Four years after the toilet paper shortage of 2020, bidet converts say they’re never going back
While the toilet paper shortages that hit the United States during pandemic lockdowns in the spring of 2020 ultimately eased up, they’ve had a lasting impact on one industry: the bidet business.
“The industry here in the U.S. just blew up. You couldn’t get a bidet if you wanted to,” says James Lin, founder of BidetKing.com, an online marketplace for all varieties of the bathroom appliance. “We all sold out. … There was a huge scramble to get more.”
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.
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.
I have the cheapest of the cheap lol. It has an adjuster that doesn’t work. Need to invest into something better.
Ahhh that makes sense then. Mine was like 70USD and goes back and forward, but I’ve got it too far back. The vaj wash hits my bum so I gotta lean REEEEALLLY FAR forward to clean everything off. I could fix it but like… ehhhh… lazy.
You’ve just convinced me to try again!
Ughhhhh maybe I will too then. I even have another toilet seat for it but when I got it, it seemed too complicated to install. I should like… do that.
Pshaw! Need. Should. Someone give us some adderall
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.
We had ours during the pandemic. While my friends and coworkers griped about toilet paper shortages, it was like having a hidden superpower.
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.
That is the downside. Going on vacation, like, ehhhhh this sucks.
Portable bidet.
Shower time.
🙋♂️ - 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.
Question from someone interested. Do you let the water do all the work, or is there hand involvement as well?
I let the water do the work, but mine specifically has something called “turbo mode”. It has the highest water pressure and seems to do the best job cleaning.
Edit: I forgot to mention my model also has a fan for the drying function. It runs for about 4 mins - so it takes a bit to dry.
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. ~~~~
i took it a step further and bought a peri bottle for when i travel.
Truly the headline we all needed.
That being said, yes, use a bidet!
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.
The powered ones are totally worth it. I had a super cheap unpowered one for 10 years and was happy with it. This Christmas we splurged on a Toto that has the heated seat, heated water, blow dryer, auto-opening lid, air filter fan for smell, etc. It’s so much nicer. Not having to touch the toilet lid to lift it up is a benefit I didn’t consider but I love it. The heated seat is nice for late night trips to the toilet.
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.
Holy fuck, are you me? That’s what I’ve done when I go to my camper at the river. And I can actually adjust the temperature instead of the cold water I get out of the home one.
I hope not, no offense. I was just getting myself figured out and that’d be a whole new thing.
I had one for a while, but honestly, my water pressure is a little too high to keep it.
Sounds like a blessing not a curse. Get that colon cleansing!
Just turn the pressure valve on the wall where it connects a little to where it’s the right spot for you.
But then the toilet bowl takes forever to fill up
Bum gun is superior to bidet. Change my mind.
Pooper Soaker.
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I waited to buy mine until I could convince my partners we needed one, but I was really disappointed that the water heat function died within 5-6 months. Thankfully the manufacturer is sending me a new one.
10/10 with working water heating, 6/10 with only cold.
