That's a Wipe

So, I'm working on edits and I see where I had a character show up from a trip to a warehouse club with a massive shrink-wrapped block of toilet paper. (They end up having a big discussion about it in the story so it's kind of important.) I'm single and I don't usually buy things in bulk, so I'd randomly called the cube of TP "half a gross." That'd be 72 rolls, for those of you who don't think in grosses!

Anyway, turns out I just found a pretty sweet deal on toilet paper the last time I went shopping and grabbed a 16 roll pack. As I was trying to fit 15 rolls of it in my linen closet, I realized that if my character were walking around with half a gross of toilet paper, it would be as big as her.

Here's where the ridiculous research comes in. I decided to go to Amazon and try looking at really big honkin' packs of toilet paper to see how gigantic they are. Not that they feature people HOLDING them or anything. Which they probably should if I want a sense of scale. Anyway, I go....

And I get sucked into reading people's bitchy reviews where they have meltdowns about their toilet paper!

Anyway, so none of you worry about me:
1. I decided 36 rolls were feasible
2. I will stop reading toilet paper reviews now
3. The pack I got the other day was a real bargain!

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Published on January 03, 2014 12:30
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message 1: by Amanda (new)

Amanda ok seriously- this made me laugh. Why? Mainly because I do by the cheap ass single ply shit in bulk for my rats (they use it for extra bedding), and I hate trying to shove the 36 roll pack in a cart along with cat litter and if I'm buying cat food, I end up needing two freaking carts like it's the first of the month and I just got my food stamps. It's ridiculous!


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