Which is a better value - double roll or single roll toilet paper?
They say you should buy the double roll so you use less, but I wonder if you use that much less. Of course, the reverse might be true – if it feels super thin, maybe you use more.
Has there ever been an informal study on this? Which should I buy, twice as many single rolls or half as many double rolls?
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This isn’t something I have put much thought into, but it seems that I run out much quicker if I use single rolls. So I buy half as many doubles, and it seems to be the most cost effective for me.
I used to buy single rolls. Once I needed some and they were out so I bought double rolls of the same brand. For that brand, I found that the double rolls lasted approximately 1.5 times longer than the equivalent single rolls so I now only buy double rolls. (By the way, this surprised me. I expected them to be the same.)
On the eco side, they use less packaging for more product and fewer paper tubes. If it is reasonable even to talk about being greener about a disposable product like toilet paper.
I have always had this little pet peeve… I HATE single roll toilet paper. It is horrible! Double rolls last just as long if not longer because you use less.
There are so many variables when it comes to toilet paper. Not only do you have the size of the roll, but the ply and the quality of the paper and the way that they attach the layers together. It’s akin to thread count in sheets. Some of them you can use less of to do the job, but a lot of people tend to grab the same amount, no matter what.
If you go by number of sheets per roll alone and compare that for the same type of toilet paper, the price then depends on the retail sale gods that week. I’ve found a package of smaller rolls cheaper than the double or even the biggie super ones. You just have to do your unit pricing if that is the way you decide to go. Then you have the tough stuff vs the soft stuff debate, one can use less of the stronger stuff for the same job, but then it becomes a personal preference issue. Same goes for Kleenex. The seemingly more expensive Boutiquey stuff, can be less expensive in the long run if you are only grabbing one sheet instead of two or three…and now I must go, I can’t believe I just wrote that. I guess we could all just go back to corn cobs and end the debate that way.
One more thing. I always buy 2 ply. single ply is just so much cheaper, and it doesn’t do “the job.”
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