“It’s cheap, industrial grade sandpaper bought in bulk.”
“Yes, but it is a cost on our budget, and someone is stealing it.”
I shook my head in disbelief. Why would anybody steal the cheap toilet paper from the office bathroom? But the evidence was there.
“Ok, lock it up even tighter. And I thought keeping pens in stock would be hard…”
We found out soon enough that it didn’t matter how secure it was since Mr. Thornbill had access to all of the keys.
He also made over $200,000 a year.
I never figured out why he flushed his career.
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Word count = 100
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Years ago someone at work was stealing TP. I don’t think they caught the thief, btu everyone knew the person doing it most likely made 3 times what the average American made. I always wondered why they risked their super high salary and nice career for the nastiest TP on the face of the Earth…. (If you didn’t notice, there is a lock on the roll in the photo…)
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A great little ditty, Trent. I’m so glad I live among the gum & paper bark trees, it’s free loo paper, hang on maybe I’m surrounded by my fortune.
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Last April or May you might have been able to make a fortune… lol, I might use the “natural way” if I am desperate, but have been spoiled by the modern conveniences.
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I got into the habit of carrying a small roll with me pre-pandemic. I found that many toilets in the university run out quickly. It seems it was a student thing!
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I think my wife carries a little bit folded up in a baggie. One of the benefits of purse.
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Oh my gosh! You just brought me back to last year’s run on toilet paper!
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lol, that was my first thought on seeing the prompt, but I figured everyone else would be doing an out-of-tp story.
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We had a TP theif at work too. And ours was like sandpaper too. I assume it removes all the dingleberries and hair too.
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I don’t know if those types are the cheapest people in world, maybe a little S&M or perhaps they do use it in their wood shops…
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Trent, we were sitting in a diner, way back when we were allowed to do such things, and I watched an old lady put dozens of packets of sweetener in her purse. That’s a pretty common steal, but rough toilet paper?? Fun story.
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I’ve seen people swipe little things like sweetener, but I agree, cheap TP? I don’t get it. Thanks.
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😂 Too funny! I think I used to work for that guy!
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lol, I think we’ve all heard of someone like that, and maybe worked with/for them…
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Mr Thronbill sounds a canny chap
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Yes, Mr. John WC Thronebill is pretty canny.
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I would view that theft as a protest. Keep doing it until somebody breaks down and buys the non-chafing soft stuff. Or it could be someone with hemorrhoids who wants to sand them down.
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I’ll go with the hemorrhoid theory as everyone knows the penny-pinchers won’t give an inch on quality of TP…
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I don’t quite get the point of the padlock, as the paper is designed to roll off…
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You are allowed to roll some off for use, just not take the entire thing…
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You just never know. Probably something from his childhood that compels him.
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It could be. People do risky things with little reward all of the time, and I’ve seen people throw away their jobs for other meaningless things, so…
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He must have found a way of turning rolls of paper into rolls of dollars.
My story!
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Possibly. If it were 8 months ago, TP was worth its weight in gold…
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Human nature is sometimes a great mystery :)
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Agreed.
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Some people just have a something for nothing mentality.
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I think so.
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This is good. Some people just got a rush when they don’t pay for something
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But, but, it wasn’t even the soft stuff. Some people are just tight a- 😀
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I agree. It is a pretty low thing to do, but if you’re going to do it, take the soft stuff!
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Some people just need a thrill I guess.
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They need the thrill or are unusually cheap. Personally, I can find cheap thrills in better ways that don’t hurt anybody…
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Dear Trent,
People are strange and it seems those who have the most are the cheapest. ;) Nothing worse than industrial grade 1-ply tp. Give me squeezably soft any day.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I agree, I would much rather go with squeezably soft! And, yep, some of the richest people are some of the cheapest. You can’t take it with you, so why not enjoy it while you’re here?
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Clever.
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Thanks.
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You’re welcome 😉
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