Collected Item: “Toilet Paper”
Give your story a title.
Toilet Paper
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
This picture depicts a pile of toilet paper that has been stacked. I found it on a website page detailing the history of toilet paper.
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
Although this pile of toilet paper may seem insignificant to most, it actually represents a time of struggle and perseverance. During the pandemic, some household necessities become scarce such as hand soap, hand sanitizer, and most importantly toilet paper. "The great shortage of toilet paper" was a common joke used during the early days of the virus. I think it represents the lack of materials and resources that we had during this pandemic.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#oops, whenever I see toilet paper I imagine myself without it when I need it most and that classic "oh crap" that follows it. #shortage, this is a common word that has been used during the pandemic and has been used to characterize toilet paper at one point.
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://www.startribune.com/a-brief-history-of-toilet-paper/569248072/
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
StarTribune
Give this story a date.
2020-08-18