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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,190 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:05 PM Mar 2020

Very reluctantly, I must give kudos to Scott toilet paper.

My wife has long insisted on buying it.

Myself, I'm not a fan. It's thin and as far as toilet paper goes, not very comfortable. I'd love to use the quilted double ply stuff if I had the option.

But I will say this: that stuff lasts forever. Like three times as long as other brands. It's single ply and tightly wound, so you do get a lot for your buck.

And in a house of four, we have about a 12 pack left, so we should be okay for about a month and a half.

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Very reluctantly, I must give kudos to Scott toilet paper. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2020 OP
It's the only TP I buy. It's not part of the Koch Industry and that's good enough. nt Laffy Kat Mar 2020 #1
I've used it for decades. sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #10
Your wife is a very sharp gal, Tommy! Leghorn21 Mar 2020 #2
Yeah... it is rough, but it damn well lasts forever. Given I haven't been able to buy kleenex hlthe2b Mar 2020 #3
We used to buy it leftieNanner Mar 2020 #4
I see it another way. We HAD a TP factory not even 10 minutes away from my home no_hypocrisy Mar 2020 #5
Just wet it down a bit before use. roamer65 Mar 2020 #6
That's all we use. murielm99 Mar 2020 #7
Only Scott single ply in our house MrsMatt Mar 2020 #8
Was a Scott TP user since a child in my parents house. But not any more. Fla Dem Mar 2020 #9
try scott sof. 2 ply i think. pansypoo53219 Mar 2020 #11
I've grown to hate the soft fluffy stuff. Codeine Mar 2020 #12
I used to use it exclusively, for that reason...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2020 #14
I am a huge fan of Scott 1000 TP smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #15
I buy whatever 1000 sheet TP is cheapest blogslut Mar 2020 #16
I just bought a house... Callmecrazy Mar 2020 #17

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
2. Your wife is a very sharp gal, Tommy!
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:10 PM
Mar 2020

Even when I used to have money, I still only bought Scott!! Spending big $$ on that fluffy frou-frou tp is...well, you may as well flush it down the terlit!!

hlthe2b

(102,336 posts)
3. Yeah... it is rough, but it damn well lasts forever. Given I haven't been able to buy kleenex
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:12 PM
Mar 2020

I am glad I scored Sam's Club Member's Mark bulk pack of TP, though. It is the soft kind and cheap enough that it isn't so bad if we are tempted to use more and it can double as facial tissue.

That said, Scotts was the only one that my Mom would buy.

leftieNanner

(15,138 posts)
4. We used to buy it
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:18 PM
Mar 2020

And I agree with your comments. I buy TP made out of recycled paper now. Can't stand the idea of somebody cutting down a tree so I can wipe my ....

no_hypocrisy

(46,158 posts)
5. I see it another way. We HAD a TP factory not even 10 minutes away from my home
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:19 PM
Mar 2020

Marcal Paper Products had a fire that completely destroyed the factory a little more than a year ago.



The extra supplies would have been welcome but for.

murielm99

(30,755 posts)
7. That's all we use.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 04:16 PM
Mar 2020

I like the way it lasts. And we don't need that other stuff clogging up our septic tank. We live in the country.

I noticed in the store that the other stuff is sold out. There were still a few rolls of Scott. I don't need any. I have seven rolls downstairs, and one extra in the upstairs bathroom.

We bought two weeks worth of food. We are not hoarding.

Fla Dem

(23,727 posts)
9. Was a Scott TP user since a child in my parents house. But not any more.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 05:05 PM
Mar 2020

As with most companies, trying to get as much out of the customer as they can, (speaking of which reducing most canned goods from 16 oz to 13.5-14.5 ozs), Scott has ruined their TP. A few years ago it became so thin and coarse I couldn't use it anymore. It was like the tissue paper you use in presents. Very irritating. Now use Charmin. May have to buy more often, but at least I don't have a sore ass, so it's worth it.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
12. I've grown to hate the soft fluffy stuff.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 06:55 PM
Mar 2020

It seems less effective and in a house with two teenagers it lasts all of about ten minutes. Scott for life!!

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smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
15. I am a huge fan of Scott 1000 TP
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 05:34 AM
Mar 2020

I kind of resent having to buy TP with fewer sheets, but that was all they had today at Wegmans so I gave in. I get so annoyed when the roll runs out so quickly as opposed to Scott. Why can't other brands make a 1000 sheet roll?

blogslut

(38,007 posts)
16. I buy whatever 1000 sheet TP is cheapest
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 06:06 AM
Mar 2020

The store-brand clones are a few pennies less, but if that's not in stock, Scott is fine.

My mom always used it too.

Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)
17. I just bought a house...
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 08:35 AM
Mar 2020

and installed a bidet on each toilet. Cleaner than any toilet paper and economical too. Just four sheets to dry my butt.

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