Toilet Paper, It hurts my head!

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I honestly have just been buying the biggest packages possible at places like Bjs of the Scott extra soft (that 1000 sheet stuff you MUST use twice as much and is horrible) and I try and use any coupon I have-+I had ONE the other day, but they did have a deal at Bjs where their brand had a $3 coupon if you bought it and it was a 30 roll pack and looked similar to angel soft.
I know at my grocery store today they have the 12pk of angel soft for $4.97 and I have a $.45/1 coupon, I may or may not go and get it, I have quite a few rolls of tp right now (not realizing I had 2 big pks from CVS a yr ago left), I really need paper towels-but I would rather run out of paper towels than TP...

I remember when I first started couponing I could get free or close to free toilet paper but in the past few years it is near impossible. But I would see peoples stock pile pictures of their stockpiles of it...I think part of it is here we just don't get that deal, where other parts of the country might. Plus just because they have it in their stockpile doesn't mean it was free or close to free, it might have just been a great price compared to what they normally spend. I know if I can save a lot I will stock up even thought it isn't close to free. I also like knowing that I won't have to worry about buying it for a while (I am that way with cat food, paper towels, wheat berries...)

[suestuff]

I just started couponing a little over a year ago. So I know nothing about free toilet paper. But I have managed a good supply for very little cost.

I stocked up when there was a Catalina at Walgreen's last year. 12 packs of Cottonelle were $5 and there was a $1 store coupon + a MFG coupon for $1 and if you bought 2 there was a $3 RR. So I bought many 12 packs at $1.50 each.

So, just keep looking for the deals. You will find them. When they come, hit them big time and you won't have to worry about it for a long time.

[christj13]

I also have a problem with the tp. In my house, i like to use scott 1000, it lasts forever. With 3 females and 2 males, we go thru alot of tp. This week I did the GC deal at cvs, got (6) 4-packs, plus some other things that were part of the deal...ended up paying 20 oop and got a 10 gc. So i was happy. Now i have enough for a while. I have never gotten tp for free, but i think i have been doing it all wrong. I like the formula u guys use to find out the price per sq ft. I think i will start doing that.

[skip_a_loo]

the best method is to compare square feet

Charmin Ultra Soft, 18 double rolls, contained 375 sq. feet for 9.97, or .026 per square foot.
Charmin Ultra Strong, 24 double rolls, contained 501 sq. feet for 12.47, or .024 per square foot.


Cottonelle Ultra, 12 double rolls, contained 246 sq. ft for 6.97, or .028 per square foot.
Cottonelle Aloe A&E, 12 double rolls, contained 363 sq. ft for 6.97, or .019 per square foot.

Scott 24 rolls contained 2515 sq. ft for 16.48, or .006 per square foot.

Angel Soft, 36 double rolls contained 1200 sq. ft for 16.44, or .013 per square foot.

Ultra Plush, 24 double rolls contained 533 sq. ft for 12.94, or .024 per square foot.

24 double rolls contained 862 sq. ft for 19.98, or .012 per square foot.

Final Costs per square foot, cheapest to most expensive:
1. Scott .006
2. White Cloud .012
3. Angel Soft .013
4. Cottonelle with Aloe and A&E .019
5. Charmin Ultra Strong and Northern Ultra Plus (tie) .024
6. Charmin Ultra Soft .026
7. Cottonelle Ultra .028

I once read that a good price for toilet paper was a penny per square foot. That’s easy to determine based on square footage – for instance, the first pack of Cottonelle listed at 246 square feet should cost $2.46 (good luck finding that price). However, with Scott the recommended bargain price for 2515 square feet would be $25.15 – higher than the actual price of $16.48! You can see how it really “pays” to compare square footage!

[skip_a_loo]

Determine the price for square footage. The amount of square footage in a pack is located at the front bottom corner or most packages.

1. The first package had 16 rolls and 334 sq. feet.
2. The second package had 12 rolls and 284.6 square feet

Now, to figure out if you getting a good deal! Move the decimal point two places to the left. If I pay around $3.34 on the first package, that’s a good deal! If I pay $2.84 for the second package, that’s a good deal!

My “best price” for toilet paper is $0.01 per square foot, and this is just an easier way to figure out the price for $0.01 per square foot! Remember to use coupons in combination with store sale prices to get as close to this price as possible.

If you can get close to these prices with deals and coupons, you are getting a GOOD deal!

cheat-cheat chart:
Angel Soft 4 reg rolls 2 ply 66.6 sq. ft
Angel Soft 12 ct double roll 400 sq. ft
Angel Soft- 24 rolls (2 ply) 400 sq ft
Angel Soft, 36 double rolls contained 1200 sq. ft
Charmin Ultra (red pkg)- 9 rolls 140.9 sq ft
Charmin Basic- 4 double rolls 146.1 sq ft
Charmin Basic- 16 double rolls 584.5 sq ft
Charmin Ultra Soft, 18 double rolls, contained 375 sq. feet
Charmin Ultra Strong, 24 double rolls, contained 501 sq. feet
Cottonelle Ultra, 12 double rolls, contained 246 sq. ft
Cottonelle- 12 big rolls 279.6 sq ft
Cottonelle Aloe A&E, 12 double rolls, contained 363 sq. ft
Kirkland (costco) 36 rolls 1911.6 sq feet
Northern Ultra Plush, 24 double rolls contained 533 sq. ft
Quilted Northern- 12 double rolls 396 sq ft
Scott 12 rolls 1 ply 1000 sheets per roll: 1257 sq. ft
Scott- Extra Soft, 12 big rolls 363.3 sq ft
Scott 24 rolls contained 2515 sq. ft
Ultra Plush, 24 double rolls contained 533 sq. ft
White Cloud 24 double rolls contained 862 sq. ft
Willow 12 double rolls 2 ply: 400 sq. feet