It just depends on the bidet. If you want the heating and drying features, then yes. Otherwise, it’s just a Tee off of the supply line.
Also, there’s the fun of frightening your friends. An old college buddy went to take a leak and actually screamed when he saw the eerie blue light and heard the hum which started as he opened the half-bath door. I call it my “robot toilet.”
One of the Ukulele Lady’s friends admonished her that it was in bad taste to invite one’s guests to “try the bidet.”
this is why id consider one … mines been gone almost 22 years abdi still have this …
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Whatwhatwhatwhat wait what? If you’re using less paper to clean yourself than you would need to dry a bit, then … you’re definitely not clean.
I’d have to let you know once I install it but there are cold water ones and those that use hot + cold supply lines without electricity. And of course lots of bathrooms have power nearby, unless your code is extremely out of date they’ll be GFCI outlets.
I don’t want one. Due to their mechanics, they feel like a potential avenue to get infections (if female), and this paper suggests that it is actually the case.
You probably don’t need to but even so to me that’s not even the point. Aside from the joy of squirting warm water on your bum, it cleans much better. And yes, you will as a side benefit save tp.
Here’s the thing these threads bring out, some people will cling to their uncomfortableness of using some ‘feriners’ way of butt-cleaning so will resist mightily. Or maybe they think they are too expensive. Whatever their excuse they just dig their heels in.
But if they ever give them a try…
Honestly, imho it’s the civilized way to clean that area. Not only that it really feels good. Like a massage. 
I don’t think anyone is digging in their heels, it’s just that those of us who have yet to experience the joys of the bidet are trying to understand the allure. The OP is asking if a bidet is better than TP. It very well may be in some ways and not others, and there have been some statements about the TP-saving qualities of a bidet, which I find to be dubious (two squares to dry-off your bidet-ed tender bits?, c-mon!). Most of us here have survived into adulthood without getting our hands soiled each time we wipe and not seeing a huge upside here - TP being relatively easy and inexpensive compared to a bidet install and use. Unless you have experience with this thing, or one is already installed where you live, it’s unlikely you are going to run out and purchase/install one of them. Each to his own and all that, but please don’t pity and look down on us uncivilized paper wipers because we are asking questions about this curious and unfamiliar device.
Experiment #2:
Rub some peanut butter into a shag carpet. Try removing the peanut butter in one area with a paper towel, and in the other area with a stream of water. Compare results.
(We have a disused bidet in our master bathroom.)
Better? A bidet is one thing, TP is another.
It’s better than grabbing your knees and having a midget blast you with a super-soaker…
So on the one hand, we have several people who use bidets regularly saying that they need only 2-4 squares. And on the other hand, we have someone with no bidet experience saying they think the number is much higher. I guess we’ll never know who’s right.
Unless your poop is strangely hydrophobic, I’m not sure that’s a valid comparison.
I knew bidets were a good thing due to a history of extensive European travel. “Wow…why don’t we dumb Americans have this available?” Those of us who’ve visited Japan, where they’re every damn place, needed even less convincing.
If bidets had appeared on our shores concurrently with the French fried potato, or even sushi, the U.S. would be a happier place.
Well, there’s the problem. I’ve asked this before in more than one of the other bidet threads:
Where the fuck does an American try one??
I think I know everything I care to about you now.
I went to Vancouver, BC. Easy peasy. At least it used to be.
And the medical literature’s consensus about bidets and BV isn’t settled yet. Larger studies have subsequently been done where further analysis of data shows many cases of reverse causation; many women with BV issues reported having been using bidets to help improve those issues. More research is needed
Next you’ll be telling us we need to go Metric! (Pffft, ya’ dang commie!)
I’ve been there, but the hotel room we stayed in wasn’t equipped with one. This was well before this board became abundant with bidet threads, so it wasn’t on my mental list of things to ask about ahead of time.
Nice town, but a long way from home, and I’m unlikely to visit it again. Montreal’s considerably closer, but even it is a bit of a hike, and further than I’d travel just to try out a bidet.
Here’s a blog post from BidetsPlus from 2013 that lists hotels across the country that have them installed, including New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. I’ll be you can find somewhere to try one.
If you decide to go for it, keep BidetsPlus in mind. They often have good sales. That’s where I bought mine last November. (Love it!)
Most every medium to large city has a kitchen and bath store. Stores that retail decorative plumbing supplies. They almost always have one in their restrooms for people to try (then buy!). Just google “(your town) kitchen and bath”.
There we go - a fine suggestion! That and Bullitt’s educational link, and now I feel prepared to be amazed. I will report back here if I ever get to do this!
Of course, I will have to time this around my morning cup of coffee.