What the hell is up with single ply TP in restrooms?

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Malak

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grrl

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Can't you just use snorgle bunny? You put a few skid marks on him, but then you can rub-a-dub-dub and make him all white again.
 

Raizinman

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Public restrooms that are not properly furnished are a problem. Especially when they get cheap like using the thinnist TP or a paper towel dispenser that is automatic and dispenses the paper very slow in small pieces. How do you express your disappointment? With the TP, don't put it in the toilet. Throw it on the floor or behind the toilet. It won't take long for them to figure out the problem. Likewise, with the paper towels. Throw the paper in the sink, on the floor or where ever. Most patrons will not stick their hand in a public sink to remove a paper towel. I wouldn't. Show the public facility your discontent for them being cheap. Obviously, if there is no TP or paper towels you can get much grosser, but due to decorum, you will need to use your own imagination.
 

PottedMeat

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Public restrooms that are not properly furnished are a problem. Especially when they get cheap like using the thinnist TP or a paper towel dispenser that is automatic and dispenses the paper very slow in small pieces. How do you express your disappointment? With the TP, don't put it in the toilet. Throw it on the floor or behind the toilet. It won't take long for them to figure out the problem. Likewise, with the paper towels. Throw the paper in the sink, on the floor or where ever. Most patrons will not stick their hand in a public sink to remove a paper towel. I wouldn't. Show the public facility your discontent for them being cheap. Obviously, if there is no TP or paper towels you can get much grosser, but due to decorum, you will need to use your own imagination.


isn't this when the "NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS" signs come out?
 

alkemyst

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You do know people generally don't like to waste money needlessly?

needlessly? Fucker said it was the worst two years of his life. He could have easily dropped it off at a shelter or many other places so it would not have been wasted.

That's what I do with a lot of items. I am getting ready to take about another 30 shirts and pants to goodwill. Many I wore one or two times and just didn't like them.

My newspapers I get every wednesday through sunday, but sunday is the only day I really use for coupons. I box them up though and take them to the animal shelter that always needs newspaper.
 

alkemyst

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Public restrooms that are not properly furnished are a problem. Especially when they get cheap like using the thinnist TP or a paper towel dispenser that is automatic and dispenses the paper very slow in small pieces. How do you express your disappointment? With the TP, don't put it in the toilet. Throw it on the floor or behind the toilet. It won't take long for them to figure out the problem. Likewise, with the paper towels. Throw the paper in the sink, on the floor or where ever. Most patrons will not stick their hand in a public sink to remove a paper towel. I wouldn't. Show the public facility your discontent for them being cheap. Obviously, if there is no TP or paper towels you can get much grosser, but due to decorum, you will need to use your own imagination.

You seriously think that the staff is going to figure out you missing the toilet with your crap stained paper is a protest?

IRT the paper towels, what happens next is they take out the towels all together, put the worst blower in.

Way to beat the system!
 

nonameo

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You hit one of my pet peeves. EVERYWHERE should use a quality paper. Even prisons.

RIGHT. It does no one good if someone rubs their butt raw and gets a fistula or something.

but it doesn't take double ply.
 

Svnla

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Why? Two words = cost saving.

At our office, we used to have double plyers TP in standard rolls. Now we have the huge azz industry size (you know what I am talking about - about the size of a frisbee) single plyer TP in the container.

We also move away from the single pull out paper towels to the cheap recyle huge rolls that you have to push the handle to force them out.
 

Capt Caveman

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Public restrooms that are not properly furnished are a problem. Especially when they get cheap like using the thinnist TP or a paper towel dispenser that is automatic and dispenses the paper very slow in small pieces. How do you express your disappointment? With the TP, don't put it in the toilet. Throw it on the floor or behind the toilet. It won't take long for them to figure out the problem. Likewise, with the paper towels. Throw the paper in the sink, on the floor or where ever. Most patrons will not stick their hand in a public sink to remove a paper towel. I wouldn't. Show the public facility your discontent for them being cheap. Obviously, if there is no TP or paper towels you can get much grosser, but due to decorum, you will need to use your own imagination.

Wow. You are a real life asshole. Do you do this at Applebee's? The place will just think that some teenager was playing around which speaks of your maturity.
 

Joseph F

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I accidentally bought a pack of single ply toilet paper once... worst two weeks of my life.

needlessly? Fucker said it was the worst two years of his life. He could have easily dropped it off at a shelter or many other places so it would not have been wasted.

That's what I do with a lot of items. I am getting ready to take about another 30 shirts and pants to goodwill. Many I wore one or two times and just didn't like them.

My newspapers I get every wednesday through sunday, but sunday is the only day I really use for coupons. I box them up though and take them to the animal shelter that always needs newspaper.

Reading fail.
 

blinblue

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I prefer single ply, and get irritated if the bathroom as double. Even worse are the "ultra soft" brands rip under a strong look.
This.

I never understood how 1 ply is bad. Do people really have that sensitive butts that they can't wipe with 1 ply?

I actually prefer a lower ply vs the "ultra soft", I'm here to wipe poop off my butt, not pamper my ass. I do understand the frustration at TP so thin it will rip if you look at it the wrong way, that's just unnecessary, but its not my butt that's doing the complaining.
 

alkemyst

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This.

I never understood how 1 ply is bad. Do people really have that sensitive butts that they can't wipe with 1 ply?

I actually prefer a lower ply vs the "ultra soft", I'm here to wipe poop off my butt, not pamper my ass. I do understand the frustration at TP so thin it will rip if you look at it the wrong way, that's just unnecessary, but its not my butt that's doing the complaining.

You can dry yourself after a shower by flailing around as well, most want a nice set of towels though because it's a better experience not because they can get by otherwise.
 

blinblue

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You can dry yourself after a shower by flailing around as well, most want a nice set of towels though because it's a better experience not because they can get by otherwise.

Honest question, if you had an endless supply of towels, would you use them to wipe your ass?

I wouldn't, I simply don't like the feeling of something that soft. It never feels like its doing a satisfactory job (talking about ultra soft TP here, never used a towel :shiftyeyes: ). Often times it just feels more gross to me.
 

alkemyst

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Honest question, if you had an endless supply of towels, would you use them to wipe your ass?

I wouldn't, I simply don't like the feeling of something that soft. It never feels like its doing a satisfactory job (talking about ultra soft TP here, never used a towel :shiftyeyes: ). Often times it just feels more gross to me.

I hope you are not saying you don't wash your ass in the shower.

If I had unlimited time, I'd just shower after a crap. In practice I am assuming that's how most do it.
 

blinblue

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I hope you are not saying you don't wash your ass in the shower.

If I had unlimited time, I'd just shower after a crap. In practice I am assuming that's how most do it.

Me too, showers after crap is the best way.

I just find ultra soft TP to be less effective at crap removal than 1 or 2 ply stuff, and doesn't feel any better (often times feels worse)
 

lxskllr

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I just find ultra soft TP to be less effective at crap removal than 1 or 2 ply stuff, and doesn't feel any better (often times feels worse)

They fuzz off, and tend to leave a greater supply of dingleberries :^D
 

alkemyst

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Me too, showers after crap is the best way.

I just find ultra soft TP to be less effective at crap removal than 1 or 2 ply stuff, and doesn't feel any better (often times feels worse)

2 ply and being ultra-soft are not inclusive of each other. I don't like the ultra soft stuff myself and most high-end places don't use it. It's very dusty for one and messy. Probably better for female needs up front though.
 

fuzzybabybunny

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I don't care about the softness of single versus double, I just hate having to roll out so much, take so much longer to do so, have a huge long strand of tp touching the floor, and getting premature tears since it's so thin.