The Nose Knows

I have been sick all week. During that week, I blew my nose about a million times. Now, I don't regularly buy any type of Kleenex-type product, we use good old t.p. for the occasional nose blowing. We are generally a very healthy family, so this really doesn't come up often. Towards the end of the second long day of sickness, I was regretting my frugal nature. I would have done just about anything for a nice, soft tissue to use on my poor, broken nose.

Wave had also been sick and purchased a 3 pack of travel-sized Kleenex from Target for $.99. ($o.o22/tissue) I commandeered the remaining 2 packs while he was at work. My nose was grateful for the change, but my hands got the short end of the stick. Every time I blew my nose, all the disgusting snot ended up going through the tissue and all over my hands. That meant much more handwashing and much drier hands.

Once I ran out of the Kleenex, I searched the house frantically for anything else to use. Buried under a bunch of other junk in the bathroom cupboard, I found 2 travel packs of Trader Joe's tissue paper. When I opened the first one up and used it, I was overjoyed! These tissues are HUGE! I actually felt like I was not using up enough of each one. While not super-soft, they were still a huge improvement over t.p. As a bonus, they are made of 100% recycled, 35% post consumer product. They are cheaper than the Kleenex travel pack. They come in a 10 pack of 10 tissues each for $1.29. That works out to only $o.0129/tissue.

Wave came home with more tissues for me once the TJ's brand was gone. This time it was 2 nice big boxes of Puffs plus lotion. Of course, the large size was nice, the lotion felt great. Only draw back - all that lotion gave me a zit right on my nose. My husband does not remember how much he paid for them. After some online research, I will guesstimate that the box of 132, 2 ply tissues cost about $1.99. That would equal $0.015 per tissue.

Overall, my choice for best tissue is the Trader Joe's. They are the cheapest and have a big size for a travel pack. They are also the most environmentally responsible. Most importantly, they come from my favorite store!

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