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incandescentglow · 2025-05-02T23:16:29+00:00

evening wise mumsnetters ive been thinking tonight about loo roll useage (happy bank holiday i hope yours is as thrilling as mine) and i was wondering how long it takes for one person to use up one toilet roll i will be the first to admit im heavy handed with a loo roll i do use too much BUT I am currently house/pet sitting for a family friend for two weeks and they have left me three loo rolls... 3 loo rolls for 2 weeks, they have vastly underestimated me haven't they so say you were living alone, how long would one loo roll last you id like to know how off piste i am

WWomble · 03/05/2025 17:29

When I’m away I have a house sitter. She is told in advance to use supplies in my house as she needs them, loo roll included. I also ask her to let me know if she finishes something - so I know before I need it again. We usually have plenty of LR as I bulk buy at Costco.
However wherever you are you would need loo roll, they’ve left you some but I don’t think they’re obliged to supply enough for the whole of your stay.

OliveWah · 03/05/2025 17:22

HerNextDoorAgain · 03/05/2025 11:18

Baby lotion on loo roll to wipe your arse with saves a lot of repeated wiping for those that want to cut down their paper use.

We buy Andrex Aloe, which has aloe vera infused into the paper, making it a less messy version of your idea @HerNextDoorAgain.

It's expensive in comparison to others, but I wait until it's on offer and buy it in bulk, so usually get 9 rolls for around £4.50. We are a family of 4 (including 2 teenage DDs, one of whom has OCD) and several days a week we have various boyfriend/girlfriend/gangs of teens descending on the house, so we get through between 9 and 12 rolls a week.

AlmostSummer25 · 03/05/2025 17:20

about one a week.

I used to house sit a lot, I can't say I ever noticed how much toilet paper people left, if I took the last roll out of the cupboard, or whatever storage they used, I'd just buy more. I'd have no problem using what they had there, but likewise I wouldn't expect them to deliberately make sure there's enough for the duration of my stay.. it's such a non-issue.

WhenICalledYouLastNightFromTesco · 03/05/2025 17:10

Two of us and we average 6 a month, so 3ish a month if I was single, and I also use it to blow my nose.

VickiFromAmsterdam · 03/05/2025 16:38

1 a day, if it’s one of the twice as much on one roll it will last me 2 days. H rarely craps. I can crap at the very least thrice a day, & P on average 6 times an hour.

Mossstitch · 03/05/2025 16:23

I can answer this definitively being equally sad on a bank holiday weekend as I read it recently on a bamboo toilet roll packet😂..........the average person in the uk gets through 127 rolls a year🚽🧻

AtLeastIDidntUseASpoon · 03/05/2025 16:21

It wouldn’t be anywhere near enough for me. I have horrendous stomach problems and can easily go through one or two double rolls a day. I use Tesco double rolls and if I go away I always take extra, really wouldn’t want to run out. At home, I make sure there’s plenty in the bathroom, we’ve got a metal toilet roll stand that holds about 5 spare. I always make sure it’s full. I’ve found a lot of people who don’t have stomach problems really don’t understand how much paper you can go through a time. I’d love to not have any stomach problems.

ToadRage · 03/05/2025 15:59

Depends who is here, for just me and my husband it lasts a few days, but we had his cousin stay with us once and we are pretty sure she eats it cos with only one extra in the house it would be gone within a day even with all three of us out at work all day. Can not understand where it all went!

TheCurious0range · 03/05/2025 15:50

We get through 1-2 a week as a family of 3 but during the day during the week everyone is out at work/school

XenoBitch · 03/05/2025 15:48

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 03/05/2025 15:44

How exactly was the above policed? Did said parents stand over you?

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My parents were very short of money when I was growing up. We regularly had newspaper in place of loo roll. Hence why they were strict about how much we used. No one wanted to use newspaper.

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 03/05/2025 15:44

sesquipedalian · 03/05/2025 09:10

@ XenoBitch
“When I was growing up, I was not allowed any more than 3 squares of loo roll... for anything.”
Did we grow up in the same house?? My father imposed this rule, which I thought was outrageous - my sister who had a job promptly went out and bought her own loo paper. These days, I use as much as I need as does everyone else, but I do notice that if one of my daughters comes home, our loo roll usage doubles overnight! To the OP: I think it’s a very personal thing - but I would have left you a whole packet of loo paper, so at least nine rolls, not because I would expect you to use it, but just so you couldn’t possibly run out!

