Thread: TP: toward the wall or away from the wall?

Ok, this has been a major issue in my life - really (I may have a touch of OCD)

I voted toward (you're tearing from the underside of the roll, if I'm understanding you).

For whatever reason, I've always preferred toward the wall. Maybe it’s just my technique. As a young man, I worked for a brief time at a five diamond hotel. While I didn't deal directly with TP, I did ask some knowledgeable folks what the proper way was. To my dismay, away from the wall (over the top) is considered "correct" - thus the nice folded point you see at finer hotels.

Nevertheless, I continued in my toward the wall ways until I got married - not worth the fight.

Jordan

Away from the wall. Cmon, everyone knows that.

Of course with little kids, it's neither towards the wall nor away from the wall, but rather "all over the floor."

Originally Posted by jnich67

Ok, this has been a major issue in my life - really (I may have a touch of OCD)

I voted toward (you're tearing from the underside of the roll, if I'm understanding you).

For whatever reason, I've always preferred toward the wall. Maybe it’s just my technique. As a young man, I worked for a brief time at a five diamond hotel. While I didn't deal directly with TP, I did ask some knowledgeable folks what the proper way was. To my dismay, away from the wall (over the top) is considered "correct" - thus the nice folded point you see at finer hotels.

Nevertheless, I continued in my toward the wall ways until I got married - not worth the fight.

Jordan

Really hate to bring this up but it is has to do with hygiene. When using the roll you roll off the part that you last touched. People don't grab the very end of the roll and pull the paper off, they put their big grimy digits on the top and use friction to roll it off, thus rolling off the part that their big grimy digits were on if the roll is away from the wall.

Later,
R

Away from the wall...
BTW the best roll holders are the C-shaped hooks that the roll slides on (open on one side) where you don't have to screw with the springy plastic dowels. Those are great and fast in the case where someone actually puts the friggin' thing on backwards!

The correct way is over the top away from the wall of course. There is only one valid excuse to hang it the incorrect facing the wall way, and that is if you have small children, dogs, or cats. Especially cats they will spin that roll until the entire thing is in a pile on the floor. If you hang it facing the wall they can still spin the roll, but it will not end up all over the floor.