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Can we all just acknowledge for a moment that toilet paper is one of those adult purchases that isn’t very fun? It’s something you purchase only to turn around and throw away! And as your family grows, it’s a purchase you have to make more and more often (especially when you have toddlers who cannot resist playing with the toilet paper all the time)!

So for me toilet paper is something that I try to watch closely for sales and then stock up on when a brand I like is discounted a bit. I used to just buy whatever was cheapest when we were close to running out, but that has resulted in several instances of having toilet paper that was just awful. It was either so scratchy that it felt like punishment to use or it was so flimsy that you had to use twice as much, rendering it’s “bargain” price null and void. So I typically steer clear of the bargain brands now.

Fortunately, there’s a new product on the market that competes price-wise with some of those bargain brands, and all while delivering outstanding quality. It’s called Charmin Essentials and I’ve purchased several packages already after giving it an initial try. It’s a winner!

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Look for it at the store, friends, and note that you can choose between Charmin Essentials Soft (that’s our pick!) or Charmin Essentials Strong. You’ll like the price point and you’ll love the quality you get for the price. I’m actually a lot less grumpy about this household purchase now, thanks to Charmin Essentials!

Make the Swap for Free!

Thinking about trying it for yourself, but are feeling unsure due to bad toilet paper purchases of the past? Well no worries, because you can take part in the #CharminEssentials TP swap program! You can upgrade your Angel Soft® or Scott® 1000 TP to Charmmin Essentials Soft of Charmin Essentials Strong totally for FREE!!! Just tweet your TP swap out request to @Charmin with #CharminEssentials and #Promotions (full details here).

I’m happy with our purchase because we got the quality I want and we are paying the price I like. I used to have to sacrifice one for the other, but no more!

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For over 100 years, people have been purchasing an item that is completely purposeless, and they have purchased it hundreds of times, every single year. That useless purchase is the inner cardboard core of a toilet paper roll. We buy it because that’s how toilet paper is sold, and toilet paper is sold that way because it’s always been sold that way. Neither the seller nor the consumer have given much thought to the matter, and as a result, roughly 17 BILLION cardboard tubes are used in the United States alone, every single year.

Now that you know, what options do you have as a consumer? No worries, this is not a post about making your own toilet paper at home! Fortunately for us all, you can find Scott Tube-Free in your nearest store. Scott realized that it could reduce its environmental impact in a way that is so easy for the consumer, because the toilet paper rolls can maintain their shape just fine without that tube.

Looking for a crazy easy way to lighten your environmental footprint? The average family uses 150 rolls per year, so by switching to Scott Tube-Free, you are keeping lots of tubes out of the landfills. And just imagine the impact we can all collectively have if we start saying no to those cardboard tubes! Here’s a (totally HILARIOUS) video done by a popular YouTube prankster that gives you a visual of how many tubes Americans go through in just 2 minutes. It’s wild!

If you want to find your nearest store that offers this fantastic new product on theScott Tube-Free website. While you are there, get the Scott Tube-Free coupon coupon to save a little green while going green!

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