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I've had a bidet for years, before covid even. It really is a game changer. You'd be surprised how much more clean you feel.
They have relatively cheap and easy to install ones that just go under your toilet seat and connect to the toilet's water supply. That's what I use.
Is it not chilly as fuck during the winter, when tap water is like 4°c?
It's not nearly as bad as I'd expected. You're only doing short bursts of water, so you're not getting brain freeze on your butthole or anything.
The little bit of water needed is usually already in the house and relatively heated by ambient warming. Its enough.
And when it’s hot out, it’s INCREDIBLE
Can be. But really adds another wakeup jolt to the morning coffee ritual XD
No, its not bad at all and our cold water is usually in 50s Fahrenheit in the winter.
This isn't as bad as you might think it would be.
Many pre-heat the water. I have one lux one that has a heated seat, heated water, and a warm air blow-dryer. $300? $600? I don't remember, I've had it for a decade; it was cheap at whatever price and 100% worth the investment.
It's definitely not bad at all. My wife resisted to getting a bidet for years but then we got one and now she can't live without.
Mine, sadly, doesn't hit me in the right spots and I constantly have to move around the seat. Then my undercarriage is wet and takes time drying.
Same, but that’s an installation error. If yours isn’t absolute ass, it’s adjustable.
Mine is, I’ve just been too lazy for two years to fix it. I should do that.
We had ours during the pandemic. While my friends and coworkers griped about toilet paper shortages, it was like having a hidden superpower.
I have one that has its own seat lid. The one my son has is the type you mentioned that just slips under the standard seat.
It took me using my friend's bidet just once to convert. I ordered one that night, from BidetKing. Now I really hate using the toilet in public.
It feels so barbaric going to the bathroom at work or in public now
🙋♂️ - count me in that camp. I feel like a peasant if I have to shit on anything else. Splurge for the heated seat and heated water if you can afford it and prepare to be spoiled.
I already had a Bidet when Deadpool II came out and that scene about toilet paper... I fully thought they were gonna go the bidet route... Nope, a shitty ad for shitty wipes that clog your pipes and city pipes and don't biodegrade in septic systems.
Bidet is the clear winner. Deadpool should know better.
I was sad to learn it would cost so much to add power near my toilet, that I might as well fully remodel my bathroom... if money were no object.
Nope, it just attaches to your current setup. No power needed. By default people think it has to be warm water but everyone eventually decides the water is fine without. Plus it’s cheaper. Like 30 bucks to change your life for the better!
BioBidet BB-2000 is the only way to go.
In some countries we use a bidet ‘wand’ which is like a small handheld sprayer connected to the sink. No need for heating the seat or waiting for some computer to squirt water at me. It’s clean, efficient. I use a small amount of toilet paper to dry the area/confirm cleanliness. 🙈
I got a bidet, unrelated to COVID and I never want to go back. ~~~~
Same. I got one after a trip to Japan. Life changing.
Everyone I've known who has a bidet says they will never go back to using paper. I'm waiting to get enough cash to get an electric one with heat and install a separate outlet for it.
While hot water is definitely better, cold water is still a huge upgrade over tp.
If you have 2 toilets in your house you could consider getting cold water now and then moving it to s spare bathroom. Start converting your friends.
That's a good idea. We have a half bath that is mostly for guests. Would be a good place to try it out.
You have the right plan my friend! Funny enough I’ve had mine for almost 4 years now. I just got around to installing an outlet in the bathroom just for this purpose. I’ve had it powered via an extension cord for a while with some creative hiding.
I have a bidet. I use paper almost every time, honestly.
Truly the headline we all needed.
That being said, yes, use a bidet!
I just moved into a camper trailer, and one of my favorite things is the tiny showerhead is close to the toilet, and even has a little valve lever at the spray end to turn it on and off, just like it was designed to be a bidet. I don't care if it was designed that way, it is one now.
Help me understand. You spray your butthole to clean it. Your butt is now wet. How do you dry yourself?
I have the ghetto 35$ version that just blasts your ass with cold water. Even that is heavenly compared to wiping.
But to answer question, your butt is wett and you dry it with toilet paper. The difference is that it's almost always 2 sheets of paper and there is no real rubbing as you're just drying the water off. With paper it can be tons of sheets and I still might not be convinced I'm clean.
You accidentally place your hand in poop. You wipe it with dry paper until it doesn’t smear any more. Why does that count as clean for your butt and not your hand?
You dab with toilet paper afterwards to dry. Bidets do still require toilet paper, but significantly less and they leave you significantly cleaner.
So a little dab, the toilet paper gets wet and you're all clean. But without the bidet, there is just so much more to clean.
Mine have warm air blowers. You can either sit for an admittedly longish while whilst the dryer blows you dry, or you can dab with a couple of squares and then let it blow dry you fairly quickly. It's the difference between a roll a week, and a roll every month or two. Or, none, of you're really patient.
Some fancier bidets have blow driers.
It me. I got a Tushy. Love it.
I told my partner that if the pan wasn't gonna make us USA folks switch to bidets, nothing will. We suck. Lemme smash shit all over my asshole and pretend it's clean.
If that's your technique no wonder you need a bidet lmao
I don't have a bidet but toilet paper is objectively insufficient. As an illustration consider your response if you spilled peanut butter on the carpet. Are you reaching for a dry paper towel?
Imagine you got dog shit on your arm. Would you just rub it with a piece of toilet paper and call it a day? Of course not. If all you had was a hose, wouldn't you at least rinse it off?