Editing Toilet roll holder (section)

==Orientation==
{{main|Toilet paper orientation}}

[[File:Toilet roll positions.jpg|thumb|Two paper holders: the nearest with under orientation, the furthest with over orientation]]
[[File:Toilet paper direction pictogram.jpg|thumb|[[Pictogram]] with over orientation, paper holder with under orientation]]
Some toilet roll holders or dispensers allow the toilet paper to hang in front of (over) or  behind (under) the roll when it is placed parallel to the wall. This divides opinions about which orientation is better. Arguments range from aesthetics, hospitality, and cleanliness to paper conservation, ease of detaching sheets, and compatibility with pets. The US advice column [[Ask Ann Landers]] reported that the subject was the most controversial issue in the column's history and, at 15,000 letters in 1986, provoked the highest number of responses.{{sfn|Toronto Star|1986}}   Some writers have proposed that preference for one orientation over the other may have connections to age, sex, or political philosophy, and survey evidence has shown a correlation with socioeconomic status. 

The main reasons given by people to explain why they hang their toilet paper a given way are ease of grabbing and habit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://progressivegrocer.com/cottonelle-roll-consumers |title=Cottonelle on a Roll With Consumers |date=31 January 2010|work=Progressive Grocer}}</ref> Some particular advantages cited for each orientation include: hanging over reduces the risk of accidentally brushing the wall or cabinet with one's knuckles, potentially transferring grime and germs;<ref>{{harvnb|Ode|2010}}: "The Kimberly-Clark company cites three advantages for rolling over: perforation control, viewing advantage and wall avoidance."; {{harvnb|Garton|2005}}; {{harvnb|Jarski|Jarski|2007}}.</ref> makes it easier to visually locate and to grasp the loose end;<ref>{{harvnb|Ode|2010}}; {{harvnb|Elliott|2006}}</ref> gives the option [[hotel toilet paper folding|to fold over the last sheet]] to show that the room has been cleaned;<ref>{{harvnb|Lind|1992}}; "The Grand Princess cruise ship replaces its toilet paper with the leading edge over the front, so that it can be folded as is done in five-star hotels. (Yes, someone really did ask this question.)" {{harv|Carpenter|1999}}; {{harvnb|Rosencrans|1998}}; {{harvnb|Garton|2005}}.</ref> and is generally the intended direction of viewing for the manufacturer's branding, so patterned toilet paper looks better this way.<ref>{{harvnb|Grant|1991b}}; {{harvnb|Garton|2005}}; {{harvnb|Mitchell|Sugar|2005a}}; {{harvnb|Jarski|Jarski|2007}}.</ref>

The under position provides a tidier appearance, in that the loose end can be more hidden from view;<ref>{{harvnb|Jarski|Jarski|2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Toilet Paper Orientation Re: Brandweek 2009| url=http://plumbersshrewsbury.co.uk/toilet-paper-orientation-brandweek-2009/ |access-date=2015-01-21 }}</ref> reduces the risk of a toddler or a house pet such as a cat unrolling the toilet paper when batting at the roll;<ref>{{harvnb|Darbo|2007}}; {{harvnb|Garton|2005}}; {{harvnb|O'Connor|2005|p=63}}.</ref> and in a recreational vehicle may reduce unrolling during driving.{{sfn|Nerbas|2009}} Partisans have claimed that each method makes it easier to tear the toilet paper on a perforated sheet boundary.<ref>{{harvnb|Ode|2010}}; {{harvnb|Weingarten|2008}}; {{harvnb|Keeran|1993}}.</ref> 

In various surveys, around 70% of people prefer the over position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rd.com/article/hanging-toilet-paper-wrong/|publisher=[[Reader's Digest]]|title=Confirmed: This Is How You Should Hang Your Toilet Paper|author=Brandon Specktor|date=12 Oct 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.maxim.com/news/toilet-paper-direction-2016-4 |title=What the Direction Your Toilet Paper Hangs Says About You According to Science: Under or over? |first1=Zeynep |last1=Yenisey |date=5 April 2016 |work=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>{{sfn|Rubin|1989}}{{sfn|Kanner|1995|pp=56, 120}}{{sfn|PR Newswire|1993}}<ref>{{harvnb|Ebenkamp|2004}}; {{harvnb|Pierson|2004}}</ref>{{sfn|American Standard Press|2008}}{{sfn|Henry|1999}} In a survey of 1,000 Americans, Cottonelle found that "overs" are more likely than "unders" to notice a roll's direction (74 percent), to be annoyed when the direction is incorrect (24 percent), and to have flipped the direction at a friend's home (27 percent).{{sfn|PR Newswire|2010}} According to ''W. C. Privy's Original Bathroom Companion, Number 2'', "By more than 4 to 1, older folks prefer to have their toilet paper dispense over the front."{{sfn|Barrett|Mingo|2003|p=400}} The same claim is made by James Buckley's ''The Bathroom Companion'' for people older than 50.{{sfn|Buckley|2005|p=106}} Toilet paper orientation is sometimes mentioned as a hurdle for married couples.<ref>{{harvnb|Wolf|1999|pp=74–75}}; {{harvnb|Hogan|Hogan|2000|p=200}}.</ref> The issue may also arise in businesses and public places.<ref>{{harvnb|Lui|2009}}; {{harvnb|Grant|1991a}}.</ref> At the [[Amundsen–Scott Research Station]] at the South Pole, complaints have been raised over which way to install toilet paper.{{sfn|Daily Express|1999|p=39}} It is unclear if one orientation is more economical than the other. The ''[[Centralian Advocate]]'' attributes a claim to [[Planet Green]] that ''over'' saves on paper usage.{{sfn|McNatt|2010}}

Various toilet paper dispensers are available which avoid the question of over or under orientation; for example, single sheet dispensers, jumbo roll dispensers in which the toilet roll is perpendicular to the wall, and twin roll dispensers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hygienesuppliesdirect.com/toilet-roll-dispenser-buyers-guide|title=Toilet Roll Dispenser Buyers Guide|publisher=hygienesuppliesdirect}}</ref> Swivelling toilet paper dispensers have been developed which allow the paper to be unrolled in either direction.{{sfn|Floyd|1999}}{{sfn|Zayas|2009}}