To ration the toilet paper

[Notjustmesurely]

4 of us in this house. And we are getting through a minimum of 3 rolls a day. Bearing in mind I’m out at work and kids are at school. The final straw was me getting a fresh roll out at 7pm and going to the toilet just now and finding the roll empty. WTAF are they doing with it?! I’ve lost the plot and given them a roll each and told them they best make it last til the next delivery comes on Tuesday. Guess I’ll work out who the culprit is based on who comes asking for more first. Seriously tho, a whole roll in less than 4 hours!! And I’ve been for one wee in that time. I never thought I’d be the type of loon to impose toilet roll restrictions but it’s getting ridiculous. Sometimes I’ll go the the bathroom and find 2 brand new empty rolls on the floor over the course of half a day! Out of nowhere. Am I being unreasonable to impose rations until i can work what the hell is going on with it?

Squeezing blackheads?

Are the girls using it to take makeup or nail varnish off? Buying them cotton wool pads or flannels may help.

I wouldn't ration it but would keep talking to your children about how ridiculous it is to get through so much. If your youngest son is using it for personal reasons he's hardly going to admit that but might be more conscious of toilet paper usage going forwards.

YANBU 3-4 rolls a day is taking the piss. We don't get through that much in a week! (2 adults, 2 DC aged 13 and 11). As you say, if one of the kids has a medical condition then you need to know so you can get them to the GP. If someone's just using wads of the stuff for every wipe then it's bad for the drains.

So it is 2 days since you gave them a roll each, have any of them told you they have used it up?

Excessive toilet roll use stopped after my ex left.

I guess he was full of shit.

Now less that 4 rolls pw, me and two teens.

I actually think he was lining the loo with bog roll.

That's a crazy amount? Do you have teenage boys using it for other purposes?

Maybe try buying cheap scratchy stuff and keep a roll of soft quilted hidden for yourself ?

There's definitely a reason schools used to have tracing paper.

I agree with the who gives a crap tp. I use the wrapper to wrap sanitary items. I agree with rationing it until you can work out who the one using it is. If you can’t work it out just buy the cheapest available. You must tell us when you solve it mystery.

I’ve noticed we are going through loads of toilet roll, but it’s because the toilet rolls have shrunk like everything else in the supermarket.

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My autistic teen is a nightmare when she goes for a number 2. She pulls off loads and folds it precisely to wipe. Once and drops it down and then repeat. The toilet is frequently blocked. She doesn’t like to touch it. BUT, she’s also got hypermobility in her hands so has always struggled to wipe. And. She likely has IBS and also a little ocd around toilets. She forces herself to go before school and she always has very soft movements let’s say. Then I have another slightly younger who is a one wipe and go and doesn’t look at what’s she’s wiped. Her kickers often show the reminents. When she got her first period her knickers were totally soaked out. But I suspect there had been signs of spotting earlier when wiping and she hadn’t noticed. I’ve told her to pay attention to both ends when she goes. She also gets a lot of nose bleeds so often has a roll in her room. But despite that and me who also has IBS I only tend to buy a 4 pack per week.

The tracing paper was the work of satan. No good at all if you had a surprise period, and this was in the days before Red Boxes of free sanpro in schools. Luckily, my primary school had green paper hand towels that I could wad up, least comfortable thing to put in my knickers ever. Also my parents would haul my sister and me over the coals about skid marks when the tracing paper had ZERO absorbancy and was painful to use so it was impossible to get clean enough to avoid skiddy knickers.

Same here. We used to get through loads and I put it down to having a larger than average family. Then I got rid of him and a 4 pack lasts about 10 ten days. No skiddy pants or period issues.

Hell knows what he did with it, but now its not my problem so I dont care!

No idea to your toilet roll conundrum other than to say that I have an Amazon Prime subscription for 45 Andrex ‘puppies on a roll’ £18. Bargain! And yes, we get through that many in a month, I feel your pain.

Had you thought about one of the kids giving it away to others at school, toilet roll and previous hand wash ? Cost of living maybe friends family are really struggling and buying food not toiletries ?? 🤔May even giving to friends as alternative to sanitary products ?

YANBU. Something is not right. Totally agree with your approach.

Keep coming back to see if you have solved the mystery op

Get a shower bidet toilet attachment, it greatly reduces the need for toilet roll.

Are they are drying their hands with it? I used to do that as a teenager!

I’d guess your sons hit puberty. My friend couldn’t fathom where her toilet paper was going and then found it in a plastic bag under her sons bed lol.

Sorry
couldn’t resist….

Thanks for your timely contribution @VodkaSlimline, as I was needing a wee bit of relief.

Where did you say the cloakroom is?

If they have that many blackheads daily @Paella2022 they need to get mum to help them vídeo the squeezing and popping, then YouTube the vídeos - they will make a fortune in advertising revenue...🙈🙈🙈

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I don’t want to shit on everyone else’s ideas, but this is complete and utter crap. You also need to make sure that this doesn’t leak outside of your household, otherwise your reputation will be down the toilet, as people will think you’re miserly!

Seriously though. Giving each person one toilet roll, and then locking the rest in the boot of the car/garden shed/garage, is a good idea. An even better one is to source that weird tracing paper style toilet roll a là what passed for loo roll in schools back in the 1970’s/1980’s! See how much they like using it then!

Make sure that you have a covered dustbin and bags in the toilet for when people are on their periods. That way, they won’t need to wrap sanitary products in toilet roll (if indeed that is what they’re doing).

I have the same problem in my house, so I feel your pain!