Toilet paper quality gets criticism from students

Wright State University’s campus bathrooms are typical of most public bathrooms. You have the same general setup: toilets, sinks, paper towels or hand-dryers and toilet paper. As in most public bathrooms, the toilet paper is one-ply and comes in enormous economy rolls. Cheap? Yes. But what do students think? Anna, a freshman, said, “It might cost them less to upgrade because people wouldn’t have to use as much, but I try to avoid public bathrooms when I can.” Few like the cheap toilet paper, but most students are against pushing for changing it, viewing it as trivial. “I wouldn’t want to pay any more for school just for some good toilet paper I’ll never use,” Kaleb said. “That just doesn’t make sense.” On average, two-ply costs about $3 more per case, and the roles are smaller and therefore run out more quickly. Three dollars a case can certainly add up, considering the hundreds of cases of toilet paper WSU must go through in a year. And who would foot the bill for the upgrade? Most likely, it would lead to a raise in tuition—something no one wants, no matter how terrible the toilet paper is.