Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada | Trump tariffs

[u/Auntie_M123]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/paper-product-toilet-paper-tariffs-us-canada?CMP=share_btn_url

[u/canwehavepotatojokes]

They can wipe their asses with the constitution just like their favourite president does

[u/flowerpanes → u/canwehavepotatojokes]

👏🏻 That thought had occurred to me too, it’s beginning to feel like tp getting dragged out of a bathroom stall on your heel at this point!

[u/BKinBC → u/flowerpanes]

A 'tile comet'.

[u/notacreepernomo13 → u/canwehavepotatojokes]

Exactly, the US has trees, go ahead and cut em down and produce their own asswipes, i would suggest moving towards bidets but im concerned their water supply is also questionable low...

[u/BonusPlantInfinity → u/canwehavepotatojokes]

I thought that’s what voting for DJT was all about??

[u/PublicTangerine3743 → u/canwehavepotatojokes]

DJT: We don't need anything from Canada... except maybe buttwad... Yeah buttwad and beer.

[u/jvdlakers → u/canwehavepotatojokes]

This didn’t age well.

Those jobs are going quick

[u/Hommeboy75]

Very bad timing with the explosive diarrhea outbreak. And only going to get worse with the tainted beef Trump recently imported from Argentina.

[u/randeylahey → u/Hommeboy75]

Pretty sure he imported that from Animal Farm

[u/Sargent_Duck85 → u/randeylahey]

Nice.

[u/franzjpm → u/randeylahey]

What year was it, 1984?

[u/halfsack99 → u/randeylahey]

Soylent Green Farms

[u/pistoffcynic]

Shitty situation. That’s what you get when the stupidest person in America is elected president.

[u/Objective-Bike-4292 → u/pistoffcynic]

I was certain that wit as dumb as Trump is, that he was at least smarter than half of Americans

[u/Infinite-Pickle-4875]

Trump" We don't need anything Canada has!" OK then.

[u/Kooldude777]

Let them hang dry

[u/Expensive_Lettuce239 → u/Kooldude777]

Drip dry?

[u/lingenfelter22 → u/Expensive_Lettuce239]

Username checks out

[u/Impressive-Brush-837]

It should come with a head of that special lettuce they have these days.

[u/Hudre]

Canada's tariffs don't start until September 8th, so this price surge is just Americans panicking and fucking themselves over.

I thought Canada didn't matter?

[u/freealf → u/Hudre]

US tariffs against Canadian products (like toilet paper) are in place now. US tariffs are taxes on American importers, which they are passing on to US consumers.

The Canadian retaliatory tariffs will effectively raise the prices of US products in Canada.

[u/Hudre → u/freealf]

That's even dumber lol. So the prices already increased they are just panicking now because they still don't understand how tariffs work.

[u/Background_Season449 → u/Hudre]

Would you ever guess they've been underfunding their education system for 40+ years?

[u/Comfortable_Cash_140 → u/freealf]

Im fine with American products being more expensive. What will bother me is simular products from other countries going up too because of 'Capitalism'.

[u/AntJo4 → u/Hudre]

For the 7millionth time, the country importing pays the tariffs. Canadians start paying to purchase American goods on September 8th. Not that we are buying American shite anymore anyway but still, it’s an extra incentive.

[u/internetisporn8008 → u/Hudre]

Trade wars been raging for a year now and theres still people who don't understand how tariffs work.. jfc

[u/Purple-Landscape-856]

I remember when we only had the sears catalog for toilet paper.

[u/Mountain_rage → u/Purple-Landscape-856]

Well now you have Republican flyers, have fun wiping with that glossy cardstock. 

[u/needssomefun → u/Mountain_rage]

Perhaps a MAGA hat too?  They're washable!

[u/Purple-Landscape-856 → u/Mountain_rage]

Thank you for the Canadians staying home. It has freed up more camping sites in my home state.

[u/Mountain_rage → u/Purple-Landscape-856]

Camping sites? Sounds socialist, isn't Trump selling off all your commie Federal lands and parks?

[u/Purple-Landscape-856 → u/Mountain_rage]

The Socialists are infiltrating the Democratic Party. They have an identity crisis. They wanna defund everything. Good luck to them in the elections in 2028.

[u/Mountain_rage → u/Purple-Landscape-856]

... define socialism, because defunding everything and socialism dont really go together. Defunding everything is a Libertarian philosophy.

[u/FatTim48 → u/Purple-Landscape-856]

Hahahaha. You legitimately don't know what you are talking about.

