I noticed something last night while grocery shopping.

[OutHouse]

I have no idea why I noticed this but toilet paper only comes in white now. I remember a few years ago you could get TP in all sorts of colors, what happend for all the manufactures to stop the color thing and only make white paper now?

 

[Ryan]

Maybe because it was a stupid idea?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Citrix
I have no idea why I noticed this but toilet paper only comes in white now. I remember a few years ago you could get TP in all sorts of colors, what happend for all the manufactures to stop the color thing and only make white paper now?

Some time back there was concern that the dyes used in toilet paper were harmful, and colored tissue just didn't recover from the hype. It's since been reported that the dye, as well as the chemicals in scented toilet paper, can cause allergic reactions in those with sensitive skin, but it's otherwise harmless and just as safe for sewers and septic tanks.

Full answer:

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=7499

Q: We used to be able to buy different colors of toilet paper (pink, yellow, beige, blue) at any supermarket. Lately, all I can find is white. Has nonwhite toilet paper been outlawed?

A: After a few shamelessly amusing phone calls, it would seem there's just one brand of toilet paper left for those who like to match it to their bathroom's decor. It's not Charmin. It's not any of the Georgia-Pacific brands--Angel Soft, Quilted Northern and Soft 'n Gentle--though this company did throw a curveball. A look at Angel Soft's website shows that while that brand isn't available in colors, Soft 'n Gentle comes in white, pink or blue. A Georgia-Pacific consumer rep says both Soft 'n Gentle and Quilted Northern were once offered in colors, but that now the only option is white. Sheila, a consumer rep for Kimberly-Clark Corp. who declined to give her last name, has fielded a number of calls from those on the hunt for the ever more elusive colored tissue. Kimberly-Clark, the makers of Kleenex Cottonelle toilet paper, merged with the Scott Company in 1995. Scott has been making a pastel toilet paper since 1956. Yes. The company's website lists the availability of colored toilet paper in single rolls and four-packs in either pink, blue or beige. Kimberly-Clark doesn't sell its products direct to the consumer, but Sheila has a suggestion. "We always recommend customers ask the store to order it for them. We can ask the store, but it's better to hear it from consumers since they're the ones buying it off the shelves." Asked why white toilet paper has taken over lately, Sheila explains, "Consumers are into using white. It's consumer preference, and the stores order what sells." But, she adds, there's another reason for favoring white paper: health nuts. Some time back there was concern that the dyes used in toilet paper were harmful, and colored tissue just didn't recover from the hype. It's since been reported that the dye, as well as the chemicals in scented toilet paper, can cause allergic reactions in those with sensitive skin, but it's otherwise harmless and just as safe for sewers and septic tanks. So if you really want colored toilet paper, go ahead and call your local supermarket. The manufacturers can always make more.

 

[venk]

dye up the brown eye made you cry.

 

[OutHouse]

they were? was the dye bad for women?

 

[neutralizer]

Dye = extra cost? Who the hell cares if our TP looks pretty or not. It wipes our ass, man.

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: venk
dye up the brown eye made you cry.

:laugh:

 

[mattocs]

Hahaa

 

[imported_Kensai]

Not like colours are that useful..

 

[sixone]

Well, at least it wasn't Sampson in the frozen meat section.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Dye = extra cost? Who the hell cares if our TP looks pretty or not. It wipes our ass, man.

I know and i really dont care, it was just an observation. when one manufacture does somthing they all follow for any industry. a few years ago they all made color paper now they all do not, just wondering what prompte the change.

 

[kermalou]

racism

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: venk
dye up the brown eye made you cry.

:laugh:

 

[DnetMHZ]

And WTF is with scented TP??

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
And WTF is with scented TP??

better yet WTF is with scented maxi pads??? those new commercials for Allways are very annoying. a maxi pad sniffing its self?? please....