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Can someone please explain to me the thought process behind toilet paper hiding devices?
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Kanye West
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I just turn the light on when I go to the bathroom.
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Roor
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I think I'd throw the toilet lid at my husband if he never bothered to use it.
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Ellerles
Apr 11 2018, 01:52 PM
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Apr 11 2018, 01:16 PM
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Apr 11 2018, 12:11 PM
awildanduntamedthing
Apr 10 2018, 06:31 PM
Cassady
Apr 10 2018, 06:21 PM
Do people not close the lid before flushing for that very reason? Are toilet lids a 70s invention?
I close the toilet lid before flushing for that very reason. Drives me absolutely bonkers that DH doesn't every time. Thankfully he usually uses the front bathroom, which I never use.
I know virtually no one who closes the lid.
Really? Wth kind of cretins do you know?
People like me. :$
And me.

I don't really know anyone who does, either. Not that I go around asking people, but of the ones I have observed, it's not common.
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Apr 11 2018, 11:10 AM
Does your deodorant not have a lid?
haha, it does, but what if there are deodorant remnants on the outside of the lid?! It could definitely happen. I kinda want koala's toothbrush hiding device! LOL
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We started closing ours because of the cats. Now it grosses me out when others don't.
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Gills
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Toilet lids are always down to prevent the toilet from becoming the feline swimming pool.

But I had no idea so many people were so deeply concerned about microscopic poo parts attaching themselves to other bathroom surfaces. Germs are everywhere.
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If you close the toilet lid how will the dog drink out of it??

Says someone who often hears the lab lapping water from the bathroom in the middle of the night. :X
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kartmom53
Apr 11 2018, 04:14 PM
If you close the toilet lid how will the dog drink out of it??

Says someone who often hears the lab lapping water from the bathroom in the middle of the night. :X
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I hate seeing toilet lids open regardless of if it’s being flushed or not. If someone’s not currently using it, the lid is (or should be) closed. When we were house shopping, I was surprised at how many people left it open for pictures (sometimes when the toilet was not spotless either 🤢).
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sweet_november
Apr 11 2018, 05:06 PM
I hate seeing toilet lids open regardless of if it’s being flushed or not. If someone’s not currently using it, the lid is (or should be) closed. When we were house shopping, I was surprised at how many people left it open for pictures (sometimes when the toilet was not spotless either 🤢).
Yes, this. The lid isn't decorative. I don't understand leaving it open any more than not shutting a drawer or closing a cabinet. But maybe I'm just odd. I'm fully prepared to believe this.
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Apr 11 2018, 03:53 PM
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Apr 11 2018, 12:11 PM
awildanduntamedthing
Apr 10 2018, 06:31 PM
Cassady
Apr 10 2018, 06:21 PM
Do people not close the lid before flushing for that very reason? Are toilet lids a 70s invention?
I close the toilet lid before flushing for that very reason. Drives me absolutely bonkers that DH doesn't every time. Thankfully he usually uses the front bathroom, which I never use.
I know virtually no one who closes the lid.
Really? Wth kind of cretins do you know?
People like me. :$
And me.

I don't really know anyone who does, either. Not that I go around asking people, but of the ones I have observed, it's not common.
At other people's houses I don't see it down and when I have guests they never leave it down. I don't know anyone that routinely does. It is a good idea -- it just isn't something I think most people do.
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Apr 11 2018, 09:37 AM
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Apr 11 2018, 09:27 AM
Parsnip
Apr 11 2018, 02:23 AM
Roor
Apr 10 2018, 06:35 PM
Cassady
Apr 10 2018, 06:21 PM
Do people not close the lid before flushing for that very reason? Are toilet lids a 70s invention?
And why don't people store their toothbrush in a drawer or medicine cabinet?
Everyone in my house does!


(It really grosses me out when I see exposed toothbrushes in people's bathrooms. :$ )
I'd rather have my toothbrush on the counter where it can air dry. I would worry that it wouldn't get dry in the medicine cabinet and then it would grow things.

But, we always put the lid down when we flush.
We have a tiny bathroom with no medicine cabinet. Our brushes are on the sink. We haven't died yet.
We drench our toothbrushes with isopropyl alcohol, cap, them lay them in a dedicated drawer space. Ours are all electric and we charge the batteries as needed, which might be once a week or so at the most. Toilets are always flushed with the lid down, in fact lids are only up while in use. That's what works for us.

