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There seems to be a shortage of boxes of tissues in the supermarkets.  Yesterday I went in Lidl and Morrisons, no boxes only these little handbag packets. 
OK, an unimportant issue you may think, but when this "cold" comes back for the third time I'll be up a creek without a paddle  :cool:

p.s. Sainsburys out of stock too.

Long sleaves may be the answer?  :tongue:

I've had some in my Sainsbury's delivery today.  Not the single cube I ordered, but a two pack of flatter boxes.

Quote from: Alex on January 12, 2022, 01:27:35 PM
There seems to be a shortage of boxes of tissues in the supermarkets.  Yesterday I went in Lidl and Morrisons, no boxes only these little handbag packets. 
OK, an unimportant issue you may think, but when this "cold" comes back for the third time I'll be up a creek without a paddle  :cool:

p.s. Sainsburys out of stock too.

Soft toilet roll..

   Am I the only one??

I use soft toilet roll indoors.. Tissues for going out..
Though I have pulled out of my pocket a strip of toilet paper by mistake.. It doesn't bother me..

I remember when toilet paper was smooth and shiny.. I think it was called Izal.. Horrible stuff.

Quote from: GrannyMac on January 12, 2022, 02:13:25 PM
I've had some in my Sainsbury's delivery today.  Not the single cube I ordered, but a two pack of flatter boxes.

That's good GM there were none on the shelves.

Quote from: Scrumpy on January 12, 2022, 03:56:39 PM
I use soft toilet roll indoors.. Tissues for going out..
Though I have pulled out of my pocket a strip of toilet paper by mistake.. It doesn't bother me..

I remember when toilet paper was smooth and shiny.. I think it was called Izal.. Horrible stuff.

Yes.. Appalling stuff and not fit for purpose but the school didn't have a nail for the Daily Mirror so..

I use soft kitchen roll as tissue. They have always done the job fine.

Quote from: Raven on January 12, 2022, 06:17:16 PM
I use soft kitchen roll as tissue. They have always done the job fine.

Your kitchen roll can't be much good at soaking up grease then  :cool: :cool: :cool:

It's good for all jobs.

Quote from: Scrumpy on January 12, 2022, 03:56:39 PM
I remember when toilet paper was smooth and shiny.. I think it was called Izal.. Horrible stuff.

Ah yes - Izal Medicated - we had it at school. It just taught you to wait til you got home lol.

single sheets

Single sheets or diaohrea, it couldn't cope..

It really was awful - its one selling point was that it was cheap - very cheap
Mike

with regards to toilet tissues i suppose its possible to cut say a kitchen paper towel in half but what sort of knife could cut it.
that's if there is no other choice,

alternatively  bring back the (news of the world news paper ) which in the past hung on many a toilet wall,

Q; do you recall those times of the past,.

only too well. The horror of an outside toilet on a cold winter's day
Mike

Quote from: Raven on January 12, 2022, 06:17:16 PM
I use soft kitchen roll as tissue. They have always done the job fine.

So do I, but I keep a box of tissues handy in my bedroom. :grin:

This is the one I use, it's the best I've found. Also if you only want a half sheet you can just tear it that size..I use it for all sorts of things. :upvote:

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I use Regina Blitz in the kitchen,  but I wouldn't fancy wiping my drippy nose with it  :grin: :grin: :grin: but if I'm desperate, there's always loo roll.

Quote from: Michael Rolls on January 13, 2022, 04:24:54 AM
It really was awful - its one selling point was that it was cheap - very cheap
Mike

Made good tracing paper...

yes - I'd forgotten that
Mike

They had some in Lidl yesterday. I don't need any but I filled my trolley anyway just in case.

I can't understand why supermarkets keep running out of stuff  :grin:

I got a double pack in Aldi, but no cube boxes at all.

I use kitchen roll or loo roll, all you posh folk buying tissues :grin:

Pick and Flick works well  :halo:

Always someone to lower the tone....... [1180]

Oh it can be lower  :halo:

Quote from: -Oy- on January 15, 2022, 11:18:11 AM
Oh it can be lower  :halo:

I dare you.  :rofl:

 :shocked:

Quote from: klondike on January 14, 2022, 10:15:06 AM
They had some in Lidl yesterday. I don't need any but I filled my trolley anyway just in case.

I can't understand why supermarkets keep running out of stuff  :grin:

Indeed, because when it's running out is the time you need it the most. :shocked:

I remember in lockdown one there was an elderly woman with two 24 packs of toilet paper in her trolley. Somebody made a comment which she heard and she piped up with I have two toilets. I refrained from mentioning that she only had the one arse.