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<\/figure>\n\n\nI remember not too long ago, tissues was one of the things that you purchased, put on the counter in your bathroom and didn\u2019t think about again until you pulled the last tissue from the box and realized you\u2019d neglected to purchase a replacement box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
In my case, that meant using paper towels, or grabbing a handful of napkins from Carls Jr the next day at lunch. I tried very hard to only go to the grocery store once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I guess my question is how are we regressing on things that have been stable and functional for literally decades? It\u2019s a box of tissue. Boxes of tissue worked fine, they didn\u2019t need tweaking, they worked well exactly as they were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
They worked so well that Howard Hughes used the empty boxes as house shoes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve noticed in the case of the cube shaped boxes that the dimensions have been changed. I don\u2019t know why, but I can tell you that Puffs specifically will not fit into a metal tissue box holder I\u2019ve been using without issue for 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
So to all you tissue manufacturers, \u201cWhat is going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Have you decided to have your tissue manufactured in China? Have the Chinese deviated from specification, as they so often do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Am I the only one who\u2019s noticing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When did tissue manufacturers forget how to put the tissues in the boxes in a way that you can pull one out of the box at a time instead of arbitrarily wadding. It\u2019s super weird, I used to think it was because we purchased the cheap stuff. But for shits & giggles I\u2019ve purchased a … <\/p>\n