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Sam 2 - Posted - 11/04/2009: 05:30:07
If you turn the roll to the side and look at the hole, is that hole bigger than it use to be?
The one on Angel Soft is. I was just wondering why the people that make toilet paper decided to do this.
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People will forget what you say and do, but they will never forget how you treated them.
KE - Posted - 11/04/2009: 05:45:13
It keeps people entertained, you know, something to think about while otherwise occupied.
dustinTN - Posted - 11/04/2009: 05:57:55
If the wound roll is the same size, but the hole/cardboard roll is bigger, you're getting less toilet paper. I would say that's why they're doing this - to give you less product for the same price.
Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn [or your banjo]. ~Charlie Parker
Studebaker Hawk - Posted - 11/04/2009: 06:01:48
Just got one question: Why all these inane threads? 
Sam 2 - Posted - 11/04/2009: 06:07:02
quote:
Originally posted by Studebaker Hawk
Just got one question: Why all these inane threads?
I looked the word up and here is what I came up with. 1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions. 2. empty; void. I dont have a good answer..... _______________________________________________________ People will forget what you say and do, but they will never forget how you treated them.
Banjoitus - Posted - 11/04/2009: 06:25:32
Because it's against the rules to talk about anything significant.
dennis andrews - Posted - 11/04/2009: 06:33:57
Why all these inane threads?
Wait untill your retired, what else do we have to do.
Except:
mountain biking
banjo pickin
yoga
weight lifting
cuttin the lawn
pickin up the leaves
going to meetings
HEY: why am I responding to all these inane threads?
I guess I'm stupid
mike gregory - Posted - 11/04/2009: 06:49:53
Shall we avoid discussing things which are inane?
Shall we dedicate ourselves to discussion only such matters as are strictly ane?
Perhaps the posting procedure should be changed. We could submit a topic to a panel of the Mods (a p-ane-l, if you will).
They could examinine it, (dare we say ane-alise it?) and decide if it is ane, inane, or insane, and flag it accordingly.
Then, we who delight in rolling about in puddles of inanity, could click into those topics, and those of us who wish to dedicate our keyboards and brains to only the ane topics, could concentrate our efforts there.
Like the bumblebee said to the honeybee, when the honeybee asked why the bumblebee made such an awful stench:
"Theres a bee-gas world out there, little buddy! Deal with it!!"
Ain't words FUN????????????
mike gregory - Posted - 11/04/2009: 06:50:58
Sam2, what happened to the KissyGoat avatar?
dingo - Posted - 11/04/2009: 07:17:46
It is to fool people into thinking they are getting more paper.
Most people look and think it looks bigger, so they think they are getting their moneys worth. I always look at the writing on the front, it tells you how much paper you are getting.
Jill
What Happens in the Corn Field, Stays in the Corn Field.
vintagewells - Posted - 11/04/2009: 07:25:12
They may be trying to fool us into thinking the paper is fluffier and therefore softer.
We buy the economy big rolls from Walgreen when they are on sale.
I haven't noticed a difference as they go by # of sheets.
Check to see if a square of the paper is smaller. or the roll isn't quite as wide. Those are areas that they might be able to increase profits.
Toilet paper paranoia.
does this say something about us banjer pickers????
L rna
Love me, love my banjos
Aluminum Rims rule!
Mike Greylak - Posted - 11/04/2009: 07:27:17
I heard it gets bigger the older you get
BConk - Posted - 11/04/2009: 07:29:01
quote:
Originally posted by Sam 2
If you turn the roll to the side and look at the hole, is that hole bigger than it use to be?
The one on Angel Soft is. I was just wondering why the people that make toilet paper decided to do this.
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People will forget what you say and do, but they will never forget how you treated them.
If the TP roll I.D is larger, but the O.D. remains the same - then I'd say it's for the same reason that the middle of the bottom of the hummus container is higher than it used to be. Yer gettin' cheated out of product - all the while thinking you're buying the same size you've always bought.  "Defender of the Sacred Cod" Capio pisces, ergo sum
Sterling grass - Posted - 11/04/2009: 07:32:11
I was visiting a lady's restroom recently and I swear the TP was barely 3" wide. Now that's a serious problem!!!!!
