# I love my bidet! Ever try one? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337 "2018-11-11T02:52:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/101 "2018-11-20T00:31:22Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > You buried the lede! Which hotel? I’ve got to go to Vancouver in 2-3 weeks and I will absolutely consider the bidet trial in my decision. Booking soon. Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, Vancouver 604-697-0202 ---
**Author:** ![Ispolkom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@Ispolkom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ispolkom)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/102 "2018-11-20T02:59:32Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > But yeah, how does one try before they buy? I can’t help you with that, but [Costco.com](http://Costco.com) sells bidet toilet seats and if you don’t like it you can return the seat at any Costco. I installed a bidet toilet seat when we built a half bath in our unheated Minnesota basement. The heated toilet seat was mission critical. When we redid our main floor bathroom, I installed a more expensive bidet toilet seat from Costco. We didn’t like that one as much (poor pressure), and returned it and replaced it with another one from Amazon. I regret not getting one earlier. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/103 "2018-11-20T03:03:20Z")
I have a nitty-gritty question for the women of the board who have or have used one of these bidet seats. Gentlemen, I suggest you retire to the den for brandy, cigars, and boisterous conversation. I think there’s a pool table in there, too. Here it is. Regarding the forward wash: if your lady parts aren’t clean shaven like pre-pubescent little girl parts then the blow dryer isn’t going to dry off soaking, dripping wet hair in a couple of minutes of gentle warm air. Blottage with toilet paper is still necessary. I mean, even after towel-drying the hair on my head, it takes 10 minutes with the hair dryer on high, and even then it’s still a little damp. So I guess major trimming is in order. That might help. Any comments from those without penises? Gentlemen who are still in the room: maybe you could ask the adult females in your house about this? Fighting ignorance sheepishly but sincerely. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/104 "2018-11-20T03:18:43Z")
> [@Ispolkom](#): > > I can’t help you with that, but [Costco.com](http://Costco.com) sells bidet toilet seats and if you don’t like it you can return the seat at any Costco. I can’t imagine that you’d be allowed to return a used toilet seat. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/105 "2018-11-20T22:40:25Z")
My MIL’s house has a bidet that looks like [this](https://www.houzz.com/product/87786027-toto-bt500ar-colonial-white-piedmont-bidet-deck-mount-contemporary-bidets). It basically looks like a toilet bowl with no seat & hot & cold faucets and a spigot. No fancy wash & dry cycles. Could she add one of those bidet toilet seats onto this so she can have all the whistles & bells described in this thread? Or are those made exclusively for toilet seats? If not, what accessories could be added to such a set up to make it more luxurious? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/106 "2018-11-20T23:09:52Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I have a nitty-gritty question for the women of the board who have or have used one of these bidet seats. Gentlemen, I suggest you retire to the den for brandy, cigars, and boisterous conversation. I think there’s a pool table in there, too. > Here it is. Regarding the forward wash: if your lady parts aren’t clean shaven like pre-pubescent little girl parts then the blow dryer isn’t going to dry off soaking, dripping wet hair in a couple of minutes of gentle warm air. Blottage with toilet paper is still necessary. I mean, even after towel-drying the hair on my head, it takes 10 minutes with the hair dryer on high, and even then it’s still a little damp. So I guess major trimming is in order. That might help. Any comments from those without penises? > > Gentlemen who are still in the room: maybe you could ask the adult females in your house about this? > > Fighting ignorance sheepishly but sincerely. I used bidet seats in Japan, and I used toilet paper to dry. I used a lot less paper, though, as the water got me pretty clean. (My lady parts are not clean-shaven.) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/107 "2018-11-21T00:05:49Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I used bidet seats in Japan, and I used toilet paper to dry. I used a lot less paper, though, as the water got me pretty clean. (My lady parts are not clean-shaven.) Thanks ever so for that extremely helpful reply. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ispolkom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@Ispolkom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ispolkom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/108 "2018-11-21T00:54:17Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I can’t imagine that you’d be allowed to return a used toilet seat. I did. You can. Costco has a very liberal return policy. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337/109 "2020-04-19T19:31:17Z")
Update – I recently installed a bidet. I went with a Toto washlet, to match my Japanese experience. I’m enjoying it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337.md?page=5)