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How much toilet roll do you use?

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EmmaMY · 26/07/2023 03:55

So, we had some friends coming to stay last weekend, a family of 4 with young children(3&5). The have now left but I’m left completely baffled by the amount of toilet roll they went through whilst here.

We have a guest room with its own bathroom that I left 2 full rolls in plus all the other things they might need. (shampoo/conditioner/soap/toothpaste/towels) They arrived Thu afternoon/evening and left Mon mid morning. We spent 1&1/2 days out of the house sightseeing.

They came asking for toilet roll on day 2 and I showed them where they could grab some more and after that they helped themselves. I’ve now been up to tidy up and they left all the inner rolls on the side so can see how many the have used and I just can’t understand how they managed to go through 6 full rolls during their stay! What did they do with it all?

Are we possibly very light users of toilet roll ourselves and this is completely normal? We are also a family of 4 and we would possibly go through 2 or perhaps 3 during that time.

They obviously also used the downstairs toilet, so didn’t head up to the guest toilet for every visit either.

Please help me understand where it all went!

YABU - It’s a completely normal
YANBU - How did they go through it all?

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greenteaandmarshmallows · 26/07/2023 16:03

What did you feed them?

greenteaandmarshmallows · 26/07/2023 15:52

Standard loo roll from lidl one a day. Who gives a crap loo roll - 3-4 days.

But seriously it depends on what they've eaten, they might have bladder weakness etx

Star0Fire · 26/07/2023 15:50

This is so outing I hope they don't see this- imagine how embarrassed you'd be 😱😂

JaninaDuszejko · 26/07/2023 15:33

It'll vary a lot based on how much you drink = more wee, how high fibre a diet you eat = more poo, if you have a bowel issue.

We have a family of 5 including 3 menstrating females, 1 male adult who tends not to drink enough and a 10yo child who uses masses of toilet roll. We buy WGAC and get through about 1 roll a day when folks are at school and work. More in lockdown!

When we have visitors I always make sure there's absolutely lots of spare loo rolls in the guest bathroom, I have a relative with UC so don't want anyone to feel stressed about there not being enough.

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EmmaMY · 26/07/2023 15:15

navithefairy · 26/07/2023 15:05

Fair enough. Years ago I had a family member who used to go mad if people used more than 2 sheets of loo roll per visit. Absolutely drove me mad and she couldn't police it anyway. Best to just leave people to it. Toileting is pretty personal.

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Well that sounds completely bonkers! I said nothing to them and supplied them with what they needed with a smile.

toileting is personal, but as this is an anonymous forum I was curious to ask!

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EmmaMY · 26/07/2023 15:12

I think I’d be equally curious if I had visitors that ate 4 x as much as me as I’m considering my eating to be healthy and normal. So if that would have happened I might have started a thread about that instead.

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Mama678 · 26/07/2023 15:07

We go through one a day roughly, 4 people

navithefairy · 26/07/2023 15:05

EmmaMY · 26/07/2023 15:00

Had never thought a bout it before either, but when you have a family visiting that uses 3 to 4 times as much as your own, it did make me wonder. Don’t think it’s strange to be curious about how other people live.

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Fair enough. Years ago I had a family member who used to go mad if people used more than 2 sheets of loo roll per visit. Absolutely drove me mad and she couldn't police it anyway. Best to just leave people to it. Toileting is pretty personal.

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EmmaMY · 26/07/2023 15:00

navithefairy · 26/07/2023 14:40

Average person uses 85 per year according to this site. That's almost 2 a week so it's not that crazy that some people use 2 a week.

Really I think it's a bit weird to judge/ worry about other people's toilet roll usage (unless you are a toilet roll company!)

https://www.cottonelle.com/en-us/tips-advice/toilet-paper-101/how-much-toilet-paper-do-we-use#:~:text=The%20average%20person%20uses%2085,women%20use%206.31%20sheets.

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Had never thought a bout it before either, but when you have a family visiting that uses 3 to 4 times as much as your own, it did make me wonder. Don’t think it’s strange to be curious about how other people live.

