I didn't suffer during the early pandemic toilet paper shortages because I'm a paper products hoarder. Whenever the giant, economy size package of TP or paper towels goes on sale, I buy it, whether I need it or not, and stack it up in the attic. We're eight months into this Covid mess, and I still have two big packages of Scott Comfort Plus. One of these days, I'm going to pull out the last roll. I'm fairly certain that the toilet paper I will purchase at that point will not be on sale.
While I find paying full price for something you use once and flush down the loo a little uncomfortable, I'm smart enough to realize that the occasional paper shortage does not justify the cost of installing a bidet - not to mention that a bidet would not enhance the resale value of a home in Hainesport, NJ.
The other day, I was on my way to the garage with a pile of leftover fabric that I planned to use for rags, and I had an idea. Why not cut up those rags and use them to wipe? I figured I would toss them out after one use. Then I saw this:
I decided that one can carry frugal a bit too far. I'm certainly not going to sew toilet paper substitutes, and I'm not washing and drying them for reuse. Why should I cut up that fabric? Things haven't gotten that bad yet. I will cheerfully pay the market price for my next case of bog roll.
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