Customer Reviews

Bounty Huge Roll Select-A-Size, White, 12 Count

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Umm. I bought this July 9th for $26-ish. Not sure what happened but we're looking at a 100% price increase. And there I was thinking Gold is a good investment.

These are my new favorite paper towels because:

* They are plain white - no inky print designs on the paper towels
* "Select A Size" reduces waste, letting you better choose how much you need. For most needs, a single sheet is needed. Without "Select A Size", you'd have to use a much larger sheet or try to "manually" tear a larger sheet not to waste any.
* The large (or should I say huge?) rolls are more convenient as they don't have to be replaced so often
* You get twelve "huge" rolls - 6 packs of 2 rolls each
* Each roll has 17.8m^2 (192.5 ft^2) and 210 two-ply sheets
* Price is reasonable, especially with Subscribe & Save
* Amazon delivers right to your door - no bulky packs of paper towel rolls to transport

I'll probably start buying these in place of the Costco Kirkland ones that use to be my favorite because these are "Select A Size" which is not available at Costco.

UPDATE 2010-09-09: Dropping two stars because of a major price increase. Unless the price goes back down, these are no longer a good value.

These really are HUGE rolls! Two (2) rolls are equivalent to five (5) regular paper towel rolls. With the Bounty BIG select-a-size rolls that I often buy, two rolls are equivalent to about 2.5 regular rolls; with the Bounty GIANT select-a-size rolls, two rolls are equivalent to 3 regular rolls. Note that this listing is for a case of six (6) 2-roll packages of HUGE rolls.

These HUGE rolls are perfect for the person who always gets stuck changing the paper towels. They need changing a lot less often, and there are fewer empty cardboard cores to throw out.

One caveat: the label warns that a roll "fits most paper towel holders". The problem with the fit isn't the size of the cardboard inner roll, which went onto my towel holder rod quite easily. The problem is that a HUGE roll is about 6.5" across the end. This means you need extra clearance between your towel holder rod and whatever your towel holder is mounted on, in order to be able to accommodate the extra paper towels. My towel holder that is mounted underneath a kitchen cabinet has enough clearance to be able to accept the roll, but has no room to spare.

Unless my local grocery store begins stocking these HUGE rolls, I will be ordering them regularly from Amazon in the future. Bounty towels have long been my favorites, because they are highly absorbent, and relatively low-priced. I especially like the "select-a-size" Bounty rolls, which save money because they let you pull off a half-sized towel when you have only a small spill to wipe up.

ADDED 10/8/11: If you subscribe, you need to pay attention to the pricing on this item (12-count Bounty Huge Select-a-Size Roll). When I signed up for "Subscribe and Save" in February 2011, the price was about $32; in late May, it was about $29; in early October, it was about $36. The convenience of home delivery still makes a subscription worthwhile for me, but the price fluctuations mean that I need to pay attention when reordering.

I admit to being a paper towel waster in the past. No Longer. Now I use just what I need. I will not ever go back to the large sheets again. I used to tear my sheets in the past-I admit I like the convenience.

I bought this for $23 in July. It's now $60. I hate price complaints in reviews but this is terrible. At least it's not the pricing for Subscribe & Save, which is how I originally purchased it. The price on those, though, aren't much better!

The item is very good and for a normal usage family, one roll will be sufficient easily for more than 6 months.

Great price -- and have the smaller sheets which allows me not to always use the big sheets when I don't need them--another way to save! I love it.

I have been waiting for these to come to Subscribe and Save. These are the ONLY paper towels we use. They are the ideal size. Now.. they can be auto shipped to me with subscribe and save! Thanks Amazon.