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Costco and TP

Phantom41 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:14:47 GMT

I managed to score some TP at Costco today and kinda thought it looked smaller than before. We had an old bundle in the basement and the old one was 425 sheets per roll compared to the 380 on the new bundle. Same price of course! I must be getting old, I'm now comparing sheets on toilet paper. This is what last year has done to me!

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Patriot3 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:21:56 GMT

I noticed that a while ago. Somehow the rolls looked different so I started comparing. Isn't it awful? They think we don't notice this stuff?

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Pearlee — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:24:10 GMT

@Phantom41 wrote:
I managed to score some TP at Costco today and kinda thought it looked smaller than before. We had an old bundle in the basement and the old one was 425 sheets per roll compared to the 380 on the new bundle. Same price of course! I must be getting old, I'm now comparing sheets on toilet paper. This is what last year has done to me!

@Phantom41 The dwindling quantities of things at the same price has been happening for years not just during the pandemic. I remember when Dannon yogurt cups went from being 8 oz gradually whittling down to 5. Cereal ounces have been decreasing for years for the same price. Lots of other things too.

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haddon9 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:30:41 GMT

I was there a few days ago and they were out of their Kirkland brand of both toilet paper and paper towels.

I ended up buying some Bounty & Charmin from the grocery store.

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judianne — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:33:21 GMT

Yes I saw that too on the Costco tp . Lots of stuff that came in pacs of 6 , now have only 5 . Speaking of the tp rolls , they used to cover the whole tp holder , now they shrunk so much they barely cover half way . Pretty soon we will be able to put 2 rolls on side by side , if we have an older longer holder !! Ha !

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Kachina624 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:41:15 GMT

Ive noticed the past few years the width of the rolls has decreased. Pretty soon we'll be trying to get the job done with a piece 2"wide (or less).

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scatcat — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 01:00:32 GMT

We've used only Costco brand TP for years with a capital S. They've recently revamped from 450 sheets to a more fluffy thick 380 sheets per the write up in the Costco magazine.

I remember when they were 36 rolls in a pack (6 packs of 6 rolls) for $15. Now it's 30 rolls (5 packs of 6 rolls) for $17 and less sheets.

Clearly I'm more invested in their TP than I should be

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golding76 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 01:12:39 GMT

I swear, I've become like a cat. I immediately know something is different if there has been a change. When something changes size, I halt what I'm doing instantly, check out the dimensions against a previous purchase (if available) and realize that I've been driven crazy by the pandemic.

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123SuzyQ123 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 01:55:56 GMT

A large family sized bag of potato chips is only half full of chips! A box of cereal is half full, and I opened something last week (cannot recall what it was) but it was waaaay less than half full! But that sort of thing has been going on for quite awhile now.

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DiAnne — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 02:13:31 GMT

The last two times I was a Costco there was no toilet paper. I have an appt for a flu shot there on Monday. I will be sure to check for Charmin in stock!

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Linmo — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 03:22:46 GMT

@Phantom41 The size of their paper towel rolls has decreased as well. I'm finding it's just as economical to purchase the Bounty rolls at a slightly higher price.

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jlkz — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 12:03:18 GMT

@Kachina624

Before the pandemic when I would go to the local mall, there were certain well known stores where I wouldn't use their ladies room.

Reason: they found TP that was almost as narrow as the 2" width you described and so sheer that you could almost read your book through it ! Imagine how much of that roll one would need....

And, then there is wasted packaging that several posters indicated: half-full / half-empty boxes of cereal, potato chips, etc.

Some corporate executive must think we are stupid and wouldn't notice the gouging !!!

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Phantom41 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 12:20:40 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
I swear, I've become like a cat. I immediately know something is different if there has been a change. When something changes size, I halt what I'm doing instantly, check out the dimensions against a previous purchase (if available) and realize that I've been driven crazy by the pandemic.

LOL, I'm the same way! I knew when I was putting that TP in the cart it was way less awkward than before!

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:20:25 GMT

We were in Costco Wednesday and all they had was Scott toilet paper.

We passed on it.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:30:01 GMT

@DiAnne wrote:
The last two times I was a Costco there was no toilet paper. I have an appt for a flu shot there on Monday. I will be sure to check for Charmin in stock!

I went to costco just yesterday... a huge stock pile of both TP and PT. No problems at all.

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Shelbelle — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:11:38 GMT

We really like WM TP, they were out of their own brand 2 weeks ago.

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hckynut — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:37:50 GMT

@Phantom41 wrote:
I managed to score some TP at Costco today and kinda thought it looked smaller than before. We had an old bundle in the basement and the old one was 425 sheets per roll compared to the 380 on the new bundle. Same price of course! I must be getting old, I'm now comparing sheets on toilet paper. This is what last year has done to me!

@Phantom41

Just a side note. I have been counting the number of sheets on TP and comparing weights, per pound/ounce and so on, for decades.

Was doing this when I use to do most the math in my head, and later a calculator. I have always seen it as getting the most for my money, and without sacrificing quality.

My mother taught me this unknowingly when I watched what she did when we went to grocery store. I was about 8 years old at the time.

Some call it cheap, I prefer frugal. I have not seen "I must be getting old" used in that same context, until I read your post. With inflation and empty shelves I may not have that luxury in the near future, possibly even the long term future.

I see no logical reason to believe it is going to be short term transitory problem, to use a word I have heard often on the news. If shortages on the shelves were the only issue, yes! Unfortunately it backs up much further back, some even as far as manufacturing.

hckynut

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hckynut — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 21:05:01 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
I swear, I've become like a cat. I immediately know something is different if there has been a change. When something changes size, I halt what I'm doing instantly, check out the dimensions against a previous purchase (if available) and realize that I've been driven crazy by the pandemic.

@golding76

It has little to do with the pandemic hoarding of the past. The list of reasons is not short, nor do I see this problem being short term. I see it getting much worse before it gets better, adding an "if"!

This from me, always an optimist, but also grounded in reality.

hckynut

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Kachina624 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 22:37:56 GMT

@jlkz wrote:
@Kachina624

Before the pandemic when I would go to the local mall, there were certain well known stores where I wouldn't use their ladies room.

Reason: they found TP that was almost as narrow as the 2" width you described and so sheer that you could almost read your book through it ! Imagine how much of that roll one would need....

And, then there is wasted packaging that several posters indicated: half-full / half-empty boxes of cereal, potato chips, etc.

Some corporate executive must think we are stupid and wouldn't notice the gouging !!!

@jlkz I think the thing that irritated me most was when they reduced the size of cake mixes. Every kitchen in America had a 9 X 13" pan in which cakes were baked. Now all our pans are obsolete or our cakes are about 1/2" thick. We who bake should have hung Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines in effigy.

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Sunshine Kate — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 23:06:55 GMT

I went to Costco yesterday afternoon. They had ample supply of everything in the store in my area.

Hope it stays that way. I'm really tired of all the stuff going on in this pandemic.