Cheap Paper Towels DO NOT Work!
I just can’t…
Okay, I have been as patient as I can possibly be with grocery stores and their lack of inventory for good quality paper products. There are three varieties of paper towels in my closet and all three are downright useless, I really, really miss my Bounty. I find that I’m using about three to four of the cheap sheets vs one Bounty paper towel. And I realize I am dating myself but there are visions of “Rosie” in the Bounty commercials dashing through my head right now.
To rationalize my aggravation I’ve tried various stores and dollar stores, bought their inferior products only to be disappointed again. Our current situation kind of reminds me of Morocco because they never have quality paper products including toilet paper. But I really am in America, right? Am I just spoiled and this is our new reality, a Moroccan paper product reality???
The amount of shopping I do is nowhere as much as I used to do before the pandemic arrived. I have not been able to capture my usual paper towels, toilet paper, napkins, Kleenex and wet wipes on Publix shelves. I went shopping once at the early hour at 7am (for us old people) and the shelves were still empty. What makes matters worse for us here in Florida is we’re all attempting to get ourselves prepared for hurricane season. We stock up on all those items, including bleach which is another item I haven’t seen since the start of the pandemic.
I can deal with most substandard paper products, I don’t like it but I can do it. So what if I go through a roll of shoddy, less than paper thin toilet paper every two days. Also using my cloth napkins at dinner time is also fine with me. Here is where I get a tad cantankerous. Cannot and will not use cheap paper towels, so I found a way around that issue.
I love drying my dishes and especially glassware with flour sacks. Yes, I wash my dishes by hand (no judging please) but I will use the dishwasher about 4 times a year to make sure it still operates well. Anyway, I needed to replace my sacks after a long time of use and misuse and ordered more of them. I took my old ones and cut them is quarters and now use them as my paper towels. I love wiping my hands often while cooking or baking and these sacks are awesome. They easily get washed by hand, soaked overnight in a sanitizer, dry quickly and they are ready to go the next day. I no longer swear or make ridiculous faces at my paper towels sitting on my counter because I have something better to use. My hunting and gathering days of attempting to apprehend quality paper towels has come to an end. I guess if we get aggravated enough we can create a solution for anything. Isn’t that what usually happens in life?
Perfect size!
