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A man has struck gold after finding a haul of vintage toilet paper from the 1980s in his father’s storage room.

But instead of keeping them to himself, Michael Guirgis, from Sydney, has offered anyone in need to come and take the vintage rolls after stores were cleaned out by panic buyers.

He posted to Facebook: ‘We are giving away free 1980s-1990s Petal vintage single ply toilet rolls to those in desperate need. No this is not a joke.’

Mr Giurgis said he was then flooded with messages from people in need. ‘I’m in a confused state right now – hundreds of people messaging me from this morning and last night,’ Mr Giurgis told Daily Mail Australia.


Shelves are empty of toilet rolls at a supermarket in Sydney, Australia (Picture: AAP)

Michael Guirgis has offered anyone in need to come and take the vintage rolls (Picture: Facebook)

‘I don’t know how to prioritise who to give them to. Obviously the elderly and disadvantaged should be looked after first. I have a list of about ten places to go and deliver some this afternoon.’



Mr Giurgis said his father, Sobhi, who migrated to Australia from Egypt in the late 1960s and passed away ten years ago, had filled the store room full of vintage items.

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Once he cleared through most of the stuff, he hit the ‘jackpot’.

He posted: ‘Thankfully in the far corner I found these babies, approx 270 rolls. It’s like winning the jackpot. Never have I been so excited to see toilet paper.’

Michael Guirgis said his father would want him to give the rolls away (Picture: Facebook)

Sobhi Guirgis migrated to Australia from Egypt in the late 1960s

Mr Giurgis said he would not be taking any money for the rolls as his father ‘would definitely want this to be shared around.’

And he already has some organisations in mind to donate some of the paper to, including local charities that look after the elderly and disabled people.

He added: ‘There’s also a garage at the same unit as the storage room so there could even be more gold there.’

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