Sterling grass
BConk - Posted - 11/04/2009: 07:37:55
quote:
Originally posted by Studebaker Hawk
Just got one question: Why all these inane threads?
I don't think they're inane. This one, for example, goes right to the heart of current ethically questionable marketing practices. Another recent post sparked a very interesting conversation that would have persisted for many more pages if some participants hadn't dragged religion into it. If you're looking for truly inane posts - head over to the Games Forum. Sam does pretty well IMO "Defender of the Sacred Cod" Capio pisces, ergo sum
BConk - Posted - 11/04/2009: 07:38:51
quote:
Originally posted by Sterling grass
I was visiting a lady's restroom recently and I swear the TP was barely 3" wide. Now that's a serious problem!!!!!
Sterling grass
Especially if you're a guy!!!   "Defender of the Sacred Cod" Capio pisces, ergo sum
jtalbert - Posted - 11/04/2009: 09:23:44
I honestly didn’t think some toilet paper holes could get any bigger. I guess you can see that theory has been proven wrong. If I were you I wouldn’t worry too much about it and just consider the source.
To answer your question, industrial or commercial toilet paper has the larger diameter to accommodate locking or limited use type dispensers.
It’s possible that there making them all that way now or it may be what Brain and others have already stated. If you increase the ID then you can use less paper and still have it look as large as the competitors brand on the store shelf.
Edited by - jtalbert on 11/04/2009 12:36:56
pandjlocke - Posted - 11/04/2009: 09:50:03
Candy bar companies have been doing it for years. Keep the price the same, just decrease the size of the product. Just more corporate rip off.
And I don't think the threads are nearly as inane as some of my answers.
Beware of the urgent crowding out the important - C.E. Hummel
Paddy
Sheldon - Posted - 11/04/2009: 11:28:33
You think you are getting less toilet paper per roll . . . . Check out a bar of Dial soap.
Sheldon
Brian T - Posted - 11/04/2009: 11:35:39
Is it outane to suggest that the job isn't finished until the paperwork is done?
There could be butane or propane but mostly methane.
Two year-old children work hard to stand there in the bathroom and figure out how long the roll really is.
We do not know where we are going.
Nor do most of us care.
For us, it is enough that we are on our way.
Le Matelot
Jaminbanjo - Posted - 11/04/2009: 13:12:28
quote:
Originally posted by backtothefuture
Answering the original question...." Has your toilet paper hole gotten bigger ??"......
I would say yes.....and this is yet more proof of evolution. 
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Dennis
 
 Don't get me started... Austin
bikebum - Posted - 11/04/2009: 13:24:56
It wasn't long ago that single ply tissue was thicker than the two ply stuff you now get. If they make it any thinner the roll will have to get larger. You notice that Angel Soft also has little bumps embossed on it. The little bumps are probably getting larger and the roll is wound less tightly. If they didn't do that then you would be lucky to have a roll of tissue over 1 1/2" in diameter.
Nancy - Posted - 11/04/2009: 13:30:02
[quote]Originally posted by backtothefuture
Answering the original question...." Has your toilet paper hole gotten bigger ??"......
I would say yes.....and this is yet more proof of evolution.
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Dennis
Good post Dennis. I always read your posts. They are funny. The original question made me wonder. Thanks for adding the humor.
Nancy
We Create Our Tomorrows by what we dream today.
ks - Posted - 11/04/2009: 14:52:10
People,lets refer to toilet paper by its proper name: BUMWAD
wrentree - Posted - 11/04/2009: 15:27:05
I think that they are trying to get you used to the smaller size so they can sell an individual, one use pack of it.
Course, with the larger hole, you could use a corn cob for that center bar if you lost it.
I think we should anal-ize this some more.
