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hankies.

we have one in the office here. i wouldn't buy it myself, but i like the look of it. Downside is everything that floats around in the air get son them. So it could be pet dander, or dust, or if you keep them in the bathroom....other things... and then you go and wipe your eye with it or something. So i love the looks of it but it seems not so hygienic.

Dusty tissues, great idea.

You could probably get a similar ring at a hardware store or at a jewlelry store, maybe a thick bangle bracelet.

I use the Kleenex oval shaped containers, they usually have some in very modern patterns and at the bottom a tiny "Kleenex" logo. After all, your cold is still sponsored by Kleenex because you do have to buy the tissues somewhere, no?

yeah, seriously. kleenex is getting the money either way, but i guess if debranding is all you're going for...i think it *looks* cool, but i don't like the idea of my tissues being exposed to everything that's floating around in the air.

...Plus, you're buying the tissues in the box anyway. So it isn't like it cuts down on waste.

Please tell me that all of those knitted/crocheted/crafted tissue box, tp roll covers are not coming back!!!! YIKES!

Oh, they were selling these in a booth at the Folsom Street Fair. I wondered what they were...

This prompted me to check the box of tissues I have on my desk at work (oddly, the chemical supply stockroom sells facial tissues). They have a swirly pattern, but the only logos are on the bottom of the box. If I really wanted a particular aesthetic sensibility for a tissue box, I'd find some paper I like and wrap the box like a present, then cut an opening for the tissue. You'd have to stuff the new tissues into the old box if the paper was at all expensive, but that seems more sensible than a ring.

I actually have a Toro ring at home. I thought about buying something similar for less at the hardware store but then reflected that people who come up with cool new ideas like the Toro ring ought to be compensated for doing so. So I paid for the real thing. And I am glad I did: it is the perfect weight, size, and texture and tissues don't get caught on it, it does not roll off, etc. And tissues don't have time to get dusty (to the extent they do, pulling them through the ring strips them of any dust they might have).

I bought a square tissue box cover at West Elm a few years back and just slip that over the tissue box.

It looks sleek and keeps the dust off of the tissues. Imagaine that.

Most boxes of tissues are already debranded. You might "recognize" that pattern is the Target store brand, but oh my freakin' ( ... ) this is not a problem to solve. I have decided this idea of the tissue ring is pretentious. PRETENTIOUS. You are blowing snots on paper.

Mojonson....Folsom Street Fair? I doubt that is what they were selling!

I think the ugly tissue box may be more of an issue in Australia perhaps? I have yet to see a debranded (attractive) box of tissues for sale anywhere in Australia, and they are pretty much all covered in images of dolphins, roses, puppy dogs, some "modern" (read ugly) design or for the man-sized tissues - images of cricket gloves, bat and balls...

"As its winter here.."

".. they do the job perfectly and even matches our coffee table"

If you're trying out for a permanent spot, would you not want to be sure that your grammar was half way decent?

I also bought a Toro Tissue Ring for my home-- I like the idea of de-branding, and I love the minimalist design. Dust isn't really an issue, but I was a little skeeved out by the idea of my tissues just sitting on any surface. So I got a stainless rectangular candle plate from Target (for something like $10). The plate goes on the table; the tissues go on the plate, and the ring goes on the tissues. I think it makes for an elegant detail, and as small as my bathroom is every detail counts! :)

I'm not sure a pile of tissues looks a whole lot better than a tissue box. It makes me think of stacks of disposable towels in some public restrooms or toilet paper.

I can pick up all sorts of tissue box covers - some very plain and attractive. I'd think they'd look better than this (and keep the tissues clean).

I also own the Toro Tissue Ring and I love it. Dust is not an issue as the tissues are used regularly enough not to collect any. I don't mind paying good money for good design.

Oh, and if you have kids (or have kids visit your home), be prepared to have tissues strewn all over the place. Sometimes contained is good. I vote for tissue box covers if the box irks you.

If this stupid idea is featured one more time at AT, I think my head will explode. I think you're doing it now just to annoy people. It's an idiotic product and totally unnecessary, to boot. Enjoy your dusty, allergy-filled tissues!

I agree covered is best. I bought a Lotta Jansdotter fabric tissue box cover (on SALE), because I just had to.
http://jansdotter.com/shop/item.php?serial=3026
If you can sew, this would be a snap.

I have a couple of these, because tissue boxes are uniformly hideous, and I've never been able to find a cover big enough to fit over the giant-sized Kellenx boxes I like to buy (cuts down on waste).

The tissues don't get dusty. The top tissue covers the ones beneath it. I suppose the top tissue might get dusty, if you left it sitting there for weeks, but I tend to use at least a few a week. Any dust would fly off between the time you plucked the tissue up and the time it hit your nose.

Tissues stick up out of conventional tissue boxes and holders anyhow, and it's not like those are air-tight to begin with.

The Toro rings work pretty well, but keep the stack fairly short - they will slide off of taller stacks if they aren't kept perfectly centered. Not an issue with shorter stacks.

Hi. I have a Toro Ring.

I like it because it's heavy enough to hold down the tissues that you don't want (vs. lighter material like wood), and it's easy to toss in the dishwasher to sanitize.

It doesn't work as well on a tall stack as on a short one; however, I put the tissues into a wicker basket (just the right size for a stack of tissues) lined with canvas. Got it in a set of 3 at Target. I can wash the canvas with dish towels and rinse the wicker with hot water & bleach from time to time. I like to keep things clean. It all sits in our bathroom. We live in a house, but it's apartment sized. I live in St. Ann, Missouri, USA.

I found your site while I was looking for pix of cardboard tissue boxes. I have a friend who had a stroke, and he's lost his ability to read, so he can't remember what he can/can't put in the recycling bin. I'm making a photo-scroll to hang on the wall above his bin to help him out.