Why use toilette paper and not moist wipes?

[lunavixen]

really, baby wipes are really expensive here and most of them don't dissolve in the toilet water like TP does, I can buy multipacks of high grade TP cheaper than i can buy baby wipes, even the "inexpensive" ones are still dear here. They might be okay if you had issues with regular TP or have recently had surgery in the area or a baby, but not for everyday use, besides, why would you want to put your undies back on with a wet bum?

 

[Guy from the 80's]

, she said that it was too expensive .

Is toilet paper made from gold where you live?

 

[Senare]

I have heard that moist wipes contain chemicals that are absorbed through the skin and can cause skin irritation or allergic reactions. I would not use them to wipe babies or myself.

 

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

Is it cheaper than TP? I would imagine that my $8 super duper 24 pack would be far cheaper than....whatever baby wipes cost (I don't have a baby so I don't know the price). Price would be my reason but if that's not the case...

EDIT: On sale at Cub Foods (please feel free to double check my math)

16 pack of double count TP (so equals 32 regular rolls): $8.99 (.28 cents a single roll)
80 baby wipes: $2.49 (.03 cents per wipe)

So by my math, you get 9.33 wipes for baby wipes for every single roll of toilet paper. I don't know about anyone else but it's looking like cost-wise, TP blows the baby wipes out of the water.

It's a matter of quantity over quality you see, you get more cleaning for less actuall paper with wipes rather than paper. As one man, a roll lasts me about three days, while a bag of wipes lasts upwards of two weeks. By switching to wipes, I spend less money on toiletries in a year, and have cleaner rumpus as a result.

It's also tree friendly, if that matters.

 

[Eleuthera]

I just checked my local supermarket's website. The brand of TP (medium quality, not top of the line but better then the cheap stuff) I use comes to 30ct a roll, the cheapest wet-wipes are 80ct a packet (containing 40 wipes), so if I manage to wipe 15 times with a single roll of TP I break even. Anything over 15 wipes TP is cheaper.

I'm pretty sure I can manage over 15 wipes from one roll.

EDIT: Since I suck at math..

EDIT2: The most expensive TP they sell comes to 84ct/roll, so the break even point would be 41 wipes, in this case the wet-wipes might indeed be cheaper...

 

[piinyouri]

In my particular case our plumbing lines are besieged by the invasive root system of the tree in our backyard.

Even using normal toilet paper the thing backs up about twice a month.
We did use wet wipes for awhile, but it really gave the system trouble, even though they are labled as safe to flush.

I'd use them if we could, but the devil tree says otherwise.

 

[Abomination]

Because wipes don't dissolve in water because... they are WET wipes. Toilet paper does.

I would use a combination of the two: toilet paper to get the first 'chunky' stuff and then a wipe that gets tossed when the paper isn't coming back dirty.

That way your trash can isn't full of lumps of shit, just slightly soiled wipes and your toilet isn't full of wipes.

 

[IceForce]

they are to thin so i get chills if i try to use them for a regular after bathroom use. I actually get chills since you can feel through them. *brrrrrrrrrrrr*

do you really want to have your ass wet after you take a deuce?

I also just don't like the way they feel (cold, wet and icky).

I also tend to avoid using them unless I have to, because the fact they make me feel moist afterwards isn't always pleasant.

Good lawd. Did anyone stop to think how babies must feel when these things are used on them?

(Replace "children" with "babies".)

 

[Remus]

Not being a fan of scents of any type, the mixture of scented wipes and #2 leftovers would likely drive me to some illegal acts. I take an almost-Arabic stance when it comes to the bathroom - I do not leave unless I am completely sanitary and devoid of aroma. Wipes leave a very noticeable scent that I do not enjoy if I plan on eating at anytime during the day. This combined with moist towels' inability to completely clean a location without drying afterward would make a trip to the bathroom a lot more complicated than is necessary.

 

[Lopende Paddo]

So my question is , why do we wipe a childs bottom with moist wipes but " upgrade" to toilette paper as we get older?

Bonus question . Would you wipe yourself with a moist wipe if necessary?

No clue why we use toilet paper and not moist wipes, I've used moist wipes (as an adult)and its cleanse way better and leaves you ass soft a comfortable. although i don't know if it's cheaper really.


pro-tip: first wipe with moist and then wipe with regular. soft and dry!

 

[UBERfionn]

Would "Pocket Full of Hawthornes" be too NSFW to link here?

Emm...Never!

OT: They make my bum feel wet after. Like a swamp. Not a nice feeling.

 

[Olas]

The real question is why would you use either of these horrible products when you could be using Brawny.

If it's good enough for my countertop it's good enough for my ass. And if you want it to be wet just run it under the sink for a second before using, unlike toilet paper it won't turn mushy and fall apart if it gets wet.


edit: and if your worried they'll clog your toilet just tear them up into smaller pieces first.

