What is the point of a B Day, does anyone actually use them?

[Lorddenning1]

Does anyone have a B day, in this day and age are they still being used? My parents have one and it just got me thinking, like how does it work, I have never used one before, isn't having a shower easier, can someone explain to me?

Knowing the obsession some posters have with their birthdays I'm quite disappointed that this isn't a thread for people who don't behave like small children when their birthday comes around.

I used ours for baby's bathing for the first month or so... Very convenient

@MadameMeursault

I only ever used one once on holiday in Egypt to vomit into while I was sat on the loo with diarrhoea. TMI, sorry!

OOH I'd have loved one when I had norovirus

Oh god since having children I now completely get the point of them...
Since having the kids I have a lovely skin tag, and the occasional bout of piles, so being able to wash rather than have to wipe feels so much cleaner after every bowel movement. Its not always practical to have a full on shower but a quick wash is lovely. We spend a lot of time in Europe and I love that if the bathroom is big enough they seem to be pretty common. In fact I have been wondering about whether its time to redo our bathroom and find space for one, or investigate one of those japanese toilets instead...
Plus yes - I have used it to soak clothes and handier than a bowl!!!

Good for washing small terriers

(I never knew which watch round one sat on them. Every day's a school day!)

When we're on holiday we use the bidet for cleaning the sand off flip-flops.

Presumably wetting some loo roll and wiping your arse has a similar effect? Our bathroom wouldn't fit a bidet in anyway.

Had one in my old house used it for many purposes over the years but not it’s intended purpose 😂

They are far more hygienic than smearing poo with toilet paper (hence the big washlet movement). Also more environmentally friendly. Other countries think we’re weird and grim not using them

What’s not to love about bidets? I wish I had one

Fabulous things - wash your bum after a poo, swoosh after your post-sex wee, all cuts the likelihood of cystitis. Very convenient. Have had them installed in bathrooms three times now.

Does using wet toilet wipes constitute as a poor mans Bidet

If you have a messy period they are great.

Ooh. When we were in that hotel in Paris I assumed it was keeping the champagne chilled. I thought it was a bit odd that it was in the bathroom.

we had one growing up used it for our feet

I thought it was a thread about boxing day.
I have a bidet, I had it installed. I used it a lot when I had very heavy periods, less so now.
Useful for rinsing out the cat litter tray.

@Lorddenning1 that comment made me laugh out loud.......!!! Yes I think you could be right.

I have a bidet attachment for our toilet (so not the standalone type). It's amazing, you can even hook it up to use warm water. Amazing for cleaning your bum, periods and after sex. I now think it's grim to not use it after a dump.

Oh thank goodness. I thought this was one of those awful, joyless threads about how it's childish to celebrate your birthday as an adult.

What are japanese toilets like ?

If its just for washing nether regions in days with a B in them, its not going to get any use....

I agree with all the comments about Japanese toilets! 1 button to wash your butt, another for your vagina....heated seats, adjustable water pressure....Bliss! I was even in a public toilet once that had a button to play music to drown out the ‘sound.’!

I kept my beer cold in one when I was on holiday in France once.

How to use a Japanese toilet.

They’re great baby baths when on holiday!