massive £1.1 million on toilet paper in 2018 alone.

I remember reading that it was one of the risks of no-deal Brexit. Fresh food would be prioritised over things like toilet paper. Was an early entrepreneurial idea

So we are spending less than a pound per tonne?
have you any idea how many toilet rolls/tissues can be made out of a tonne roll?
People must have found some really cheap stuff somewhere, when you take into account processing, wrapping and centre tubes the manufacturers must be making a massive loss.

 

[Toby]

So your suggesting all the people with the bog roll are brexiters, and all the people with shhite still hanging out their arses are remainers, right i get yer

No, I'm saying people associated the virus with China because it's been widely reported that it's down to a food market infection over there.

Chinese people over here are going to be suffering by association. There have been loads of random reports of Asians getting grief.

The Italian situation is much more recent. I also doubt that even the stupidest people in this country think that Asda's own brand pasta is made in Italy.

 

[Toby]

That stat isn’t correct. We import 1.1m tonnes of BOTH the raw materials and the finished product. Andrex for example is manufactured here, but relies on the raw materials from overseas.

Fair play, my knowledge of the toilet paper manufacturing capacity of this country was based on a random article I read ages ago on the risks of no-deal Brexit. When I googled it, that article came up, which, to be fair, would make sense as imports would still be ****ed if it happened.

 

[Edelman]

WTF has Brexit hot to do with this ?
Globalisation is the issue and the reliance upon basically one Country !
Crazy !

 

[Toby]

So we are spending less than a pound per tonne?
have you any idea how many toilet rolls/tissues can be made out of a tonne roll?
People must have found some really cheap stuff somewhere, when you take into account processing, wrapping and centre tubes the manufacturers must be making a massive loss.

Do you think I'm a journalist for Wired? I didn't write that article.

I also presume you know ****all about the subject either

 

[Edelman]

So we are spending less than a pound per tonne?
have you any idea how many toilet rolls/tissues can be made out of a tonne roll?
People must have found some really cheap stuff somewhere, when you take into account processing, wrapping and centre tubes the manufacturers must be making a massive loss.

The cheap bog rolls no good your hands go through whilst wiping !

 

[Tobes]

Fair play, my knowledge of the toilet paper manufacturing capacity of this country was based on a random article I read ages ago on the risks of no-deal Brexit. When I googled it, that article came up, which, to be fair, would make sense as imports would still be ****ed if it happened.

Yes, that’s right. It was being stockpiled pre the ‘no deal’ dates, by manufacturers and consumers alike. As iirc we only carry less than a fortnights worth of product / materials at any one time.

 

[Diego]

Do you think I'm a journalist for Wired? I didn't write that article.

I also presume you know ****all about the subject either

Just a little bit

 

[Edelman]

Yes, that right. It was being stockpiled pre the ‘no deal’ dates, by manufacturers and consumers alike. As iirc we only carry less than a fortnights worth of product / materials at any one time.

It's a just in time world we live in and lock downs would be extremely damaging !
Animal Farm !!

 

[Tobes]

So we are spending less than a pound per tonne?
have you any idea how many toilet rolls/tissues can be made out of a tonne roll?
People must have found some really cheap stuff somewhere, when you take into account processing, wrapping and centre tubes the manufacturers must be making a massive loss.

It should have read £1.1BN.

 

[Diego]

Yes, that’s right. It was being stockpiled pre the ‘no deal’ dates, by manufacturers and consumers alike. As iirc we only carry less than a fortnights worth of product / materials at any one time.

Who "carries" it?

 

[Diego]

It should have read £1.1BN.

I didn't write/quote the article mate

 

[Tobes]

Who "carries" it?

Trucks and ships and mule trains.

**** off Diego there’s a good chap.

 

[Diego]

Trucks and ships and mule trains.

**** off Diego there’s a good chap.

Just say if your not sure

 

[Tobes]

I didn't write/quote the article mate

Neither did he, and you queried the figure in the C&P of the article he posted. The market size in the U.K. is £1.1BN. Happy to help.

 

[Toby]

Neither did he, and you queried the figure in the C&P of the article he posted. The market size in the U.K. is £1.1BN. Happy to help.

I only just realised what he's on about

@Diego how the **** is that relevant to what we're talking about?

 

[Diego]

Neither did he, and you queried the figure in the C&P of the article he posted. The market size in the U.K. is £1.1BN. Happy to help.

It was obviously an article he held great store in otherwise he wouldn't have used it to make a point.

If it was a C&P then the article was total bullshit like so many others posted on here but people read and believe without a second thought or question.

 

[Tobes]

I only just realised what he's on about

@Diego how the **** is that relevant to what we're talking about?

It’s what he does.

It’s about all he does.

Pedantry and crap attempts at point scoring.

He’s also extremely **** at it.

 

[Tobes]

It was obviously an article he held great store in otherwise he wouldn't have used it to make a point.

If it was a C&P then the article was total bullshit like so many others posted on here but people read and believe without a second thought or question.

The article was flawed, but the basic premise of the vast majority of our bog rolls relying on imports of either product or raw materials is an actual fact.

As usual you have no point. As you’re literally - pointless.