toilet paper usage

[Dogastrophe]

Apparently it's also a thing that a lot of men don't actually wash their butts either because they feel too self conscious to touch it.

As a man, I'd like to say "what the fuck is wrong with this group of men!".  If they are that afraid to touch their arse, get a stick with a sponge and clean that toxic waste dump.  I think I need to put the internet away for the day. lol

[SunnyDays]

Underwear is the default drying mechanism for men?
Very fortunate that DH does his own laundry...

We've also been known to butt scootch on fluffy bath mats.

Well at least it's not on the living room carpet, as my dog likes to do.

[kite]

If you try using good quality TP, two squares is all you need per wipe. Charmins ultra strong is my favorite.

I have a dear friend who worked for Proctor & Gamble her entire career & insists on only using Charmin. She has a lot of guests at her resort-town home and actually has instructions written out for how little of the Charmin to use because "it's a more superior product than you're probably used to" LOL  I'm a discount TP for life kinda gal myself but she sure has strong opinions on the proper usage of TP!

Very true with high quality stuff.  My spouse is dedicated to single ply.  I gotta have the nice, plush stuff.  Sheet for sheet, I use far less. 

[simonsez]

Underwear is the default drying mechanism for men?
Very fortunate that DH does his own laundry...

The shake is the primary mechanism. Underwear is the backup.

Well, why don't I throw more TMI into this thread, ha.

When I'm at home, I sit down to pee the majority of the time.  There are multiple benefits* to this but a main one is I feel I always empty my bladder and urethra better when sitting.  Something about the angle and coordination with the lower ab/oblique muscles minimize the amount I need to shake/tug/drip in the first place and it feels more relaxing.  The WORST is a disgusting public bathroom that you don't want to get any nearer to than you have to and you end up too far away (because you don't want to stand in a puddle of piss/whatever surrounding the toilet) straining a bit while standing and even with a decent shake, you're bound to leave a little more in the tank than you want.  I do stand 100% of the time when outside though.  Fun tangent - this is what is rumored to have caused Richard Francis Burton the spy/explorer who spoke more than two dozen languages to be nearly exposed (i.e. standing to pee instead of squatting like the Arabs he was pretending to be).

* Maybe this is more of a tall guy problem and/or the design of the toilet but I feel with standing to pee, there is a chance I would need to use TP to clean up any splashing.  Plus if I ever need to get up in the middle of the night to go, I prefer sitting so I don't have to turn the lights on and adjust my eyes, hell sometimes I'll just sit down with my eyes closed and then it's an easy transition back to bed.  I also have an irrational fear of dropping my phone into a toilet so on the seldom occasions I was doing something on my phone while in the bathroom, safer to have the hole blocked by my body than standing over it with my phone just one careless flub away from disaster.  This is probably the most minor benefit to sitting, but for guys it is way quieter.  Some bathrooms with tile floors can be quite percussive even for peeing but sitting down and going on the bowl from short range is nearly silent.  My bathroom on the first floor doesn't have an exhaust fan and is across the hall from the dining room, so it's nice to mitigate the urination cacophony from being added to the atmosphere at a dinner party.

[Metalcat]

Apparently it's also a thing that a lot of men don't actually wash their butts either because they feel too self conscious to touch it.

As a man, I'd like to say "what the fuck is wrong with this group of men!".  If they are that afraid to touch their arse, get a stick with a sponge and clean that toxic waste dump.  I think I need to put the internet away for the day. lol

That's how I felt too when I read it. It was actually a medical journal article talking about the incidence of serious skin infections in men's butt cracks, and the challenges with treating them because so many men simply will NOT touch their buttholes or anywhere near them.

Sorry to detail the thread, but if I had an AirBnB and the guests weren't using much TP, this is the first thing I would be thinking of.

[KarefulKactus15]

I've heard of the guys not washing butts before. There's a whole reddit sub full of women really concerned about their new husbands behind washing techniques who won't change after repeated request because "it's gay". 

