Two YouTubers in Colorado Springs just came to the rescue of hundreds of people who hadn’t been able to find toilet paper because of coronavirus-induced shopping hysteria.
Justin Stuart and Andrew Scites run MoreJStu, a YouTube channel known for “nautical nonsense” videos, stunts, pranks and challenges.
Among their antics last October was buying all the toilet paper — about $5,000 worth, enough to fill a moving truck — from a Target store to construct a giant castle fort. They also handed out some rolls for free during a “toilet paper pop up shop.”
But there was plenty left over.
Then, coronavirus struck, and so did the pair’s inclination toward kindness.
First they stopped by senior living homes, then gave away more toilet paper to store employees and strangers in store parking lots.
Scites told CNN — “We’ve had the toilet paper stashed in our warehouse for months. Once the virus broke out and everyone went ham over toilet paper, we were like, holy cow, we have an insane amount that we can just give out because people can’t even buy it. It was a no-brainer for us to give them away.”
The two made a video of their day. Some grateful strangers nearly cried, while others shared stories of their families’ struggles.
The best part of the idea, he said, was the joy they brought to peoples’ lives at a time when happiness can be hard to find. Scites and Stuart are now encouraging others to find their own way of spreading happiness to their communities in the midst of the crisis.