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EmmaMY · 26/07/2023 14:47

Thank you @Alloveragain3! it looks like we are in the minority! I seriously wouldn’t have thought that being the case, but how could we know if not for these ridiculous threads!

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navithefairy · 26/07/2023 14:40

YeahIsaidit · 26/07/2023 07:05

Who is using over 2 rolls a week by themselves?! That is a crazy amount

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Average person uses 85 per year according to this site. That's almost 2 a week so it's not that crazy that some people use 2 a week.

Really I think it's a bit weird to judge/ worry about other people's toilet roll usage (unless you are a toilet roll company!)

https://www.cottonelle.com/en-us/tips-advice/toilet-paper-101/how-much-toilet-paper-do-we-use#:~:text=The%20average%20person%20uses%2085,women%20use%206.31%20sheets.

How Much Toilet Paper Should You Use? | Cottonelle® US

Are you trying to figure out how much toilet paper you’re using or how much you might need? See inside for details.

https://www.cottonelle.com/en-us/tips-advice/toilet-paper-101/how-much-toilet-paper-do-we-use#:~:text=The%20average%20person%20uses%2085,women%20use%206.31%20sheets.

Kissedbyfire1 · 26/07/2023 14:37

Fascinating thread. I can’t say I’ve ever thought much about other people’s loo roll usage. We are a two adult, non-menstruating household with no bowel issues and work from home. 2 rolls per week between us.

SirenSays · 26/07/2023 14:37

I go through loads but then I use it for everything from make up spills to cleaning the dogs eye boogers.

Motnight · 26/07/2023 14:37

This is reminiscent of the "how often do you use your washing machine?" threads. Responses vary from a family of 6 using it twice a month to a family of 2 using it twice a day!

I do love these threads though!

Alloveragain3 · 26/07/2023 14:32

Ooh this would really irk me.
Especially as toilet paper isn't cheap at the moment.

I'd honestly have expected the original 2 rolls to be plenty for their whole stay

Hankunamatata · 26/07/2023 14:28

We seem to go through loads. I do suspect my dc are wasteful. However new double rolls are awesome and had to buy less

HerMammy · 26/07/2023 14:26

@Reugny
Think you missed my point , 2 rolls for 4ppl is very little, I doubt ppl with IBS get by on 2 rolls?

blahblahblah1654 · 26/07/2023 14:02

Wow some people don't wee much at all. I must wee about 10 times a day! I know that's a lot though.

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EmmaMY · 26/07/2023 13:53

As always in life, people do things differently.

It’s nice to see that there are some on here that are similar to me. And I’m sure that some of the heavier users have found comfort in the fact that there are lots of you that all agree as well.

Oh and thank you to @Theoldwoman for pointing out that this is probably also the only ridiculous post on MN right now!

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BackupFail · 26/07/2023 13:47

Surely people use what they need?

You would think so... but it doesn't always work like that...

Some people thoughtlessly waste stuff. Some people don't.

GalileoHumpkins · 26/07/2023 13:45

Reugny · 26/07/2023 13:39

No they either have an IBS like or similar condition, have a child/adult with a food intolerance which they may realise they have, have a child/adult who simply had a dodgy stomach, or used toilet roll for mopping up stuff.

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I think they'd be using a heck of a lot more than two rolls a week if any of that were true.

almostoverthehill · 26/07/2023 13:43

I use one pack of the Sainsburys 247 double rolls a week. I do use the loo a lot!
(4 rolls equals 8)

Reugny · 26/07/2023 13:39

HerMammy · 26/07/2023 12:46

A family of four only using two regular rolls per week? Are they drawing it up and spitting it out?? 👀

No they either have an IBS like or similar condition, have a child/adult with a food intolerance which they may realise they have, have a child/adult who simply had a dodgy stomach, or used toilet roll for mopping up stuff.

Theoldwoman · 26/07/2023 13:10

I can’t believe you started a post about this. Surely people use what they need? It’s not like they are eating it? We go through a roll a day. 4adults, 3 of which are female.

goldcheese · 26/07/2023 13:05

I go through 2-3 rolls a week on my own, depending on the size of the rolls. I do have an IBS type condition though.