Amazon's new PRESTO brand of paper & household products: Confirmed (this AM) NOT KOCH BROTHERS

[hlthe2b]

I contacted Amazon recently to try to find out who manufactures these products that Amazon seems posed to promote heavily.

Quite a few here who try hard to avoid Koch Brothers or affiliate- produced, manufactered, or distributed products might be interested to know that the new line of products from Amazon labeled PRESTO are NOT associated with Koch, but manufactured directly by Amazon.

I'm not saying that is preferable to buying NON-KOCH alternatives (from Kimberly-Clark or Procter Gamble) like Charmin toilet paper, Cottonelle toilet paper, Scott toilet tissue, Bounty paper towels, Viva Paper towels, Scott paper towels, Hefty paper plates, bowls, and cups, Kleenex paper napkins etc. etc. from your local stores... Frankly, I think we need to support local sellers/physical stores, even if they are nationwide chains for a multitude of reasons, but

If you feel you must order products on line for home delivery, at least the Presto line is not putting $$ in Koch Brothers/RNC coffers.

Don't forget to avoid: ?1427214075

[Fla Dem]

1. Thanks for the info. I do most of my shopping locally and never Koch products.

On line shopping while I'm sure is a convenience for many, puts local people out of work.

[Kilgore]

2. Dont be so sure about that

Amazon has private labeling deals for many products. Here is a link to a wsj article that reports on it, including the presto products.

Amazon to Expand Private-Label Offerings—From Food to Diapers http://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-expand-private-label-offeringsfrom-food-to-diapers-1463346316

My company serves the pulp and paper industry. Should be able to find out who has the current manufacturing contract. Will report what i find.

If you buy any, please send me the code printed inside of the cardboard core.

[hlthe2b]

3. I contacted them last week and told them the response would be made public

the response I got was 1). in writing and 2. from their corporate headquarters marketing department and stated there was no association in terms of manufacturing, marketing, distribution with Koch Brothers or ANY Koch Brothers-associated intermediary/affiliate.

Are they lying? Well, I find it hard to believe they would put out something OFFICIAL and in writing that they know could come back to bite them, if it were not true.

If you find out otherwise, I hope you will let me know, because I WILL forward the correspondence to WSJ or other media watchdogs.

[grnbball]

8. Presto Private Label Manufacturer?

Any luck figuring out who manufactures Amazon’s private label Presto! tissue products?

[hedda_foil]

4. I believe they make the Costco Kirkland brand as well. Glad to know about this.

[hlthe2b]

5. hedda, you are saying Koch Brothers makes Costco Kirkland brand paper products?

I did not know that.

[hedda_foil]

6. Unfortunately, yes.

[hlthe2b]

7. yes... I've come to find the Kirkland brand very high quality for other items, but damn...

no paper products for me...

[TexasTowelie]

9. I recommend sycamore leaves now that most catalogues have been discontinued.

They have a large amount of surface area.

[Fla Dem]

10. Could not find any confirmation one way or the other about Kirkland paper products, but

You might find this interesting.

We all know that sometimes store brands may not compare to name brands…BUT did you know that many store brands are actually manufactured under a “private label” by big brand companies specifically for that retailer and sold at a fraction of the cost? Instead of paying more for the same or a similar product, check out a few store brand items that I found to be just as good as its competition. 👍

– COSTCO –
If you have a Costco membership, you may be interested to know that many of their Kirkland Signature branded items are actually made by big brands and sold at deep discount.

More at link....

https://hip2save.com/2017/04/11/money-saving-secrets-these-store-brand-items-are-actually-made-by-name-brands/

[nocvoter1]

11. Costco Kirkland tissue products made by Kimberly Clark

I toured the KC mill in Fullerton, CA a year or two ago and saw firsthand the Kirkland products rolling off the production line. Interestingly, they also make Walmart/Sams Club brand. We were told the specs for the two brands are quite different...Costco wants quality. Not sure whether this will change since they’ve announced plans to close KC in Fullerton: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/02/09/kimberly-clark-fullerton-plant-closing/

[GenX67]

12. Procter and Gamble donated more to democrats this year

While Amazon donated more to republicans...


This is Charmin or Procter and Gamble:
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?id=D000000485&cycle=2007

This is Amazon:
https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00360354

[hlthe2b]

13. As long as it isn't a Koch Bros product--that's what we are aiming for...

As for Amazon, one can write volumes on the issues with their controversial business practices especially vis-a-vis workers. And Bezo is a mixed bag on his political donations. That said, his hands-off ownership and support for the Washington Post is a definite positive in his column.

[GenX67]

14. Agreed.

I'm totally grateful for WAPO.

[barbtries]

15. i love DU.

i'm on amazon shopping for paper towels and these are so much cheaper than bounty. so i googled "are presto paper towels produced by Koch industries" and right there in the search results - my internet home away from home.