Ai Collection MollaSpace Paper Pot Toilet Paper and Tissue Paper Holder, White

It is exactly as described . . . attractive, simple design . . . and, I was happy to see that it can handle the larger than normal Scott tissue rolls . . . it's a great idea, great design and an easy and inexpensive way to keep tissue out in the family room without it being in an ugly tissue box . . . for overseas shipping, it was reasonably fast and well packed. No problems at all.

I spotted this product at a local organization store and was pleased to find a (cheaper) used one via amazon.com. (I think "used" means that it was a little dusty. If it has any scratches from abuse, I haven't noticed them.)I've determined that -- for me -- three squares of toilet tissue is roughly the same as one facial tissue. I buy my toilet tissue in bulk from one of the warehouse clubs and I buy my plain-jane store-brand facial tissue from a large local discount store.I created an analysis (yes, I'm a geek like that) to compare the per-use cost of each route and, not surprisingly, three squares of my warehouse-club generic toilet tissue is cheaper than one sheet of discount-store generic facial tissue.I assumed three uses per day and then calculated when I'd get a return on my investment of the MollaSpace Paper Pot.Drum roll, please...8.8 years.Now I tell that to people for the humor value. :)Anyway, mechanically speaking, the Paper Pot is easy to load: I grab the bottom with one hand, grab the top with the other hand, and twist the top CCW to loosen), remove the "axle", put the axle in the roll, replace the axle, reverse the twisting operation, and I'm all set.Now, the first few times I used it, I'd left too little toilet tissue remaining, so when the roll, uh, rolled, the paper fell inside, necessitating most of the loading steps to get it back ready for use -- ugh.Over time, I found that a square+ kind of laying on the outside of the Paper Pot seems to provide about the right anchor to keep the paper from falling back inside.As for the actual tearing off of sheets, you can use two hands (one for pulling, one for tearing), but I favor the one-handed operation (yes, I'm a geeky daredevil like that). I:- grab the end of the paper (we'll call that sheet #1)- pull toward me until I've got about 4+ sheets showing (let's call those sheets 1, 2, 3, and 4)- release the end of the paper (letting sheets 1-2ish rest on the vanity)- move my hand up (palm facing me) toward the perforation between sheets number 3 and 4- position the perforation (well, more precisely, my fingers) so that my index finger is under the lower edge of sheet 4 and my middle finger is under the upper edge of sheet 3- press my thumb down on to my index finger- pull my middle finger toward me, tearing the perforation- usually, I can just release sheet 4, grab sheet 3 and walk away with sheets 1-3, leaving behind sheet 4Of course, it probably won't take you five minutes to do that regimen; after a few times, you'll probably get the feel for doing it quickly and you'll never remember the old days when you had to print out all of my steps and tape them to your bathroom mirror. hahaFor me, the product does exactly what it's supposed to do and I imagine that any kind of newfangled ratcheting-mechanism-so-it-doesn't-fall-in solution would overcomplicate things incredibly and generate a lot of unhappiness. It would be nice if there was a way to eyeball how much toilet tissue remains on the roll, but that would probably mean a transparent/translucent holder and I'm not sure if I'd dig that like I dig the opaque one.Anyway, I just wish that they weren't so pricey so that everyone could own one and that we could turn up the heat on the Toilet Tissue Industrial Complex (after the requisite 8.8 years, of course).UPDATE: It's coming up on a year and still using this item multiple times per day.We buy our toilet tissue from a warehouse club and about six months ago, I noticed that they increased the size of each roll. Unfortunately, that means that said rolls no longer fit in the paper pot. :(So I have a new pre-process: I use a new roll as toilet tissue until the diameter decreases to the point where it'll fit in the paper pot and then I'll transfer it.Oh, I was in the same organization store as mentioned above and noticed that they'd discounted their MollaSpace Paper Pot holders by 25%. Happily, still not as good as amazon.com's prices.

I bought and love the original MollaSpace paper pot that is made in Japan and costs upwards of $30. I bought three of these advertised for $13 and should have known that the price was too good to be true. It shipped from China (so watch out for those sellers), and is a cheap knock-off made in China. The plastic is so thin that light shines through in spots, and the edges at the top from which the tissue comes out are rough and unfinished. Not even worth $13 I spent. I'd rather spend more and get the good quality Japanese product. So disappointing that Amazon does not screen its sellers and allows them to post their products anywhere they want, even if the description is a complete fraud.June 5, 2013: UPDATE. I love the MollaSpace paper pot that I bought from The Container Store so I thought I would give it another try. This time, I specifically purchased from Amazon (rather than one of its sellers) and the price was $24.33 which is more in line with the list price. I thought that would be a safe thing to do and that Amazon would vet its own products. How wrong!!! As soon as I picked up the box, which had all the markings of the real item, I could tell it was too light to be the real paper pot. Sure enough, it was thin plastic, had a rough edge around the lip at the top, and didn't screw together. The bottom of the paper pot was smooth (the original has raised markings indicating that it is made in Japan and the name of the company). I looked at the box again, and in very small print, it said, "Made in China." WOW! I AM ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT AMAZON WOULD ACTUALLY SELL COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS! What are you going to do next? Pirate DVDs and CDs? There is absolutely no excuse for this. The only saving grace is that Amazon at least stands by what it sells and I was able to return the item for a full refund.

This is a great piece that changes a necessity to a design statement. We use it for tissues on the end table and it beats the heck out of seeing a box of tissues on the table. I haven't tried it for toilet paper, and I have to admit, I'm not sure how well that would work, but as a tissue dispenser it gets five stars from us!

I really want to love this tissue holder. I really dislike the cardboard boxes tissues come in so I wanted to find something cute for my bathroom. This looks really nice, but it's cheaply made. The connection between the top and bottom half of the holder is loose enough that when I pull a tissue from the holder, the top sometimes comes off with the tissue. The pvc rod that comes on the inside of the holder to hold tissues or toilet paper is crudely cut, jagged and cracked. Not an issue regarding function, but just goes to show how poor the quality control is for the product. The white pot I ordered has black flecks throughout the holder making it look dirty. It also looks dirty around the seam where the top of the pot meets the bottom of the pot because it is so ill fitting and loose. It sits in a dark cubby in my bathroom, so the flaws aren't obvious, but if it were in bright light, I'd probably return it.