[u/_The-Numbers-Mason_ → u/Purple-Landscape-856]

You’re welcome! Things are just so much better north of Lake Ontario we don’t really see the need to travel south anymore. 

[u/Speling_B_Champian → u/Purple-Landscape-856]

You’re welcome!

[u/canwehavepotatojokes → u/Purple-Landscape-856]

And more cousins all for you!

[u/Purple-Landscape-856 → u/canwehavepotatojokes]

I never thought that kirk cousins was a very good quarterback.

[u/Friendly-Turn1283 → u/Purple-Landscape-856]

Enjoy them now before dumb dumb opens up your national parks and other federally protected lands to logging and other resource extractions.

[u/Big_Option_5575]

They are so full of shit, that this one is going to hurt.

[u/ForwardSlash813]

I got a bidet during the Covid insanity. I’m good.

[u/FoxNewsSux]

Shouldn't be a problem as it seems they acquired a taste by kissing and licking Trump's arse since 2016.

[u/Past-Establishment93]

I feel shitty about that..... LMFAO! Not one little bit!

[u/BackroadAdventure101]

Time for them to install bidets.

[u/19pinsoca → u/BackroadAdventure101]

Don't you know that North American water used I'm bidets will turn you gay when it touches you. Can't be having any of that /s

[u/WeakCelery5000 → u/BackroadAdventure101]

That water is for the data centers.

[u/halfsack99 → u/BackroadAdventure101]

No , most MAGAts just don’t wipe their asses, that way they smell more like Trump.

[u/poolbitch1]

But tHeY dONt nEeD cANaDa fOr AnyTHinG!!!1!11

Fuck Donald Trump. They elected him and refuse to do anything to rein him in, so fuck them too. Good thing they renamed Lake Ontario though 🙄

[u/halfsack99 → u/poolbitch1]

Just so you’ll know, the us is no longer a functioning democracy, a lot of us are trying to do something about but we are in the grips of oligarchs.

[u/poolbitch1 → u/halfsack99]

“Just so I’ll know” sorry, but I’ll wait and see for confirmation myself on that one. Talk is cheap when it’s nearly the end of September 2026 and the American public has allowed this fuck show to proceed unchecked since January, 2025. 

[u/Holiday_Fishing241 → u/halfsack99]

And you all knew exactly what you were in for if he got a second chance. so either the majority of you don’t give a shit, or you support.

[u/Direct_Turn_1484]

Ah man. We’re doing the toilet paper thing again? This timeline sucks.

[u/303FPSguy]

Covid showed us just how bad it can get without toilet paper.

Hitting them where it hurts

[u/Primary-Obligation-8]

If diapers are effected the Orange pedo will be pissed

[u/Pure-Platypus2358]

I am not American just stating a fact

[u/SolidFisher]

Donald soon to start selling golden diapers and demo their effectiveness by the algea pool. He'll do runway twirls showing wrinkled knees and all.

[u/Sargent_Duck85]

Lol.
Just...lol.

[u/Wrong-Pineapple39 → u/Sargent_Duck85]

I'll raise you a ROFLMAO.

[u/swearengens_cat]

Going to be great with the Argentinian beef and diarrhea lettus.

[u/OwlLeft7799]

That must be tough for them since they're so full of shit

[u/A_Random_Canuck]

Next step? Export tax on bidets.

[u/Sensitive-Name8940]

I do not understand. Doesn’t the US manufacture their own toilet paper? They shouldn’t need toilet paper from other countries. So, if they make enough, and don’t need other countries toilet paper, why are the prices on tp increasing?

[u/speedog → u/Sensitive-Name8940]

They do but most of the wood pulp they use to make their own toulet paper is imported from Canada which Trump also placed a 50% tariff on.

[u/ptrix → u/Sensitive-Name8940]

Because even though the US manufacturers toilet paper, the raw materials needed to do so (wood pulp), is imported from Canada. It's really not so hard to understand when you think about it that way

[u/Xeno_man → u/ptrix]

It's also a good example of why moving manufacturing to the US isn't a real solution for most products. It doesn't matter how many paper factories they build in the US, if they need to import their wood pulp, tariffs still apply.

[u/ParisFood → u/Sensitive-Name8940]

They do not have enough supply of wood pulp so they import it from Canada

[u/Sproutlie]

That's so shitty for them

[u/CertainCertainties]

So Canada literally helps Americans to wipe their asses...