People in general are nasty.  In my observations at my old job and the gym - about 60or more percent of guys don't wash their hands after pissing.  There's a solid 1/3 that take a shit and don't wash hands.  :/

[PoutineLover]

I regret joining this thread

[Dicey]

I regret joining this thread

It wasn't a total waste [pause], you made me laugh.

[GuitarStv]

There's a solid 1/3 that take a shit and don't wash hands.  :/

I feel like the biggest problem would be the people who follow the two square method AND don't wash their hands after taking a crap.  At least with copious TP there's the possibility of no transfer of fecal matter.

[former player]

Apparently it's also a thing that a lot of men don't actually wash their butts either because they feel too self conscious to touch it.

As a man, I'd like to say "what the fuck is wrong with this group of men!".  If they are that afraid to touch their arse, get a stick with a sponge and clean that toxic waste dump.  I think I need to put the internet away for the day. lol

That's how I felt too when I read it. It was actually a medical journal article talking about the incidence of serious skin infections in men's butt cracks, and the challenges with treating them because so many men simply will NOT touch their buttholes or anywhere near them.

Sorry to detail the thread, but if I had an AirBnB and the guests weren't using much TP, this is the first thing I would be thinking of.

How homophobic does someone have to be not to want to wipe their own arsehole?  And how stupid to equate wiping your arsehole with homosexuality?

I am astounded and horrified that there are enough such people to be statistically significant in medical research.

[JoePublic3.14]

There's a solid 1/3 that take a shit and don't wash hands.  :/

I feel like the biggest problem would be the people who follow the two square method AND don't wash their hands after taking a crap.  At least with copious TP there's the possibility of no transfer of fecal matter.

Stop building an evidence packet for your justification of excess use….or are you trying to admit that you don’t wash up because you use copious amount? ;-)

This thread needs to be wiped. Or maybe bideted?

[Morning Glory]

There's a solid 1/3 that take a shit and don't wash hands.  :/

I feel like the biggest problem would be the people who follow the two square method AND don't wash their hands after taking a crap.  At least with copious TP there's the possibility of no transfer of fecal matter.

Stop building an evidence packet for your justification of excess use….or are you trying to admit that you don’t wash up because you use copious amount? ;-)

This thread needs to be wiped. Or maybe bideted?

Nah, this has been cathartic ;)

[GuitarStv]

There's a solid 1/3 that take a shit and don't wash hands.  :/

I feel like the biggest problem would be the people who follow the two square method AND don't wash their hands after taking a crap.  At least with copious TP there's the possibility of no transfer of fecal matter.

Stop building an evidence packet for your justification of excess use….or are you trying to admit that you don’t wash up because you use copious amount? ;-)

This thread needs to be wiped. Or maybe bideted?

Nah, this has been cathartic ;)

If not cathartic, at least catheter-ick.

[MudPuppy]

Go to jail. Go directly to bad pun jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

[GuitarStv]

Go to jail. Go directly to bad pun jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

Will I get my 3 squares a day in jail . . . or is 2 considered sufficient for inmates?


:D

[MudPuppy]

Squares are earned for good behavior, there’s no hope for you. Maybe a loved one cake bake you a cake with a contraband bidet inside?

[Adventine]

It's Bad Humor Bidet Day! See, it even rhymes!

[Morning Glory]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

[uniwelder]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

[Dogastrophe]

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[Metalcat]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

This tells you nothing. I look vibrant and healthy and can eat anything at a given meal, but my internal organs don't work. Literally no one would ever guess I'm sick, and I wouldn't have any reason to tell my AirBnB host that I'm sick.

IBS, IBD, etc, are all extremely common, and the only reason you don't know *how* common is because people won't typically tell you.

[Dogastrophe]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

This tells you nothing. I look vibrant and healthy and can eat anything at a given meal, but my internal organs don't work. Literally no one would ever guess I'm sick, and I wouldn't have any reason to tell my AirBnB host that I'm sick.

IBS, IBD, etc, are all extremely common, and the only reason you don't know *how* common is because people won't typically tell you.

Agreed! My wife has UC - she doesn't advertise it. She eats everything she likes ... sometimes her choices sit with her well, other times not so well. A double roll of TP a day on the weekend isn't uncommon during a bad flare up.

