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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.”

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[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't really want to towell off my butt after I poop. Wet wipes do the trick and I need way less paper.

Edit: downvoted by the bidet brigade. I tried not to come off as offensive but I guess it's always a risk when sharing an unpopular opinion.

[-] noxy@yiffit.net 15 points 9 months ago

a lot of them come with air dryers

and wet wipes aren't flushable even if they say they are

[-] Zomg@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I use one, I do my business and wipe once. That's it. There isn't a drying process to worry about.

[-] amphetaminisiert@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago

I have a bidet thing on my toilet that costed just 30 Euro. You don't have to clean your ass by yourself ever again. It just does it for you. Was also raised with wet wipes but trust me a bidet upgrade for your toilet is like magic!

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I still use less paper drying off my starfish than I did to clean up before I got my bidet.

[-] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

my old bidet was a bit cheaper and splashier, so I bought 2 18-packs of white cotton rags. Folded'em all nice, used one to wipe after everything was clean to dry off. Now I've a new bidet, and it's less splashy, pretty much zeroes in on the starfruit to the point I don't really need to dry off afterwards.

My bidet has a air dryer to dry your no-no.

But even then, it's not spraying your whole butt, only a specific spot. So just like regular wiping.

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