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Run out of toilet roll what can I use?

135 replies

Starbuck8419 · 14/03/2020 16:52

Someone suggested a sock.

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beloved1988 · 14/03/2020 17:08

"Drag my arse along the floor like a dog" 😂

Starbuck8419 · 14/03/2020 17:08

😃😃😃

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Starbuck8419 · 14/03/2020 17:09

@LadyMonicaBaddingham I actually have two!!!! 😂😂

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KellyMarieTunstall2 · 14/03/2020 17:11

Face flannels, use them, soak them in disinfectant then stick them in the washing machine. If you don't have a spare 100 flannels like me...cut up an old bath towel.

confusedandtired99 · 14/03/2020 17:13

Do you have a cat? 😂 😂

LeggyLinda · 14/03/2020 17:15

The toilet paper aisle in our local supermarket was bare today with the exception of a random pack of worzits

From this, u assume Wotzitz (or maybe crisps in general) are the answer to this urgent need for anal hygiene

HappyHammy · 14/03/2020 17:18

leaves, earth, tabloid papers....the list is endless

serialtester · 14/03/2020 17:18

@colditz has nailed it!!

Crunchymum · 14/03/2020 17:20

Baby wipes (not environmentally friendly)
Tissues
Kitchen roll
Maternity pads (10 for a £1 own brand)
Old tea towels / towels (cut up) or flannels. Soak in bleach after shits and then in the machine
Socks / knickers / pants (again soak the shitty ones in something before machine washing)
Shower + soap

Quite easy to find a substitute for bog roll actually, and not sure why people have gone so mad for it?

SonjaMorgan · 14/03/2020 17:21

I have enough odd socks here to last us a good few months even if we threw them away. I have a massive bag in the bottom of my wardrobe incase the pair turns up. This bag has moved house with us twice and at the bottom are probably lots of socks that would no longer fit my DCs.

Bezalelle · 14/03/2020 17:23

Copies of the Sun.

Starbuck8419 · 14/03/2020 17:24

I think we should start small and get a basket of gerbils

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devonport12 · 14/03/2020 17:25

Some people haven't visited the Arabian countries...their method is perfect :)

Hurricane10 · 14/03/2020 17:26

Just make sure you don't chuck kitchen roll, newspaper down the bog. The last thing you need is to be stuck in the house with a blocked toilet.

Starbuck8419 · 14/03/2020 17:27

It was staring me in the face all along

Run out of toilet roll what can I use?
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Mary1935 · 14/03/2020 17:27

Copies of the sun.😀yes it’s all it’s fit for!!
We used newspaper when we were kids.
Never did us any harm!!!

Apolloanddaphne · 14/03/2020 17:28

My DD works for a book publisher and has a house full of random books. She can't get loo roll anywhere so plans to rip the pages out the very worst books she has and use them. The rest she plans to send to friends and family if they have to self isolate.

Silentplikebath · 14/03/2020 17:28

Surely that’s what junk mail and free newspapers are for?

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 14/03/2020 17:31

As once advised by a midwife when I had a lot of postpartum stitches to keep clean, ‘Sit on the edge of the bath and give yourself a ‘bidet’ with the shower attachment’.

Assuming you have both bath and shower attachment, of course.

UntamedWisteria · 14/03/2020 17:32

Daily Mail.

NannyGoatC · 14/03/2020 17:32

Haha, this has given me an idea!
Socks are at the opposite end of the aisle from loo roll, will transfer some onto empty shelves tomorrow. Might see if they have whole corn on the cob, as read that the husks are good to use. If you have a glut, you can dry and just moisten before use 😂

BecauseReasons · 14/03/2020 17:33

A bottle of water, filled at the sink. Pour over, pat dry with old cut up towels.

Alfr · 14/03/2020 17:33

One of these. You could add a few drops of essential oil for a luxury experience intense burning sensation in the nether regions

Run out of toilet roll what can I use?
Mummyoflittledragon · 14/03/2020 17:34

Copies of the Tory manifesto
Photos of Boris - his actual face would be preferable
The withdrawal bill

coronavirusissueatschool · 14/03/2020 17:34

The Sun Newspaper Grin

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