topic Re: toilet rolls in Family, Home and Garden

toilet rolls

captainbovine — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:52:32 GMT

is it just me, or don't they come apart at the perforations properly anymore????

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stroppy*cow — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:56:35 GMT

I was just thinking that earlier!

Glad it's not just me.

I wouldn't mind so much, but we only buy good quality stuff

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twishy123 — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:03:16 GMT

Do you mean one sheet layer seems to be offset to the others or that the perforations aren't actually perforated?.....

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stroppy*cow — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:07:39 GMT

The perforations almost line up - that's not the problem.

Definitely has perforations, but they just don't come apart easily - perhaps its just me getting old and feeble.

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twishy123 — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:12:37 GMT

Oh can't help then sorry... ...I can solve the offset problem but not the lack of perforations.....

Maybe if you chewed it a bit first that might help?

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millielilac — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:17:55 GMT

Lol ......!

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bankhaunter — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:32:48 GMT

@stroppy*cow wrote:
The perforations almost line up - that's not the problem.

Definitely has perforations, but they just don't come apart easily - perhaps its just me getting old and feeble.

That's because the two layers have become separated and are in the wrong order, take the top layer off by one turn and with luck they will line up again.

There was a very old joke where a new aircraft kept losing it's wings until the factory toilet attendant suggested they drill a line of holes along the root of each wing and that would ensure they never broke off.

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carolyorkie2010 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:15:31 GMT

Yes, I have the same problem; and opening a new roll is a work of art in itself

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saasher2012 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:01:48 GMT

Anyone else found that they are not as absorbent as they used to be? lol.

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chickengrandma-2008 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:02:39 GMT

All you need to do is tie a loop of string to the handle of your scissors and hang them beside the toilet roll!

Simple!

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rose2008-2008 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:18 GMT

No especially the ones we are given to dole out at work. They REALLY ANNOY ME!!!!!!.. But mine at home dont either, mind you they are cheaper ones as i cannot afford Andrex or more Luxurious Paper!!!.

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bankhaunter — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:55:31 GMT

@chickengrandma-2008 wrote:
All you need to do is tie a loop of string to the handle of your scissors and hang them beside the toilet roll!

Simple!

And has the added advantage that if you've not had enough roughage in your diet, you can amuse yourself making cut out paper dolls while you are waiting.

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chickengrandma-2008 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:02:52 GMT

OMG! I wondered for a moment just what you were going to say then!! Don't even THINK about it!!

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captainbovine — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:36:20 GMT

our toilet roll at work is diabolical..as Ed will back me up on this. It's about 3" wide, total rubbish....think it's made for a pygmy!

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rainydaywoman11 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:43:18 GMT

I buy L*dl's - 3 ply and they're great.

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captainbovine — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:48:23 GMT

we buy Velvet...minus the perforations!!!!!

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stroppy*cow — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 21:52:11 GMT

@captainbovine wrote:
our toilet roll at work is diabolical..as Ed will back me up on this. It's about 3" wide, total rubbish....think it's made for a pygmy!

It's the same where I work, I actually accused the management of buying cheap and nasty loo rolls so that we aren't tempted to use them instead of paper tissues!

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ed_blackadder_1 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:02:18 GMT

Blimey CB do you actually have toilet paper at work 9 times out of 10 there isn't any in our loos. And quite often you hear me calling heeelllloooo anybody there.

Seriously they are very narrow and one has to be very careful when doing the necessary.

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chickengrandma-2008 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:09:55 GMT

Perhaps someone got them mixed up and they're really till rolls?

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peteryola — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 23:01:54 GMT

The very narrow ones seem t be common in hotels and on public transport; the solution is not to fold them neatle but to cross-fold in an alternating manner so you end up with the size you need. For perforations that don't line up - take one ply of the sheet and unroll it backwards - the performations will then line up with the second ply.