Matched Set

October 24th, 2009

Why not Pack Them in the Same Box?

Tonight I went to the drugstore to stock up on toilet paper. While I was there, I remembered that I needed some old-man cereal. So I showed up at the register with a box of Fiber One and a twelve pack of Scott tissue.

I apologize to the makers of Fiber One if the sight of me with these items discouraged any shoppers from trying their product.

12 Responses to “Matched Set”

  1. KSgop Says:

    Allow me to put in a plug for Charmin Ultra-Soft. It’s excellent toilet paper, and it has the added bonus of making lefty-environuts cringe with its 2-ply goodness. Win/Win!

  2. Heather P. Says:

    BWHAHAHAHAHA!!

  3. Virgil Says:

    Taking your idea one step (or several steps) further, why not package the Habanero Sauce with the Scott Tissue together in matched sets in the Freezer case?

  4. tondelayo Says:

    Ah, to see the surviellance tape . . . soon to be a CVS classic.

  5. Steve H. Says:

    Every restaurant isn’t Taco Bell, but I’m pretty sure every drugstore is CVS.

  6. Tziporah Says:

    CVS is just starting in my market area, but I hear then like to take over.

    Steve, I recommend getting one of the over-the-counter bulk formers – Metamucil or Citrucel – in tablet form. Easy to take, it’s just fiber, not a laxative. Then you can vary your cereal choices.

  7. BlogDog Says:

    Hmm. A cross-promotion of those two products might be in order. Just don’t mistake the one for the other.

  8. pbird Says:

    CVS will never make it here. We have Walgreens and Bartells which both are nicer than the CVS’s I saw on my recent trip through the Southland.

  9. Ed Bonderenka Says:

    Here in Michigan you will almost invariably have a Walgreen on one corner and a CVS across the street with maybe a Rite-Aid diagonal top one of them.

  10. Leo Says:

    Wow…What a discussion. Who da ever thought…huh?

  11. Steve Says:

    I second KSgop’s recommendation; my family is very appreciative of ply’s and quilting. Professional disclaimer: I work for a part of that company.

    Steve

  12. km Says:

    CVS is competing quite well with Walgreens and Osco in the Chicago area market. Here we have a CVS and Walgreens diagonally across the intersection, with a Starbucks and a Caribu Coffee running the opposite diagonal. Along with 17 mini branch bank offices and some little medical offices.
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    After having to go fiber crazy (in the wake of the colon cancer event), I found that it is much more effective – and roughly equal from a taste standpoint – to simply eat the toilet paper. And the added benefit is that one’s backside is then self-wiping.