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Okay ladies, I have a question for you, should the toilet paper roll go over or under?

My preference is over and if you are able to do a fun decorative fold, that makes it even better.

During the Cottonelle Great Debate, a roll poll was conducted to find out which was preferred, over or under, and over won by a landslide. 72% voted for over, while 28% voted for under. I have a sneaking suspicion that a large chunk of the under voters were males. What do you think?

torimarcbymarcjacobsTori Spelling and Dean McDermott joined Cottonelle’s Great Debate and during a recent interview Tori shared that her “it” accessory for the spring/summer is her Marc By Marc Jacobs Satchel in “night”.

Do you gals know how lucky you are? Seriously! Cottonelle would like to gift one of you with Tori’s favorite “it” accessory. Yes, we have one Marc By Marc Jacobs Satchel in “night” to give away, retail value $398.00. It will also be filled with 10 coupons – each coupon is worth ONE (1) Double Roll 4-Pack of Cottonelle Toilet Paper.

MARC BY MARC JACOBS ‘Totally Turnlock – Benny’ Satchel
Signature turnlocks shine at the front and sides of a boxy, supple leather satchel fashioned with logo-print lining.

  • Top zip closure
  • Exterior turnlock pockets
  • Interior zip, wall and cell phone pockets
  • Leather

 
To enter simply leave a comment below telling us which you prefer: over or under. Let’s see if our results are similar to those determined by the Cottonelle Great Debate.

This giveaway is open to US shipping addresses only and closes on Friday, May 14th. We will announce our winner on May 15th. (I may try to become the winner’s best friend so that I can borrow the purse.)

Please see our site’s Terms and Conditions of Use for a complete list of our contest and giveaway rules.

We were not compensated for this post. Cottonelle is providing our winner with the MARC By MARC JACOBS Satchel and Cottonelle coupons.

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510 Comments

  1. HELLO, Sorry I wasn’t yelling!
    I just invented an apparatus that is a re-moveable and re-usable glittery hair accessory to keep hair out of girls faces, with added beads and charms. I would love to get information on how to get my product on the web. CAN U HELP? Was yelling!! haha
    I am probably in the wrong area since I am not to familiar with computers.. But I prefer over. who wants their roll touching the floor , so You just have to throw it away!

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  18. my mom taught me “under” and I stressed it as my kids were growing up. the thinking behind “under” is that it is more difficult to get the TP off the roll and less is used. But now that I am alone at home, I prefer “over.” For arthritic hands, over is easier by far.

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  29. OVER! definitely over!
    and yes, I am among those who will correct it if the toilet paper is under- although I’d only do that in my family’s houses!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  49. Whatever way it falls off the roll as long as it cleans my behind I am all good. But if I had to say I would go over.

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  61. Honestly it doesn’t matter if it is over or under as long as the person that empties the roll- replaces it.

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  65. I think its so funny that people are so adamant about over & under….I would say I prefer over because it reminds me being in a fancy hotel. They always have it over & folded into a point & I like that.

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  73. We are an OVER family .

    Thank you so much for the chance to win.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

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  91. Over! I used to be an under, but having kids have changed my views. harder to unroll if it’s over. 😉

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  94. Over, over, OVER! My kids know this is my preference and seem to think it is funny switching it around. Highly annoying, yet funny!! I ALWAYS change it back! 🙂

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  104. I’m definitely a hard core “over” girl….but I wouldn’t change the TP in anyone else’s house, but I have been known to in our work bathroom!!

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  113. I have always been ambivalent but since my husband is a loyal OVER—achiever, I guess I have become one too.

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  114. Over. Over. OVER! And put the darn lid DOWN, please!!! (sorry… got carried away!)
    🙂
    Rose Mary
    formosarose AT gmail DOT com

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  119. I grew up in an “under” family, but one day about six years ago I made the switch to “over” and I’ve never looked back.

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  120. The toilet paper totally has to go over because when it goes under it has a tendancy to unravel on the floor and become messy. The toilet paper is protected in its special resting position when it is over the top of the roll.

