Covid 19 coronavirus: Cheeky way dairy handles toilet paper hoarders

By Hannah Paine

news.com.au·

24 Mar, 2020 05:59 PM2 mins to read

Redfern Convenience Store has come up with a genius way to stop panic buyers.

A Sydney convenience store has found a novel way of stopping "greedy" coronavirus-panicked toilet paper hoarders.

Rather than strictly limiting how many loo rolls customers can buy amid the COVID-19 crisis, Redfern Convenience Store has adopted a different tack.

The inner Sydney store is still allowing patrons to purchase a two-pack for $3.50, but a second pack will bring the total price to a whopping $99.

"Don't be greedy," a sign posted in front of the coveted stock reads. "Think of the other people."

Redfern Convenience Store has come up with a genius way to stop panic buyers. Photo / Instragram

Owner Hazem Sedda took to social media to explain the pricing structure to the store's 18,000 Instagram followers.

He said they were attempting to avoid scenes from across the country where supermarkets have been left with barren toilet paper shelves.

"We do have toilet paper," Sedda wrote on Instagram. "And we are doing our best to keep them in stock for you.

"Please only buy what you need. Don't buy to stock up as a lot of people are desperate for one roll."

Redfern Convenience Store owner Hazem Sedda. Photo / Instagram

Sedda's move was praised by shoppers, who wrote in the comments that it was a "fantastic idea" to make things more fair.

"This is the BEST idea!! Are they still in stock? My friends mother has been sending her rolls in the mail because she can't find any in stores," one person wrote, while another added: "Haha genius pricing."

Redfern Convenience Store – which bills itself as the "greatest convenience store on earth" that has a cult online following as well as celebrity fans such as Ben Fordham, Edwina Bartholomew and Sylvia Jeffreys.

It's famous for stocking hard-to-source items from overseas for its loyal customers.