Comments on: Let’s Talk about Toilet Paper – Part 1

By: binoculars

binoculars — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:41:50 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:17:18 +0000

Here’s an idea. Skip the TP, and buy a $28 bidet from Amazon.com. It installs on your toilet in 10 minutes. Cut up some old t-shirts to dry off with. Throw them in a lingerie bag after each use. On washing day, zip it up and toss in the wash. Water usage is minimal because the water stream is targeted and very small. Reviews on Amazon were enough to convince me to try it, and now I will never go back to TP.

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:55:29 +0000

Scott, because country plumbing does not like the super “soft” brands. Creates clogs.

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 21:58:51 +0000

I’ve been purchasing Cottonelle as well & I but it from Wal-Mart online. When I spend $50, shipping is free. I can’t remember the cost per roll though, but I believe it is cheaper than you are paying.

Just found your site & I’m just starting to explore it!

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 22:51:02 +0000

In reply to Phil Pogson. There is definitely a lot of loud marketing noise on the labels. I usually find really good toilet paper for much cheaper from the non-loud advertised toilet papers compared to all the JUMBO jargon. Calculating the price per square feet will give you its true value. Some toilet papers are actually much smaller in sheets which can make it seem like you're actually getting more sheets. The only place I found that calculates toilet paper costs per square foot is here.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:15:26 +0000

We use Seventh Generation 1-ply 1000 sheet rolls. I buy them by the case at our local Co-op and get a 10% discount. I can’t think of anything worse than running out of TP! Don’t worry much about whether or not our TP is a luxury. Our luxury is drying our towels in the dryer so they stay soft and fluffy. There are trade-offs everywhere. I do enjoy visiting other people who have softer TP, but it’s never been an issue for us. Good luck on your quest!

By: Phil Pogson

Phil Pogson — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:48:16 +0000

We use Quilton. It works out to about 26 cents per 100 sheets.
In Australia we have a comparison requirement for all shelf labels in supermarkets which compares the price per unit (so you can equally compare to other brands)

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:12:43 +0000

In December of 2013 my toilet got clogged up. It was a fairly new toilet and we could not unclog it. We do not have children or anyone who might have thrown something down the toilet. It was the first time in our 43 years of marriage that we had a clog that could not be fixed with a quick plunge of the plunger.
What was different? I had gone to the toilet at a friend’s house and quite insipidly raved about their toilet paper at the dinner table. They told me it was Cottonelle. Our toilet was clogged within a month (we had previously used store brands).

We had to hire a plumber at some expense. He entered the bathroom and said right away that we had a “Cottonelle” plug. He said that Cottonelle is one of the “luxury” brands that can clog toilets. After snaking out the toilet he said he had found the toilet paper was the culprit. We switched to 7th generation and have had no trouble since then.

This is merely anecdotal information, of course, but Cottonelle was the ONLY smoking gun at the scene of the expensive repair!