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9:13 AM, 2007-Jun-12 .. Posted by Lynne

Amy,
Like you, I am always looking for ways to save money, and frequently being "green" also saves money. There are a few green blogs I read, and I came across something that made me laugh but also think...
Apparently some people are now using cloth TP and washing and reusing it. One blogger said she has a basket of the squares next to the toilet with a mesh laundry bag hanging on the TP roll holder for used wipes. The wipes are washed, dried, and placed back in the basket. Two sites that sell the TP wipes are Green Mountain Diapers and Wallypops. They look like they would be very simple to make.
I used cloth diapers, and I never thought they were a big deal. I have to tell my girls about this...it may be to much for them to take! The blogger said she does keep normal TP on hand for guests.

Wow!

9:56 AM, 2007-Jun-12 .. Posted by YPAmy5

Oh Lynne-
I truly don't think I could go that far! Cloth diapers yes but this - I don't think so. Although- my Sassafras uses an excess of toilet paper . . . . . We go thru way more rolls of TP than I would like . . . . but this is one jump I don't think I could make.
Thanks for sharing- you gave me a smile and I really needed one!
Amy W

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11:49 AM, 2007-Jun-12 .. Posted by Lynne

Amy,
That was my first reaction, too!
But, what did people do 100 years ago? They must have used something!
I just have to think about whether this is really cost effective. If you made your own, and added up washing costs, what would it be? Although I have to say the big package of TP is now up to $5.99 at Walmart and it seems like we go through it pretty fast with 3 girls in the house... hmmmm.

TP, cloth, catalog and corncob

1:58 PM, 2007-Jun-12 .. Posted by YPAmy5

Lynne- I seem to remember something like this when I watched the PBS special Frontier House (I think everyone was assigned their own TP cloth).
As for what I know otherwise- my great grandfather said they used the Sears Roebuck catalog (page by page) and that before that corncobs were used. I think I'd take the TP cloths over a corncob any day!
:o) Smiles!
Amy W