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Man appeared to be profiting from Coronavirus fears as he flogged toilet paper at £2 a roll from driveway

Sam Catt was “amazed” when he saw a woman buying the last remaining roll from a table with a sign that read '£2 Toilet Roll'

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
March 17, 2020
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A real life Del Boy appeared to be profiting from Coronavirus fears as he was spotted flogging toilet paper from a suburban driveway for TWO QUID a roll.

Shocked passer-by Sam Catt was “amazed” when he saw a woman buying the last remaining roll from a table with a sign that read “£2 Toilet Roll.”

The seller was pictured outside a large detached house today (TUES) exchanging a single Andrex ‘classic clean’ loo roll for cash.

Sam, 29, was a passenger in his friend’s car when he spotted the drive sale in Battle, East Sussex.

credit;SWNS

The company director, of Hawkhurst, East Sussex, said: “It was mad.

“It’s absolutely insane that someone would be doing that, and even more insane that someone would be buying it.”

He added: “I think it is a way of showing that panic buying is crazy and inconsiderate to others.”

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The packet he was selling from appeared to contain four rolls and was priced at £1.29, indicating he would make a profit of about £1.70 per roll.

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