COMING SOON: Quilton solid uranium toilet roll. Say goodbye to squishy cardboard toilet rolls that can't hold their shape, Say hello to the quality heft of a solid metal roll.
Safety note: Stacking more than 6 together will cause a Demon Core event.
6 of this product with 200 sheets each (1200 total) = 8 competitor products with only 150 sheets each (1200 total).
They are missing a ×200 and ×150 in their equation.
They are trying to remind you that this isnt shrinkflation! ... So they can normalize 6 rolls per pack and shrinkflate later
For sure. I’m a die hard unit price shopper, except for paper towels. That select-a-size really makes you think. How often do I use two or more smaller sheets at once…UGH just get these.
23 Comments
ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca · 31 pts · 1y
Mathematician: Pi is 3.141592653589793238...
Engineer: Pi is 4
Toilet Paper Marketer: Pi is 10
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev · 17 pts · 1y
2-pi toilet paper…
sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 1y
As someone who comparison shops in excess, toilet paper math is infuriating.
TheSlad@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y
Look at the price by weight instead. The "math" advertised on the packaging is probably bullshit anyways.
CameronDev@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y
COMING SOON: Quilton solid uranium toilet roll. Say goodbye to squishy cardboard toilet rolls that can't hold their shape, Say hello to the quality heft of a solid metal roll.
Safety note: Stacking more than 6 together will cause a Demon Core event.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Toilet paper math becomes a lot easier with a bidet.
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 1y
i mean at least with regular toilet paper i get what they mean, "16 double rolls = 32 rolls wow!" even tho it's bullshit
but here??? are those paper towels unthirdle rolls?
dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
i always squeeze the rolls, and go with whatever feels the most dense. usually scott.
Asafum@feddit.nl · 16 pts · 1y
special deal! 6 = 8*
*8 = 6
Thrickles@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 1y
High school math never prepared me for toilet paper math.
Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
Taxes are easier.
meliante@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 1y
That's almost apple math.
pivot_root@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I think the printer ran out of ink before it finished
8 * 0.75RedSnt@feddit.dk · 6 pts · 1y
"There are.. 6.. rolls!"
dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 1y
2+2=5
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y
i still don’t know what they mean by this
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
The rolls now have more sheets per roll, so six rolls gets you the same number of sheets as eight normal sized rolls.
bisby@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
6 of this product with 200 sheets each (1200 total) = 8 competitor products with only 150 sheets each (1200 total).
They are missing a ×200 and ×150 in their equation. They are trying to remind you that this isnt shrinkflation! ... So they can normalize 6 rolls per pack and shrinkflate later
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
For sure. I’m a die hard unit price shopper, except for paper towels. That select-a-size really makes you think. How often do I use two or more smaller sheets at once…UGH just get these.
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
ah, okay that makes sense i guess
it's still such a weird thing lol, like at least usually they'd explicitely say "as much sheets as 8 rolls!" somewhere
troybot@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
why many word when few word?
CameronDev@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
What does the asterisk text say? Is it some kind of poorly designed "Buy 6, get 8" thing?
fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 1y