Harold
edweber - Posted - 11/04/2009: 15:30:48
I've noticed that some TP widths are narrower by a quarter inch. I'm sure TP manufacturers are saving millions as well as the companies who've turned 1/2 gallon ice cream into 1.75 gallon ice cream. The same goes for the candy bar folks and food manufacturers in general everywhere. Food volume is less and packaging is smaller but the prices are either the same or they are going up.
Ed
Regular Guy says, "Nuffs enuff"
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Email: edweber@customscrimshaw.com
Brian T - Posted - 11/04/2009: 16:51:55
Harold, I must be really slow today, I just don't get it.
If you have a whole bunch of corn cobs, what's the toilet paper for?
We do not know where we are going.
Nor do most of us care.
For us, it is enough that we are on our way.
Le Matelot
mike gregory - Posted - 11/04/2009: 17:05:46
FORGET paper!
NELDEYER INTERNATIONAL sells this portable UV/Infrared hand-dryer AND sanitizer!
Just don't trim your nails too short.
Nosferatu - Posted - 11/04/2009: 20:03:35
Mirror please.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
gdoc - Posted - 11/04/2009: 22:28:25
I think we have the makings for a Government Grant to study this........
gdoc
dmiller - Posted - 11/04/2009: 23:02:06
I never noticed. but if there is a government grant involved, I might start paying attention!
Do you suppose there's a grant available for comparing banjo rings to bathtub rings?? 
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gradelyduck - Posted - 11/05/2009: 01:34:31
The bigger hole means you get a lower note when using it as a trumpet.
Time is an illusion; lunchtime doubly so. D Adams Hitchhiker's Guide
KE - Posted - 11/05/2009: 04:16:43
Come to think of it, I believe the days are getting shorter.
mike gregory - Posted - 11/05/2009: 04:30:52
quote:
Originally posted by gradelyduck
The bigger hole means you get a lower note when using it as a trumpet.
Time is an illusion; lunchtime doubly so. D Adams Hitchhiker's Guide
 Just in time for Duck Call season.=):{ ) Mike Gregory, Banjo Maker Infraordinaire When I say my instruments are as good as anything Gibson or Martin ever made, I mean MEL Gibson and DEAN Martin! My banjos can be seen on my own website http://littlebanjos.lunare.netSee me & my SQUARED EEL banjo on the Y'all tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97EfvhFgRBY
bikebum - Posted - 11/05/2009: 04:40:21
Oh well. Another use for old newspapers.
S am - Posted - 11/05/2009: 07:24:28
quote:
Originally posted by Nosferatu
Mirror please.
Thank you,
"Count" Hugh
"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula
Just got this.....im a little slow ROTFKMFLMBO
clawfootcurt - Posted - 11/06/2009: 09:39:45
We buy Northern brand, it is narrower than it used to be a few months ago.
Your talk talks, and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks!
mike gregory - Posted - 11/06/2009: 10:11:39
Why not just use a sustainable natural resource, like leaves?
What's YOUR opinion, Sam 2?
"Smells good, tastes great!"
-Sam2-
Sam 2 - Posted - 11/06/2009: 10:25:13
Another excellent example of goat humor !!!
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People will forget what you say and do, but they will never forget how you treated them.
mike gregory - Posted - 11/06/2009: 10:33:26
And let us not forget that wonderful Bluegrass Gospel Christmas carol:
"Goat, Yell It On The Mountain"!
(My music file, "Run, Mary,Run!" has no mention of goats, but it's an easy 3-chord seasonal song. Everyone is invite to sing it when and where they will.)
Brian T - Posted - 11/06/2009: 13:14:20
Well, goat for us. Save a Tree. Use a Corn Cob.
We do not know where we are going.
Nor do most of us care.
For us, it is enough that we are on our way.
Le Matelot
Shimdog - Posted - 11/06/2009: 13:21:33
quote:
Originally posted by dennis andrews
Mine is 1 5/8" Dia.
That's more information than I needed to know! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Sam 2 - Posted - 11/06/2009: 13:42:20
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