Covid-19: German toilet paper calculator takes aim at virus panic-buying


A woman walking in front of a graffiti depicting the character of Gollum from ‘Lord Of The Rings’, holding a roll of toilet paper and saying ‘My precious’, in the Mauerpark public park at the district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany. — AP

BERLIN: The coronavirus pandemic has sent panicked shoppers across Europe into a toilet-paper buying frenzy. But how much do you really need? And what to do if the unthinkable happens and you run out?

A German online calculator is here to help.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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