[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] For many years, I used Northern toilet paper. It was soft with a nice pattern on it, it was strong, and was a good value, until fairly recently. Not long ago, they changed their packaging, and at the same time, the number of sheets on a roll were now way less, plus the width of the rolls were also cut down. This angered me, as the price hadn't changed and I was going through the rolls much quicker than before, so I started looking for another brand to start using. I then tried Angel Soft, and although it was soft, it seemed to shred easily and I had to use more sheets each time I used it, so again went looking for another brand of TP to use.
When I was a child, my parents bought 1-ply Charmin to use on the boat they kept on the Mississippi river, as it truly was the only TP that didn't clog up the works in their marine toilet. I always liked the softness, but didn't like that it was only 1 ply in those days. When looking at other toilet papers to buy, I was pleased to find Charmin is now 2-ply, so decided to give this TP a try.
I found that the Charmin Ultra Soft had a good amount of sheets per roll, it was still a good sized width, so not much of my toilet paper holder shows on the sides of the roll, has a pretty embossed design on it, holds together well, and is still one of the softest toilet papers I've ever used.
Although I loved the Charmin, I had also heard many good things about Costco's Kirkland toilet paper, and decided to also try this brand, which has a good sized width with 425 sheet per roll, a nice embossed design on it. This TP is also soft, although definitely not as cushy soft as the Charmin brand. Since I go through a lot of toilet paper, each week, I decided to use this brand for myself, as and I could get it for a great price and it worked well for me. However, in my guest bathroom, I continued to use the Charmin Ultra Soft paper, as I know my guests appreciate using Charmin on their bums.
Charmin just sent me a nice a 4-pack of Charmin Ultra Soft in the Mega roll size. These rolls are bigger than the other packages I have, which were just Jumbo sized rolls. I'm using this in my bathroom and it does last longer than those Jumbo rolls and is still the softest toilet tissue I have ever used! However, it's kind of a toss up for me regarding which brand to use, as a roll of the Kirkland brand still lasts longer for me because of the huge size of their rolls, it is a great value, and is also very kind to my bum.
I do love the feeling of using Charmin, as it's a feeling of being pampered in the bathroom, and although I may still use the warehouse brand in my bathroom, I'm going to continue to provide my guests with Charmin Ultra Soft in the guest bathroom, as it has got to be the softest toilet paper on the planet, and my friends deserve this extra cushy softness on their bums!