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  126. We believe in over at my house, though now we keep toilet paper up high so my 3 year old doesn’t unroll it and then try to flush the whole roll. 🙂

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  140. Over! definitely! Under is only ever justified when your roll is placed really high on the wall next to the toilet

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  141. Over–because it seems to stay neater and be less likely to curl down to the floor that way! 🙂

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  145. I usually change the T.P. so quickly that I don’t care which way it goes. Sometimes it’s over and sometime’s it’s under. No big preference. It’s just toilet paper.

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  149. Over! After years of working in the hotel business, I have been brain washed! Plus, “the toliet paper experts” say you use less.

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  152. Over. i’d never thought about it before my friend’s husband mentioned that “over is the way hotels do it.” Now i notice it everytime and switch it if it’s been put on upside down. OCD i know…

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  156. Over!!!! Although, no one in my house replaces the roll but me, so it’s always “done right” here in my house!

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  157. OVER! I have also taught my four-year-old this, and she always replaces it with the paper over. 🙂

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  161. Over!!! I actually flip the roll over in other people’s houses if they are under. It’s embarrassing.

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  163. Hey there is nothing wrong with being an “Under” roll kinda gal. To me it’s the only way to ROLL!!!!

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  177. Mostly I don’t care, but I notice our toilet paper is usually rolled over. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  179. OVER! I used to not care, until I worked at a camp and the head cook (I worked in the kitchen) alerted us to the fact that you have to reach farther if it’s under! Made sense to me! Now it’s a “thing” with me. If it’s under, I’ll switch it. Oh yeah…I will.

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  182. Under! I never knew this was a debate, and actually had to think about it. Don’t know why, but that’s how I typically “load the roll.” It’s always been an instinct rather than a preference. Funny – I’ll have to try over now that I know it’s the popular way to do it. Thanks for the giveaway opp.

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  186. I didn’t care either way until I married my husband who insisted that it be over. Now I do too.

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  190. I’m an over kind of gal and it definetly works better when you have little ones in the house. When it’s under, my daughter takes way more than she needs to. My husband just puts the roll on, but it typically ends up under when he does it. Love the look of the purse and the fact that it has cotenelle coupons (our favorite toilet paper). Maybe I can give some of the coupons to my mom so she gets the clue her cheap toilet paper is awful 🙂

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  193. I use to go under. But once I had kids and trying to potty train them they could never grab the end of the toilet paper. They would make it spin around and around the roll and never find it. So that is when I switched to OVER. It is easier for my older girls to find the end and easier for my one year old boy to also ( and pull toilet paper all over the house!).

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  200. I Used to be a whichever way it lands until My Hubby converted me to an over the shoulder toilet paper holder, LOL. Hey!! Thats what this beautiful purse would be when it arrives wouldn’t it? Over the Shoulder toilet paper Holder…. WOW< I think that might be disrespectfull to this gorgeous Bag.. I have been in such a Blah Mood lately, it would be awesome to win!!
    Thank you

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  202. I used to be an “under” but my husband of 16 years is a dedicated “over” & I’ve gotten used to it so I guess I’m an “over” too (now).

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  203. Under – I never really thought about it until a few months ago when someone asked but I always put it under. Although at the moment the toilet paper is sitting on the back of the toilet because on of my babies lost the thing it goes on.

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  206. OVER. I’ve even been known to change the direction of the roll if it’s not been correctly placed 🙂

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  207. I prefer over. So much that when I go to someone else’s house I always secretly switch it to over if they have it uner lol. I can’t help it!

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  209. I am an over kind of girl! I wish that would have been a requirement for finding my mate as well! It is so frustrating when you go somewhere and the TP is under and you go to tear it without holding it and it unrolls everywhere! Then you have to waste some because it touches the floor! Especially at a public restroom! I already have issues with them!Oh my! Or you can’t find where it begins! Oh the humanity! Please people! Put the Roll OVER! FOR THE SAKE OF ALL TOOSHIES AND TO SAVE TREES!!!!!!!!! That bag sure is pretty! I have never owned anything designer! It’s all just “designer”! Wink Wink! Thanks so much!

