About two years ago, I learned that I’m not just being a grumpy “back in the good old days…” style about toilet paper. The article I read was good, and if I recall correctly, I emailed the author and also learned from him that something similar is happening with our sweaters.

The takeaway is thus: toilet paper is expensive, and manufacturers are using less and less paper. The result is that it runs out more quickly and tears more easily.

My solution to this problem was to start buying my toilet paper from Who Gives A Crap. Back then, it solved two problems:

First, delivery. Toilet paper packages are big, especially if you’re buying for more than just one person. As a city dweller without a car, schlepping with a big box takes away all the space for other groceries.

Second, the quality for the price. While WGAC is not exactly the cheapest, the convenience of delivery + subscription and the nice packaging (I liked the different colors of the wrappings and the lack of plastic in the packaging) were nice.

But then, the internet shenanigans started, and eventually made me give up on them. Amazon was available, quick, and cheap — so I went for it.

Now, after a year and a half of buying Amazon Basics TP, the crappy quality (sorry, couldn’t help myself) caught up to them. The toilet paper is bad enough that we run out of a roll within a few days (we’re two adults here, that’s a lot), and it’s thin enough to be basically see‑through. If your business is a bit… er… flowing, you can almost spend half a roll cleaning up because the damn thing basically dissolves on contact.

So I decided enough is enough, canceled the subscription, and went back to WGAC. I’m not sure their quality hasn’t diminished over time, but at least they offer a bamboo option, which, according to my earlier research, is less affected. And yes, I know I can probably find something else on Amazon and subscribe to that, but I did like WGAC, and I want to give them another chance.

Now I want to watch some Beavis and Butt-Head 🧻 😆