So there I was, doing my weekly shopping in a local supermarket when something caught my eye.
You know how sometimes you see something and your brain registers it as perfectly normal and ordinary, and then a few seconds later your subconscious kicks in and says:
‘Here – wait a minute .. what was that?’
There follows an internal conversation which goes something like this:
Subconscious:Â Just take a second look at this, would you?
Conscious Brain: What? Oh yeah. Perfectly ordinary. Nothing to get excited about.
Subconscious: No, wait! There’s something odd …
Conscious Brain: Oh, come on!  It’s fine, I tell you. Boring. Ordinary. Leave it.
Subconscious: No. That thing there. See? Definitely odd. Â
Conscious Brain: Oh. That …
See, when I saw that little package up there, hanging on a shelf near the paper products, I thought maybe I had wandered into the pet aisle. Well, at least, that part of my brain which wasn’t paying attention did. Then I realised that this wasn’t actually a step up from the poop bags sold for the purpose of, well, the picking-up of doggy poop.  No, not a teeny roll of toilet tissue for dogs, but a teeny roll of toilet tissue for us ladies to pop into our handbags for those occasions when things are a little bit lacking in the usual facilities.
But just for a moment there, Conscious-but-Wandering Brain and I had this warm fuzzy little vision of an elderly and doting owner carefully wiping little Fluffy’s bum for him before popping the used tissue into the poop bag for disposal, and the roll back into her handbag.
Confess! So did you – just for a split second or two – didn’t you?  And I had to buy it. Of course I did. What’s a blogger to do?
Tee hee.
Oh, this puppypublished toiletpaper is a well-established product in the Dutch market, PAGE-toiletpaper. Same brand, just a different name I guess. Didn’t know they had small packages too. Hmmm.
However, when I see this brand of toiletpaper I keep thinking that using a puppy to wipe one’s posterior isn’t a very appropriate and puppy-friendly thing to do. Although, the puppy in question might like it. As the proud owner of three labradors I know that they like the things we ‘yuck’.
I am now going into the garden to watch the new turf grow and clear my mind…
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Ooooh I like that! How many times have I ended up in a loo with a paper dispenser that refuses to give up more than postage stamp sized pieces of paper! Or worse still none at all. Mind you, I’d have to take the kitchen sink out of my bag before I could fit a toilet roll in to it. Albeit a miniature one. I’ve got a relative(who shall remain nameless), that I know will buy this item the minute she lays eyes upon it. It will go with her handbag size air freshner and her anti-bacterial hand spray. She’s nothing if not prepared!
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Oh Jay – I don’t think the warm fuzzy vision stays when I think about Hippie – she’d need the whole roll – not to mention the aforementioned carrier bag!!!
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Ultimately sensible when you think about it. What will they think of next.
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Ha! I never would have guessed… I too was fooled by the puppy. We have kittens on our toilet paper (erm, not ON the toilet paper, per se… but I digress).
I have never heard of this before, but I can see where it would definitely come in handy!
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Carolina – You have one very strange and twisted mind. I love it! It must be why I like you so much. LOL!
Granny – Can I guess who that someone might be? You see, that is why I won’t be carrying that pack any time soon. I simply cannot manage a big and heavy bag, unless I wear it across my chest, and then I feel like a pack horse!
Kate – Tell me about it! Why do you suppose I imagined a small fluffy dog and not a greyhound?
Ann – Well, it is, really, isn’t it? I hate going into public toilets and finding no paper.
Maureen – Kittens? They sell carpets over here! LOL!
Yep, a handy product, if you have room to tote it around!
Yep sucked in and really thought it was doggy bum wipe! What is it about images of labradors and toilet paper .. ah yes, they’re all ‘lab’ tested.
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Thank you
Carolinas last blog post..PetPride
It was the On the Go bit that caught me – made me think of less pleasant things like tummy upsets …
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Well granny grimble isn’t referring to me. I always carry tissues, and on the very rare occasion, when I really can’t manage without using a public toilet, I use my tissues if need be
Maybe it’s for when you have to pee ‘behind a tree’ (for lack of an available indoor facility) like a dog?
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Well, it fooled me, too. Really, what were they THINKING when they put a doggy on the package? What on earth does a frolicking pup have to do with human bladder emergencies?
How did I miss all these comments on this one? Sorry, everyone – must have been having an off day!
Baino – Lab tested! Ha! Yes, that must be it! LOL!
Carolina – Made ya laugh, huh?
Liz – Another good point! I suppose they thought it was witty. *Shakes head at the conceits of advertising bods*
Babs – This product was made for you!! Have you bought one yet?
Parlancheq – Haha! Well, you may be right, at that.
Ethelmaepotter – Ah, well, you see, the lab puppy is the trademark image of the Andrex tissue company. Always has been. I suppose you’re meant to see their product as soft and … uh … huggable? Ahahaha. Good thing it doesn’t bite, huh?