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  210. Over…and I am so anally crazy about it, that I’ve been known to switch other people’s…yikes!

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  214. OVER is the proper way! Although, that does allow my cat & toddlers to unroll whole rolls if I’m not careful……which is a LOT to clean up!

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  216. I don’t have a preference and don’t pay any attention. I just grab the tp and pull, and it works itself out. 😉 Love the satchel, though!!

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  231. Over for me, but under for the kid’s bathroom – it is harder for them to unroll the whole roll that way.

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  232. Over, for sure. If it’s under, you can lose the toilet paper and have to reach under to grab the edge, over the edge is nicely in place for grabbing 😉 Thanks so much ladies! I would absolutely flip out if I win! I love Marc Jacobs but have never owned any of his bags, not to mention the way the kids go through toilet paper in this house, you’d think they paper the walls with it! So the product coupons would go to good use 🙂 Thanks!!

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  241. Over & over & over & over & over…I have to tell the other 5 members of my family that live in our house that the roll goes OVER!!!!

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  249. Always over! In the beginning of marriage, I compromised…his way- under- and could never find the beginning of the roll. Over won…and stayed. Nope, you won’t see an under roll in this house:-)

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  256. It drives me CRAZY when my husband put the toilet paper under, I have to change it to over!!

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  265. Over. If it is under, then you have to dig for it at a time when you really don’t need to be.

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  267. Over–If my husbands puts it on the wrong way, I have to switch it–It’s easier to unroll the toilet paper going over the top–

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  268. Over!! and I don’t hesitate to change a friends roll from under to over when I visit! LOL 🙂
    thanks for the chance !

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  270. OVER! Easier. Enough Said. Under, it tend to unravel.

    Why I need that bag?! Im a travling mom. Im on the road at least once a month if not twice. I need it to carry- sippy cups, cheerioes, matchbox cars, DVDs, DVD players, my laptop my camera (SLR), my husbands sunglasses, his keys, his toys (iPod), and some of my stuff too!

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  272. Under. When it’s “over” it tears and I end up with only 2 or 3 squares. I hate that! 😀

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  273. Over is prettier, under is more practical ( the toilet paper is pressed against the wall so it doesn’t “unravel” as easily) – thus, being the true Form Over Function girl that I am – Over! 🙂

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  275. There is absolutely no doubt….OVER! And women get it….men, not so much. But in the middle of the night, when you are still sleepy, you do not have all of your mental faculties working at the moment because you are SO hoping to be able to get back to sleep immediately when your head hits the pillow again….all you have to do is flick the roll down and the paper just rolls right off. Perfect!

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  280. Absolutely over! (But I don’t change the roll when I visit friends who have it wrong, although I’ve heard that some people do.)

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  284. I was taught “bottom’s up” (that’s what ‘he’ said – sorry, couldn’t resist) by my grandmother (but now that I think of it I’m not sure what that means!)

    I think it should go over although the kids break all the holders out of the wall so now I use holders that stack the rolls – no more “over or under” problem!

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  288. Apparently, in our house it has to be over– according to my hubby. Honestly though, I’m pretty impressed if anyone besides me has taken the time to replace the empty tube, no matter which way it rolls!

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  290. Absolutely OVER. I hate it when someone else changes the roll and puts it under! Great giveaway!

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  292. It’s over! Otherwise it is too hard to get it off the roll when you need it in a hurry! I want that bag! Pretty please! 🙂

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  298. definitely over, I never win anything and I am feeling lucky today…. I would love to win this I love Marc Jacobs Happy Mother’s day all Good Luck!!

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  299. Oh my gosh. I cannot believe you’re giving away a Marc by Marc Jacobs Satchel! I prefer over, but I would gladly do under for the rest of my life if I were to win!

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  302. Over over over over! That purse would do wonders for my “frumpy mommy just had two babies in two years and not fitting into pre-pregnancy clothes yet” wardrobe

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  309. Under!

    I have a very naughty kitty that likes to unroll the TP if it is put on “over”. Now if only I could drill this in the boys’ heads, we would be good to go!!!

