To wonder wtf happens to the toilet roll?

[sciencegirl91]

I live with one (1) flatmate and I have no idea how we get through so much toilet roll. Yesterday was a typical day:
-In the morning I use the last of a roll and replace it
-Leave the flat at 10.30, roll is full, flatmate hasn’t even stirred
-Get back at 4.30, flatmate is out. I observe loo roll is approx half used

• Flatmate pops back in briefly in early evening (no longer than 20 mins). Loo roll then appears to be three quarters used.
• I go to bed, flatmate gets in while I’m asleep. I wake up in the night to wee and find a new roll in place. So we’ve used an entire roll in less than 24 hours.

During this whole time I have done maybe five wees, used (I guess, didn’t actually count) 15 sheets of loo paper.

Wtf is she doing with it??

It doesn’t seem like she spends particularly long in the bathroom either, so I don’t think she has “issues”

Ask her?

Maybe she uses it to clean the bathroom with rather than kitchen paper or sponges?

We had a house/animal sitter who used 12 rolls in one week (I know she did not have parties/other guests because we also has builders staying over at the time and they would have noticed).

IBS?

I'm guilty of being a heavy user . I would deffo use more than 3 sheets per go (prob 5), plus you know, if there was a number 2 I might be doing 3 wipes. Even so i might be looking at like, max 60 sheets in a day. A roll of Andrex is like 200 sheets. She's wasting it/using it on something else. Has she got a cold?

I was thinking ibs too.

On her period? I use more when I'm on mine.

I squash the rolls a little at our place. Stops the kids from "spinning" heaps off at once.

Just a quick press on the side. Still possible to get as much as you need but it doesn't just "flow". Made a huge difference to usage.

IAmNotAWitch wins letter of the week!

No idea! We use perhaps 4 a week for 3 adults and a dog (I'm guilty of using toilet roll to clean up after him because he is spills water everywhere and it's near the bathroom)

Possibly my DD is sneaking in there. Our usage has gone up five-fold since she potty-trained. I am about to run in the bathroom and deploy IAmnotawitch’s technique.

Maybe your flat mate uses it for everything - nose-blowing, make-up blotting, cleaning the bathroom, etc? Do you think she is a clean-freak and uses some to wash the loo seat before she uses it, or something?

My dc use too much and we get through a roll every two to three days which i think is excessive.
Before kids, my ex and I went through one roll a week.

I hate to admit this but there is a part of me that would love to have an opportunity to do toilet paper rationing. Maybe if I ever get a supervisory position at work and want everyone to hate me.

My son used an entire roll for a single shit yesterday. I honestly do not know how, but it does explain how I'm going through so much recently

This has been entertaining! Have squished the roll as per @IAmNotAWitch advice (usage update: we are nearly halfway through the new roll). I think there must make up removal, nose blowing and just excess use...

My son winds it round his hand. I'd say uses 10/15 sheets in one wipe. No amount of stop its from me have worked.
We go through packets and packets when he's home back to uni soon a big phew regarding the bog issue

Christ I thought using a roll in 2 days was bad and we’ve got 7 people🤣

@rosedream buy boxes of precut sheets

I'm a wrapper around hand too @rosedream I know I use too much but it just feels right

I had my own seperate toilet roll when living in a shared accomodation. .

I used to live with a flatmate and we'd also go through a roll a day. I used to be so amazed by it, as we were both in work all day. My guess is she used it to blow her nose... But who knows? Definitely one of life's mysteries...

One per person per week is about normal, imo, slightly depending what kind you buy and so on. One a day is really not normal.

Bulimia? I lived with a bulimic at uni and we got through loads and loads of loo roll. She used it to clean up the loo.

The cheaper rolls are wound so loosely! You think you're getting a nice chunky loo roll when really it's nowhere near as many squares as a higher priced one. It's gone in a flash.

But still, easily done with any roll, aside from it's intended use there's make up removal, cleaning up spillages, sneezes etc etc.

Unless your flatmate likes to play 'see how quickly you can wrap a person up like a mummy' like at Halloween?? 🤣

Some people like to use a fair amount of paper to ensure they're dry. I'm like that. Especially if you're on your period and are changing tampons/pads. You wipe, then you need to wipe again. Depending on the size of the roll - some are thick rolls with double the sheets - others are like, only 182 sheets, I think one a day for two people would be average and about seems right to me.

I'm pregnant and pretty much going through a roll a day I'm weeing so much 🤦🏻‍♀️