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Toilet roll usage

58 replies

Poodlelove · 03/01/2026 21:44

Following on from the toilet roll threads on here today , I googled what is a normal amount of loo rolls a family of four use a week.
It says between 7 and 10 per week , AIBU ?

OP posts:
HighStreetOtter · 04/01/2026 16:14

When Dd lived at home for 3 of us we used a roll a day most days only one bathroom so easy to monitor. Now it’s just me and dh it’s 1-2 rolls a week, nearer 1. So Dd used a lot!

Sartre · 04/01/2026 16:14

We get through one a day so yes, 7. 2 adults and 5 kids.

WinterWooliesBaa · 04/01/2026 16:43

notedbiscuits · 04/01/2026 15:01

Why does your son line the seat? There is no benefit of people laying loo roll on toilet seat. As the paper is porous, your skin is a natural barrier to germs. Unless you have an open wound on your bum.

because he has SEN & OCD & needs it to feel clean/safe.

You need 27 layers of TP to even begin to create a barrier but I won't be telling fidgety's son that!!

Idontknowhatnametochoose · 04/01/2026 16:56

I use a roll every couple of days. I have ibs and an irritable bladder to thank.

Croakymccroakyvoice · 04/01/2026 16:59

Not all toilet rolls are equal though. You would get through cheap, small, thin papered toilet rolls much faster than more expensive, thicker, longer rolls.

Gemz1010g · 04/01/2026 21:38

Women should never criticise toilet roll usage, it's needed especially when we're on..

I'm not even sure how much we use though

Politicians247UnderwearExtinguishingService · 05/01/2026 14:51

Gemz1010g · 04/01/2026 21:38

Women should never criticise toilet roll usage, it's needed especially when we're on..

I'm not even sure how much we use though

Each to their own, but I can't help feeling that it's sometimes more psychological rather than the practicality of how much you actually need/prefer to use.

The PP who said they used one roll per poo... why wouldn't it be 89% of a roll or even 1.18 rolls? Especially considering that toilet rolls vary a lot in size. And what if somebody else had just changed the roll for a new one and then used 6 sheets - surely you wouldn't use the remainder and then 6 sheets of a new one?!

Maybe a part of it is the idea that you just like a new roll each time, rather than actually needing (or even really wanting) to use the whole lot each time?

Tina46 · 05/01/2026 15:09

notedbiscuits · 04/01/2026 15:04

There are some people that use too much loo roll. Put a new loo roll out earlier in the day and later a (ex) friend came to visit and used the loo. She used a quarter of it in one loo trip.

I just can't imagine noticing how much loo roll a guest used?! Unless it was extreme (as in - bought a 24 pack and that day it'd run out).

maybe she did a runny poo!? Blew her nose a few times as was a bit snotty? Had her period and needed a few wipes?! Honestly 1/4 roll of loo roll really isn't that much.

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