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To be annoyed that DS has "gifted us" over 1000 toilet rolls

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OonaStubbs · 28/10/2025 19:01

They arrived by lorry today. We did not know they were coming. Now our spare bedroom is full of them and there are loads in the kitchen and living room as well. He said he got them as "a good deal from work" and he thought we would want them. But he forgot to tell us about it.

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Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 28/10/2025 21:04

Imagine if it was the horrible thrush inducing scented stuff. Or izal.

Nervousb2b · 28/10/2025 21:04

What a poolava!

Try to not get your knickers in a twist.

AnneElliott · 28/10/2025 21:06

Offer some out to your neighbours? I think mine would be grateful for a couple of rolls each! And definitely offer to the local food bank.

Curledupball · 28/10/2025 21:08

Must have been one hell of a deal your son got OP!

ChristmaslightsuptilJanuary · 28/10/2025 21:10

That’s about a week’s worth in our house…

TheDevilFindsWorkForIdleMums · 28/10/2025 21:10

Send them my way.....ds and his magical toilet roll munching arse will soon get through them. 🙄

DoubleDuvet · 28/10/2025 21:17

donaldtrumpsfaketandealer · 28/10/2025 20:14

I once accidentally ordered 2400 toilet rolls. One of those small lorries turned up and when the toilet rolls kept on coming DH was incandescent. Even though we use a lot of the stuff in the house I am told that there are still a few packets left in the attic. As in the attic that we entirely filled with toilet rolls and then stacked them in the bathroom and our bedroom.

Disclaimer- I was awaiting surgery at the time. There was a lot of morphine and friends involved which led to some interesting goings on. Somehow I must have misunderstood the advert and instead of reading the 24 rolls x 10 packs it said (our usual order) I must have only seen the 24 rolls and ordered the 10 packs I thought we needed.

This has made me cry laughing

Zoono · 28/10/2025 21:18

This sounds like an episode of 'my family' 😅. At least you're sorted for the next lockdown 😅.

IhadaStripeyDeckchair · 28/10/2025 21:18

Donate them to local food banks
Bloody wierd gift - what was he thinking!?

AndOnAndOn1000 · 28/10/2025 21:27

Very thoughtful 😂😁

ThatLemonBear · 28/10/2025 21:27

I’ve always said that you can’t have too many loo rolls, though it seems your son has proved me wrong 😂

curious79 · 28/10/2025 21:28

Nomorecoconutboosts · 28/10/2025 19:04

I’m trying to visualise 1000 loo rolls and how that looks…

C1metre cube. It’s a big chunk!

themerchentofvenus · 28/10/2025 21:30

OonaStubbs · 28/10/2025 20:55

There are 36 packs of 36 rolls each. So about 1300 rolls in total.

We have already given away 10 packs to neighbours and friends and family. We will give some more away, probably keep 10 for ourselves and give the rest to a foodback or something.

YABU!

This is so funny!

Don't give them away.

Turn it into a funny charity fundraiser, post a comedy photo online then ask for charity donations for a pack of 36.

Eenameenadeeka · 28/10/2025 21:30

Haha I'm also trying to visualize how much space that would take up and having a giggle. That would last years 😂

CaptainMyCaptain · 28/10/2025 21:31

Needmorelego · 28/10/2025 19:03

Donate most of them to your nearest food/hygiene bank.

Good idea.

Blondeshavemorefun · 28/10/2025 21:32

A good deal ? How much did he pay for them ?

Thats a lot of bum wiping

hopefully good quality stuff and not the thin tracing paper 😂

dutchyoriginal · 28/10/2025 21:36

Assuming there's about 3 people in your household, and you use about 1 roll each week (we're 4, with a couple of wfh days and do a little over 1 roll), that would mean 52 rolls a year, about 25 years for 1300 rolls! Two rolls a week would still mean 12 years!

Whereismyfleeceblanket · 28/10/2025 21:37

Mummy outfits for Halloween...

Obeseandashamed · 28/10/2025 21:42

Sell some? Donate some? Keep some? I can’t help but laugh… what was he thinking?! 🤣

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 28/10/2025 21:47

OonaStubbs · 28/10/2025 20:55

There are 36 packs of 36 rolls each. So about 1300 rolls in total.

We have already given away 10 packs to neighbours and friends and family. We will give some more away, probably keep 10 for ourselves and give the rest to a foodback or something.

No, no - this is gloriously batshit. Please don't give anymore away. For the rest of your life, you can think of your wonderful's son's weird gifting tendency each time you have a shit (or trip,over your toilet roll pyramid)

QuickPeachPoet · 28/10/2025 21:47

Lifetime's supply of loo roll. If it's good stuff I would actually love that!

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 28/10/2025 21:48

Whereismyfleeceblanket · 28/10/2025 21:37

Mummy outfits for Halloween...

Or get an Andrex Puppy

Gonners · 28/10/2025 21:52

I was laughing about this until I had a look and discovered that we we have a stash of about 30 rolls - there are only two of us. Okay, that's tragically few by your standards, but it does seem excessive and I wonder if there's a hoarding mentality dating back to the Great Covid Loo-Roll Famine?

nosleepforme · 28/10/2025 21:54

Pics or it didn’t happen

nosleepforme · 28/10/2025 21:55

dutchyoriginal · 28/10/2025 21:36

Assuming there's about 3 people in your household, and you use about 1 roll each week (we're 4, with a couple of wfh days and do a little over 1 roll), that would mean 52 rolls a year, about 25 years for 1300 rolls! Two rolls a week would still mean 12 years!

One roll a week?! Ummm…. That seems very little