Various Retailers / Brands: Paper Towel Per-Sq-Ft Cost Analysis

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Decided to do paper towel since my toilet paper thread was well-received.

This isn't so much a single deal as a price comparison of paper towels, distilled to a per-square-foot price.

I'm declaring the second lowest per-sf price, Sam's Club POM as the winner. The Walgreens deal is complicated, requires rebates/coupons, and is 1-ply. That said, I bought from Walgreens, and provide details on how to get the deal at the bottom of this post. When the Walgreens deal expires, let me know in comments and I'll update the post.

All brands are white, on rolls, and embossed. All of them except Walgreens are two-ply, which I only included because I use it myself and it works well for me. No industrial brown sheets without embossing, even if it is two-ply. Must be on roll, white, and textured.

Detailed Results and links (lowest per-square-foot cost to highest):

1. Walgreens Absorbant [walgreens.com] (buy 8, 20% FLASH20 coupon code)*, $24.00, 1892SF $0.0119 per SF
2. Sams POM [samsclub.com], $35.83, 2218SF $0.0162 per SF
3. Walgreens Absorbant [walgreens.com] (buy 1, not counting WG cash), $3.99, 236.5SF $0.0169 per SF
4. Sams Club Members Mark [samsclub.com], $19.98, 1031.3SF $0.0194 per SF
5. Walmart GV Everyday Strong [walmart.com], $6.14, 277.2SF $0.0222 per SF
6. Staples Perk, $9.29, 418.2SF $0.0222 per SF
7. Amazon Boardwalk [amazon.com], $38.97, 1753.125SF $0.0222 per SF
8. Costco Kirkland (Website) [costco.com]**, $22.99, 1026SF $0.0224 per SF
9. Dollar Tree Custom Sizes [dollartree.com], $1.25, 53.2SF $0.0235 per SF
10. Dollar Tree Big Roll [dollartree.com], $1.25, 52.96SF $0.0236 per SF
11. Amazon Presto [amazon.com], $25.96, 892SF $0.0291 per SF
12. Walmart GV Ultra Strong [walmart.com], $17.72, 594.9SF $0.0298 per SF
13. Costco Bounty [costco.com], $24.49, 656SF $0.0373 per SF
14. Sams Club Bounty [samsclub.com], $23.48, 586SF $0.0401 per SF
15. Dollar Tree Bounty Essentials [dollartree.com], $1.25, 31.1SF $0.0402 per SF

* To get the Walgreens deal, you must:
- Have a cash rewards account (free)
- Use the buy one get one half off promotion.
- Use the FLASH20, 20% off a $25.00 purchase promotion.
- Purchase 8 packages for $30 to hit the $25.00 limit. (4*5.00 + 4*2.50 = $30.00)
- Get $6.00 off for the FLASH20 promotion ($24.00)
- Get 5% in Walgreens cash for buying any Walgreens branded product, counting as another $1.50 off
- Total price is $24.00 less $1.50 in Walgreens Cash = $22.50

** The Costco price listed is their website price. Pickup will likely be less expensive, and varies per-store. YMMV on in-store pricing.

https://www.samsclub.com/p/pom-pa...od14430038