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  317. Over in our house. The live in nanny keeps putting it under which irritates me but I figure it is harder for the kids to unroll all the tp.

    member (dot) thao (at) gmail.com

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  321. I do not have a preference. I notice that I usually put it in Under. Since I am the ONLY one in this house that replaces the roll, no one can complain either way. 😉

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  322. I guess, I never understood what the big deal was–over, under–who cares, as long as there is tolit paper….sign me up to win

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  331. I was pretty sure I was an under gal, but started finding that my TP was coming over. Not sure if it was a psycological thing with the battle going on for Over or Under. I couldn’t actually care less which way the TP rolls as long as there’s some on the roll!

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  332. Actually, as long as the roll is replaced, I am NOT complaining! It’s when it’s empty!, and I need it now, the door is shut and no one hears me yelling to run to the basement for to get another package out of storage!! That’s when I wished I placed my roll under. I’m the Bacha who loves her grandson and won’t even complain when the roll is left empty!

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  334. Over – must go over! I can deal with the kitties playing with it as long as I can find the end in the dark.

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  335. This is an ongoing argument between my husband and brother in law….for us it is ALWAYS over!!

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  336. Over. all the way. I even change the toilet paper to over if I am somewhere and it is under! haha!

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  337. Even though I grew up in an under household, my husband converted me to an over person years ago.

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  339. Under, but I certainly won’t complain about which way it goes as long as someone replaces it as soon as it’s empty… instead of setting the new roll on the counter after they use it and waiting for me to replace it… sigh 🙂

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  341. I actually don’t even pay attention to how i put it on. Nobody else seems to ever do it so i guess anythings better than no roll!

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  344. I know I’m in the minority here, but I still prefer the paper under.

    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  350. OVER! I know, its easier for the cats and grandkids to unroll that way, but I dont spend 45 minutes trying to find the end in the middle of the night either. Over.

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  354. Over. But you know I’m not one to complain which way if someone else changes the roll besides me.

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  355. There is no way but over. You ever get up in the middle of the night without the light on when it is under? You can’t find the end.

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  358. over is the easiest was for me, but agree I am good if it is just on the holder and not all over my floor:)

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  362. I’m in for the over vote…….you can’t do any cute little folds when it’s under……….I do get the festive T. paper out for holiday’s too……..that’s got to be over, the print won’t look right………LOL….we’re all so serious about this

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  373. Over and I am known to change the toilet paper roll in any random bathroom before I use it so that it is over 🙂

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  376. Over definitely! I always want to change other people’s to over, too…I may have done that once or twice actually… 🙂 GORGEOUS BAG, too!!!

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  377. OH for sure it has to BE over. I always worry that the ickkies will end up on the paper if it is under…it’s actually a pet peeve of mine. silly isn’t it? Thanks for the chance to win the amazing bag.

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  383. Can I vote for both because I don’t really have a preference?

    If I HAD to pick I guess I will go fort the least popular (underdog thing) and go under

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  389. I would just like it to be on the bar instead of on the floor, the back of the toilet, or across the room when I need it most.

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  396. Over! Over! Over!

    I find under such a ‘waste” especially with the kids – one yank and that roll is spinning when it’s under – toilet paper everywhere and enough to paper a house with (not that I encourage that!) 😉

    Let the great debate begin again….. 😉

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  401. Over. Under somehow entices the little ones to just keep pulling until you’ve got a mountain of TP on the floor!

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  404. There is no other way but Over. As a child at home I’d switch it; now my mom overs it also. lol.

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  406. Over, …and I love that there are so many Over believers that are compelled to correct an under when they find one! Thanks for a good laugh! …..I confess, I do the same thing!

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  408. oh man, I’m going to have to side with the rebels here – UNDER! It makes it so much easier to give a nice sharp yank and your tp rips perfectly for you without rolling all over the place.

    Though we do sometimes end up with it over – as in too lazy to take off the old roll, so the new roll gets put right on top of the old….!

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  413. Welp, it’s USUALLY over but when my toddler started unrolling the TP, it quickly became under…until she figured that out, too! LOL!

