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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?

OP posts:
user1471505356 · 26/07/2023 08:33

Loo rolls have suffered from shrinkflation.

cocksstrideintheevening · 26/07/2023 08:33

ThinWomansBrain · 26/07/2023 05:51

I live by myself - a roll lasts 2-3 weeks.
In lockdown I bought a case of "who gives a crap" paper. It lasted for more than two years - and I still keep finding the occasional roll of it.

How? Do you ration it to half a sheet for a wee and one for a poo?!

We go through way too much, one bathroom, 4 people, get through a 16 pack in a week.

Gingerboy22 · 26/07/2023 08:31

PinkyFlamingo · 26/07/2023 07:38

Thought I had seen it all on MN but no along comes competitive toilet roll use!

😂😂😂

EsmeSusanOgg · 26/07/2023 08:30

CheersToMe · 26/07/2023 08:14

Absolutely no idea how much we use. Just buy a big pack when it's running down.

I do have the 'toilet roll of last resort' hidden in my wardrobe though, in case of emergency.

Pretty much what we do. Seems an odd thing to monitor very closely!

EsmeSusanOgg · 26/07/2023 08:28

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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I do and then some. Urinary continence that means I need to wee (and wipe up) quite a bit in a day. I also need to poo between 4-8 times on average a day.

Women tend to use substantially more loo roll than men, due to needing to wipe more for wees, periods and vaginal discharge.

People also vary with how often they poo. Once every couple of days is normal, but so is 3 times a day.

Throw in hayfever and needing to blow your nose more often and you can easily get through many rolls.

Helpel · 26/07/2023 08:17

'Who gives a crap' lasts ages - way longer than regular rolls. I know this cause my husband bought a box and I gave him a lecture about how expensive they were and he said it's because there's so much more paper per roll. I doubted him, but he was totally right. We are a family of 4, (3females!) and have had to delay delivery of our new box of 48 rolls for 3 months, so we've got through about 30 rolls in 6 months. That is about half the rolls we used to get throug from aldi.

CheersToMe · 26/07/2023 08:14

Absolutely no idea how much we use. Just buy a big pack when it's running down.

I do have the 'toilet roll of last resort' hidden in my wardrobe though, in case of emergency.

Zanatdy · 26/07/2023 08:12

I don’t use loads at all. Even for a no 2, if you’re using loads maybe you haven’t finished?!

changeyerheadworzel · 26/07/2023 08:11

ChocolateCinderToffee · 26/07/2023 08:06

I had two friends staying recently and one of them has IBS. We got through four rolls in the week and that includes the roll that the one with IBS pinched, presumably for the journey home. I noticed that only because I was keeping an eye on supplies.

See this … monitoring supplies of toilet roll crap. I would HATE to have gone to your house as a guest with IBS and you count how many toilet rolls I used and then say I stole one for the journey home. Ffs!

changeyerheadworzel · 26/07/2023 08:09

I would probably have left a pack in their bathroom but it would never occur to me to count what they used though or even question it. It’s toilet roll.
Also it depends on what one you buy. The cheap does doesn’t last pissing time…pardon the pun.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 26/07/2023 08:06

I had two friends staying recently and one of them has IBS. We got through four rolls in the week and that includes the roll that the one with IBS pinched, presumably for the journey home. I noticed that only because I was keeping an eye on supplies.

AdoraBell · 26/07/2023 08:06

DH gets through lots, he uses about 6 sheets to blow his nose, despite the fact the doesn’t use tissue because he prefers a handkerchief. Does the same with kitchen towel. I stopped buying it when saw him taking 3 sheets, use 2 to blow his nose and screw the clean sheet up and throw it away😡

The man has dozens of handkerchiefs 🤯

eatdrinkandbemerry · 26/07/2023 08:05

4 in our house and probably use about 4 to 6 a week.
Good quality rolls though because the cheapest ones don't last at all and we would use loads

ifonly4 · 26/07/2023 08:02

DD home with us at moment, so three of us. I think we're getting through a maximum of five rolls a week.

Justleaveitblankthen · 26/07/2023 07:59

That's ridiculous!
How did they not block the toilet?

otherwayup · 26/07/2023 07:57

I have coeliacs so am a big user of loo roll.
I do feel a bit embarrassed by my usage when I stay somewhere (your post hasn't helped!) but normally sort of warn my host in a lighthearted way.

I'm quite open with close friends about my 'toilet' needs!

SparkyBlue · 26/07/2023 07:55

It's the young kids. My four year old and seven year old use way too much I actually can't believe that I passed a comment recently asking them to use less.

Gymmum82 · 26/07/2023 07:53

My kids go through a roll in 24 hours. It drives me absolutely bonkers. I’m going to start rationing it soon

DisplayPurposesOnly · 26/07/2023 07:51

One roll lasts me 4-5 days, I think.

Bouncyball23 · 26/07/2023 07:50

Depends what toilet roll it was, if I buy cheap toilet roll it goes pretty quick 6 rolls would last no more than 3 days if I buy expensive it lasts so much longer.

decaffonlypls · 26/07/2023 07:47

We have 7 people in our house and go through about 6 a week which seemed a lot to me!

YouAndMeAndThem · 26/07/2023 07:46

I could not tell you how much toilet roll we use. I buy a 9 pack a week but there's always rolls in both bathroom cupboards and in the cleaning cupboard. It's not something I've ever thought of or counted. Especially counting visitors toilet roll use! How intrusive!

DaisyWaldron · 26/07/2023 07:42

We are a household of 4, and I just checked my Who Gives A Crap order and a box of 48 rolls of lasts us 8 months. Having said that, both children went through vast quantities of loo roll in the first year or two of being able to wipe independently.

PinkyFlamingo · 26/07/2023 07:38

Thought I had seen it all on MN but no along comes competitive toilet roll use!