[wageslave23]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

Uniwelder, put out a box of Kleenex ASAP!  We need to isolate the variables and get to the bottom of this.  Inquiring minds want to know :).  But seriously, this would be a good process of elimination.

[former player]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

Uniwelder, put out a box of Kleenex ASAP!  We need to isolate the variables and get to the bottom of this.  Inquiring minds want to know :).  But seriously, this would be a good process of elimination.

It's the process of elimination that seems to be the problem.

[GuitarStv]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

Uniwelder, put out a box of Kleenex ASAP!  We need to isolate the variables and get to the bottom of this.  Inquiring minds want to know :).  But seriously, this would be a good process of elimination.

It's the process of elimination that seems to be the problem.

We really need to wipe away the confounding variables and get a good data dump to analyze.

[JoePublic3.14]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

Uniwelder, put out a box of Kleenex ASAP!  We need to isolate the variables and get to the bottom of this.  Inquiring minds want to know :).  But seriously, this would be a good process of elimination.

It's the process of elimination that seems to be the problem.

We really need to wipe away the confounding variables and get a good data dump to analyze.

As a hole, this may very well clean things up.

[Morning Glory]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

Uniwelder, put out a box of Kleenex ASAP!  We need to isolate the variables and get to the bottom of this.  Inquiring minds want to know :).  But seriously, this would be a good process of elimination.

It's the process of elimination that seems to be the problem.

We really need to wipe away the confounding variables and get a good data dump to analyze.

As a hole, this may very well clean things up.

What are you going to use to scrub all that data?

[sonofsven]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

Uniwelder, put out a box of Kleenex ASAP!  We need to isolate the variables and get to the bottom of this.  Inquiring minds want to know :).  But seriously, this would be a good process of elimination.

It's the process of elimination that seems to be the problem.

We really need to wipe away the confounding variables and get a good data dump to analyze.

As a hole, this may very well clean things up.

What are you going to use to scrub all that data?

I finally understand "circle back".

[GuitarStv]

I just thought of something: Is your air bnb located near a large hospital or medical center? Perhaps your guests are prepping for colonoscopies. A lot of people stay in a hotel next to the hospital the night before so that they don't have a long car ride with extra strong laxatives on board. Pro tip: bring your own extra soft TP if you plan to do this, the hotel stuff is rough.

Is this a lead in for more toilet humor?

To answer your question, no. I live near a big university and people come for football games. Hotels get booked for an hour drive away, so Airbnb becomes very lucrative at particular times of the year.

edited to add--- to answer other people's questions of possible TP usage---
1) The bathroom looks clean when they leave, so its possible someone is wiping down the sink, toilet, etc with toilet paper.  Two days isn't much time for a bathroom to get very dirty though.  The guests have been very clean in general.
2) No dietary or medical concerns to report.  I cook them breakfast, ask if they have any restrictions, and they're vibrant people in general. 
3) Menstruation is possible, visitors were about 1/2 male + 1/2 female, but in contradiction to what others might think of me, I don't remember what else was in the garbage can besides the toilet paper tube.
4) TP for blowing nose, makeup, etc, is likely.  We don't have any kleenex set out, though I don't remember anyone with a runny nose.  That needs to go on the to-do list, along with small trash cans in the bedrooms.  Just isn't something that occurred to us.

Uniwelder, put out a box of Kleenex ASAP!  We need to isolate the variables and get to the bottom of this.  Inquiring minds want to know :).  But seriously, this would be a good process of elimination.

It's the process of elimination that seems to be the problem.

We really need to wipe away the confounding variables and get a good data dump to analyze.

As a hole, this may very well clean things up.

What are you going to use to scrub all that data?

I finally understand "circle back".

Yet another cheeky comment in this thread . . .

[Hall11235]

Definitely not relevant to the current direction of this thread, but it did make me think of this:

When I got married, my DFIL pulled me aside after a few too many Bud Lights, and told me very seriously: "Hall11235, you can be a wiseass, you can be a kiss ass. But, when you wipe your ass, you better use God damned Charmin." Without another word, he turned around and walked away.

