Paper hoarding

Is the price of paper rising faster than gas prices or are we just getting greedy. I've visited my share of public restrooms to experience a number of different type of hand drying devices. They have ranged from paper towel on the sink counter to hand blowers to a guy holding a towel. Lately, though, it seems that some places would rather have you dripping a trail of dirt filled soap bubbles from the bathroom throughout the store, then part with a few sheets of 2-ply. This restaurant I went to recently had a paper towel dispenser so complicated, that there needed to be instructions displayed on the front of it. It looked like an ordinary box on the wall which had a level to push down to get paper towel. So, I skip reading the instruction because, hey, ITS A PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER, I pull on the level and it doesn't budge. Then I see a button next to the lever. Ok, I do the "We all do dumb things" bit and push the button. I hear a click and try the lever again, and I am able to pull it down twice. However, no paper comes out. I hit the box with my still dripping hands and give in to reading the instructions. It states to dispense paper push button and pull lever twice. This I did. Then it says, if paper is out, switch lever on side to new roll. Oh, didn't see the level on the side. I push the lever on the side, push the button, and pull the level twice. It works, but I only get about 1/2 inch of paper. So I continue to push the button and pull the lever twice again and again and again, until finally I get about a foot. I rip the paper off and just chuck it in the trash, because by this time my hands are dry. What's the deal here? If I purchase something, the least you can do is let me dry my hands.

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