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To ask you about toilet paper

209 replies

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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WearyAuldWumman · 10/12/2025 00:57

Be warned: do not use Aldi scented paper (if they ever bring it back). Ouch.

I think that Andrex is not the quality that it used to be. Asda's own brand is better.

Twittwoooodoyou · 10/12/2025 00:59

Another vote for costco! Worth the cost of the membership.

Wobblylegs1 · 10/12/2025 01:11

Total tangent, but anyone remember that terrible stuff they used to put in public toilets in the 80s? It was like greaseproof paper!

gottakeeponmoving · 10/12/2025 01:12

Sainsbury's double rolls. A roll of this lasts forever.

Sainsbury's Super Soft White Toilet Tissue Double Rolls 4 equals 8 Rolls | Sainsbury's

OliviaBonas · 10/12/2025 01:13

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 10/12/2025 00:17

I wish I'd gone for that'd rather than the brown Naked stuff, but I find the individual wrappings weird in something that's supposed to be environmentally friendly, and also twee

I much prefer Naked Sprout to WGAC. I found WGAC so crumbly and rubbish.

tinyspiny · 10/12/2025 01:17

I’m also going to say Kirkland from Costco , we swapped to it years ago after being an Andrex family and it is excellent .

MayaPinion · 10/12/2025 02:20

Agree - Andrew quality has really nosedived. The Asda Shades double rolls are great and really last.

UnNiddeRides · 10/12/2025 02:25

Aldi coconut oil one.

scrivette · 10/12/2025 02:29

Who Gives a Crap. I wasn’t sure at first but like them now.

WhatASweatyBetty · 10/12/2025 03:14

I second the Nicky loo roll from Home bargains.

bizkittt · 10/12/2025 03:16

Who gives a crap is overpriced sand paper shipped from china

EnjoyingTheArmoire · 10/12/2025 03:22

bizkittt · 10/12/2025 03:16

Who gives a crap is overpriced sand paper shipped from china

Do you have a source for this claim?

We use WGAC and are happy with it.

APinkAndSpottyGiraffey · 10/12/2025 03:33

Wobblylegs1 · 10/12/2025 01:11

Total tangent, but anyone remember that terrible stuff they used to put in public toilets in the 80s? It was like greaseproof paper!

I believe it was called Izal (sp?) and was pale green… we had it for a while in our secondary school loos, it wasn’t practical!

EleanorReally · 10/12/2025 04:57

sainsbury's super softer

beccahamlet · 10/12/2025 05:04

potatocarbcoma · 10/12/2025 00:20

I use Bazoo , order them twice a year. Decent and made of bamboo so doesn’t create dust in bathroom. Very similar to who Gives a Crap but I find that brand name vulgar so looked for something else.
https://wearebazoo.com/products/protected-species-100-percent-bamboo-toilet-paper

100% agree with this. Don't like the WGAC name. Bazoo is lovely. They do tissues too.

SandyY2K · 10/12/2025 05:08

Sainsbury's own brand (larger rolls) or cushelle. Morrisons also has a larger roll. I only buy 50% extra rolls, as I hate how quickly the others finish.

Andrex isn't what is used to be. Barely anything on the roll and trading on their reputation, but they're poor value for money.

EleanorReally · 10/12/2025 05:09

and Waitrose classic ultra soft

LaughingCat · 10/12/2025 05:45

We bulk buy loo roll off Groupon/Wowcher. Waaaay cheaper and much better quality than Andrex. It’s called Freedom Inspirations triple ply - http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/freedom-three-ply-toilet-paper-24

Soft and strong and £26 for 90 rolls compared to £12 for 24 rolls of Andrex.

Rubyandrewsjustlovingyou · 10/12/2025 06:09

Andrex rolls are tiny about half the size of what was once a toilet roll.
Cushelle not quilted or Asda shades depends on offer .

NeedANewOne25 · 10/12/2025 06:14

I don’t get the love for WGAC paper, it falls apart while using it.

amibeingreasonablewiththis · 10/12/2025 06:28

Sainsburys double roles. They last ages

muddyford · 10/12/2025 06:29

Either Sainsbury's or Tesco double length rolls. I gave up on Andrex when it became so flimsy. I made a note of prices and number of sheets per roll in the various shops and got my calculator out! I should get out more...

Starship74 · 10/12/2025 06:30

Landlordfornow · 10/12/2025 00:05

Nicky 3 ply from Home Bargains.

This. If you bulk buy it’s free delivery on the Home Bargains website

https://home.bargains/product/661dc0c2-2147-4d26-ad99-1334b3c19db4/nicky-elite-quilted-3-ply-toilet-rolls-64-pack-delivery-included