Idk.... single-roll SCOTTS original TP specifically (wrapped in paper) are not terrible for a guy living alone .... one roll of that stuff lasts me 1.5 to 2 WEEKS.
To be fair I usually buy the biggest multi-pack I can get my hands on personally!
Lol, I buy tp in like 4x12x double rolls at a time. Even as a bachelor I'd at least buy 8 at a time though. Not like I'm going to use that space above a cabinet or behind a trash can in the bathroom for something better.Think of the minimalists!
I have a friend (on a fixed income), he always seems to buy singular rolls of TP for some reason. Yes, he's always running out. But the store is just down the street (pharmacy), and more is always available. (Because, likely, smarter people don't buy single rolls, as you indicate.)
He can't stand to have "bulk stuff" taking up his living space(s).
I can't say I agree with him. I'm the opposite. I buy in bulk, large qty packages, and keep them around. My apt., looks like a warehouse, but at least I've always got plenty of TP in stock! Yes, I have a higher income, and I can more afford to buy in bulk. (But it's not like he couldn't. He just doesn't see the bigger picture / savings longer-term.)
I hate you break it to you, but those arrive in the store in packaging, they just remove it for the shelf. Might be cardboard though at least.I buy single rolls of toiletpaper cause they aren't wrapped in plastic bullshit. I can either use or recycle 100% of a single roll, and I pay less to do so. Wrapping four or more in a package doesn't necessitate a lower price ;^)
Dollar stores had their time in the sun prior to the last 20 years but they're not needed anymore with the rising costs of everything. the best grocery store chain I've ever shopped at was Publix and boy do I miss that chain. It was one of the few good regional stores I've shopped at when I lived in the south. had my first chopped sandwich there too, the cold kind. boy was that good!There was once both a dollar general and a dollar tree in this town, but the dollar general closed.
We have a fairly thriving community, thought, with a number of competing grocery stores (Hannford's, now Shaws, Stop&Shop, and a market basket further down), along with a few convenience stores, one right across from Shaws.
Although the Dollar Tree ("Everything's a$1$1.25") does decent business, with all of the older women around these parts, the grocery stores all seem to be making it thus far. Plus there's a super Walmart down the street too, trying to steal their biz.
A thousand sheets? What are they, single-ply and two microns thick? Nah, I'm a fussy bitch and my nethers deserve better quality
I'm not saying it's right to buy a single item quantities of things but there is definitely some value, actually quite a lot of value, for lots of people to have a pleasant living environment and not feel like they're living in a warehouse.Think of the minimalists!
I have a friend (on a fixed income), he always seems to buy singular rolls of TP for some reason. Yes, he's always running out. But the store is just down the street (pharmacy), and more is always available. (Because, likely, smarter people don't buy single rolls, as you indicate.)
He can't stand to have "bulk stuff" taking up his living space(s).
I can't say I agree with him. I'm the opposite. I buy in bulk, large qty packages, and keep them around. My apt., looks like a warehouse, but at least I've always got plenty of TP in stock! Yes, I have a higher income, and I can more afford to buy in bulk. (But it's not like he couldn't. He just doesn't see the bigger picture / savings longer-term.)
Sam's club Members Mark TP is surprisingly good (and notably better than Kirkland)Any brand but Scott and you're gonna have a bad time.
No reasonably strong single-ply TP is going to be "Charmin-squeezably" soft though.
Sam's club Members Mark TP is surprisingly good (and notably better than Kirkland)
There's a middle ground between wire shelves full from floor to roof with nonperishables, and paying a 50% premium for smaller quantities though. I've never been in a living space that couldn't accommodate a half dozen rolls of tp at a time under a bathroom cabinet or something.I'm not saying it's right to buy a single item quantities of things but there is definitely some value, actually quite a lot of value, for lots of people to have a pleasant living environment and not feel like they're living in a warehouse.
The simple decor, clutter free, organized apartment I keep is a big part of my mental happiness and starting the day and ending the day on a good note. It puts me in a good headspace.
Of course I keep my six pack of toilet paper behind my couch and the curtain hides it. That guy said his apartment looks like a stockroom, That's a bit much.There's a middle ground between wire shelves full from floor to roof with nonperishables, and paying a 50% premium for smaller quantities though. I've never been in a living space that couldn't accommodate a half dozen rolls of tp at a time under a bathroom cabinet or something.
This makes absolutely no sense. As inflation has bit into the consumer, the fixed prices at dollar stores continue to serve lower income people. There is some "shrinkflation" and Dollar Tree did raise its signature price a year ago, but their entire business model cannot raise prices on the fly like every other retailer can. If you looked up dollar store corporations, you'll find they are one of the few retail segments that has been growing over the past two decades. Even when inflation isn't raging, real wages have been declining over multiple decades. Dollar stores are very much a natural consequence of the thinning out of the middle class.the few remaining dollar stores near me now seem to be collective dust bins. easier to go to wally world and get your stuff there and the selection is better. I had no idea dollar stores sold food now a days but that sounds ghastly.
Dollar stores had their time in the sun prior to the last 20 years but they're not needed anymore with the rising costs of everything. the best grocery store chain I've ever shopped at was Publix and boy do I miss that chain. It was one of the few good regional stores I've shopped at when I lived in the south. had my first chopped sandwich there too, the cold kind. boy was that good!
Other way around, rural spaces don't have places like local markets because of shit like dollar general.Rural spaces without grocery stores or Walmart options are grateful for Dollar General’s
Might depend on how rural we're talking about.Other way around, rural spaces don't have places like local markets because of shit like dollar general.
That barely qualifies as "rural" if it's only 4-5 miles, IMO. One could bike that fairly easily, depending on terrain.Might depend on how rural we're talking about.
The "small town" rural place in the mid-to-northern part of my county has a Dollar Tree in the same shopping center(guess that happens a lot in my county) as a Safeway(apparently, the Safeway has been there since 1927); there's no way that dollar store could fully replace the Safeway because it's just way too small. But about 4-5 miles away is "the first layer of civilization" where there's big shopping center with Walmart, Aldi, Target, Giant Food, and a Wegnabs.
There are many store brand items we have tried, that taste as cheap as the prices. We learned what to avoid over time.I like aldi. That's my primary store. No real complaints.
And get killed on the road. I've seen the memorials. And even, a former tenant neighbor next door was such a negligent driver(by googling his name. He was likely drunk. The victim reconciled with him according to the newspaper article. Also, the "sentence" is court was much longer than the actual time served, because he was out way early).That barely qualifies as "rural" if it's only 4-5 miles, IMO. One could bike that fairly easily, depending on terrain.