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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Bidets are good, decreases your TP expenses long term. Just a bit to pat dry.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder where most bidets are manufactured

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago

Buy them now while you can leverage remaining on shore inventory.

Also, get your car maintenance done now.

[–] pappabosley@lemm.ee 6 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Having just spent 2 weeks in japan, I'm not looking forward to my first poop at home. Am going to be looking at cost of upgrading.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Dude, trust me.. that booty will love you. I never liked it, until my wife got me in to it. I feel fresher than ever.

[–] ngdev@lemm.ee 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

just get one that fits under your toilet seat they're like 40 bucks and take 5 mins to install

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Feh, you vastly underestimate how crap I am at plumbing.

Like the comic relief janitor of old, I have a gift for picking up every wrong part before I find the one I need.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 7 points 19 hours ago

They're thumb nuts, you don't even need tools. There are pictures. It's really easy.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The problem with bidets is that they require electricity and often there isnt any available next to the toilet. So you have to burn your house down and start over from scratch.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

What kind of fancy bidets are you using?? I've never used one that requires electricity, and I've spent months in Italy, all over the country.

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

If you're that unsure of your abilities, spend a bit more and get one of the replace the whole seat kind of bidets. Literally All I had to do was disconnect the waterline, install the t-junction, then reconnect the waterline. Plug the provided hose into both items, install with some thumb screws and enjoy your wet butthole.

[–] pappabosley@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The waterline for my toilet is inside the cistern

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago

It doesn't hook up to the wall anywhere you can hook into?

[–] banshee@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Alpha bidet is where it's at

[–] Kookie215@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I want one so bad, but I can't get the husband on board. I have considered just buying it and installing it myself via the "do it anyways and ask for forgiveness" method, but dunno if butt spray is a battle I'm willing to choose yet. I just want to convince him it's a good idea.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Get one with a heated seat and he'll forgive you even if he doesn't come around to the butt spray. Heated seats are something I never knew I needed and now that I have it I can never go back. I cringe whenever I'm at a friend's house and I need to sit on their cold toilet seat.

[–] bearijuana@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

Weirdo here: I hate warm toilet seats. When I sit on a warm seat all I can think about is the hairy, pimpled 400lb ass of the Iowa-bred long haul trucker named Rooster who just finished up his hour-long battle with the consequences of eating a 32 oz bag of beef jerky in one sitting, and is about to go troll for some lot lizard tail.

Doesn't matter if it's in my own home, warm seat = Rooster's ass.

I like my toilet seat like I like my pillowcase - Ice fucking cold.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If he doesn't like it he doesn't have to use it.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

He's scared he'll like it to much.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

It’s true.. we all do.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 7 points 20 hours ago

They're not mandatory if they're attached. It's not gonna jump out and douse your butt without you asking.

[–] sheridan@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They're very easy to install. It's almost as easy as installing a shower head.

There are also compact battery powered portable handheld bidets that work about as well as the real thing. I have one I take with me on trips.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I have a portable one too and it's not exactly what I'd call discreet but sure gets the job done. Honestly can't recommend it for travel though because in spite of the "portable" label, it's terribly bulky and causes me no end of grief when trying to take it on an airplane. Your experience may be different, here's the one I've got.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

This is what I use at work:

https://a.co/d/clAv3hV

It's just a cap that you can put on almost any soda bottle or water bottle.

I keep an old 20 oz soda bottle in my office to use with it.

Great for travel and very discreet.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Thanks for the recommendation, not sure it's exactly what I'm looking for but I appreciate it all the same. Looks to be missing some key features (such as the carrying strap) that I've grown accustomed to.

[–] ericatty@infosec.pub 5 points 1 day ago

Roflmao

Maybe I should upgrade...

[–] socsa@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

Ah yes, the old "two person" bidet. Truly the sign of a committed relationship.

[–] ericatty@infosec.pub 1 points 1 day ago

The portable one is my rec too. I have a rechargeable one. I refill it with warm or cool water depending on my preference and then bippity boppity.

I like it because it's also easier to aim and control.

If I was going to get one to hook to the toilet, I'd get the type that's like a kitchen sprayer attached to hose.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Assuming your financial decision making for a purchase of that magnitude isn't at the "we need to make this decision together" threshold: do it.

He doesn't HAVE to use it just because you bought/installed it.

[–] Kookie215@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I can get one on Amazon right now for less than $50, so I can definitely afford it with my own spending money. I really should just do it.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

What is his objection?

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

I gotta say especially if you live in a warm area....there's no going back...bidet for life