Why We Wee Where We Wee

When it comes to toilet paper, luxury should be the difference between my elementary school’s one-ply toilet paper policy and the three-ply comfort that’s hanging next to my toilet right now. Consider the short life of toilet paper: shelf, self, and sh- ...uuuhhh, you get it. As long as abrasion is kept to a minimum, a piece of toilet paper should be pretty simple. But in a world of double paned windows (how greedy!) there’s always something for those less than satisfied with the status quo.

If you want to wipe yourself in style, Renova, a European paper product company, makes sure every color of the rainbow can fly by the seat of your pants. Red, black, fuscia, blue, orange and green: there’s heaps of choice for whatever mood you’re in.

While almost $3.00 for a roll of toilet paper may seem like a grandiose amount, it certainly doesn’t look cheap (but I guess anything next to a plain roll of toilet paper wouldn’t):

Its features are pretty robust too:

• Very soft and absorbent 

• Individually wrapped 

• 3-ply base sheet
• 140 sheets in a single roll 

• 100% virgin pulp 

• Colorfast for its intended use

The last one, the colorfast part, is pretty important- who wants a colored bum? And according to one reviewer, this stuff lives up to its price-point:

“I will never use a commoner’s brand of toilet paper again! The silky feeling was one that I will experience again and again for the rest of my life.”

But if you want something a little more customized, check out Just Toilet Paper . The online toilet paper company can turn a roll of toilet paper into anything you want: advertising, monogrammed, designer; they even have a fleur-de-lis edition (for Quebec separatists and non-separatists alike). My favorite is the topical Bernie Madoff edition.

Still, if all of this seems too frilly for an act that is far from exquisite, there's always the option my Mom had to resort to as a child:

 Update: Check out Renova's blog. They also have some pretty rad design toilet paper that's worth checking out.