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minus-squareFinal Remix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-27 months agoWho the fuck even knows what the unit price of paper towels is?!
minus-squareburrito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoTurns per roll on one brand, grams per inch for the next, and ounces per half-roll for your third choice.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoAnd each brand has a different tear-off square size. Some have ‘jumbo size’ and also ‘pick-a-size’ where its smaller rectangles tear offs instead of squares. How do you compare? You dont and its by design
Who the fuck even knows what the unit price of paper towels is?!
Turns per roll on one brand, grams per inch for the next, and ounces per half-roll for your third choice.
And each brand has a different tear-off square size. Some have ‘jumbo size’ and also ‘pick-a-size’ where its smaller rectangles tear offs instead of squares.
How do you compare? You dont and its by design