facial tissue issue

we buy noname facial tissue. I call them kleenex, but don't get confused, I am not referring to the brand, that is just what I, like many, call them. so we buy noname kleenex. it is surprisingly gentle on the nose. I expected killer sandpaper, but it's not that bad at all. it's no extra-lotion triple ply or anything, but at least that means I can clean my glasses with it.

I would say that standard kleenex box prints include florals, abstract geometricals, greenery and solids. these are all nice, convey the image of freshness, or at least bring a certain neutrality to your bathroom. they also make those faux-marble prints, but those are rather nouveau riche I would argue. well, noname is special. we have some of those kleenex box standards, but we also have mushrooms. one of the boxes in the noname series of kleenex boxes is decorated with mushrooms. mushrooms are a fungus. they do not convey a sense of freshness nor cleanliness. they are not particularly beautiful to look at in the bathroom. I cannot understand why this box is covered in a variety of edible fungi.

but what absolutely boggles my mind is this: there is a person somewhere who made this box. someone who came into work one morning and decided that a kleenex box decorated with mushrooms was a pretty good idea. SOMEONE ACTUALLY SAT DOWN AND DREW EVERY SINGLE MUSHROOM ON THIS BOX OF FACIAL TISSUE. unbelievable.

one day when I am rich, I will buy kleenex based on the attractiveness of the box with wanton disregard for the price. until then, mushrooms. mushrooms on a kleenex box.