Two Best Buys from Consumer Reports can save you up to $130 per year
Our latest tests of the biggest national and store brands of toilet paper show that you don’t have to pay the most for rolls that are strong yet soft.
At just 12 to 15 cents per 100 sheets, CR Best Buys Kirkland Signature (Costco) and White Cloud (Walmart) cost roughly half what we paid for three pricey performers from Quilted Northern, Charmin, and Cottonelle. That can add up to roughly $130 per year for a family of three.
Price isn’t the only reason you might want to sidestep Charmin Ultra Strong. It was also ultra-slow to break apart in our disintegration tests, a concern if you have paper-crazy kids or a septic system.
Toilet-paper makers are also plying you with more sheets, more layers, and the added sanitation of wet wipes. More rolls made from recycled products also promise to be softer as well as greener. But weeks of testing shows that some promises are mostly puffery, and some wet wipes could give you a nasty surprise if they’re flushed.
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