[JoePublic3.14]

Definitely not relevant to the current direction of this thread, but it did make me think of this:

When I got married, my DFIL pulled me aside after a few too many Bud Lights, and told me very seriously: "Hall11235, you can be a wiseass, you can be a kiss ass. But, when you wipe your ass, you better use God damned Charmin." Without another word, he turned around and walked away.

Uh, did you marry into the Whipple family?

[fuzzy math]

Definitely not relevant to the current direction of this thread, but it did make me think of this:

When I got married, my DFIL pulled me aside after a few too many Bud Lights, and told me very seriously: "Hall11235, you can be a wiseass, you can be a kiss ass. But, when you wipe your ass, you better use God damned Charmin." Without another word, he turned around and walked away.

Uh, did you marry into the Whipple family?

The Charmin bear family :o

[fuzzy math]

A few other ideas:

- People who don't know what type of toilet paper it is, may be assuming its not going to hold up and use a bit more than they would otherwise at home
- People renting an AirBNB are in vacation mode, and often eating at restaurants, drinking more alcohol, or cooking in your property... all things that can make a gut sensitive person have "abnormal habits" compared to their daily lives at home. Remember how common it is to complain about vacation weight gain?
- Vacation shits are no joke (especially if you're the pent up / anxious type and sharing a bathroom with people you're not normally with might make your bowels more or less fruitful than normal)
- Lots of "lovers" renting your place... might be lots of sex clean up
- Any kids in your place may over use TP

[Metalcat]

A few other ideas:

- People who don't know what type of toilet paper it is, may be assuming its not going to hold up and use a bit more than they would otherwise at home
- People renting an AirBNB are in vacation mode, and often eating at restaurants, drinking more alcohol, or cooking in your property... all things that can make a gut sensitive person have "abnormal habits" compared to their daily lives at home. Remember how common it is to complain about vacation weight gain?
- Vacation shits are no joke (especially if you're the pent up / anxious type and sharing a bathroom with people you're not normally with might make your bowels more or less fruitful than normal)
- Lots of "lovers" renting your place... might be lots of sex clean up
- Any kids in your place may over use TP

I'm just fascinated that a single roll being used up by 4 people, or a single roll being used by 3 people over 2 nights, sharing one bathroom is considered so extreme that explanations need to be sought.

Like, if it was a roll per person per day, I would understand OP being kind of gobsmacked, but one roll shared by 4 people? Is this really such a dramatic use of TP to warrant questioning about TP use??

If a quarter or a sixth of a roll per day is so remarkable, then OP's household must have some seriously compact, tidy feces. In which case, wow, lucky family.

But yeah, a lot of folks are out there producing not so EZ-Clean body waste. It's really not unusual at all.

I've been reading for years about gut flora, the average American is not walking around with a pristinely happy colon. I would say the 50 sheet a day folks are far more normal than the 5 squares and everything is squeaky folks.

[coppertop]

The true measure of my desire to avoid work is my willingness to weigh in on this thread with the following: a menstruating woman without access to a bidet can be a power user of TP for a couple of days a month. We also use it to wrap used sanitary products before throwing them away.

sui generis, any TP savings is incidental to the main purpose of the bidet, which is to get you actually clean. You do use a lot less, though, as there is only ever a need to pat dry regardless of what events have transpired.

I was going to mention menstruation as well.  When I was perimenopausal, I had really horrible periods that required massive cleanup each bathroom visit.  Sorry if this is TMI, but it's a fact.  You have no way of knowing what issues your guests might be experiencing.  Anyway, how much is a roll of TP costing the OP?  Rather parsimonious, IMHO.

[fuzzy math]

A few other ideas:

- People who don't know what type of toilet paper it is, may be assuming its not going to hold up and use a bit more than they would otherwise at home
- People renting an AirBNB are in vacation mode, and often eating at restaurants, drinking more alcohol, or cooking in your property... all things that can make a gut sensitive person have "abnormal habits" compared to their daily lives at home. Remember how common it is to complain about vacation weight gain?
- Vacation shits are no joke (especially if you're the pent up / anxious type and sharing a bathroom with people you're not normally with might make your bowels more or less fruitful than normal)
- Lots of "lovers" renting your place... might be lots of sex clean up
- Any kids in your place may over use TP

If a quarter or a sixth of a roll per day is so remarkable, then OP's household must have some seriously compact, tidy feces. In which case, wow, lucky family.

