An Un-Scientific Survey

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Jan 212010
 

I’m looking to get some information from my erudite and insightful reader about a particular subject.  There is a blog post simmering in my mind on a particular subject, but before I begin writing, I need some data.  Please answer these questions in the comments below:

  1. What brand of toilet paper do you use in your home
  2. Why did you choose that particular brand
  3. What is your #1 consideration when selecting toilet paper
  4. Are there any brands you refuse to use?
  5. Why?
  6. Which do you believe to be the right way to hang toilet paper: with the paper hanging over the top of the roll, or with the paper coming from underneath the roll?
  7. Are you (no pun intended) anal about the method of hanging toilet paper?
  8. Any other toilet paper-related stories, comments, or questions.

Thank you for your participation.  Hopefully your efforts will yield fruit in a future blog post.

 Posted by Matt at 12:21 am
  • http://knaveoftrades.blogspot.com William Doran

    1. Kirkland Select (the cheapest stuff at Costco)
    2. I get it because I can get a giant case of it for cheap at Costco.
    3. Cost
    4. N/A
    5. N/A
    6. Either or.
    7. Nope.
    8. Lately my toilet reading material has been "What's My Pee Telling Me?", the sequel to "What's Your Poo Telling You?".  Both are extremely educational.

  • Melissa Lindsey

    1. Kirkland
    2. ditto to William
    3. Cost
    4. Anything one ply or that feels more like paper that you write on than toilet paper.
    5. ow.
    6. If you have young children, from underneath.  It's harder for them to unroll it all when they're just playing around.  If not, over.
    7. No.
    8.  Nope :)

  • http://www.whiteeyebrows.com WhiteEyebrows

    What brand of toilet paper do you use in your home: The nicer stuff from Costco.  Snuggie?  Cuddle?  I'm not sure what it's called.
    Why did you choose that particular brand: Cause it looked plush and came in a HUGE bundle.
    What is your #1 consideration when selecting toilet paper: Percieved comfort, price, whether I can get a whole bunch of it.  If there's ever a retail crisi in this country I'm not going to get stuck w/o a roll.
    Are there any brands you refuse to use?  Anything that is 1ply or feels like sandpaper.  They make tp in south america that would make Sears proud.
    Why?  My mission.  They use TP there as a torture device, and then they don't let you flush it, so it sits there to the side of the toilet, mocking you.
    Which do you believe to be the right way to hang toilet paper: with the paper hanging over the top of the roll, or with the paper coming from underneath the roll?  OVER TOP!
    Are you (no pun intended) anal about the method of hanging toilet paper?  If it's wrong I will change it, but I don't go around looking for wrong TP.
    Any other toilet paper-related stories, comments, or questions.  How did the thing ever start about TP getting hoooked to someone's shoe?  I have a lot of stories, especially because I've had digestive/bowel problems in MANY public places.  Suffice it to say, I've had to go several nights commando because my underwear had to be used for cleanup.  Never underestimate the importance of toilet paper.

  • http://nelsfamily.blogspot.com Megan

    -Charmin
    -Because its thick and soft.
    -Thickness and softness.  I don't care about the price.  We don't skimp on toilet paper.  Skimping on toilet paper is like skimping on tampons.  Bad news for everyone.  I believe that everyone is entitled to toilet paper that won't leak or give their backsides a paper cut.
    -Over the top!
    -Incredibly.  Matt and I have actually had fights about the toilet paper.  Not only must it hang the right way, but whoever finished a roll of toilet paper is responsible for replacing it.  Additionally, setting a new roll of toilet paper on top of the empty roll DOES NOT COUNT, and shows tremendous laziness:)

  • http://halfthesugartwicethespice.blogspot.com Tiffany

     
     
    Some soft, plush stuff that comes in packs of of about 50 rolls
    My parents had some and I liked it so now I'm getting it
    Comfort and max clean up potential
    Brands, no. I only boycott the only the 1 ply type.
    Chafing, and nothing says eew! better than pee on your hand because it wasn't thick enough to absorb.
    Over the top.  It looks much nicer. 
    If you're wondering if I would change it in someone else's home were it hung incorrectly then no.  I ALWAYS hang it over the top when I put on a new roll though.  Even if I know the other person prefers it the other way.  I just pretend I didn't know.
    Randomly, the condo I'm going to buy doesn't have toilet paper holders.  The lady who lives there currently is kind of a… shall we say free spirit… and she has little wall mounted baskets that the TP roll just sits in.  Totally weird.

  • Andrew

    1. Angel Soft
    2. It's cheap, it doesn't chafe and I can get a ton.
    3. Price
    4. Not really–but the commercial grade stuff found in public restrooms should be banned from the world.
    5. Because it's like wiping your bum with your hand
    6. Over, but I'm not anal about it.
    7. See above
    8. My son likes to use empty toilet paper rolls as elements of destruction in his ongoing efforts to obliterate the world as he knows it. This has caused me to be more anal (yeesh) about restocking toilet paper when the roll is used.

  • http://cardinesblog.blogspot.com cardine

    Brand – Angel Soft.
    Why – Because it is as soft as an angel and inexpensive.
    #1 consideration – Usefulness. i.e. 1-ply is not useful.
    Brands refusal – Anything that is 1-ply.
    Why – I hate 1-ply.
    Over or under – Over.  I learned that it is the proper way when I was a motel housekeeper in high school.
    Anal – Slightly, but I can get over it.
    Other – My personal feeling about 1-ply is that it is not soft, and I end up using twice as much T.P., just because it's not very thick.  1-ply has to compensate.  um…really.

  • Nate Zimmer

    Kirkland Signature, the best toilet paper, hands down.
    It is the best out of the dozen brands I have tried, minimum tear, no break through, not too soft and not rough. It is pleasantly functional, there to do a job without bragging about it. And it comes individually wrapped so there's no fuss about storage.
    There's a commercial that uses toothpaste as a dookie analog, that is my main concern.
    It's hard to tell once it out of the wrapper but Charmin
    I will not support a company that objectifies bears like that.
    It doesn't matter much to me but I prefer Over.
    Not in the slightest, it's hung out of habit.
    Two thoughts: The first is a bumper for the TV station Kong, the sister station to King, featured a woman who adamantly told the greater Seattle area, and her husband that hanging over the roll was correct and that he should never go under.
    The second thought is that three ply paper is dumb and useless. The third ply allows to little friction and you end up with two plys stuck to your posterior and hand full of thin lace doily, no cool.

   
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