So I've always been enticed by products in bulk. After all, if I have the cash to buy more garbage bags now, why not buy a large quantity and then not have to buy them again for like, a year, at least!?
But there's one kind of bulk-buying I've decided is not worth it. Jumbo rolls of toilet paper. You think you're getting more for your money--and perhaps you are! Calculate the price-per-square, if you wish. Even so, here's what I think happens... a new roll of toilet paper inspires a sort of carefree attitude. "Yuss! Absolutely no danger of getting stranded in the baño this time around!" Need I say more? The bigger the roll, the more the squandry.
On the other hand, what if I were to go around to public restrooms collecting the nearly empty rolls? If my toilet paper holder constantly had an almost-empty tp roll on it, I can betcha everyone one would be frugal in their usage. And oh, the millions of dollars I'd save, I could go buy a bidet. Heh--actually, if I was getting such rolls of TP for free, I'd be like an infinity-aire, since zero and infinity are opposites, right?
For a time, I was compulsive about only using 8 sheets of 2-ply toilet paper. If it was 1-ply, I would use 16 sheets. Not only did it seem like it was a sufficient amount, the symmetry was perfect. Which more than made up in my mind for any time when it wasn't a sufficient amount. Now, I don't hold so closely to many of the compulsions I once had, but I'm still careful about how much toilet paper I use, and I get a thrill when I happen to rip off exactly 8 sheets. For a brief moment, all feels right in the world.
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