One of my daughters has been immunocompromised for most of her life, she's nearly died a few times, so that informs a lot of our hygiene habits.

Growing-up was a diffrrent story, I'm sure I brushed my teeth with the whole family's fecal particles on a daily basis.
Edited by Parsnip, Apr 11 2018, 08:48 PM.
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ft12
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Yeeeesh
Maybe they have a cat that likes to unravel toilet paper?
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Roor
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Cassady
Apr 11 2018, 05:11 PM
sweet_november
Apr 11 2018, 05:06 PM
I hate seeing toilet lids open regardless of if it’s being flushed or not. If someone’s not currently using it, the lid is (or should be) closed. When we were house shopping, I was surprised at how many people left it open for pictures (sometimes when the toilet was not spotless either 🤢).
Yes, this. The lid isn't decorative. I don't understand leaving it open any more than not shutting a drawer or closing a cabinet. But maybe I'm just odd. I'm fully prepared to believe this.
I mean ...is the lid merely a suggestion? WHY?? Seriously, people. WHAT IS YOUR LOGIC?
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Maybe people are used to public bathrooms with no kids? I don’t get it, but 2/3 of the guests who use my bathroom don’t put the lid back down, even though the lid started out down.
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I grew up with seven siblings and we always put the lid down...maybe because our dad managed the water and sewer department of our city and knew things. 😱 Or because you could see the toilet from the kitchen...specifically from his spot at the table and he found it unappealing.
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Koalabella
Apr 11 2018, 11:08 PM
Maybe people are used to public bathrooms with no kids? I don’t get it, but 2/3 of the guests who use my bathroom don’t put the lid back down, even though the lid started out down.
This is one of the things that drive me crazy when people come over. You know you had to lift up the lid to use the toilet in the first place. HOW does it not occur to you to put it back down when you’re done?!
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If I use the toilet at someone's house I leave the lid up if that's what they do.

I tell people to put the lid down so the cats don't go swimming.
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Apr 12 2018, 01:15 AM
Koalabella
Apr 11 2018, 11:08 PM
Maybe people are used to public bathrooms with no kids? I don’t get it, but 2/3 of the guests who use my bathroom don’t put the lid back down, even though the lid started out down.
This is one of the things that drive me crazy when people come over. You know you had to lift up the lid to use the toilet in the first place. HOW does it not occur to you to put it back down when you’re done?!
Exactly! Especially if I only have one guest. I love walking into a bathroom and knowing my MIL was the last one in there.
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Apr 11 2018, 04:12 PM
Toilet lids are always down to prevent the toilet from becoming the feline swimming pool.

But I had no idea so many people were so deeply concerned about microscopic poo parts attaching themselves to other bathroom surfaces. Germs are everywhere.
No kidding! 1 in 6 cellphones has been found to have fecal matter on it. That is much grosser IMHO. Don't get me started on the disgustingness found on self-serve gas nozzles, bank machine keypads, public transit and reuseable grocery bags. Lid up/lid down is petty in comparision.
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Parsnip
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But 6 out of 6 toilets spray fecal matter! :D
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KenmoreMike
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Dear Ms. Koalabella,

"Can someone please explain to me the thought process behind toilet paper hiding devices?"

After I stop shaking!! Your photos of the bathroom tissue concealer surrounded by pink ceramic tile induced flashbacks to the original bathroom of Casa KM. I'm still shuddering!!

The purpose of the bathroom tissue concealer was most likely to protect the sensitivities of visitors to the room. Hiding the roll of paper gave the impression that the room was used for nothing more unsavory than handwashing or fixing one's makeup. Even worse than the chrome cover were the dolls with the crocheted skirts that concealed the spare roll.
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Cecilia
Apr 11 2018, 12:11 PM
awildanduntamedthing
Apr 10 2018, 06:31 PM
Cassady
Apr 10 2018, 06:21 PM
Do people not close the lid before flushing for that very reason? Are toilet lids a 70s invention?
I close the toilet lid before flushing for that very reason. Drives me absolutely bonkers that DH doesn't every time. Thankfully he usually uses the front bathroom, which I never use.
I know virtually no one who closes the lid.
I can't stand to walk into a bathroom and see the toilet "yawning" at me LOL so it's been instilled in our kids since potty training. So lid closed is the norm in our house!
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Apr 12 2018, 09:57 AM
Gills
Apr 11 2018, 04:12 PM
Toilet lids are always down to prevent the toilet from becoming the feline swimming pool.

