How many sheets of paper are on your current roll of toilet paper? I bet it is the same as it was a year ago, but wait, take a closer look. Does there appear to be more space at each end of the toilet paper holder? There should be because the traditional width of a roll has been shortened by a half-inch. You got it; the toilet paper roll has gone from 4.5” to 4.0.” What do you think, are we being ripped off (no pun intended)?
That begs another question, should the end of the roll go over the top or under the bottom? I believe over the top is most traditional, but the problem is finding the end of the roll when it lands on the top of the roll. On the other hand, under the bottom provides a good chance that the end of the roll will hang free in the breeze thus remaining easily accessible. Give it a try.
Now in case you have not noticed, a half-gallon of ice cream is no longer 64 ounces. A “half-gallon” is actually 1.5 quarts or 48 ounces, That is twenty-
five percent less than you used to get for the same price (despite what the sign in the store may say).
I suppose it all works out though, less going in one end and less to deal with it at the other and hey, no price increase.
Now, if you just buy a car with a smaller gas tank you won’t notice the price of a gallon of gas going up 20%.
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