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11-16-2008, 11:23 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Thanks everyone.
I have to use at least 2 sheets of toilet paper...the regular stuff....if it's that paper thin scotts stuff I need like 8 sheets.
Viva is a good strong paper towel.
What is a good brand for select a size paper towels....I looked for some while shopping the other day and couldn;t find any.
Jim
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11-17-2008, 07:38 AM
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#42
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For a while I toyed with a "sanitary index fund" approach to investing as they are products everyone uses and somewhat recession proof. The fund would have holdings like Armitage Shanks, Kohler, American Standard, Kimberly Clark etc.
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11-17-2008, 08:16 AM
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The select-a-size I use is Bounty. I get it at Sam's in a 12 or 15 roll package. Lasts me a long time since I do most of my cleaning/wiping with the white terrycloth wash cloth that you can buy in bulk.
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11-17-2008, 09:32 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2005
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Well over here water is used. When ever I have to use TP, it hurts for 2-3 days before I get used to it.
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11-17-2008, 01:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by summer2007
What is a good brand for select a size paper towels....I looked for some while shopping the other day and couldn;t find any.
Jim
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We use (and really like) Bounty's select-a-size.
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12-02-2008, 04:11 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Thanks Goonie
I tried the select a size and it really does last a lot longer because the sheets are smaller.
I tried cutting a paper towel roll in half and I used a hacksaw....I made kind of a mess out of it.
So is the fishing knife a better way to go for cutting them in half?
I'm all ears for better tools to cut a roll in half with!
Jim
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12-02-2008, 06:20 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Quote:
Originally Posted by landover
Well over here water is used.
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Water for me, too. Come on folks, let's try to be civilized --
paper alone won't properly do the job, now will it?
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12-02-2008, 07:01 AM
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All this talk of toilet paper. Save money, save trees... Consider "drip dry"
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12-02-2008, 08:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bpp3
Water for me, too. Come on folks, let's try to be civilized --
paper alone won't properly do the job, now will it?
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So if you smear paint on your hands, your supposed to try to wash it off using the drinking fountain built into the toilet? And besides, who'd want a drinking fountain in their toilet? That sounds disgusting!
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12-02-2008, 08:28 AM
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Numbers is hard
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12-02-2008, 08:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by summer2007
Thanks Goonie
I tried the select a size and it really does last a lot longer because the sheets are smaller.
I tried cutting a paper towel roll in half and I used a hacksaw....I made kind of a mess out of it.
So is the fishing knife a better way to go for cutting them in half?
I'm all ears for better tools to cut a roll in half with!
Jim
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My husband used to use a saw but converted to a very sharp knife. It works beautifully.
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12-02-2008, 08:56 AM
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I've had good results using a bread knife with a serrated blade.
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12-02-2008, 09:13 AM
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12-02-2008, 11:03 AM
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Thanks Martha
Is it a knife without any "teeth" on it like a fishing knife or more like a steak knife?
Cuppajoe
They changed the Brawny guy! When I was growing up he had a mustache and looked more like a lumberjack.
I wonder why they changed him?
For all I know though they might have changed him back in like 1985 but I'm sure he looked different when I was a little kid.
Jim
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12-02-2008, 01:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by summer2007
Thanks Martha
Is it a knife without any "teeth" on it like a fishing knife or more like a steak knife?
Cuppajoe
They changed the Brawny guy! When I was growing up he had a mustache and looked more like a lumberjack.
I wonder why they changed him?
For all I know though they might have changed him back in like 1985 but I'm sure he looked different when I was a little kid.
Jim
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The Brawny guy fell victim to the metrosexual revolution!
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12-02-2008, 01:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by summer2007
Thanks Martha
Is it a knife without any "teeth" on it like a fishing knife or more like a steak knife?
Jim
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Nice sharp fillet knife, a tip I got from Al.
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12-04-2008, 12:10 PM
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#58
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Thanks for the knife idea Martha and Al.
I used a saw and a serrated knife and then a fillet style knife and the fillet style knife worked so much better.
Jim
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12-04-2008, 01:53 PM
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#59
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Does anyone have an estimate of annual cost savings due to cutting paper towel rolls into 1/2's or 1/3's? Inquiring minds want to know.
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12-04-2008, 07:02 PM
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#60
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Dryer sheet aficionado
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We use the select-a-size paper towels for the house and we find a roll lasts a lot longer. At my shop (tattoo shop) good paper towels are a premium commodity. For our work we use Brawny (or target identical brand). I used Bounty for about 12 years until they changed the "recipe", then switched to Viva for about 7 years until they too changed (started to "pill" up--bad for my work!). In a busy week my shop goes through more than 4 8-packs.
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