Rolling in toilet paper - Australian family over-orders coveted commodity


  • World
  • Friday, 06 Mar 2020

Boxes containing toilet paper are seen in Toowoomba, Australia February 10, 2020. in this picture obtained from social media. CHRIS AND HAIDEE JANETZKI via REUTERS

(Reuters) - An Australian family is rolling in a much-coveted commodity after mistakenly ordering 48 boxes instead of 48 rolls of toilet paper online.

That works out at 2,304 toilet paper rolls for Haidee Janetzki and her family at a time when panic buying due to the coronavirus outbreak has caused major grocers in Australia to restrict supplies to a pack a person.

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