The article is somewhat long but I have excerpted the highlights. Note the different varieties of TP ranging from low quality to top quality--social stratification in action! Imagine the predicament of a good German janitor: 'Put the 4-ply paper in the executive office suites, and use the crappy stuff for the employees... maybe union negotiations call for better TP in the employee restrooms!



Variety of German Paper & Foil Products Gives Consumers Choices
BY ASTRID UEBELGUENN

Penny Markt (Penny Market), also a Rewe member, has its own PL with a special name for every product group: TaTue (abbreviation for German "Taschentuecher" meaning "handkerchiefs"), Sylvana (household products), Happy End (toilet paper), Clina (garbage bags).

The ja! PL line is offered by members of the Rewe family, such as Akzenta, Kaufpark, toom and HL. ja! toilet paper comes in equivalent sizes and qualities to German national brands (Zewa, Servus, Hakle). Beside the new moist toilet paper, there is 2-ply recycling toilet paper, 3-ply tissue toilet paper, and 4-ply luxury toilet paper.