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Toilet Brushes!

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HeavenLeigh Tue 12-Jul-22 22:37:58

I don’t know about anyone else but I loathe toilet brushes, I don’t care how modern they are Joseph joseph etc, ? what is wrong with wearing disposable gloves & cloth and just clean it!

Baggytrazzas Wed 13-Jul-22 17:02:42

grin

icanhandthemback Wed 13-Jul-22 20:02:01

Those modern (expensive) rubber type loo brushes aren’t all that.- A woman brought hers back (unused) for a refund where I work.
Partner had purchased it but on consideration she decided it wouldn’t be up to the job! So I won’t be wasting money on one of those.?

So, the woman "looked" at it and made an irrational decision which has swayed you. I saw a demonstration, realised that this was the way forward and made a purchase. It has never let me down. Obviously you pays your money and takes your choice but it tickles me that she poo pooed her husband's choice without even trying it to see if it worked. I know what my husband would have said!

MissAdventure Wed 13-Jul-22 20:21:37

Poo pooed? smile

Chewbacca Wed 13-Jul-22 20:41:31

Soon as I saw that comment I knew it was you MissA! grin

Nannagarra Wed 13-Jul-22 20:52:35

Is the device you use, icanhandthemback, called The Grommet?

icanhandthemback Wed 13-Jul-22 21:37:09

Nannagarra

Is the device you use, icanhandthemback, called The Grommet?

No, Nanngarra, mine is the WC Wunder Toilet Brush sold by Nova UK. I didn't get the exclusive silver ones, just the coloured plastic ones on a deal at the Ideal Home Exhibition.

icanhandthemback Wed 13-Jul-22 21:38:12

MissAdventure, wink

MissAdventure Wed 13-Jul-22 21:42:01

Chewbacca

Soon as I saw that comment I knew it was you MissA! grin

I did try to resist, but I couldn't.

Anyway, if it's good enough for the ideal home exhibition then I'm happy to use one.

Nannagarra Wed 13-Jul-22 22:25:12

Thanks icanhandthemback.

Grantanow Thu 14-Jul-22 12:40:17

For heaven's sake - it's only intestinal waste with bacterial content!

icanhandthemback Thu 14-Jul-22 12:45:52

Anyway, if it's good enough for the ideal home exhibition then I'm happy to use one.

I wouldn't necessarily take that as a recommendation...I have various purchases which didn't seem to work as well as they did in the demonstration. My husband groans when I return with my miracle goods. smile

mimismo Thu 14-Jul-22 12:48:38

True day, HeavenLeigh

naughtynanny Thu 14-Jul-22 12:49:34

Sorry to be gross, but I get really judgy on people's toilet brushes.
Firstly if you must have one, make it black and it should be in a holder.

There is nothing more disgusting than a white brush that has gone rusty or has poo remnants still stuck on the bristles.

And you ALL know what I mean and will have experienced that vision at some point. How can any woman let that happen in her home?

speedwaysue Thu 14-Jul-22 12:49:58

Me too!

MadeInYorkshire Thu 14-Jul-22 12:50:15

NO NO NO NO NO! I hate them - had a partner once who used it when it was full of you know what and toilet roll, then left it like that! Should've thrown him out with the brush really .....

If all else fails I would rather stick my hand down the loo to clean it off with toilet roll and then use bleach which does the job perfectly!

speedwaysue Thu 14-Jul-22 12:51:14

Whiff, me too!

MissAdventure Thu 14-Jul-22 12:53:25

I think the point to take away here is that other people don't care who judges what.
Buckets full of crap covered cloths, poo flecked brushes, big tongues that lick it all up.
Who cares, really?

grandtanteJE65 Thu 14-Jul-22 13:08:54

Well, I disagree.

A toilet brush that is rinsed after use cannot be more unhygenic than a cloth. And in the interest of the environment, I do hope none of the cloth and rubber glove brigade are using disposable cloths.

And how exactly do you clean in under the rim of the bowl or far back into the outlet with a cloth? I can reach better with the brush than with my hands.

pascal30 Thu 14-Jul-22 13:09:05

I think they are ghastly and have always refused to have one. I use bleach

MissAdventure Thu 14-Jul-22 13:12:42

Bleach doesn't work on 'sticky' residue (to put it politely)
It just sits on the top.

purplehead Thu 14-Jul-22 13:15:31

I buy very cheap white toilet brushes from Asda (about £1.25)
and use them for a short period of time or until I see stains on them then throw them away.
I agree they are disgusting things but if you put them under the water as it is flushing this helps to clean them.
As asked in previous posts what do you do with the cloth and rubber gloves that you use,

123kitty Thu 14-Jul-22 13:15:58

Toilet duck and disposable pads for my loos.

DianaLouise Thu 14-Jul-22 13:19:48

whenever i bleach the loo i put the toilet brush in there and also put a lovely fragrant disinfectant in the holder which helps the bathroom smell nice

DianaLouise Thu 14-Jul-22 13:23:48

i noticed Home at Sainsburys are now doing new brushes for £3.00 and john lewis sells heads so you can change regularly

knspol Thu 14-Jul-22 13:24:15

Another one here for Duck disposable loo brush heads. Downstairs loo which is generally the one used by visitors does have an ordinary loo brush in but as soon as visitors gone I'm in there cleaning and hoping loo brush not used - only used once so far and cleaned, disinfected and bleached afterwards.