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October 01, 2004
International Kimberly Clark Rectangle Toilet Paper Conspiracy
Rebecca's father once asked of my coffee, "Is this for drinking or do you need to clean a crank case?" Which brings me to this morning.
As I sit, I realize that yet another of my employing institutions has replaced the standard TP roll with this stack-of-squares innovation from Kimberly Clark. I noticed this at my client in Washington DC, and now I see it is present even in Guatemala City.
First I'm reminded of the times when the roll was out and I had to reach for the Kleenex. That brings a warm memory because of how soft and... Reality returns: this stuff is as thin as it's cheapest traditional alternative, but pre-divided into 4x8 inch rectangles. What, did you think we'd use just one? Two? Do you really think this is tricking us somehow into using less paper per pilgrimage? It makes me so angry that every time I am forced to use these, I take between 45 and 200 squares before declaring "mission accomplished".
Get up, stand up.. Don't give up the fight. Bankrupt the bathroom budget of any baño that tries to quantize your personal cleanliness. Then forgive my cheeky alliteration.
Posted by Jeff at October 1, 2004 10:09 AM
Comments
At least the stuff sounds "softer" than what I got in Europe years ago-- they expected actual crackly, non-absorbant tissue paper to do the trick---haha
Hope this is the worst part of your stay and that you are not sent home early because of the overspending in the bathroom accounts area :)
Posted by: Lynne Moore at October 3, 2004 06:10 PM
I just heard a toilet paper commercial on the radio, and your "conspiracy" theory may be accurate. The jingle is still resounding in my head - 'Charmin Ultra . . . less is more'.
Posted by: Julie Dean at October 5, 2004 06:44 PM
Well, at least it's better than using the Sears catalog. But you wouldn't remember those days. LOLOL
Posted by: Grams at October 8, 2004 07:54 PM