Colored Bath Tissue

[bugsyjones]

I know everyone remembers it! I very briefly remember it. As it was phasing out of popularity by the time I knew a difference.

Anyway, since I want all things vintage (or vintage-style), I want some colored toilet tissue. The thought had never crossed my mind until today. I just now realized that all the toilet paper I see and buy is white. Don't ask why. I suppose I never really noticed.

Small problem. They don't make it anymore. There is a rumor that Scott still makes it for the Hispanic market, but an extensive search led me to nothing.

I could really use some green. It would match my towels perfectly.

They need to bring it back.

~Tim

 

[austinado16]

I'm gonna laugh....

...if they ever bring it back.

I definately remember it. It went nicely with our harvest gold toilet and our orange and red shag carpet.

 

[launderess]

Coloured Toilet Paper Died For Several Reasons

However the loudest noise came from doctors who warned the dyes could cause irritation and or allergic reactions (not something one would wish in the likely target used area), and from "Green" groups who worried about the environmental impact of the dyes.

In the end with low demand many makers stopped making the stuff. Coloured toilet paper (and tissue paper for that matter), cost more to produce than the white variety, and when sales didn't justify those costs, that was the end of that.

Scott Tissue was the last company to make coloured toilet paper so you've got something there.

Personally remember Marcal, Charmin and others that dear Mama would purchase for our bathrooms and the powder room. Many housewives colour matched their toilet and tissue paper to suit their bathroom/powder-room schemes.

 

[rp2813]

When my partner and I traveled to Normandy with my dad for the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994, we stayed in a 1755 farm house owned by a pair of local spinster sisters who my parents knew from previous visits.

Utilitarian as the bathroom facilities were, the toilet tissue was bright pink. I had not seen colored TP for at least 20 years up until then, and I haven't seen it since.

After I saw a poodle, my trip to France was complete.

 

[aquarius1984]

OMG>

Are you guys being serious lol?

Coloured loo roll is the norm over here,

Andrex have various colours like Pink, Blue, Green - although this one is IIRC the Aloe Vera one and a bit pricey, and the regular white stuff not to mention a colour they call Pebble, which is a sand sort of colour.

Even the supermaqrket own labels do coloured versions and they generally dont cost much more comparing a 4 roll pack or 9 roll pack.

However it does work out a little bit cheaper to buy 12,24 or even 48 roll packs in bulk but they almost always come in white.

Not seen a regular green colour for a while, but im sure somebody sells them. Only tend to shop at Tesco and Waitrose.

 

[foraloysius]

I haven't seen colored toilet paper in ages overhere. The only thing you see now and then is white with a print on it. But most toilet paper is just white.

 

[bellalaundry]

Last year

here in Canada, during Breast Cancer awareness campain, you could buy pink toilet paper (Cottonelle). I bought a bunch of it.

I too, wish you could buy coloured paper. I think I would buy blue.

Guy

 

[paulg]

CHICAGO has colored toilet paper

Yes, Come to Chicago and enjoy world-class sights, restaurants, nightlife and colored toilet-paper.
I was in the store the other day and saw pink and blue toilet paper. I was flabbergasted.
Why was this not on the front page of today's newspaper?
Next time I'm in the store I'll try to check the name - which I think was a major one.
And I'll give it a squeeze or two if nobody is looking. tee hee.

 

[ironrite]

While cruising around some of my other favorite websites, this was his picture of the week. I thought it was timely and just had to post it.

http://www.charlesphoenix.com/2010/09/toilet-paper-princess-somewhere-usa-1959/

 

[yogitunes]

I heard one comedian say when asked what color he wants, he replied, just give me white, I'll color it when I use it!.....lol

 

[sensi-temp]

Pass me a roll I wet myself!!

I laughed so hard I wet my pants!! I'm old enough to remember it, we NEVER had it, my folks were way too conseritive!!! As long as we're on the subject, does anyone remember the Doeskin brand? There were Doeskin tissues (snotcatchers) too. Came in an orangy-tan wrapper or box with a doe on it. There is a Save-a-lot near me that caters to the Hispanic population so will have to check out the "bathroom tissue" there. More on this later about the Dutchess of York & her asswipe.

 

[whirlcool]

I don't remember Doeskin, but I do remember Delsey toilet tissue.
I haven't seen colored TP in years and years, but Kleenex still makes colored tissues. I have seen it in Almond, Green and Blue at the local grocery store.

 

[polkanut]

My parents were also too conservative to buy such nonsense. My paternal grandparents used to buy Delsey tp by the case. They were hoarders on a very minor level.