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To ask you about toilet paper

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ifyourheart · 09/12/2025 23:26

What has happened to Andrex?? It’s so flimsy and yet expensive!! My friend suggested Aldi brand but they didn’t have any in stock today. Please share the brand that you recommend!

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janj52301 · 04/01/2026 20:03

I used nakedpaper (used to be nakedsprout) unbleached, I order 96 at a time they deliver. Not cheap but good quality

fetchacloth · 11/12/2025 14:11

My fave is Sainsbury toilet roll. It's soft, strong and flushes away well.
For years I used Tesco toilet roll but it became flimsy and brittle so stopped buying it.
Sainsbury roll is also cheaper than Tesco too.

DibDob22 · 11/12/2025 11:22

Tiktok shop is ver good for bulk buying. 3 or 4 ply and so reasonable. Maybe £20 for over six months worth. Get kitchen roll on there too.

Epidote · 11/12/2025 11:04

mrsfollowill · 09/12/2025 23:41

I buy Ocado's own brand- strong enough but not quilty so it won't flush. £3 for 12 rolls.

Ocado the tree ply, overall I save money because my little one use less. Aldi ones are my second reference.

nevernotmaybe · 11/12/2025 09:57

Velvet 18 packs can normally be found cheap, £6 where I am. By far the best value proposition. Thicker than standard andrex, a bit softer, and obviously much cheaper. Not triple ply, but this wasn't an issue when I switched from triple ply at all.

Bloozie · 11/12/2025 09:34

Costco Kirkland Triple Satin. It's longer, stronger and softer than any other brand I've tried, and significantly cheaper. Nicer bum feel than both Sainsbury's and Andrex.

LevelHed · 11/12/2025 09:22

Anyone remember as children helping to choose what colour of Andrex toilet paper to buy in the supermarket?

user1471542288 · 11/12/2025 08:54

EleanorReally · 10/12/2025 05:09

and Waitrose classic ultra soft

So glad Waitrose brought this back after customer pressure!

askmenow · 11/12/2025 08:53

bizkittt · 10/12/2025 03:24

https://blog.whogivesacrap.org/home/made-in-china-faq

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Is anyone surprised given UK energy is the most costly in the world!

Toilet paper is HUGELY energy intensive to manufacture.

Pulping, forming, rolling, heat intensive drying, cutting and packing.

Speaking from experience , manufacturers are trying every way they can to maintain quality and cut costs because energy prices have stung them.

Don’t just look at sheets per roll, also the height of rolls has decreased and the inner tubes are larger on some.
Sainsburys softest quilted used here. £4 for 9 rolls. £3.50 on Nectar atm. Very much like original Andrex Quilts.

Snakebite61 · 11/12/2025 06:41

ifyourheart · 09/12/2025 23:26

What has happened to Andrex?? It’s so flimsy and yet expensive!! My friend suggested Aldi brand but they didn’t have any in stock today. Please share the brand that you recommend!

I've only bought andrex in emergencies.
It's always been rubbish. You just pay for all that advertising.

Gibstub · 11/12/2025 04:45

Aldi brand.

Copperoliverbear · 10/12/2025 23:22

I really don’t like Andrex the roll is half it’s usual size and the paper is hard, I have who gives a crap bamboo toilet rolls delivered every two months, they’re soft and the rolls are a lot larger.

ClarafromHR · 10/12/2025 23:19

My favourite is Tesco own brand double rolls. I have tried others but always go back to these. Sainsbury’s are good too but there isn’t a branch near me.
I’ve tried Who Gives a Crap but they were made in China and I do try to buy UK made products if I can.

WhatterySquash · 10/12/2025 23:15

Cushelle tubeless - I never bought branded toilet paper until my v frugal elderly auntie recommended it and she’s right, it lasts ages and you don’t need to take so many sheets as it’s thick. Also it’s usually on offer somewhere.

Bungle2168 · 10/12/2025 23:13

Beeinalily · 10/12/2025 23:01

Regina Soft Bamboo is very good and not too dear.
@Bungle2168 you are a total masochist.

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Not at all. Dirt cheap because using more than one sheet at a time was unbearable.

SwimmingFree · 10/12/2025 23:09

Costco membership is worth it for the Kirkland signature toilet paper

Lolapusht · 10/12/2025 23:09

Kirkland from Costco.

Best ever.

Newnamesameme · 10/12/2025 23:05

Okiedokie123 · 10/12/2025 00:03

Tescos cheapest. Anything fancy just to wipe my behind seems like a massive waste of money to me.

I so agree with this. Our plumbing is shite and the toilet blocks easily so andrex would be a disaster

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 10/12/2025 23:03

I noticed that about Andrex earlier this year. I’ve switched to Cushelle.

Milliemoons · 10/12/2025 23:03

I bought a handheld electric bidet and never looked back.

sleepylittlebunnies · 10/12/2025 23:03

We buy Aldi 12 pack of Softest premium 3 ply double rolls for £4.99. They are soft, and strong and last ages

Beeinalily · 10/12/2025 23:01

Regina Soft Bamboo is very good and not too dear.
@Bungle2168 you are a total masochist.

Bungle2168 · 10/12/2025 22:59

Bring back Izal, I say.

BIossomtoes · 10/12/2025 22:52

Andrex Mega is far better quality than their other products.

longtompot · 10/12/2025 22:52

We have been buying this for at least the past year and pretty much always reliable
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-super-soft-quilted-toilet-tissue-x24
I do like Waitrose own brand coconut loo roll, but only because it gently scents the bathroom, though it is good loo paper. Just expensive.