Have you noticed your toilet paper is narrower?

AviatorTom

Charmin and other toilet paper (bathroom tissue) manufacturers have "shrinksized" their product, to keep the price the same.

The rolls are now about 3/8-inch (~1 cm) narrower than they used to be, and the number of sheets in a roll have also decreased by about 5%, all in an effort to keep the price the same.

Toilet paper manufacturers claim that customers won't notice the difference, and if they do, they use marketing tactics, like "the product is stronger so you don't need to use as much" to convince them it's a good idea.

What do you think?

By the way, "shrinksizing" is common in just about every product today, from candy bars (same size, less chocolate) to toothpaste (smaller tube in same size package) to potato chips (fewer chips in same size package, mostly filled with air).

Have you noticed your toilet paper is narrower?
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