 

[Teoes]

Awesome thread is awesome.

The real question is why would you use either of these horrible products when you could be using Brawny.

If it's good enough for my countertop it's good enough for my ass. And if you want it to be wet just run it under the sink for a second before using, unlike toilet paper it won't turn mushy and fall apart if it gets wet.

Ha, I was waiting for this. We keep some kitchen roll in the bathroom, but for non-toilet-related reasons. I like to think that guests using our facilities eye it up and wonder just how gargantuan my or my lady's movements are..

OT: I have no need for moist wipes, most of the time. Bogroll suits my tuckus just fine.

 

[Arfonious]

It would be ok for wiping you arse with but you don't want soap on your "fleshy bits" because it dries them out and stuff.

But there are perhapps some version of them with a penis/vulva friendly soap and that would work.

But my guess is that toilet papaer is cheaper and better for the enviroment.

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

Yeah, well, I don't think that math adds up. It's just an excuse without much thinking going into it.

Subsidized living from either state or private sources (unions, associations, mom, ...) can do that to both people and math: it warps them and their perception of the world.

Where I live, 20 rolls of 250 sheet TP (5'000 uses if you're stingy or doing your business as an employee of a Japanese firm) cost you, what, six bucks. A single package of 50 wet wipes (50 uses of smearing poop all over your butt) costs about the same, and that's not the fancy ones. So, yeah, the math don't add up and logic is weeping in the corner over there.

If a young mother does not have five bucks for toilet paper, I must ask: Does she smoke? Does she drink? Does she use recreational drugs? It's funny how people that don't seem to have enough money for the really basic stuff always seem to spend a lot of money they don't have on things they don't really need.

Wet wipes are wonderful for the finishing touch of our number twos. It's amazing. For number ones, it's not that cool, especially for ladies, as you tend to just enrich fresh wee with the smell of chamomile while you distribute it all over your nether region. It's already been pointed out, but wet wipes don't soak up anything, since they are wet already. You use them on a baby because a baby is usually still a human in the works, not able to use the lavatory properly. You use wet wipes on babies... as you use powder and oil and whatnot so the little buggers don't get sore and make life living hell for little baby, you and everyone else within hearing range. Wet wipes are part of a set of tools for a specific purpose, wet wipes are for finishing touches - they're like the torx screwdriver or little slices of white truffles on your carefully whisked egg yolk sauce on delicately thin and well refined self-made pasta.

Wet wipes are not the Swiss army knife of the personal hygiene world. Quite on the contrary, if you use nothing but wet wipes, please tell me so I will keep my gloves on next time we meet. No, wait. Make that a hazmat suit, you scruffy bastards!

 

[krazykidd]

The real question is why would you use either of these horrible products when you could be using Brawny.

If it's good enough for my countertop it's good enough for my ass. And if you want it to be wet just run it under the sink for a second before using, unlike toilet paper it won't turn mushy and fall apart if it gets wet.

While i don't think we have that perticular brand here , i have used paper towells to wipe my butt before and all i have to say is " OW" . Seriously that stuff is rough! Never again .

Is it cheaper than TP? I would imagine that my $8 super duper 24 pack would be far cheaper than....whatever baby wipes cost (I don't have a baby so I don't know the price). Price would be my reason but if that's not the case...

EDIT: On sale at Cub Foods (please feel free to double check my math)

16 pack of double count TP (so equals 32 regular rolls): $8.99 (.28 cents a single roll)
80 baby wipes: $2.49 (.03 cents per wipe)

So by my math, you get 9.33 wipes for baby wipes for every single roll of toilet paper. I don't know about anyone else but it's looking like cost-wise, TP blows the baby wipes out of the water.

, she said that it was too expensive .

Is toilet paper made from gold where you live?

Seriously where i live baby wipes are between 69 cents to 3 dollars dependig on the brand . Where as toilette paper is between 8-12 dollars .

 

[Cowabungaa]

Why not?

Because I don't find the idea of putting my boxerbriefs on a damp, moist ass thank you very much.

 

[Madgamer13]

I occassionally help out my landlord with other properties in my particular area. Do you know how many times I've had to explain why our old victorian piping system is spewing week old fecal matter into your shower, kitchen and living room? Too many times, I say!

It is almost always to do with the damn moist wipes. Normal toilet paper always makes it through, but the amount of times the very much expensive sewage specialists have had to crawl into the enclosed drainage system, get covered in pungent amounts of lunch hurling shit, then trek their way back out with handfuls of god damn baby wipes is something I have to scream to be heard: 'Stop being cheap bastards!'

No, the excuse that it is cheaper than normal toilet paper does not hold when my landlord will make your stupid ass pay for the filthy damages you did to your rented accommodation.

 

[Ringo_Plumen]

Toilet paper is way cheaper where I live, even the good stuff, and a roll lasts a long time for me and I'm not too keen on the idea of not being able to flush my used paper afterwards.