It just seems a waste and illogical. Sure single ply is cheaper, but whenever I’m in a public restroom, I put down two layers on the toilet seat. When I’m at someone’s house or anywhere with two ply, I only put one layer on the seat. So with single ply, you end up using more anyway, so why not just get two ply?
Why do company or public restrooms use single ply toilet paper when we simply double them up anyway?
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To keep employees from taking it home?
Double up all you want, it’s still cheaper than double ply.
Do you think nobody in the sanitary dept has done the maths? The one ply is typically thinner too so it’s definitely more economical. When you’re dealing in 100s of thousands in toilet paper even a 10% saving is a large amount.
People typically double up 2 ply as well but do you really use 4x the amount of 1 ply? Probably not.
Can’t spare a square
It might be more about plumbing than cost?
Same reason they keep making plastic bags thinner, thus requiring double bagging more often…they dumb.
It’s definitely not economical in any form if you’re putting it on the seat instead of wiping yourself.
Because of how TP bunches up a bit when you fold it, two single plies put together by hand has more wiping power than the same two plies manufactured neatly into one sheet.
When you’re at someone’s house you put tp on the seat?
Because if they used double ply – wed ALSO still double it up? And then theyre out 4x the amount of TP
I absolutely, positively use multiple times the amount of single ply TP vs 2 ply. Probably at least a metre. Bunch it up into a huge fluffy wad. I’m definitely not saving them any money with the 1 ply.
Because a lot of people are going to use 100 sheets no matter what. This is, literally, why we can’t have nice things.
Single ply will break down easier and less chance of clogging the toilet. There’s a reason in septic tank systems, it’s required that you use only single ply.
People will still double up double ply and won’t necessarily use less just because it’s double.
I’m sure there’s data to show savings of using single ply versus double in public bathrooms, from a combination of less paper used, less chance of clogging, less chance of people stealing the paper to bring home etc.
Id double up 2ply as well.
Ever been to Asia? The absolute worst TP. Don’t even talk about bidets being so prevalent there, the TP always sucks.
On that note, all napkins in restaurants in Asia are small thin squares made of WAXED paper. The waxing has zero absorption. It makes any napkin usage an excercise in seeing how many dozens are needed for anything. I’ve used many handfuls of them in one sitting.
Scrunchers will pull a reel off every time, it doesn’t matter what thickness. Women will make a nest of paper over the seat. In these scenarios 2ply would be a waste.
They want you to experience your corn just one more time before saying goodbye.
Because it’s less expensive. And because they know you’ll double it up regardless of the ply, single ply makes it less likely to plug.
Because no one would steal it.
You don’t have to change them too often, as the paper roll is usually way bigger, the paper thinner and comes in pair in the roll dispenser. Maximize usage for cost
Be careful, doubling up is prohibited in the employee handbook.
Less likely to clog, even if you double or triple up. Saves calling in a plumber.
It disintegrates almost immediately and probably reduces toilet clogs like 99%.
I mean seriously have you ever plugged a toilet in a public bathroom?
Cheaper
I’ve always assumed it was to make the bathroom so unpleasant as to deter some percentage of people from even considering using it…and thus saving a few dollars. Doubling up single ply tp is definitely not the same thing as double ply from the factory lol.
Canada here. I’ve been all over the country, in plenty of public washrooms, and used plenty of toilets. The only place I’ve ever seen a toilet seat cover dispenser is when I was working for an American company that had set up a call site in my city.
Covering the seat is a waste of materials. You’re more likely to pick up germs from your kitchen counters, your money, or your phone than you are from a toilet seat.
Wait, you put down toilet paper on the seat at a clean home? I thought that’s only for dirty toilet situations.
If it was nice toilet paper, people would steal it.
Nobody wants that one ply stuff.
The public restroom single TP is usually those huge rolls, no one’s stealing those.
Because if you buy two ply people still double up.
Because people are less likely to steal it and take it home. Who wants industrial grade 40 grit sandpaper TP at home.
It’s harder to clog a drain line. Even if you double up, that stuff almost melts in water.
Ah, so you’re why I find public restrooms blocked with toilet paper and only yellow in the bowl. Just wipe it down with some hand sanitizer. It’s a lot less gross for the next person.
It’s to discourage people from taking a shit at work in the first place. It’s worked for me. In more than 15 years with the same company, I could count on one hand with fingers left over the number of times I’ve shit at work.
The main reason for single ply is not just cost but to stop clogging the toilet, two layers of single will come apart much easier than double ply.
Just sit on the damn seat
Bc they don’t appreciate our assholes. You ain’t saving money when I use the entire roll
Imma guess and go with the cheap stuff doesnt get stolen as much.
Not everyone doubles it up or covers the seat. Single ply works fine for me.
Much cheaper, and easier on the plumbing