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In the US they're popular among the rich who can afford houses. Everyone who doesn't have $5 million to afford a house has to use a normal toilet. If you live

by dheera 3y ago

In the US they're popular among the rich who can afford houses. Everyone who doesn't have $5 million to afford a house has to use a normal toilet. If you live in the US, I challenge you to find 10 renters in your area that have a bidet or whose landlord actually gives a shit (ha ha) about their tenants' bum health.

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samename 3y ago
I’ve been renting since 2019 and I’ve had a bidet since 2020. When I moved I took the bidet with me. It’s a cheap one that get installed under the toilet seat, but definitely gets the job done.
electrondood 3y ago
You can buy an inexpensive wand attachment on Amazon for like $30.
pmontra 3y ago
Every home in Italy has a bidet, poor people, rich people.
- dheera 3y ago
  In Europe, yes. In the USA, not at all. I've only ever seen them in rich peoples' homes that they purchased. I have not once seen a rental property in the US with a bidet.
  - ghaff 3y ago
    And I've never seen one in a European hotel as is common in Japan. (Nor have I even seen one in a house in the US other than mine.)
riccardomc 3y ago
Complete nonsense. _All_ houses in Italy, even the most humble ones, have a bidet. It is required by law.
mauz 3y ago
Here's a $25 bidet [1] that I use that's compatible with most toilets. I guess a landlord could install a bidet in their apartment's toilets but I fail to see how this is a class issue. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZRC6717 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZRC6717
- latchkey 3y ago
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ketanmaheshwari 3y ago
$5 million for a house? I haven't looked recently but for most parts in the US, that sounds like outside of normal range. I know for a fact that our house is not worth $5 million.
- dheera 3y ago
  You need $5 million to afford a $1-2 million house if you want to have any money left over for retirement and emergency medical expenses in the US which can easily bankrupt you. That's not including emergency fund for famine or war given the direction the country is going to go with either of the current 2 president choices. If you had $5 million you wouldn't be smart to blow it all on a $5 million house, either. Houses cost $1-2 million in any city that actually has jobs. Yeah, you can get a shack in Kansas for $200k but good luck finding work there. Nothing wrong with renting, it's not gonna come with a bidet though.
  - ChainOfFools 3y ago
    Sorry, calling bullshit. Here you go, https://redf.in/uplqPz https://redf.in/uplqPz 390k 1,000 ft starter home, two bedrooms two bathrooms, in a literal beachfront town in southern California where you are at most a 10-minute walk from the water. Oh you're picturing something more mcmansion like, sorry that may take a little extra creativity and luck. But you absolutely do not need to spend 2 million, 1 million or even half a million, to live in a highly desirable area in this country. It took me all of about 30 seconds to find, granted I live in the area and have a general sense of where to look for something like this but zooming around the map will find dozens of such examples. This house is 390K. A few pennies short of a million much less 2. All in, because sellers pay all fees so the price shown is 95-100% what you pay. With decent credit you could get this with 10% down, now 40K in the bank is not exactly couch money but it's nowhere near beyond the reach of a single person, much less a couple, before kids and who jointly make an absolutely reasonable 70 to 90k combined given the area that you'd be in.
    - dheera 3y ago
      a-There are very few jobs in Carsbad unless you want to work at a fast food joint. Commuting from there to San Diego or LA (where there are jobs) is not realistic. Being a 10 minute walk from the water doesn't buy you food to eat, unless you plan on fishing every day, nor does it pay for property taxes and other idiotic fees. b-Buying stuff with money you don't have should never be the "default" way to do things. If you don't have the cash you can't afford it.
Rebelgecko 3y ago
I have a cheap $30 removable bidet on my main toilet. Cold water only but hasn't been an issue for me. I've used some of the fancy toto ones and they're awesome but the one I have gets the job done 90% as well
adwi 3y ago
Maybe for an actual porcelain bidet in $5M house. I have at least 10 friends that all rent that have bidets, ranging from a Tushy cold water to high end Toto ones. You can buy one with all the bells and whistles for < $300 on Amazon. 2 minutes to install. I’ve had to use an extension cord (kept dry, and into GFCI outlet) if there isn’t a convenient outlet for the heated water/seat/dryer ones. A lot less effort than mounting/unmounting a $300 TV and the quality of life improvement is so great I’m actually willing to talk about how I clean feces off my anus in semi-public.
nunez 3y ago
The fancy tankless TOTO washlets range between $3-15k. That's a lot but not completely inaccessible. The non-integrated TOTO Washlets range from $400-$1000. These have heated water, heated seats, heated dryer, a carbon air freshener and a remote. Some have auto-closing lids too. Definitely accessible for many in the HN crowd. Cold-water bidet attachments are, like, $30.

