To think that bath rugs that fit around the toilet are completely naff

[HarlinRay]

I found a beautiful bath rug but husband has vetoed it because it doesn’t come in a set with the U-shaped mat that goes around the toilet pedestal. I thought the only reason we had one to begin with was that it came as part of a cheap set he bought to hold us over until we found the rug of our dreams for the new bath but he’s decided he can’t live without one now. I should LTB right?

Yuk! Man wee drip mats!

boak

Can someone enlighten me about the comments regarding Mumsnet not liking toilet brushes?? What do people use instead?

They think it’s preferable to slosh loads of bleach around and stick their hand down the bowl instead.

I know, right?

I had one in my first flat. The bathroom had carpet. 🤮 I figured the mat could be washed regularly...The carpet couldn't.

@mathanxiety totally agree, we have three teen boys in the house and there is never any pee on the floor. I’m actually pretty judgey of the parents of the odd visiting boy who seems to be unable to aim, very rude, gross and bad mannered.

I can’t quite believe that all these men and boys either can’t learn to aim. Can’t sit down or can’t clean their own piss.
And we wonder when the world the be an equal place for men and women.
It’s fucking depressing

I'm so glad other people hate these. My mother adores them and bought me matching sets (I have a bathroom and a seperate toilet room with shower). I used the bathmat next to bath and shower and the other parts were chucked in a cupboard. She used to take them out when she visited until I pointed out that the toilet doesn't need a scarf indoors until one of the residents does so she's given up

Why are you calling a bath mat a “bath rug”?

A bath rug is just that, a rug, with a rubbery backing. A bath mat is basically just a small thick bath towel. But I’m a foreigner so i could be wrong.

Having said that, my dream bath rug is actually more a a bath mat as it’s like a thick Turkish towel with a black and white geometric design. I’ve just about talked my husband into it by compromising on a small, white pedestal rug (or mat) that can go into a boil wash and be removed entirely when guests are present.

@mathanxiety I have 2 boys, and a pedestal mat. The boys are 3 and 4. The 4 yr old has got it cracked, the 3 yr old, well he's still learning. I don't think that's unreasonable when he has pre school friends still in nappies!

I also have a carpeted bathroom. Very old house, very wonky floor

Nasty things - YANBU, @HarlinRay!

Dh actually suggested buying one recently, and when I asked why, he said it was because of the occasional drips of wee that happen accidentally. I asked him what he’d been doing about it up to now and he said ‘wiping it up’. I gave him this look and asked why a mat soaked in wee was better than a bit of wiping up. He agreed, I am glad to say.

It can, but so many warm-water washes and the rubber backing flakes off, which is fun to pick out of your washing machine.

You need the 100 % pure cotton ones, no rubber backing ever. Same with bath mats. Then they go in the washing machine at at least a 60 degree wash.

I would rather change a mat every day than wipe up male wee.

@ImFree2doasiwant

I have 3 and 4 yr old sons. Piss catchers are required!

Not if they pee sitting down.

@Haffiana

It can, but so many warm-water washes and the rubber backing flakes off, which is fun to pick out of your washing machine.

You need the 100 % pure cotton ones, no rubber backing ever. Same with bath mats. Then they go in the washing machine at at least a 60 degree wash.

I would rather change a mat every day than wipe up male wee.

How come an adult male can't pee into a toilet?

I've never wiped pee off the floor in 40 years of marriage. (children's either)

Because they wake up in the morning with a gummy foreskin and despite correct aim the jet goes sideways.

@Nanny0gg they do pee sitting down. The 3 yr old is trying very hard but often the wee shoots out between the seat and the rim of the toilet. This happened with his brother too, until he got the hang of it. They're not 13 and 14, they're 3 and 4 and the 3 yr old is still learning.

I thought they were called 'pedestal mats'.
I did once have some. But not any more.....

Oh my god not at all, they are foul!

OP you cannot have these horrors unless you also have a crinoline lady loo roll cover and possibly some kind of matching toilet brush cover. Perfection.

I had three boys, and never had wee round the base of the toilet - they used to wee on the seat instead! For years I couldn’t sit down for a wee without checking the seat - not unless I wanted to sit in wee.

Thankfully they did grow out of it and all three are pretty civilised now.

God I just remembered my brother

He would piss all over the place

Seat, floor, everywhere

My mum would just quietly clean it up ...

I’d rather have a washable piss-catcher than a pee-smelling floor ( see similar thread.)
I clean our hard floors regularly but the thought of pee seeping through the floor boards horrifies me.

There is an alternative to both of those scenarios, 1Morewineplease.

Boys really can pee into the bowl and not get it anywhere else.

Living in old houses with ice cold floors they are a boon.
Oh and toilet seat covers are nice if someone is having a chat with you in the bath.

Absolutely gross
I work in IKEA's bathshop
We discontinued them earlier this year and people are up in arms
There is a certain nationality that always ask for them (just my observation) I don't know why this is but I get asked many times a day

If men can't aim, why not sit down? I've had a lifetime of men and boy's piss. The worst thing is going to the loo in middle of the night and stepping in it, my DP is pushing 60 so I doubt he's going to manage it now :( I have an ex who always sits down, so why can't others?