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hlthe2b

(110,700 posts)
2. Honestly, it feels like they are putting so much less on the rolls that I feel as though I do nothing but
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 06:40 PM
Jul 10

change them--continuously. There has to be a better way.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,235 posts)
5. I got those from Ikea. The set is called Mussla Skal. The instructions were not so clear, but ...
Fri Jul 11, 2025, 05:49 PM
Jul 11

... they were printed on nice soft paper.

brush

(60,620 posts)
3. One brand has come up with an easy-tear sheet version now...as if the standard...
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 06:51 PM
Jul 10

perforated sheet version that has been around for forever is suddenly too hard to tear. The only problem is that the easy-tear sheets tear easily while one is doing his/her business and oops...

3catwoman3

(27,186 posts)
7. I've seen that Charmin' ad, and, like you, wondered if this...
Fri Jul 11, 2025, 09:14 PM
Jul 11

...was a real problem, or merely a solution in search of a problem.

Charmin' is a brand I won't buy because of their stupid ads with those damn bears who are obsessed with their clean butts. Quilted Northern is also on my no buy list because it's owned by the Koch brothers.

3catwoman3

(27,186 posts)
10. And nothing ever from Walmart. The Walmart heirs have so much money...
Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:08 PM
Jul 11

...and their company, from what I have read, doesn't treat their employees very well, so they don't get a single nickel from me.

brush

(60,620 posts)
11. Me neither. Remember a few years back they used to lock their night clean-up crews in the store...
Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:27 PM
Jul 11

because they alleged they were stealing merc and taking it out to their cars. And they were mostly Latinos (this was before the current immigrant/deportation crisis). If a fire or other emergency broke out inside the store, those workers would've been doomed.

I've long boycotted WalMart too. Costco treats their wokers much better.

3catwoman3

(27,186 posts)
12. I was utterly disgusted when I read about management putting out bins at Thanksgiving...
Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:54 PM
Jul 11

...to collect food FOR THE EMPLOYEES because they weren't paid enough to be able to afford the usual trappings of a Thanksgiving dinner. Shameful.

3catwoman3

(27,186 posts)
8. I'm looking for one that will keep our one cat...
Fri Jul 11, 2025, 09:18 PM
Jul 11

...from indulging in one of his favorite pastimes - shredding toilet paper. He is really good at it.

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