by dheera 3y ago

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samename 3y ago

I’ve been renting since 2019 and I’ve had a bidet since 2020. When I moved I took the bidet with me. It’s a cheap one that get installed under the toilet seat, but definitely gets the job done.

electrondood 3y ago

You can buy an inexpensive wand attachment on Amazon for like $30.

pmontra 3y ago

Every home in Italy has a bidet, poor people, rich people.

dheera 3y ago
In Europe, yes. In the USA, not at all. I've only ever seen them in rich peoples' homes that they purchased. I have not once seen a rental property in the US with a bidet.
- ghaff 3y ago
  And I've never seen one in a European hotel as is common in Japan. (Nor have I even seen one in a house in the US other than mine.)

riccardomc 3y ago

Complete nonsense. _All_ houses in Italy, even the most humble ones, have a bidet. It is required by law.

mauz 3y ago

Here's a $25 bidet [1] that I use that's compatible with most toilets. I guess a landlord could install a bidet in their apartment's toilets but I fail to see how this is a class issue. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZRC6717 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZRC6717

latchkey 3y ago
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ketanmaheshwari 3y ago

$5 million for a house? I haven't looked recently but for most parts in the US, that sounds like outside of normal range. I know for a fact that our house is not worth $5 million.

dheera 3y ago
You need $5 million to afford a $1-2 million house if you want to have any money left over for retirement and emergency medical expenses in the US which can easily bankrupt you. That's not including emergency fund for famine or war given the direction the country is going to go with either of the current 2 president choices. If you had $5 million you wouldn't be smart to blow it all on a $5 million house, either. Houses cost $1-2 million in any city that actually has jobs. Yeah, you can get a shack in Kansas for $200k but good luck finding work there. Nothing wrong with renting, it's not gonna come with a bidet though.
- ChainOfFools 3y ago
  Sorry, calling bullshit. Here you go, https://redf.in/uplqPz https://redf.in/uplqPz 390k 1,000 ft starter home, two bedrooms two bathrooms, in a literal beachfront town in southern California where you are at most a 10-minute walk from the water. Oh you're picturing something more mcmansion like, sorry that may take a little extra creativity and luck. But you absolutely do not need to spend 2 million, 1 million or even half a million, to live in a highly desirable area in this country. It took me all of about 30 seconds to find, granted I live in the area and have a general sense of where to look for something like this but zooming around the map will find dozens of such examples. This house is 390K. A few pennies short of a million much less 2. All in, because sellers pay all fees so the price shown is 95-100% what you pay. With decent credit you could get this with 10% down, now 40K in the bank is not exactly couch money but it's nowhere near beyond the reach of a single person, much less a couple, before kids and who jointly make an absolutely reasonable 70 to 90k combined given the area that you'd be in.
  - dheera 3y ago
    a-There are very few jobs in Carsbad unless you want to work at a fast food joint. Commuting from there to San Diego or LA (where there are jobs) is not realistic. Being a 10 minute walk from the water doesn't buy you food to eat, unless you plan on fishing every day, nor does it pay for property taxes and other idiotic fees. b-Buying stuff with money you don't have should never be the "default" way to do things. If you don't have the cash you can't afford it.

Rebelgecko 3y ago

I have a cheap $30 removable bidet on my main toilet. Cold water only but hasn't been an issue for me. I've used some of the fancy toto ones and they're awesome but the one I have gets the job done 90% as well

adwi 3y ago

Maybe for an actual porcelain bidet in $5M house. I have at least 10 friends that all rent that have bidets, ranging from a Tushy cold water to high end Toto ones. You can buy one with all the bells and whistles for < $300 on Amazon. 2 minutes to install. I’ve had to use an extension cord (kept dry, and into GFCI outlet) if there isn’t a convenient outlet for the heated water/seat/dryer ones. A lot less effort than mounting/unmounting a $300 TV and the quality of life improvement is so great I’m actually willing to talk about how I clean feces off my anus in semi-public.

nunez 3y ago

The fancy tankless TOTO washlets range between $3-15k. That's a lot but not completely inaccessible. The non-integrated TOTO Washlets range from $400-$1000. These have heated water, heated seats, heated dryer, a carbon air freshener and a remote. Some have auto-closing lids too. Definitely accessible for many in the HN crowd. Cold-water bidet attachments are, like, $30.