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Do you fold or scrunch your loo roll?

119 replies

cantforthelifeofme · 22/10/2022 20:19

Scrunch

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PinkCheetah · 23/10/2022 07:15

Fold. I don't see how scrunching is effective.

FindingMeno · 23/10/2022 07:20

Scrunch.

TheChosenTwo · 23/10/2022 08:14

Fold. I genuinely thought everyone folded 😳
loo roll is expensive, over £7 for 9 rolls - I’m not wasting this doing an experiment in this COL crisis 😂

cantforthelifeofme · 23/10/2022 09:08

Haha this has been intriguing.

For those who use scrunch for wee, fold for poo: assuming you've done both in one sitting, do you use the scrunched paper for the poo too?

Oh and a scrunched ball isn't a a tight ball. May as well get some sandpaper if you're going to do that.

I don't understand how you don't get your hands full of piss if you have a couple of squares of folded paper?

😂

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Wallywobbles · 23/10/2022 09:45

Fold

girlmom21 · 23/10/2022 11:51

I don't understand how you don't get your hands full of piss if you have a couple of squares of folded paper?

You don't have to catch the piss in the paper Grin how wet is your minge if you'd so wet wiping?!

OldTinHat · 23/10/2022 11:59

Fold

Owlnoises · 23/10/2022 14:35

For those who use scrunch for wee, fold for poo: assuming you've done both in one sitting, do you use the scrunched paper for the poo too?

Hell no, that's all arse before face (so to speak). Address poo first with folded paper then move on to wee with scrunched.

Aside from the fold vs scrunch issue, surely addressing wee first would lead to potential cross contamination.

LunaLoveFood · 23/10/2022 20:30

Vapeyvapevape · 22/10/2022 23:02

Scrunched

That looks so wrong, but I really couldn't imagine what it looked like until this picture.

Definitely fold, wrap around the hand, slide hand out , fold and wipe.

justcallmebozo · 23/10/2022 22:11

I tried the scrunch this morning. Didn't like it. Got a wet hand. Never doing it again!

cantforthelifeofme · 23/10/2022 22:24

justcallmebozo · 23/10/2022 22:11

I tried the scrunch this morning. Didn't like it. Got a wet hand. Never doing it again!

Likewise trying the fold.

Maybe your scrunch was too tight?

🥴

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justcallmebozo · 23/10/2022 22:35

Too loose, i think. Soaked through. Or not a big enough handful. And as it didn't work for the wee, i'm certainly not planning on trying it for the poo!

justcallmebozo · 23/10/2022 22:45

noseybelle · 23/10/2022 05:17

The other part of this pressing question is:

Do you sit or stand to wipe?

poo wipe whilst still sitting, then stand for the wee wiping.

Part three of the question - do you wipe from the front backwards or the back forwards?

girlmom21 · 24/10/2022 08:13

I tried the scrunch and somehow managed to still fold. I don't get it!

pigeonpocket · 24/10/2022 08:27

girlmom21 · 24/10/2022 08:13

I tried the scrunch and somehow managed to still fold. I don't get it!

I sort of fold-scrunch. Wrap it around my hand a few times then pull it off and scrunch. It's the best of both worlds - thickness from the folding and more surface area/scrubbiness from the scrunch.

Only folding it gives too smooth a surface for effective wiping.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 24/10/2022 08:28

Scrunch.

Fuwari · 24/10/2022 08:48

Part three of the question - do you wipe from the front backwards or the back forwards

I remember reading you should always wipe front to back as otherwise you risk infections. That’s all I remember so don’t know details! I always wipe sitting down, more comfortable.

I am a scruncher. I imagine I’d use more loo roll folding but I’ve never tried. I didn’t realise people were so divided on this!

cantforthelifeofme · 24/10/2022 11:53

Part three of the question - do you wipe from the front backwards or the back forwards?

😱 who's gonna get a pooey fanjo?

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LoveMyPiano · 24/10/2022 11:59

I thought the qustion was about the roll on the holder - folding to a point or --- ? couldn't figure out what scrunching it would look like.... (duh me)

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