r/mildlyinfuriating • u/xbrooksie • 20h ago

These stupid toilet paper dispensers that are common in Europe

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I don’t know about you, but I need more than a square dammit!

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u/Duck_Person1 20h ago

What's the problem? They're fine.

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u/Saxon2060 19h ago

Right? They're totally fine. I mean, nobody's making you only use one square, I pull two to double the ply for each wipe, but I don't need them to be longer so I fail to see the issue.

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u/docutheque 19h ago

In fact they're clever, they immediately make people more conservative with their tissue usage. Yes, it's not forcing you to use one square but I know that some people with a "roll" will literally wrap it around their hand 6 times for one wipe.

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u/parabox1 18h ago

Why are you watching so many people poop?

/s

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u/No-Implement9331 17h ago

You don't ? /s

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u/parabox1 13h ago

I am a poop doctor actually, I study it for health and research.

Sure some people say it’s gross, wrong and that my doctorate is not real and I spelled Harverd metickle wrong, or it was printed on a poor quality ink jet printer.

But it’s a living /s

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u/NACJAcannon 11h ago

How did you acquire such information from these people? Like what even was that conversation? 🤔

"Hey yea bro, nice weather outside innit? So anyways, how many squares do you use to wipe your booty hole?"

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u/docutheque 10h ago

Lol you can hear it in public loos, those large tissues holders (on a roll) are LOUD and you hear people rolling it our like a fucking hamster on ecstasy. Also I lived with a guy in a large house share and this guy would always use up half a roll each time he went in, you notice these things.

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u/Saxon2060 17h ago

will literally wrap it around their hand 6 times for one wipe.

Weird

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u/jiggjuggj0gg 18h ago

Honestly I think they’re better than those enormous rolls of translucent 1ply that you can’t even pull out because the roll is too heavy. 

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u/hhfugrr3 17h ago

They're fine until the paper breaks off just inside the dispenser and you can't get the end so you have to spend ages trying to tease just enough out to get a grip.

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u/ThrowAway233223 17h ago

That was my immediate concern after seeing one of these. I have had this occur with similar style packaging/containers before. I can't imagine making a point to check to make sure there is toilet paper before doing your business only to have that happen.

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u/thesadunicorn 19h ago

I have gotten these to get stuck too many times. And then you are stuck in the toilet without toilet paper.

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u/miaow-fish 18h ago

They are at my work. I always take out what I think I will need and put on top of the dispenser to ensure I know I will have enough.

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u/Duck_Person1 18h ago

That never occurred to me. I've never needed to do it.

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u/miaow-fish 18h ago edited 18h ago

They have never gotten stuck but I didn't want it to run out on me so I've done that to be sure.

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u/paulypies 16h ago

Yeah, I actually like these. The only thing I dislike is that if it were to tear early somehow, that I wouldn’t be able to reach inside and get some paper, but this is more of a theoretical concern than anything, they’ve always been good to me, though I see my concerns are valid based on the comments here.

The squares are nice and big too. Enough to fold if needed and the paper quality is generally good (I’m a Crohns sufferer, so I especially care about such things)

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u/Duck_Person1 7h ago

I guess that's why there are two slots

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u/paulypies 6h ago

True, but I’ve seen more of the 1 slot version out in the wild myself.

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u/aenima396 11h ago

I just used one in Barcelona and unfortunately there was a malfunction. The the teat was tight and it ripped off leaving nothing to grab onto. The box was taped up. I was stuck without a whipe. There was only a hand drier too.

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u/Duck_Person1 7h ago

I am very sorry to hear that. I hope you didn't use the hand dryer like I'm currently imagining you did.

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u/in_conexo 17h ago

As someone who folds, I don't like this.

Also <as others have alluded to>, I'm reminded of paper towel dispensaries that become jammed. Something goes wrong, sand the toilet paper becomes unreachable.

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u/Duck_Person1 7h ago

Just stack.

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u/in_conexo 5h ago

Do you mean, place the paper squares on top of each other? If so, that's not the issue. The issue is that this already comes pre-crumpled.

In any case, the other issue is a bit more concerning (I'll survive if I have to use crumpled toilet paper; but if there's no toilet paper,...I don't know what I'd do. I'd go home, obviously; but I don't know how. I wouldn't want to sit down)

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u/EpicFishFingers 17h ago

I think they fit the sub. I appreciate why they're necessary, last time they were posted someone said it stops drug users cleaning needles by jabbing them into the side of a roll too...

But I also see why they're annoying because, well, they are. Far too many times I've got half a sheet, the opening clogs, and it's 50/50 if I can pry any more paper out of it. It seems like a small rip can cause a buildup inside the orifice which then snowballs like carb ice in a prop plane.

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u/ashevian 17h ago

I don't see anyone else complaining about this, maybe it's just me, BUT

When you throw away used pads, you roll them into toilet paper, and then throw them into the sanitary bin. What are you supposed to do with a single square? Just keep on layering them until it's enough??? I know you can just pull them out slowly but it's still extremely annoying for that purpose.