Humans are weird

Maybe he was a small shop owner and the supermarket price was cheaper than his wholesaler due to economies of scale.

Maybe he ran a Portaloo hire company.

This would be a good test of lateral thinking ... how could you use 300 toilet rolls?

(a) put each roll in an empty coffee can, add kerosene and use to make runway marker flares for an improvised night-time airstrip.

(b) "mummify" all the kids in a nursery school as part of a weird project about ancient Egypt

(c) mop up a large oil spill

Come on, people ... get creative!

Maybe he was a small shop owner and the supermarket price was cheaper than his wholesaler due to economies of scale.

Maybe he ran a Portaloo hire company.

This would be a good test of lateral thinking ... how could you use 300 toilet rolls?

(a) put each roll in an empty coffee can, add kerosene and use to make runway marker flares for an improvised night-time airstrip.

(b) "mummify" all the kids in a nursery school as part of a weird project about ancient Egypt

(c) mop up a large oil spill

Come on, people ... get creative!

Ian said:

Come on, people ... get creative!

Build a fort!

Big enough to hide in, squishy enough not to hurt if you hit the walls, soft enough to touch and it feels nice, dense enough to absobe noise and when you are finished still has a practical use that prevents you needing to shop for them for a few years.