perforated things that just aren't damn perforated enough!

[TorchTheWitch]

I was grouchy yesterday, and that's just the worst time for the quasi-perforation annoyance. First, I had to tear off part of bill to send in with the payment and tore the damn thing nearly in half because the perforation was too wimpy to work. After that annoyance I go into the kitchen and go to rip a couple of paper towels off the roll, and once again... quasi-perforation doesn't let me just easily rip off two paper towels and I end up having half the roll spin out and three yards of paper towels flowing off the counter and onto the floor.

DAMMIT, if you're going to make something perforated than DO IT RIGHT so it actually works as intended!!! I'd rather you told me to use scissors than do quasi-perforations that DON'T FUCKING WORK!

Ok, I'll exhale now.

[LARED]

1. Have considered this may be a case of operator error? nt

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Like this?

[woodsprite]

3. I can thoroughly understand the frustration!

Took the dog out last night in my fuzzy jammies/coat and sneaks for what
Is usually a quick poo/piddle before bed. In 18 degrees, she did her part fine
but the darned poo bags weren't perfed enough. I about froze my butt
off trying to get off the roll. Once I did, it took another 5 min to pry it open.
Apparently the machines that perf and seal the bottoms of the bags were
off registration so both the top and bottom were sealed.

I finally won the fight, did what i needed to do, and promptly threw the rest of the roll in
recycling. UGH!!!

Checkbooks (after the first couple are written) are another pain.

[TorchTheWitch]

5. oh that's the WORST!

I've gotten into the habit of getting a couple of bags open and ready to go before stuffing them in my pocket before taking him out for a walk. And for the same reason... having to fight the damn bag for ten minutes to get it open to do the scooping while the dog is eager to be off again going around me in circles getting me all tangled in the leash.

Oh, and the checkbooks! Same thing happened with the check I wrote to go with the payment that I just tore apart because of their quasi-perforation on the bill. That company is going to think I must sit around shredding napkins all day. LOL!

[Jokerman]

4. We bought a huge pack of cheap paper towels...

and I swear that every single one of them tore half-way down the sheet at the perforation, then right through the sheet. Rip slow, rip fast, it didn't make any difference.

They are now on my "brands to avoid" shopping list.

[TorchTheWitch]

6. I think that's what caused my paper towel aggravation

Cheap brand I never got before. Never again.