When we remodeled, I positioned the bathroom shelves to fit two stacked rolls of toilet paper exactly. Today, there is a good inch gap between the rolls and the next shelf. Another FReeper pointed this out a few weeks ago and yes, I see there is about a 1/4” difference from a previous purchase to some I bought the other day so they’re still shrinking. Look at how much excess room there is on a tp holder rod to see how much they have shrunk. Same thing with the paper towel holder.
now that you mention it......
I buy TP and paper towels by weight. If there two packages the same price with the same number of “rolls” I get the heavier one.
Quilted northern cut their’s down by an ENTIRE inch. Form 4.5 inches to 3.5 inches. However, a news agency that contacted them after it happened started asking questions, and Quilted Northern said they only mean tto cut down the size by 1/2 inch, and that there must have been a problem and there were a few “miscut” a full inch. Yeah right. The news anchors looked at several packages from different stores IIRC, and all were 3.5 in, a full inch smaller. I’m glad I don’t buy TP often, and I don’t buy quilted northern anymore either (used to exclusively). Now I buy the store brand when it’s on sale, but those are dwindling. They have a really good sale once or twice a year (or used to, but they seem to not be as good this year, but still a great bargain compared to name brands), and I usually buy then. Same as everything I buy, I just rotate it. TP never goes bad, and you’ll be using it as long as there is a flush toilet, and then, maybe even after, so I say invest if you can, when the price is right. I won’t have to deal with the streamer sized rolls for some time, thank goodness!