Wow! New feature! Now you can CHOOSE how many paper towels you grab from the roll!

  • robolemmy@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Tell me you’re young without telling me you’re young.

    Paper towels, for most of my life (I’m old AF), were as long as they were wide. Square, they were. Bounty originated select-a-size by perforating them twice as frequently, so they were half as long as wide. Others eventually followed suit and now youngsters think that’s how it’s always been.

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      5 months ago

      To be fair to OP, they really should’ve stopped advertising this as a feature years ago. It’d be like if sliced bread was still advertised as “Now sliced for your convenience!” or whatever.

      • LifeOfChance@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        How else am I to tell the difference between a full size and select a size? I buy full size for the garage and select a size for the house they serve two purposes so eliminating the standard size wouldn’t be the solution.

        • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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          5 months ago

          Buy shop cloths my friend.

          It’s not a fabric product, still paper towels, just they’re made for automotive/shop use. I swear by them and they have no “select-a-size” option. They’re also thicker and come apart less than normal paper towels.

    • And Bounty always claimed to be the most absorbent brand of paper towel, so the move was like saying “you only need half as much of our paper towel compared to other brands.”

      Not sure how actually absorbent they were; my family always got Brawny.

    • Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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      5 months ago

      Yeah I remember when they started advertising them like that. Back when the towels were about twice as long between perforations.