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Tissues vs. Toilet Paper
DailyFinance.com ^ | 02/03/12 | Nadine Cheung

Posted on 02/11/2012 3:54:48 AM PST by Daffynition

When you have a cold or are suffering from allergies, tissues are a must-have, but the cost can rack up when you're buying them all the time. Have you ever considered using toilet paper instead? Here are a few good reasons why you should.

We've all grabbed a few squares from the bathroom roll in a pinch, but using toilet paper over tissues is actually a more cost-effective choice in the long run. On average, a box of tissues has 65 sheets and breaks down to about 2 cents per sheet. However, a roll of toilet paper has nearly four times as many sheets as a box of tissues and costs half as much.

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To: alexander_busek

You are correct.

Facial tissue has a higher hardwood content which makes it less abrasive due to the shorter fibers.

Bath tissue uses more long fiber softwood to built tensile strength.


41 posted on 02/11/2012 5:53:25 AM PST by papertyger
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To: cripplecreek
Found in the oval orifice bathroom...


42 posted on 02/11/2012 5:53:37 AM PST by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Daffynition

That boat looks like it could hold at least 8! Saving even more money- love it!


43 posted on 02/11/2012 5:55:47 AM PST by petercooper (The one difference between Obama & Romney: Obama is only half white.)
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To: R. Scott
I use paper towels.

As do I

44 posted on 02/11/2012 5:56:17 AM PST by Oztrich Boy
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To: Daffynition

B is the correct way. Only communists use A.


45 posted on 02/11/2012 5:58:03 AM PST by EEGator
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To: cripplecreek

” I’m a twist and flipper meanuing that after removing the twist tie, I toss it, spin the bread bag and flip it over.”

I use plastic clothespins for that job. Twist ties and those flat plastic thingies go straight into the garbage.


46 posted on 02/11/2012 6:00:07 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: R. Scott

“I use paper towels.”

Another vote for paper towels, but to save even more money, I use the free blue or brown ones you get by the gas pump. My nose has developed a mighty callous.


47 posted on 02/11/2012 6:05:06 AM PST by eartrumpet
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To: Daffynition

“And which way do you roll?”

Method “A: is done by women.
Method “B” is done by men.


48 posted on 02/11/2012 6:05:42 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Daffynition
Coreless tissue has been around for some time now, it is just hitting the retail market. Scott Tissue was bought by KC and they started the coreless tissue in the Away from Home market maybe 20 years ago.

Scott KC is attacked by the greenies more than any of the other paper companies and this was one of their marketing ploys to deflect them.

49 posted on 02/11/2012 6:14:37 AM PST by Recon Dad (Gas & Petroleum Junkie)
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To: papertyger

What paper company do or did you work for?


50 posted on 02/11/2012 6:17:28 AM PST by Recon Dad (Gas & Petroleum Junkie)
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To: Daffynition

Well, speaking of something that REALLY needed to be delved into and examined thoroughly. I bet her parents are so proud of their little writer.


51 posted on 02/11/2012 6:28:49 AM PST by bboop (Without justice, what else is the State but a great band of robbers? St. Augustine)
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To: Daffynition

We only grab a roll of TP (toilet paper) when we are out of tissues. It works as do PT (paper towels) which are much rougher. But I prefer tissues, with sinus problems we go through a lot of tissues.


52 posted on 02/11/2012 6:53:28 AM PST by This I Wonder32460
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Toilet paper isn't the only option.

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53 posted on 02/11/2012 6:54:22 AM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Bobalu

Scott TP is rough no matter where you use it. A few family members have asked me not to buy it anymore even though it’s usually a bargain. Though a while ago I found they are now making a softer version which we tried and no one complained.


54 posted on 02/11/2012 6:56:08 AM PST by This I Wonder32460
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To: cripplecreek
Who the hell came up with the idea of making us negotiate an “S” turn to get our junk out?

And what about us lefties? Got tired of wearing them inside out. :)

Munsingwear 'Kangaroos'. Problem solved.

55 posted on 02/11/2012 7:19:38 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: martin_fierro

LOLOLOL!


56 posted on 02/11/2012 7:23:00 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Daffynition

57 posted on 02/11/2012 7:33:18 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: alexander_busek

When I first moved to college, I had a mega-pack of about 5000 coffee filters. When I first ran out of TP, I found that the coffee filters worked very well for that. About the same time, my neighbor friend to me that they had a mega-pack of about 100 rolls of TP, and ran out of coffee filters, and were using the TP for making coffee. Needless to say, after a quick swap deal, both parties were well equipped.


58 posted on 02/11/2012 7:36:03 AM PST by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: Daffynition

Another guy rinsed his paper towels off, and hung them to dry, to *reuse* them.


If all a paper towel did was absorb some moisture and it is not soiled, it can be dried w/o rinsing and reused. If it was used to clean something like a mirror, it can be rinsed, dried and used later to wipe up a floor. I have done this forever.

FWIW, a woman who is in her 70s and still cleans houses for a living, shared that the cheaper towels are really more absorbent. Personally, I buy the Willow brand (8 rolls for $7) at Aldi’s. I think they are just fine and I have stored some. They also make TP 18 rolls for $6 that is acceptable.
It works as nasal tissue, too.

If something abrades the skin with repeated use, apply some lotion after use.


59 posted on 02/11/2012 7:58:51 AM PST by reformedliberal
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To: Daffynition

Rotate holder 90 degrees debate over.


60 posted on 02/11/2012 8:00:38 AM PST by Vaduz
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