DH insists he wants a new toilet brush. I think they are eughhhhh!

[JintyMcGinty]

AIBU in refusing to buy one of those toilet brush things that sit next to your loo? DH says we absolutely need one and thinks they are for forcing poos down the loo that refuse to flush (very important, apparently ) and for "cleaning" the loo.

I think they are really unhygenic [vomit emoticon]. If you use them, poo clings to them and no one ever washes them afterwards and so they smell. And guess who will have to bleach/clean the horrible thing? What's wrong with DH simply cleaning the loo more regularly? Does anyone else use them? Are they necessary? Is it just me who gets the heebie jeebies thinking about them?

One of my very good friends once used a chop stick to break up a particularly stubborn unflushable!

Wow I'm so intrigued by the number of people claiming to not understand what a floater is and that they've never had one. Not ever? Not even just a tiny bit that doesn't go down properly? Honestly? In your whole life this has never ever happened? Anywhere?

wheredidyoulastseeit maybe your DH is one of those considerate people who wants to erase his own skidmark as soon as he's made it rather than waiting for the next cleaning session?

[Pro Toilet Brush emoticon]

In answer to the hand down the loo question...

I personally have toilet cleaning gloves. They are kept in their own little bag in the cleaning bucket. The toilet is scrubbed then flushed then bleached. The gloves are dried on a dirty towel then put back in their little bag.

I also have separate gloves for bathroom cleaning, kitchen cleaning and dishes. And yes i do need a life and / or a hobby!

puppy Not so you would have to force it down with a brush Surely a bit of loo paper and another flush would do? How big exactly are these monstrous turds that need an extra push?

kaj do you have separate gloves for moving the dirty towel?

You should see DD's valium they're enormous she's 3yo.

Ha yes wincy maybe my DH is spending hours in the toilet trying to get rid of the floaters.

Another mother here in wonderment at the size of her child's excretions!

Oh, and we have a toilet brush - hate to find myself in a loo without one!

White vinegar shifts a lot of the below-waterline gunge. Leave it in there overnight then scrub and flush in the morning. That Method cleaner (Bowl Patrol) is rather good.

Heaven preserve us, cannot believe I've just written this. Have plummeted to new depths.

I have never seen anything left behind by dh in 20 years of living with the man - he leaves the bathroom as he finds it, thank Goodness.

Ds is a bit skiddy( due to our very odd shaped loo) but squirt of bleach and a flush sorts that out!

puppy ha ha ha ha

I buy the cheap silver ones from John Lewis Essential (or whatever it's called) range, then replace every month or two. You've got to have a loo brush. Would you rather clean the shit off the toilet with your own hands? . But they do need to be taken good care of (rinsed and bleached regularly) and replaced regularly.

A toilet brush thread - hurrah.

My DH demands a toilet brush. I hate the bloody thing. It scratches the porcelain ffs. When you take it out of the toilet to return to its holder - it drips. It is gross. I use one of those disposable toilet duck thingies to clean the toilet - I use my hand and toilet roll to remove any ahem - clingy bits (only like wiping ones arse).

I buy DH a new toilet brush every Christmas, and dispose of the old one without opening the lid.

Floaters - I often have floating peas. A bit of extra flushing gets rid of them - eventually.

Ah yes, reflushing is one solution. But our toilets cisterns take ages to fill up again so you can't flush properly again for an age. I'd spend me whole life in the bog waiting to reflush floaters if I didn't shove a couple down with a brush.

I have a toilet brush, but mostly for cleaning below the water with limescale stuff. I clean the toilet with a scourer and no gloves . I also rinse DS's nappies with my bare hands. I have no fear of poo!

'shoe-horn a recalcitrant shit'

You see, that's why I love you GetOrf.

I would not use a toilet if it didn't have a brush beside it.They aren't just for occasional toilet cleaning they save you or anyone else putting your hand down it to remove skid marks or splattering from the pan, an essential bit of cleaning kit that should always be on hand or, rather not on your hand.And for those awkward blockages its always good to keep a few feet of garden hose by the loo,poke it down till it hits the blockage and blow,Hey presto usually it clears,always blow same end.

We had a phantom logger at work once. Well maybe not 'phantom' because we all knew who it was, but were too polite to say anything.

There wasn't a toilet brush, or a handy chopstick, or anything, so the damn thing used to float there all day, slowly being eroded with every flush...

Even if I'd had the means, I doubt I would have had the will to deal with someone else's. It's bad enough when it's family.

I was at IKEA tonight, they are selling them for 40p, just buy loads and chuck them after a few weeks.

Oh YANBU, they are disgusting!

OMG can't believe I'm reading this shit (excuse the pun) this is such ridiculous convo, folks here's how it is full stop! If I'm in my own toilet or guest house or hotel or supermarket for sake of twats who may want to question it. IF I SHIT & make a mess I stay in the bathroom until IV sorted it and that means if there was no cleaning equipment OR a toilet brush I would get MY hands,in and clean MY shit so that no one else has to see it. If it was floating I would cover with toilet roll wait and flush again. How can a toilet brush handle be clean if you just wiped your arse with that hand!!??? In fact how can you be sure anything is clean when you have to touch it SO in NY bathroom I leave a bathroom bleach foam spray bottle in full sight of anyone using the toilet so if they wished they could leave my bathroom knowing they themselves have been ultimately cleaned from touching handles, seats, bowls, arses and their OWN shit if needs must OR either way you look at it someone else has to clean it touch your shit!!??? Leave somewhere as you would wish to find it and you can't go wrong, worried about the young well as everything in family's children learn from example so lead the way!