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Post by mymindseyedpea on Mar 25, 2020 22:42:42 GMT
Baby wipes if they are available (that’s what our family has been using for a few years now)
Arrange to take a shower during #1 time
Those are my tips, what are yours?
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Mar 25, 2020 22:45:25 GMT
Bidet that attaches to toilet.
Everything okay? You running out of tp?
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Post by workingclassdog on Mar 25, 2020 22:47:50 GMT
I heard coffee filters the other day.. (maybe that was here)
I'm good on TP.. phew.
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Post by msladibug on Mar 25, 2020 22:50:15 GMT
You know those brown paper bags that we get now?
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Post by AllieC on Mar 25, 2020 22:53:04 GMT
I bought a roll of 100 Chux wipes which will be used if we run out. We do have plenty so it probably won't happen. Will buy a nappy bucket and wash like I did when dd was young. There is only 2 of us and we are both prepared to do it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2020 22:55:59 GMT
Whatever you use, just be sure not to flush anything other than toilet paper down the toilet. “Flushable” wipes cause a lot of sewer problems.
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Post by gar on Mar 25, 2020 23:14:28 GMT
Whatever you use, just be sure not to flush anything other than toilet paper down the toilet. “Flushable” wipes cause a lot of sewer problems. Yes, anything but wipes if at all possible. Kitchen paper is an alternative. |
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Post by ntsf on Mar 25, 2020 23:26:55 GMT
magazines, newspapers, kleenex..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2020 23:34:59 GMT
Soap and water.
In the old days people used corn cobs. Not real keen on trying that.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 25, 2020 23:40:40 GMT
Make sure you aren’t flushing any of these things.
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 25, 2020 23:51:23 GMT
I bought a roll of 100 Chux wipes which will be used if we run out. We do have plenty so it probably won't happen. Will buy a nappy bucket and wash like I did when dd was young. There is only 2 of us and we are both prepared to do it. Last time I went shopping I bought a three pack of Chux Kitchen Wonder Cloths "now with germ protection" in different colours, to use as kitchen sponges. I told DSO that if worst comes to worst I will buy another pack and we can all have our own colour coded wash cloths. I like your idea of the 100 pack of Chux wipes, then wash in a nappy bucket. But I'm thinking each person would need to wash their own.  |
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Post by SunnySmile on Mar 26, 2020 0:15:00 GMT
Are chux washable? I thought they were disposable, hence "chuck" them out...
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 26, 2020 0:38:38 GMT
Are chux washable? I thought they were disposable, hence "chuck" them out... It depends on how much of a tight arse you are!  The Chux cloths are washable. The wipes that Allie is talking about are designed to be thrown out but I usually wash them and reuse them until they start looking really ratty. |
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Post by pridemom on Mar 26, 2020 1:15:45 GMT
If things got desperate we’d use flannel “family cloth” wipes.
6” squares of fabric and a small covered trash can to put the used ones in for washing.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Mar 26, 2020 1:19:14 GMT
We have a bidet - one of the benefits of having bought a house formerly owned by an Italian family with a granny suite in the basement.
That being said, our toilet paper shortage ended a while ago.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 26, 2020 1:41:15 GMT
(Sticks fingers in ears) LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!  Seriously, I’m not even going to consider running out. Again, I am SO very glad that I’ve always stocked up all along any time I could get a good deal and had a decent stockpile before any of this happened. I’d make a run to a gas station before doing some of the things posted here! Who knew toilet paper would become the currency of the 21st century? |
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Post by librarylady on Mar 26, 2020 1:57:13 GMT
Kleenex should NOT be flushed either.
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Post by zookeeper on Mar 26, 2020 1:59:20 GMT
I bought a squirt bottle from Amazon like they give moms after giving birth. I use that for pee and save the tp for the other!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 2:02:37 GMT
I grew up in a 3rd world country. Everyone living in poverty would cut old clothes into small squares and use that.
Reminds me of a time, my parents took us down there for a visit after living in Canada for a decade. We were visiting a family home that still used an outhouse and cut clothing. My dad promptly went to the store and bought a pack telling them that he had more than his share of using squares.
We are incredibly spoiled in North America.
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Post by samantha25 on Mar 26, 2020 2:05:08 GMT
NO and just NO
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Post by AllieC on Mar 26, 2020 4:02:20 GMT
Are chux washable? I thought they were disposable, hence "chuck" them out... Yes they are definitely washable. I used to use them a lot, wash and re-use. |
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Post by StephDRebel on Mar 26, 2020 13:46:44 GMT
Seashells.
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Post by PLurker on Mar 26, 2020 13:53:43 GMT
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Post by paperamy on Mar 26, 2020 14:06:22 GMT
My mother asked us what will we do if we run out of TP and my husband replied Seashells. She was mortified. He was so proud of himself. |
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Post by carhoch on Mar 26, 2020 14:11:25 GMT
I think that I would make little squares out of towels and wash them bleach them and reuse them .
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Post by carhoch on Mar 26, 2020 14:14:04 GMT
3 seashells ...  Ps I don’t remember the name of the movie |
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Post by wellway on Mar 26, 2020 14:23:18 GMT
I shared this before, British comedienne called Sarah Millican with clip called When you run out of toilet paper. Warning, there is some language m.youtube.com/watch?v=ndA4XEI9pOU |
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Post by oh yvonne on Mar 26, 2020 14:42:19 GMT
3 seashells ... Ps I don’t remember the name of the movie Demolition Man w/Sandra Bullock and Sly Stallone.  I can't imagine how you'd use seashells..ouch! |
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Post by MorningPerson on Mar 26, 2020 14:45:48 GMT
From what I'm seeing, hopefully none of these alternatives will be necessary. We made a quick trip to Wegmans Sunday morning and they had a section of their store brand toilet paper with a limit of one per customer.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Mar 26, 2020 15:08:32 GMT
I have a pile of socks without matches. I suppose those could be used but I don’t anticipate things coming to that.
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The Chux cloths are washable. The wipes that Allie is talking about are designed to be thrown out but I usually wash them and reuse them until they start looking really ratty.
I can't imagine how you'd use seashells..ouch! 
