I have to admit, before our local chamber started this campaign I didn't buy my toilet paper locally. I went out of the county to buy it at a large discount store. Why not buy something so simple as toilet paper to support businesses in my county! Here are the numbers:
How much toilet paper is used in Franklin County?
- Number of people in Greater Franklin County = 14, 987
- Average number of rolls used per person each year = 105
- Total number of rolls used by the people of Franklin County = 1,573,635
- Average cost per roll = $1.25
- Total dollars spent on toilet paper per year = $1,967,043.75
How much toilet paper is bought in Franklin County?
- Estimate total rolls purchased locally per year = 268,640
- Average cost per roll = $1.25
- Total dollars spent in Greater Franklin County on toilet paper = $335,800
How much is Franklin County loosing in local sales just because people are buying their toilet paper out of county? $1,631,244
I'm not one that usually shouts to the hill tops about "Buying Local" but really, what could you do with $1.6 million dollars for your community?
Should be a simple way to boost the local economy, right? Anxious to see what this promo does in Franklin County. BTW- Your County Rocks!
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