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Where can I buy toilet paper during the coronavirus outbreak?

SUPERMARKET supplies have been ransacked as worried shoppers stock-up to self-isolate, but here's where you might be able to get your hands on toilet roll.

Retailers are currently facing a rise in demand for certain products unprecedented outside of the Christmas period, says the British Retail Consortium.

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Asda has sold out of most toilet roll when we checked a London addressCredit: Asda

This is largely limited to hygiene, health and longer shelf-life food products, according to the trade body, but it adds that retailers are working with suppliers to increase the supply of goods.

And despite concerns, we found there are still places where you can stock up on the everyday essential of toilet roll.

Of course, if you buy online, check minimum spends and delivery fees as retailers will usually set limits on how much you have to spend.

Delivery slots may also have sold out weeks in advance, with shoppers saying it's harder to get an order online than at Christmas.

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When your delivery does come, bear in mind it may be heavily substituted with similar items where what you've ordered has since gone out of stock.

And ensure you let your supermarket know if you're self isolating when you order so it can take extra precautions.

We've also only included the major online retailers, so it's worth checking your local and , convenience stores such as , as well as smaller and independent corner shops.

If you're still able to go to the supermarket, you're likely to have more luck first thing in the morning after it's re-stocked overnight.

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You can also ask local stores when they typically re-stock.

But don't buy more than you need - we've compiled a guide to how much you need to stockpile to help.

Amazon

We could only find one pack of branded toilet roll that hadn't sold out on Amazon - a - a whopping £3.99 a roll - but there's no  delivery fee.

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