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Do you use toilet seat covers?

  • Male - Yes, I do

    Votes: 27 30.7%
  • Male - Yes, but only if the seat is really disgusting

    Votes: 5 5.7%
  • Male - No, I just always wipe it down

    Votes: 18 20.5%
  • Male - No, I just wipe it down if it really bad

    Votes: 24 27.3%
  • Male - No, I just plop down. I'm awesome

    Votes: 7 8.0%
  • Female - Yes, I do

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Female - Yes, but only if the seat is really disgusting

    Votes: 3 3.4%
  • Female - No, I just always wipe it down

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Female - No, I just wipe it down if it really bad

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Female - No, I just plop down. I'm secretly a man.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    88

chrmjenkins

macrumors 603
Original poster
Over the past several years, I have seen wax paper looking toilet seat covers rise in popularity. I'm curious how many people actually use them.

I only wipe the seat down to get residual splash-out from off the seat. I'm not worried about the germs on the seat because my ass already has plenty of them and I'm sure there's more room at the party. Seems to be nothing more than a part of the growing germophobic trends we see today.
 
If it's clean, it's clean. Simple rule.

Meaning: if you wipe any droplets or other visible residue away, then there is absolutely no considerable risk of catching anything.

Bacteria simply cannot survive what they would find to be a frozen tundra; the toilet seat. Any bacteria would not exist in numbers that could present any real risk.

So get over it. And if you still think, "yeh but other people have used this, there's germs everywhere, gross!" then lock yourself in a bubble. Do you have any idea what's in/on your food? I mean all food, mind you.
 
Anyways I don't see how you could get sick from bacteria on your butt, other than having open wounds.

Sitting on pee is disgusting, but toilet paper wipes it just fine.
 
I always wipe it down. But sometimes when guys feel the need to uttery destroy and douse the seat...I can hold it.
 
I must say, I'm so regular that it's pretty rare that I have to crap away from home. If I do, I wipe the seat down.
 
I don't use them, but only because anything I have to do that requires more than just a quick shot at the urinal (or tree, depending 😀) is done where I know the toilet it clean.
 
I must say, I'm so regular that it's pretty rare that I have to crap away from home.

Same here.

But if I have to go while I'm out, I cover the seat up. And then I play footsies with the dude in the next stall.


/poll results need more ladies😛
 
Over the past several years, I have seen wax paper looking toilet seat covers rise in popularity. I'm curious how many people actually use them.

I only wipe the seat down to get residual splash-out from off the seat. I'm not worried about the germs on the seat because my ass already has plenty of them and I'm sure there's more room at the party. Seems to be nothing more than a part of the growing germophobic trends we see today.

I’ve forwarded this thread to Abbie in case she didn’t know this about you. 🙂
 
Am I seriously the only one who voted "Male - No, I just plop down. I'm awesome"?
I mean, if there is visible piss or a tower of crap on the seat, then obviously I wouldn't just sit on it. I wouldn't wipe it either, just move on to another stall.
 
Am I seriously the only one who voted "Male - No, I just plop down. I'm awesome"?
I mean, if there is visible piss or a tower of crap on the seat, then obviously I wouldn't just sit on it. I wouldn't wipe it either, just move on to another stall.

Well,, you are infact pretty awesome but what do you do if no other stall is open?

The one at the end is best for playing iPhone games, I'll usually clean that one 🙄
 
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