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I don't want a piss mat

69 replies

bupcakesandcunting · 31/05/2011 19:03

In my new bathroom.

They look tatty after a few days, are essentially a sponge of piss and they stink like the gent's urinals. I've told DH I don't want one and he looked at me like I'd just told him that we're definitely going to have to start shitting on the dining table.

Disclaimer: the floor on our bathroom is now wipeable, so I can easily disinfect in every day if need be.

AIBU to not want a piss mat?

OP posts:
smileANDwave2000 · 31/05/2011 21:24

the poeple i asume with piss mats round the loo are same people with a barbie in a pink crochet dress over the bog roll no?

Spagbolagain · 31/05/2011 21:29

So what ARE you supposed to do with the moist tissue box?
Mine is on the windowsill, but I am slightly embarrassed tbh in case visitors think I have piles (I do sometimes) or abnormally sticky poo (I don't, I just like the nice fresh sensation)

FabbyChic · 31/05/2011 21:34

Had one 20 years ago, hate them they look dated and tacky.

ScrotalPantomime · 31/05/2011 21:41

Best thread title ever.

They are lovely and warm on my feet! It is like having teddy bears cuddle your feet

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth, reading that.

mnistooaddictive · 31/05/2011 21:47

Oi! Don't be rude Wink

Loonytoonie · 31/05/2011 21:54

How funny is this thread?!
Piss mats GrinGrinGrin
Nothing worse than a soggy piss mat except a soggy piss-carpet underneath the said soggy piss mat.
Love this board Grin

ChippingIn · 31/05/2011 22:04

Wash of hope - GAG - have a fucking shower!

Grim grim grim.... urgh.

fit2drop · 31/05/2011 22:28

Piss -mats are not unhygienic, its the piss poor aimers of the porcelain potty that are unhygienic ., its the pity their poor aim does not hit the barbie crochet bog roll holder cos she deserves to be pissed on . :)

vickster11 · 31/05/2011 22:32

I have a bath matt if I didnt I would slip over getting out of the bath. But no I dont have one around the loo. Learn to aim is what I say. Do you know you get get balls to put in the loo? They sell these in mothercare to teach young boys how to aim, maybe you need to get some. Mind you I wouldnt want to clean them after a no2.

Mandy2003 · 31/05/2011 22:39

In the new house we have real wood laminate in the bathroom/toilet. DS has never, ever wet it - although in the old house with wood-effect vinyl flooring he'd approach the toilet with all the accuracy of a fire-hose!

So no piss mats for us! But please can someone explain this one to me: my late mother and her friends all had a little, usually crocheted cloth/towel sort of thing attached on a short cord (possibly with a button fastening) to the pipe going into the cistern of the toilet and left to hang down. Does anyone know what these were used for? I suspect they are piss-related in some way but never been able to ask!

theinet · 31/05/2011 22:43

we had a piss mat but when we refurbed the bathroom to have shiny stone floor, we removed. they 're such a dated look.

YesterdaysPants · 31/05/2011 22:47

Is real wood ok to have in a bathroom? I thought it would warp with all the moisture.

Mandy2003 · 31/05/2011 22:59

Well, it was here when we moved in so will have to see how it goes. It's the wood laminate, not solid wood or plastic laminate. But whoever laid it managed to get all the joins in exactly the areas that get walked on most so it's a waiting game!

Loonytoonie · 31/05/2011 23:04

Tad off topic, but our cat, untrustworthy crone that she is, dutifully gets into her litter tray and starts the ritual scrapping of litter, then squats down with her arse hanging outside the tray. I'm certain the cow even glances back over her shoulder to check that her aim is way off, before letting go. Piss-cat, non? Hmm

LillyTheMinx · 31/05/2011 23:12

DP wants one. I think they're vile. Luckily he hasn't manged to find any in the shops. I've seen some, but I'm keeping my lips sealed. He'll expecting the mat to self-clean/ be washed by the fairy. No way is one of those things crossing this doorstep!

LillyTheMinx · 31/05/2011 23:13

He'll be

ChippingIn · 31/05/2011 23:18

The thread was on my 'Threads I'm on list'... scrolling down I saw

Well, it was here when we moved in so we will have to see how it goes

I just about vomited..... thinking you meant the toilet mat!! PMSL

Lilly - tell him you are operating on a 'one in/one out' basis - one of them comes in the house/he goes out of it Grin

Don't spend silly ££ at mothercare for one of those balls - a ping pong ball is fine - just draw a face on it and the DHs DSs love to try to make them spin around!

Naetha · 01/06/2011 14:44

I'm amazed at the piss mat hate.

We have a piss mat in our house - partly because the join between the vinyl and the toilet isn't 100% (and I don't want wee in the floorboards) but mainly because it's dead easy to chuck it in the wash once a week, and preferable to standing in drips on the floor.

bubblecoral · 01/06/2011 14:48

Neatha, get rid of it. Buy new vinyl.

People ARE judging you! Grin

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