LOL. Stephen Colbert famously made fun of Sheryl Crow after she made some public comment about using 1 square of toilet paper. Even 10 years later, my DH and I will still throw out her name if the situation warrants.

And my attempts to offer explanations were meant to be so numerous that the intent was to get the OP to stop feeling so incensed about it.

OP - be grateful that people are attempting to clean up after themselves and you're not walking into a place with feces, menstrual blood, semen and kid urine all over.

[Metalcat]

A few other ideas:

- People who don't know what type of toilet paper it is, may be assuming its not going to hold up and use a bit more than they would otherwise at home
- People renting an AirBNB are in vacation mode, and often eating at restaurants, drinking more alcohol, or cooking in your property... all things that can make a gut sensitive person have "abnormal habits" compared to their daily lives at home. Remember how common it is to complain about vacation weight gain?
- Vacation shits are no joke (especially if you're the pent up / anxious type and sharing a bathroom with people you're not normally with might make your bowels more or less fruitful than normal)
- Lots of "lovers" renting your place... might be lots of sex clean up
- Any kids in your place may over use TP

If a quarter or a sixth of a roll per day is so remarkable, then OP's household must have some seriously compact, tidy feces. In which case, wow, lucky family.

LOL. Stephen Colbert famously made fun of Sheryl Crow after she made some public comment about using 1 square of toilet paper. Even 10 years later, my DH and I will still throw out her name if the situation warrants.

And my attempts to offer explanations were meant to be so numerous that the intent was to get the OP to stop feeling so incensed about it.

Oh I got that, I was piling on (pun intended) for fun.

[APowers]

A few other ideas:

- People who don't know what type of toilet paper it is, may be assuming its not going to hold up and use a bit more than they would otherwise at home
- People renting an AirBNB are in vacation mode, and often eating at restaurants, drinking more alcohol, or cooking in your property... all things that can make a gut sensitive person have "abnormal habits" compared to their daily lives at home. Remember how common it is to complain about vacation weight gain?
- Vacation shits are no joke (especially if you're the pent up / anxious type and sharing a bathroom with people you're not normally with might make your bowels more or less fruitful than normal)
- Lots of "lovers" renting your place... might be lots of sex clean up
- Any kids in your place may over use TP

I'm just fascinated that a single roll being used up by 4 people, or a single roll being used by 3 people over 2 nights, sharing one bathroom is considered so extreme that explanations need to be sought.

Like, if it was a roll per person per day, I would understand OP being kind of gobsmacked, but one roll shared by 4 people? Is this really such a dramatic use of TP to warrant questioning about TP use??

If a quarter or a sixth of a roll per day is so remarkable, then OP's household must have some seriously compact, tidy feces. In which case, wow, lucky family.

But yeah, a lot of folks are out there producing not so EZ-Clean body waste. It's really not unusual at all.

I've been reading for years about gut flora, the average American is not walking around with a pristinely happy colon. I would say the 50 sheet a day folks are far more normal than the 5 squares and everything is squeaky folks.

As I mentioned earlier, I have had sets of guests who use a roll/person/day, and it gobsmacks me. IMO, even 50 sheets a day on average is excessive, and even at that level of usage, it is only 1/8 of a roll (1/6 roll of Charmin); so I should expect some TP remaining even with 4 people/1 night.

I don't fret about it, as it's incredibly inexpensive. but that doesn't make me any less surprised by the usage level.

[sui generis]

I'm just realizing I had the opposite experience last summer. I had housesitters come stay at my house to take care of my cats for a collective 30 days (3 people total) and I was worried about being stocked up enough on TP for people who might use more. When all was said and done, I got home and iirc the new package I had purchased hadn't even been opened. I didn't keep track, so I don't know how many rolls were used, but I remember thinking it seemed like less than I expected.