Julie Angelicola visited the NJ Transit Customer Service Center at Penn Station to retrieve the ring, which she believed had been flushed down a train toilet while she was washing her hands.
Thousands of rolls of the highly sought after cargo burned on I-20 near Dallas after an 18-wheeler crash.
Public works crews have seen a surprising correlation in sewer backups and overflowing and the toilet paper shortage.
"They can basically stick to the sides of the pipes," one official said. "They also stick to grease that is also inside the pipes and then they block the pipe."
TOILET TECH: Charmin unveiled a product that no one knew they needed -- a robot that can deliver toilet paper.
YIKES! Video shot by a passenger shows crews trying to get the door open.