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loo roll

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incandescentglow · 03/05/2025 00:16

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

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TranceNation · 03/05/2025 08:39

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

LillyPJ · 03/05/2025 08:35

MiddleAgedDread · 03/05/2025 06:53

It depends if they’re cheap crappy rolls with a few sheets or the bug double sized rolls, but I use a lot! IBS sufferer and I work from home half the week.

True. It also depends if they're 2 or 3 ply.i get through a lot more with 2ply - it's far too tearable.

kitchenplans · 03/05/2025 07:58

We're a family of 4 who have 48 loo roll delivered every 12 weeks. That's 1 roll per person per week. We tend to end up stockpiling a bit too.

So I'd say 1 roll per person per week is plenty.

Katemax82 · 03/05/2025 07:55

In my family of 6 we have to buy loo roll in packs of 24 every 2 weeks with probably a few 9 packs when we run low. I personally don't use a hello of a lot but my daughter and husband use shit loads (pardon the pun)

Doncarlos · 03/05/2025 07:22

As a couple we go through one roll a day. And we buy the thick stuff so it’s utterly ridiculous. Although husband does have IBS so I’ll use that as an excuse.

MiddleAgedDread · 03/05/2025 06:53

It depends if they’re cheap crappy rolls with a few sheets or the bug double sized rolls, but I use a lot! IBS sufferer and I work from home half the week.

uncomfortablydumb60 · 03/05/2025 06:49

I live alone but do have visitors
I don’t buy tissues so use it for blowing nose too
i think one roll every 10 days.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 03/05/2025 06:46

This is what you should consider... an xylospongium.

'The xylospongium, also known as a tersorium or "sponge on a stick," was an interesting hygienic tool used in ancient Rome. This particular utensil providing a means to clean themselves after defecating. Constructed by attaching a sea sponge to a wooden stick, the xylospongium served as a precursor to modern toilet paper in Roman society.'

They last for ages, I think Robert Dyas may sell them - it's worth asking.

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Toootss · 03/05/2025 06:26

I think loo roll is narrower than it was and I think people, youngsters mainly, are using much more. Unfortunately I didn't measure the height of a loo roll in the past to be able to prove this.

EmmaJane2025 · 03/05/2025 06:25

olympicsrock · 03/05/2025 06:21

I would say a new roll every 10 -14 days . I’m not in the house all day though.

And here we have it ladies & gents! The loo roll equivalent to the Mumsnet chicken! 🍗

olympicsrock · 03/05/2025 06:21

I would say a new roll every 10 -14 days . I’m not in the house all day though.

LillyPJ · 03/05/2025 06:17

3 loo rolls for 2 weeks for 1 person is plenty, I think. I get through one roll every 2 or 3 weeks. (Although I probably got through at least 1 roll a day when I got food poisoning in Spain!)

Seawolves · 03/05/2025 06:12

I am the only person who uses loo roll in our house and get through one roll every 10 - 14 days or so.

Chickenwing2 · 03/05/2025 06:11

I did once use up a toilet roll in 1 day, and I wasn’t even unwell or anything, I just noticed that day I’d used a whole roll myself. I think typically 1 roll lasts me about 3-4 days.

WWomble · 03/05/2025 06:10

Very much depends on the brand and the person!!

loo roll is like fuel tanks - people either like to have half the whole supply or leave it to the last minute to buy a small pack. My cousin, different generation, and I are both inclined to stock pile, so I think there’s a genetic element too!

Ariela · 03/05/2025 06:10

Are they Sainsburys 200 sheet rolls? I'd manage fine with one of those for 3 weeks on my own. But I'm out at work by day.

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 03/05/2025 06:04

susiedaisy1912 · 03/05/2025 05:49

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

How? What do you do with it?

susiedaisy1912 · 03/05/2025 05:49

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

GRex · 03/05/2025 05:48

If you are house sitting for 2 weeks, would you not expect to buy anything? Fresh milk, bread, veg etc? I don't know what your arrangement is with the owner, but either they should pay you for the pet sitting (in which case buy your own loo roll), or it's mutually beneficial due to the location (in which case buy your own loo roll).

Either way, just under 1 per persom week is usually about right. Which makes me wonder if they were deliberately sized that way.

whitewineandsun · 03/05/2025 05:43

That should be enough, surely?

AmusedGoose · 03/05/2025 04:45

I think it's the fear of running out for some people. Dh is like it. Takes a spare roll in his suitcase, one in the boot of his car. He buys several packs of 32 in the wardrobe. We had a loo roll mountain well before covid! I hope you aren't remote and can get to a shop!

Velmy · 03/05/2025 02:12

I work away and stay in hotels a lot. There's usually two rolls in your room when you check in, and it always baffles me when the room service people offer extra rolls every day.

What do they think is wrong with me? 😅

MidnightMeltdown · 03/05/2025 02:04

3 should be plenty. I was pondering this recently as we only had 4 loo rolls left, and I was wondering when to order more. In my house, 3 adults ended up getting through just under 3 loo rolls in a week. So I think approximately 1 loo roll per person needed, per week.

In sum, you only need two loo rolls OP!

HerNextDoorAgain · 03/05/2025 01:56

Meanwhile, in an alternative place: AIBU to be offended that the person I’m house sitting for left me 24 loo rolls for three weeks. Do they think I’m a dirty arsed shitting machine?

Anamechangeisnotjustforchristmas · 03/05/2025 01:21

It’s probably just an oversight. There is a lot to remember if you are going away and also organising house sitting!