Zimbabwe’s smallest denomination banknote is Z$500. That is a fraction of the price of a roll of lavatory paper at Z$150,000, leading to inevitable jokes about how to express one’s point of view of Robert Mugabe’s regime.
To spare you the calculations, one roll of toilet paper, if paid with Z$500 notes, requires 300 of those notes.
To further spare you the research, I traversed to the deep, dark depths of my very own bathroom to discover how many sheets are in each roll. Fortunately I was saved the ignominious toil of counting each sheet because the rolls were still in the wrapper. My Kroger-Brand “Nice ‘n Soft” rolls each contain “352 two-ply sheets per roll.” And those are double rolls.
The Government refuses to print notes higher than Z$50,000 despite a 1,000 per cent inflation rate, claiming it would be ‘inflationary’
On the upside, entertainment remains cheap.
Only condoms, which cost $Z300 because they are heavily subsidised by the international community, seem inflation-proof.
Wow..
Wha Says:
“Seem inflation-proof” would be a bad thing for a condom from another perspective.