Double Your Fun

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Topics: Daily Life, The Little Things    

Everyone has their likes, dislikes, quirks, peculiarities, issues, pet peeves, etc.  I try to be respectful of individuality, but I have to draw the line when it requires the office kitchen to be stocked with 2 different kinds of paper towels.

kitchen with 2 types of paper towel dispenser

There is the standard roll of kitchen paper towels hanging from the cabinets and then underneath that there is also a pile of looseleaf towels like you usually see in a bathroom dispenser.  

2 types of paper towel dispenser

This has been the set-up for the last 2.5 years (at least), and I still cannot wrap my mind around it.  I finally asked a coworker and got a “I don’t know and who cares” response.  Apparently no one finds this as ridiculous as I do, but how can you look at this every day and not ask why?  I find it especially outrageous during an economy in which everyone is trying to cut costs.  Down with extraneous paper towel purchases!

Posted 31 Mar 2009

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5 Responses to “Double Your Fun”

  1. Liam on March 31st, 2009 4:36 pm

    Could it be that the loose paper napkins were stolen from the kitchen on the floor below? Maybe a cut your costs by stealing approach …

  2. Meaghan on March 31st, 2009 4:46 pm

    Maybe it has to do with allergies — perhaps one of your esteemed co-workers is allergic to the rolls or to the loose towels. One never knows — and I think that falls under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy!

  3. mom on March 31st, 2009 10:01 pm

    Please tell us why you so strenuously object to personal preference? Can we not select the option we choose – as long as we do not use BOTH options?

  4. meghan on March 31st, 2009 10:11 pm

    I would use the roll of paper towels exclusively.

    Do you think people use more paper towels when they have more available?

  5. Conall on March 31st, 2009 11:15 pm

    @ meghan

    I don’t know about everyone else, but I know that I use more paper towels when there are more available. Absolutely.

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