"In China toilet paper price jumped 30-50%...."
Well, that's not so bad, cl100. I remember that our price of toilet paper didn't change for several years, and there was no inflation at all; the problem was that they didn't have it in stores. But the Mother Party (the Party of all Parties) would make quite clear, in its infinite wisdom, that there is enough of toilet paper around; it was just the problem with speculators who were taking advantage of the situation (lasting 2-3 years), and making a killing with toilet paper on the black market. And if one was lucky and saw that a store just got some, he would stay in line for 1-2 hours and maybe -- he would get really lucky and get some 4 or even 8 rolls.
"Recently paper makers started to add pulp surcharge to pass the increase to consumers. In the US Kimberly Clark is planning to reduce number of toilet paper per roll. What can the consumer do? Stop using toilet paper?"
Well, cl100, maybe -- yes? You would be surprised what consumers would have to do, what might happen one day. Who knows the future, right? I didn't know that I will live in California, on the other side of the globe, for 30 years now! LOL. I didn't know what is a stock market, a credit card, a checking account... and yet, I make a living as an investor for 20 years already. Who could tell, what costumers might be facing one day, what they will have to deal with. I would say that they might be forced to deal with much complicated problems than a luck of a quality toilet paper. LOL
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