# What is the best brand of toilet paper? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 9, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540 "2010-04-09T15:49:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/41 "2010-04-12T04:07:45Z")
Cottonelle, Northern or the supermarket brand, double roll. Whichever is on special with the supermarket card. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/42 "2010-04-12T04:54:22Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Scott. Everything else feels like I’m wiping my ass with cottonballs infused with lotion. No, thank you. Just give me some paper that will actually do the job and not tear apart. This is exactly my feeling on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/43 "2010-04-12T20:45:50Z")
Cottonelle Ultra. Occasionally the spouse buys something else and it’s no good until we get the Cottonelle back in stock. ---
**Author:** ![Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/44 "2010-04-12T21:11:48Z")
Cottonelle Ultra has been given rigorous testing under the most brutal circumstances and stood its ground, without even irritating the skin, so it deserves the gold. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/45 "2010-04-12T21:13:17Z")
Cottonelle Double roll. Mom and daughter buy the Charmin, but I think it is way too thick. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/46 "2010-04-12T23:44:05Z")
Walgreen’s Big Roll. Single-ply and 1,000 sheets. I wish I knew who makes it for them. Similar to Scott, but a smidge softer. I bought some on the way home once in a pinch instead of going to the grocery store and now I’ll go to Walgreens just for the toilet paper. 4 for $3. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/47 "2010-04-13T02:31:26Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Charmin Basic. That’s the red one, I think. Charmin Basic is Orange. It’s the best, and believe you me, I’ve tried _them all_. It’s strong and soft - but not so soft that it comes apart. And not so strong that you’re wiping a pillow across your ass. Buy a pack. I almost wish I could give you a money-back guarantee if you don’t like it cause it’s so good. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/48 "2010-04-13T02:37:07Z")
Charmin - the red kind. I was a Quilted Northern girl my whole childhood, but recently switched to Charmin. They’ve improved something, because I don’t get any pilling on my girly bits, even when stubbly. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/49 "2010-04-13T12:38:26Z")
Another vote for the Charmin “red” in the Mega Roll pack. It doesn’t leave massive dingleberries and it also puts out less lint into the bathroom. Mega Roll means you’re not changing the roll twice a day either. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/50 "2010-04-13T12:44:28Z")
The kind that is in the dispenser and lasts long enough to make sure the job is done. Beats the alternative. Unless you like digging through your wallet for ATM reciepts. “$3 ATM fee…!? Take _that_, Citibank…!” ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/51 "2010-04-13T19:45:42Z")
Charmin Ultra Soft. And I’m not just saying that because my father-in-law makes it. But if you like it stronger, the Ultra Strong (red pack) is also very good without being sandpaper. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/52 "2010-04-13T20:23:07Z")
Scott or the Kroger brand. Some of the other stuff causes an embarrassing itch. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/53 "2010-04-13T20:59:38Z")
Scott. I absolutely hate TP that lints or pills. Ugh! It’s soft enough and strong enough, and it’s the cheapest if you get the 20-pack on sale. ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/54 "2010-04-13T22:47:32Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Walgreen’s Big Roll. Single-ply and 1,000 sheets. I wish I knew who makes it for them. > > Similar to Scott, but a smidge softer. I bought some on the way home once in a pinch instead of going to the grocery store and now I’ll go to Walgreens just for the toilet paper. 4 for $3. I know what you mean about waiting for sales. When did touilet paper get so expensive? It was cheap for a long time and then bam it was a dollar a roll! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/55 "2010-04-13T23:04:51Z")
Cottonelle or Angel Soft, whichever is on the best sale when we need it. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/56 "2010-04-14T07:58:20Z")
Anything softer than the crap at public toilets. That stuff really chaps my hide. ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/57 "2010-04-14T21:14:17Z")
Zewa, without a doubt. It’s strong, soft and doesn’t shred upon contact. We use far less of it than we ever did with American brands. And it smells like apricots! We get it at the Tesco here. I don’t know if it’s sold in the US, but it should be. It’s wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540/58 "2010-04-15T00:33:30Z")
Pine cones. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540.md?page=2)