To be fair he's had COVID twice and not required half the number of tissues the current head cold has required. If 2024 Paul travelled back in time to March 2020 he couldn't justify this particular stockpile.

Well a cold can produce quite a lot of snot. Don't know if anyone has measured total snot production for a bout of cold/flu/covid. I am not at all sure a cold produces less than the others

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Uses of Tissues at Home

Tissue papers play an important role to maintain hygiene, these are common nowadays and the demand is also increasing with their usage. Tissue papers are single-use and are thrown away.