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.

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  05:45:13      

It keeps people entertained, you know, something to think about while otherwise occupied.

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

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  06:01:48      

Just got one question: Why all these inane threads?

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  06:07:02        

quote:

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Originally posted by Studebaker Hawk

Just got one question: Why all these inane threads?

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Posted - 11/04/2009 :  06:21:50    

Mine is 1 5/8" Dia.

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  06:25:32  

Because it's against the rules to talk about anything significant.

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

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????????????

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  06:50:58            

Sam2, what happened to the KissyGoat avatar?

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.

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????
Lrna

Love me, love my banjos
Aluminum Rims rule!

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  07:27:17          

I heard it gets bigger the older you get

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  07:29:01            

quote:

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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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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

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  07:37:55            

quote:

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Originally posted by Studebaker Hawk

Just got one question: Why all these inane threads?

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Posted - 11/04/2009 :  07:38:22        

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

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  07:38:51            

quote:

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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

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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

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

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

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

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  12:45:06        

HUGE !!!!

Posted - 11/04/2009 :  13:12:28          

quote:

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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

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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.

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.