• foggy@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The tp I normally buy from Amazon went from $19.99 to $24.99 during the pandemic. The horror!!

    Under trump 2.0, they have been over $30 on average, sometimes as high as $43.99.

    Right now they’re $26.99 and I literally bought 6 boxes. I’ve been refusing to buy over $30 and have been buying a cheaper brand until the price came down 🧻

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      1 month ago

      I bought two big batches of toilet paper from Costco last December. Considering it’s August and I’m still in the first batch (and near the end of it), I’m happy to say my initial calculation of “a year’s worth of toilet paper” is holding up!

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      I got sick of the price gouging so I got a bidet for $25 and a pack of 60 cotton washcloths for $30, and other than for guests and such, I just don’t use TP anymore. If I’m wiping after a bowel movement, it goes into the laundry and isn’t used again until washed (sanitary cycle with bleach). So each cloth is used for a day at most.

      I know that probably sets off the squick for a lot of people, but it is basically the same soil level as worn underpants (and way less gross than cloth diapers!), since the bidet takes care of the actual mess, so it just doesn’t bother me, and in the long run saves a ton. Extra bonus, I never run out!

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        1 month ago

        24 rolls

        4 things of 6 rolls per box.

        So yes I have over 150 rolls of tp on hand right now. Don’t judge me!

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          1 month ago

          I can pay $28 for 36 rolls of 3 ply 255 sheets per roll (quilted northern) or $27 for 45 rolls of 2 ply 473 sheets per roll (pom) at Sam’s Club

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            1 month ago

            Yeah I was doing something similar when my preferred butt wipes got too pricey for my chapped ass.