I looked up the history of The Waldorf toilet tissue and found on several websites that initially the Scott Tissue company was just as embarrassed to have their name on a roll of toilet paper as people were to buy the stuff. According to Webster’s Online Dictionary: “later 19th century: Scott Paper Company sells toilet paper on a roll, although initially they do not print their company name on the packaging. Toilet paper was sold under the name of various industrial customers, including the Waldorf Hotel, which led to the popular Waldorf brand of toilet paper.”
I guess asking for “The Waldorf, please” was classier than “hey, I need some toilet paper”.
