In many countries, toilet paper is meant to be flushed or people are used to a bidet. For a man, this could mean pretty much no reason to have a trash can near the toilet.
But if you plan on having people over, specially women as a date, have a little trash can with a plastic bag and a lid near your toilet. That’s where your guest might dispose of a tampon, pad, cotton swabs, condom packaging, and similar items.
Make sure you have some toilet paper available even if you prefer a bidet, too - there are many times it could come in handy, and people might be shy to request it after using the toilet and realizing its not there.
Hold up, do people actually not just have a small trash can in the bathroom??
According to many of my female friends, yes, actually!
My housemate (we’re both men) was so confused when I got a bin for the toilet.
His girlfriend commented on it as he never had a bin at his old apartment
This is shocking. Shocking!
What the hell? There are people who don’t have toilet paper in their bathroom? Do you stick your dick in the bidet every time you had a piss?
To go along with that, if you are adding one for having a lady friend over, you can have a container of individually sealed tampons or pads available. They will likely never need it but in the event that they do, you’ll have gone a long ways to making them more comfortable. When you first show them around your place, and mention the bathroom location, just casually mention that there is an SOS kit that has a few things like pads/tampons/etc in it and don’t be awkward about it.
I thought this was a given. I have a rubbish bin with a lid and it also functions as a sharps container.
Ye, I’m surprised that many don’t have a bin. Where do they throw away the hygiene/medicine stuff too like used floss, swabs, tissues, completely used products, etc.?
Sharps container?
A container for sharp things, like needles or razor blades.
