A&M may drop free TP in dorms

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<p>As far as the economy is concerned, rough times aren’t behind us yet. Well, in a way, they are (or will be) at Texas A&M.</p>

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<p>I am above wiping.</p>

<p>Sorry, had to say it. I saw this article earlier, and I was pretty grossed out at first, but at least it only seems to affect a few dorms. Not AS terrible as I thought. However, I hope the dorms are cheap there; I know my dorm is pretty much a glorified closet that costs more than my tuition, so if they made me pay for toilet paper, I’d be angry.</p>

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<p>Aren’t there going to be bathrooms in the academic building closest to each dorm? So you’re really only talking about night hours. And I’m sure no one will steal TP at A&M.</p>

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<p>Penny wise, pound foolish. I still don’t give money to my graduate school alma mater because when I was in grad school, GW stopped allowing students to use the staplers in the library because “staples cost money.” I vowed then that I’d never donate to GWU a cent, and I haven’t.</p>

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<p>They need to start using their left hand. Jk</p>

<p>School toiler paper is cheap stuff anyways. I bet they could easily cut something else rather than the toiler paper and save even more.</p>

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<p>How much do they pay for room & Board at A&M?</p>

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<p>^ Between $3K and $8K per year for housing, depending on location and living arrangements.</p>

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<p>I guess the pack of luxury TP my aunt gave me as a graduation gift will have to last me for a year then.</p>

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<p>Well laundry is free on campus, so I don’t know why that wouldn’t be the first thing to go.</p>

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<p>Maybe they are concerned about the hygienic consequences of charging students for laundry? They might have figured that students are more willing to pay for toilet paper than laundry…</p>

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<p>It might cost more to retrofit the laundry machines with coin slots than they’d make.</p>

<p>And as long as they provide you with three seashells I don’t see the problem.</p>

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<p>I can’t imagine actually using the dorm provided toilet paper unless it’s on a temporary basis between trips to the store. o.O</p>

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<p>The toilet paper A&M gave us was a huge roll. Every week the janitor guy came into our dorms to clean and give us a new roll lol. And I agree with jrt336, A&M should drop laundry first since it’s free…</p>

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<p>TP is not even expensive. I lived in a dorm where you had to have your own TP and another where you didn’t. I admit that buying your own TP gets annoying after a while since you have to make sure there are two rolls so you don’t get screwed when your out of TP. Just go to Costco/Sams Club and buy TP there. It’s cheap and will last you a very long time unless you use the bathroom a lot…</p>

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<p>Another Aggie joke in the making…gotta “wipe away” some costs.</p>