The Farm Report

Stop squeezing (new ideas into) my Charmin

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I consider myself a bit of an environmentalist, but there are some places I like to splurge. Toilet paper is one of them. I only like one brand, and I like to use plenty of it. I refuse to skimp when it comes to this aspect of my life.

When I picked up my new stockpile of Charmin last week, which I always buy in bulk, I didn’t really think too much when I noticed a packaging change. I picked up my trusty red package. But at the moment of product consumption a few days later, I realized something was terribly wrong.

Now that I have taken the time to compare my old roll to my new one and browse the internet for answers, I have discovered that Charmin has created a new dichotomy in its line where you get to select between strong and soft, and by looking at the pattern I can see that I’m a “soft” user, but that’s now in the blue package, and I bought the red package, so now I’m stuck with 24 rolls that feel like sandpaper and could probably bear the weight of a small donkey.