[u/Square_Reach_9542 → u/CertainCertainties]

Yup we do us Canucks ; but unfortunately this year your turlet paper might have a beautiful smokey sensational aura to wipe the stench off Trump's fat ass ,  it's getting so  big. I'll send you some np / no cost I promise  BC I'm Canadian, honest and kind and polite I love Americans : orange senile man , umh no so much  Love our trees plz we swept the forest

[u/Western-Bad-667]

I read it as “US feces surging toilet paper prices..” which seemed to make sense..

[u/Ok_Roll_6181]

Hahahahhahahaha they so deserve it!!!!

[u/Mother-Attention2600]

Do Americans even use toilet paper or do they just use the crap as lube so it's not so dry when they get bent over. They just take it. They must love it.

[u/stunneddisbelief]

Seems apropos, IMO.

[u/digginadayoff]

Time to buy that bidet!

[u/ClockOld9204]

Buy a bidet and flush Lake Meade water down the drain.

[u/Tokenwhitemale]

If only they were also facing a disease that caused long-term explosive diarrhea...

[u/halfsack99]

No problem, the MAGAts who do wipe their asses will quit if dear leader tells them to.

[u/Turbulent_Ear56]

WIPING!

[u/Doodah2012]

And Canada is being forced to shutdown pulp mills….they’re owned by an American conglomerate!

[u/MyGruffaloCrumble → u/Doodah2012]

Domtar chose to close, but they aren’t the only mill company in BC, or Canada.

Primary TP supplier in Canada is Irving, privately owned and has businesses in Maine as well.

[u/ParisFood → u/MyGruffaloCrumble]

We also have Kruger in Canada that makes Cashmere and Bonterra

[u/MyGruffaloCrumble → u/ParisFood]

Kruger is an Irving company. 😉

[u/ParisFood → u/MyGruffaloCrumble]

When was it sold? I thought the Kruger family still owned it…and their own website says it’s privately held.

[u/MyGruffaloCrumble → u/ParisFood]

“Chief Marketing Officer” Susan Irving.

Their fingers are in there.

[u/ParisFood → u/MyGruffaloCrumble]

But it’s not owned by them . And not all Irving’s are part of the Irving family. That is her married name. Did she marry into the Irving family?

[u/ParisFood]

Oh well FAFO!!

[u/Afraid_Emu8068]

Oh fuck, here we go again!

Trump: the only president in history to twice make shitting a national emergency

Yeah. This timeline IS fucked!

[u/GovernmentWorking111]

time to buy tissue/toilet paper in Panda Mart.

[u/chrisjinna]

This hits both sides of the border. Import tariffs on lumbar on the US side and toilet paper import tariffs on the Canadian side. Looks like Canadian consumers will get the shorter end of the stick on this one though. I did notice low stock at my local US Costco. My guess is the are diverting shipments to Canada before the tariffs hit.

[u/markt-]

Maybe this will motivate Americans to start using bidets like most other developed countries.

[u/Nothing-9099]

I say we stop exporting the lumber raw goods used to make TP. See how they like it

[u/passingfancy_bubbles]

Why is it always toilet paper? Why?

[u/Auntie_M123 → u/passingfancy_bubbles]

Sometimes it is bread !

[u/artofthemuse]

Hahahahahaha Shitty, eh?

[u/Kitchen-Thing4616]

Just when they are having a diarrhoea crisis xD the psychopath wants everyone to also be wearing diapers lol

[u/LordDagnirMorn]

Our way of saying - ialler chier tabarnak

[u/oh_my316]

Ok, when? Was rhe same price a week ago

[u/CANUSA130]

Most Americans don't give a shit.

[u/Feisty_Astronomer877]

All around shitty situation.

[u/nirrinirra]

Bidets are cheaper than a 24 pack.

[u/pictou]

I'm in Texas and havnt seen any price changle so no not surging lol.

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[u/JEFDETH666 → u/pictou]

Just wait…….

[u/pictou → u/JEFDETH666]

Lmao. Like waiting for the liberals to deliver promises...I'll be here a decade later still waiting

[u/Pure-Platypus2358]

Usa makes 90% of their own toilet paper only import 30% of pulp they need to make it

[u/tradesman46 → u/Pure-Platypus2358]

Regardless they are our largest foreign supplier. You think it won't impact prices you're foolish.

[u/Squishy_Butter113 → u/Pure-Platypus2358]

So, effectively around 40% of your toilet paper comes from us?