But I had no idea so many people were so deeply concerned about microscopic poo parts attaching themselves to other bathroom surfaces. Germs are everywhere.
No kidding! 1 in 6 cellphones has been found to have fecal matter on it. That is much grosser IMHO. Don't get me started on the disgustingness found on self-serve gas nozzles, bank machine keypads, public transit and reuseable grocery bags. Lid up/lid down is petty in comparision.
I think we can assume that every public surface has fecal germs. The first thing my husband and I do when we get home after using the bus or subway is to wash our hands with soap and water. And when I started teaching myself to not touch my face or use public computers without sanitizing them, the number of colds dropped. We have not had norovirus (knock on wood) for about 38 years; obsessive hand washing is probably why. And I realize our luck can run out any time especially as we have young grandkids.
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Maybe the people who don't want to see TP in the bathroom are the same ones who don't want to see somebody's maxi pads in the back seat of a car.

Hygiene products can be very offensive, you know!
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KenmoreMike
Apr 12 2018, 10:59 AM
Dear Ms. Koalabella,

"Can someone please explain to me the thought process behind toilet paper hiding devices?"

After I stop shaking!! Your photos of the bathroom tissue concealer surrounded by pink ceramic tile induced flashbacks to the original bathroom of Casa KM. I'm still shuddering!!

The purpose of the bathroom tissue concealer was most likely to protect the sensitivities of visitors to the room. Hiding the roll of paper gave the impression that the room was used for nothing more unsavory than handwashing or fixing one's makeup. Even worse than the chrome cover were the dolls with the crocheted skirts that concealed the spare roll.
Surely the actual toilet is a big clue that the main purpose of the room is for pooping? Unless of course, there is a chrome toilet cover. :D
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Apr 12 2018, 09:57 AM
Gills
Apr 11 2018, 04:12 PM
Toilet lids are always down to prevent the toilet from becoming the feline swimming pool.

But I had no idea so many people were so deeply concerned about microscopic poo parts attaching themselves to other bathroom surfaces. Germs are everywhere.
No kidding! 1 in 6 cellphones has been found to have fecal matter on it. That is much grosser IMHO. Don't get me started on the disgustingness found on self-serve gas nozzles, bank machine keypads, public transit and reuseable grocery bags. Lid up/lid down is petty in comparision.
But that's how the fecal matter gets there! It comes out of the toilet looking for toothbrushes and cell phones and then hops to the bank and gas stations.

I clean my phone almost every day. So gross.
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Apr 12 2018, 03:20 PM
KenmoreMike
Apr 12 2018, 10:59 AM
Dear Ms. Koalabella,

"Can someone please explain to me the thought process behind toilet paper hiding devices?"

After I stop shaking!! Your photos of the bathroom tissue concealer surrounded by pink ceramic tile induced flashbacks to the original bathroom of Casa KM. I'm still shuddering!!

The purpose of the bathroom tissue concealer was most likely to protect the sensitivities of visitors to the room. Hiding the roll of paper gave the impression that the room was used for nothing more unsavory than handwashing or fixing one's makeup. Even worse than the chrome cover were the dolls with the crocheted skirts that concealed the spare roll.
Surely the actual toilet is a big clue that the main purpose of the room is for pooping? Unless of course, there is a chrome toilet cover. :D
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My toilet is in a little closet in the bathroom, and we don’t close the lid. In fact, we have never closed the lids in any house, and my grown children don’t close theirs either. I do not take my phone into the bathroom. We’re heathens.
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ft12
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Yeeeesh
I close my toilet lid after each use, my friends don't. It drives me nuts but I don't say anything.

They all think I am a strange germaphobe anyway so bitching about it isn't going to help matters.
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Lid always closed, flushing or not, because cats and ick otherwise. In fact a new toilet seat with lid was installed at my shop when Tundra, Maine coon mix, took up residence because he liked to play in the toilet. Yuck. He still plays in his water bowl.
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