By: Ken S

Ken S
Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:50:21 +0000

Your figures are a little misleading.

Simply put, each roll of Scott has 1000 sheets (or “squares”). The Angel Soft listed on Wal-Mart’s website is for their Double Roll for $10.97, which contains 264 “squares” per roll (the label states this is double the regular roll quantity of 132 “squares” per roll.)

Therefore, on a per sheet basis, the costs break down as such:
Scott = $0.0006485
Angel = $0.0017313

Even if you were to argue that you need to use double the amount of tissue to equal the two-ply, your costs would still be $0.004343 less than the Angel Soft. That may not seem like much, but calculated on a per-package basis, you are saving $8.69 by buying the Scotts. ($.004343 x 1000 sheets x 20 rolls per pack)

Now think about how many packages of tissue that the University consumes on an annual basis, and you can really see how the savings add up.