people really should be stocking up on psyllium husk powder (metamucil). one roll of TP will go a lot farther when your bathroom is experience isn't "like wiping a felt-tip marker"
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#42If you get one of those $60 bidet attachments, your tp usage goes down significantly. You can also do without if you use towels.
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#43If you get one of those $60 bidet attachments, your tp usage goes down significantly. You can also do without if you use towels.
If you're getting a bidet, I recommend getting a heated one.
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#44If you get one of those $60 bidet attachments, your tp usage goes down significantly. You can also do without if you use towels.
If you're getting a bidet, I recommend getting a heated one.
I used to, but don't anymore. TMI, but my first one was heated because I thought we needed it. Second one wasn't (we didn't have a hot water tap near the toilet) and it's turned out to be fine. You get used to it. YMMV though, if your area has super cold tap water like Colorado it may not be tolerable.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
yes, 2 sheets folded together
4 sheets crumpled up gives much greater surface area, as well as perpendicular folds, with which to grab the target material. Wiping with a flat surface makes no sense at all, and likely requires multiple wipes to achieve the desired result. I wish there were statistics on the commonality of various wiping techniques.
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#47The “advanced” options could use some better defaults. For example, does anyone actually use “2 sheets per wipe”?
This might be TMI - and i'm totally serious - but in my case I suffer from severe bleeding if I do dry wipes. I purchase the "ultra-hard" (no flakes) variant of TP, dip about 1/4 of it into a cup of water, fold it in half, and then I wipe. Anywhere from 4-8 wipes, with the last wipe being a dry sheet to pat dry the area. This makes buying "standard" TP problematic for me, because that 1 sheet now turns into 2 or even 4 in order to prevent tearing up the TP during the wipe.
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#48Neat. Can you please add a link to a Bidet search on Amazon. No one needs to fight over TP. If people can adopt the Namaste they can do the Bumspray
Most if not all bidets are sold out on Amazon
Yeah, that's generally how this has gone. The first reaction stockpiling happens, then after that runs out people figure out alternatives. First hand sanitizer went, then rubbing alcohol and aloe vera later. First toilet paper went, then bidets. First water bottles went, and I wouldn't be surprised if we have a run on water filters too.
But as things start coming back into supply, I'd expect it is easier to get a bidet and a water filter than toilet paper and bottled water.
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#49You know how much toilet paper you need? As much as you normally get.
As much as I would normally get is enough for 4 people who are out of the house from 7am - 6pm every weekday.
I've been saying this for years -- I've worked full-time from home for the last 9 years. One of the first things I noticed was TP consumption went up considerably.
I didn't realize how much of my employer's TP I really used prior to that.
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#50You know how much toilet paper you need? As much as you normally get.
But that's not the same number as the amount you should buy. Given the non-zero chance that you go out to resupply and it's sold out, you need to buy enough so that you can last until the next restock. For most people, just going out to buy it sooner than they normally would is likely enough to give them leeway. However, that still means they will have more stashed than they normally would (since they don't allow the…
That's why you go out and resupply anything before you run out of anything, that way you can retry later.