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Toilet paper rolls are disappearing from restrooms in convenience stores.

By on March 2, 2020

Public toilets in Japan are the envy of many people around the world.  They are  clean, sanitized and frequently stocked with toilet paper.

Tokyo is perhaps one of the few cities where you can walk into a convenience store and, regardless of whether you are buying something or not, use the restroom. But that can change given storekeepers are now one by one starting to get annoyed by a string of toilet paper looting incidents happening in the city recently, as rampant toilet paper shortage continues. One convenience store in Minato ward has recently begun putting up a sign that says, “We don’t lend our restroom.”

A sign found in Lawson store says “We don’t lend our restroom.”

Netizens have taken notice as people start tweeting about it. Here are some of them.
The sign reads:  “We give toilet paper on demand.”
“Taking home our toilet paper is prohibited. There have been incidents of disappearing toilet papers lately.”
“Stealing toilet paper is a public menace. If we catch anyone stealing them, we’ll report it to the police. Please don’t take them home.  The store manager “
a_chan887
“Toilet paper rolls are being stolen. Due to this, we regret the inconvenience but we are no longer lending our toilet. We beg for your understanding.”
At 7 Eleven “We’ve stopped lending our toilet due to people stealing our toilet paper.” …this whole city has gone mad
“Please check first if there is toilet paper inside before you use the toilet. If there’s none, ask our staff. There have been incidents of people stealing our toilet paper.”
yuhe_saki
“We always make it a point to put ample stock of toilet paper here. We check the stock once every hour. Despite this, it runs out fast. If they disappear, let us know. We got them tucked away in a secret hiding place.“
“The day the toilet paper disappeared from the convenience store!
I went straight to the toilet, ready to squat slowly only to find out, there’s no toilet paper.
Should I use my “underwear”? So came the decision.
I called the store clerk and said, “I’m sorry there’s no toilet paper.”
That wasn’t cool at all!”
Over in Osaka, it has come to this:

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