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  417. I am definitely an over person. For some reason, my husband is crazy about having it be over and also it seems to roll less (I have to toddlers!) when it is over as opposed to under. Maybe it’s all in my head! LOL

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  420. OVER! I find that I have to wait until the end of the roll drops down low enough for me to see that it’s been put on under. My husband just puts the roll on however it ends up in his hand … and I have to fix it cuz it makes me nuts!

    In another bathroom, I will only use an under if there is no choice and will change it to over if I can.

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  421. Its definitely supposed to go UNDER!!! Is there really another option? lol

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  434. I’m conflicted. I like over better, but with under it’s harder for the cat and the kids to unroll the TP across the floor.

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  436. I voted OVER … my mother in law does under (shudder) at her house and it drives me insane!!! I switch all her toilet paper rolls to going the correct way whenever I visit…I have proudly re-trained her son (my husband) the correct way to put toilet paper on the holder OVER!! Thanks for entering me!!

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  441. My Dad always taught me to put it under because then little kids couldn’t slap it and make it unroll onto the ground. Now, as a mother of 4, I definitely prefer OVER! 😉 Sorry dad!

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  442. TOTALLY over! otherwise it gets stuck to the wall of the sink/wall and you’re fumbling for it at 3am getting frustrated and tearing up the roll in anger! 😉

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  443. It is definitely, over! I will never forget an experience while in high school. We had friends over and one boy came out of the bathroom and lectured us for several minutes on the proper way to put tp on the roller. My family still laughs about that day and I think of him every time I change the roll!!! I don’t want to be caught with it going the wrong direction ever again!!! ;P

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  450. I am a big believer in over. If I am at someones house and see that they have mistakenly placed it under I am compelled to fix it. It’s the right thing to do.

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  455. Over – and I mean it seriously bothers me if it is under!! 🙂 My husband knows better, even though he probably doesn’t care.

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  456. I vote over. In fact it drives me a little nuts to have it under. If I am in a restroom where it is under and I can change it…I do 🙂

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  458. Definitely over. And glad to see from other comments that other husbands also don’t help change the toilet paper roll!
    Love the bag!!!

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  460. I am an under girl!! Wow I was just re-capping and the statistics seem to be correct a lot of people are overs!! Great bag too!

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  467. Generally over… though, I admit, sometimes I don’t pay attention and put in on the holder feeding under. If my husband catches it, he WILL change it. If I catch it myself, it’s 50-50 as to whether or not I will change it.

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  471. My preference is over… but I could be happy with under… if my husband would just put the new roll in the holder instead of perching it on top of the empty tube. *sigh*

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  475. OH I am an over girl all the way.. When I can get them to actually put it on the holder lol. In the kids bathroom it is neither cause their holder is a bull dog with his hand up and the holder is up so then ti becomes right or left lol..

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  477. It never mattered to me until I got married…by then, my hubby preferred it to be OVER so I guess that’s what I’ve been doing since!

    <33 Rena

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  478. I prefer over but since my youngest is in the grabby-toddler stage, right about now, it’s off the holder and on a high shelf. Too many completely unraveled rolls!

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  488. I am a under. But really most of the time I am just happy to have toilet paper at all. With as many bodies that are in my house, we go through A LOT of toilet paper and NO one can seems to put a new roil on.

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  492. Over! Though with little kids who like to unravel the roll it works better going under cuz they can’t unroll is as easily lol.

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  497. I am over for bathrooms I use, but I prefer under in my kids bathrooms. I find it harder for them to play with the toilet paper while sitting on the potty. And ALWAYS squish their roll so the cardboard isn’t perfectly round, it doesn’t pull as fast and you can sometimes hear it before the pull off the whole roll!

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  499. I am with team OVER! Unfortunately, my husband is on neither teams. GRRRR!

    Maybe I wouldn’t mind either way if I won that beautiful bag though:)

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  500. We are definitely an over household. Altho I am the only one that changes the darn roll, since, apparently, my husband & 3 sons think it’s my job. Sigh.

    What a great prize!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  506. Definitely over. I get so confused when I go into a bathroom and it’s under. (I guess that’s not saying too much about how easy it is to confuse me!)

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