I had noticed that we'd run out of toilet paper. Driving past Walmart Monday night on the way home from the prison bible study I pulled in to get some. I found the toilet paper aisle. And then I saw this:
There is a whole, two-tiered row at Walmart--end to end--filled with a bewildering array of toilet paper choices. Different plys. Tons of different adjectives for the word soft. Infusions of Aloe and Vitamin E. Quilting and ripples.
Incidentally, as I peered at the packaging for the ripples it kind of grossed me out:
Removes more! I really didn't want that image in my head.
I dialed Jana.
"Hey Sweetie, we were out of toilet paper so I pulled into Walmart to get some."
"That's great!"
"Yeah, but I'm standing here in the toilet paper aisle and there are like 10,000 choices. Is there a brand or type that you usually get?"
"Just get anything that is 2 Ply."
I scan the aisles. "Most of these are 2 Ply. Would you like anything else? Aloe infusion? Quilting? Ripples?"
"Ripples?"
"Yes, ripples. They remove more."
"Just get Great Value, the generic brand."
"That should narrow it down."
I look and find the Great Value toilet paper, thinking my choices are over. But then...
Soft or strong? No!!!!!!!