How exactly was the above policed? Did said parents stand over you?

MidnightMeltdown · 03/05/2025 15:39

incandescentglow · 03/05/2025 10:25

as i said in the og post i do tend to fly through it so i obviously brought a pack of my own too, that's not an issue, it just highlighted to me how high my usage must be compared to other people

someone mentioned "maintaining a clean posterior" which i do think is relevant to me too, i always make sure im very clean hence why i do a few wipes just to make sure

also i am on my period now so naturally using a lot more, i am also a victim of period poops therefore its eeeeeeeeeven higher

You are never going to be ‘very clean’ just with loo roll, however much you wipe. You are just wasting loo roll. Maybe consider a portable bidet if that is your concern.

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incandescentglow · 03/05/2025 13:26

HerNextDoorAgain · 03/05/2025 11:18

Baby lotion on loo roll to wipe your arse with saves a lot of repeated wiping for those that want to cut down their paper use.

that sounds like a sensory nightmare

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HerNextDoorAgain · 03/05/2025 11:18

Baby lotion on loo roll to wipe your arse with saves a lot of repeated wiping for those that want to cut down their paper use.

whitewineandsun · 03/05/2025 10:44

susiedaisy1912 · 03/05/2025 05:49

I use one loo roll every 24 hours on my own.

Unless there are bowel issues, this surprises me.

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incandescentglow · 03/05/2025 10:25

as i said in the og post i do tend to fly through it so i obviously brought a pack of my own too, that's not an issue, it just highlighted to me how high my usage must be compared to other people

someone mentioned "maintaining a clean posterior" which i do think is relevant to me too, i always make sure im very clean hence why i do a few wipes just to make sure

also i am on my period now so naturally using a lot more, i am also a victim of period poops therefore its eeeeeeeeeven higher

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intrepidpanda · 03/05/2025 10:15

2 of us go through 1 roll a week (though it's the fat roll)
DP is WFH and I go to the toilet A LOT.

BeanQuisine · 03/05/2025 09:52

susiedaisy1912 · 03/05/2025 05:49

I use one loo roll every 24 hours on my own.

Ditto this end. I will often use half a double length roll a day, i.e., one normal length roll a day. Sometimes more.

But I do like to maintain a very clean posterior, and the diet doesn't always cooperate.

susiedaisy1912 · 03/05/2025 09:39

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 03/05/2025 06:04

How? What do you do with it?

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Pee and poop obviously but then I blow
nose, clean and dry my ears after a shower, dry my glasses after washing them, wrap up my used panty liner to put in the bin. It’s very versatile is bog roll 😁

TranceNation · 03/05/2025 09:17

incandescentglow · 03/05/2025 09:03

do excuse me for falling asleep, at night time
out of order isn’t it i can only apologise

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I'll give you the benefit of doubt but there seems to be a lot of these toilet habit posts of late

sesquipedalian · 03/05/2025 09:10

@ XenoBitch
“When I was growing up, I was not allowed any more than 3 squares of loo roll... for anything.”
Did we grow up in the same house?? My father imposed this rule, which I thought was outrageous - my sister who had a job promptly went out and bought her own loo paper. These days, I use as much as I need as does everyone else, but I do notice that if one of my daughters comes home, our loo roll usage doubles overnight! To the OP: I think it’s a very personal thing - but I would have left you a whole packet of loo paper, so at least nine rolls, not because I would expect you to use it, but just so you couldn’t possibly run out!

Macaroni46 · 03/05/2025 09:07

It depends whether you do solid poos or messy ones 🤷‍♀️ Messy poos use loads of loo roll. I could easily get through a roll per day.

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incandescentglow · 03/05/2025 09:05

also i didn’t even mention poo that was your doing not mine

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incandescentglow · 03/05/2025 09:03

TranceNation · 03/05/2025 08:39

Yet another late night poo topic post where the Op disappears....

do excuse me for falling asleep, at night time
out of order isn’t it i can only apologise

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TurnThatLightOn · 03/05/2025 08:52

I reckon I use 2 rolls a week. So does dh.