• daq@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 month ago

      Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but I don’t get the point. I was convinced by a billion people online and got a nice one with water and seat heater, dryer and a ton of other features. It sucks. Nobody in the family likes it or uses it now because afterwards you’re still wiping dirty ass that’s now wet.

      None of us are especially fat or have weird bodies as far as I can tell.

      Do the rest of you really get up with a clean asshole that you can just tap dry after?

      What the fuck are we all doing wrong?

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        1 month ago

        I’m a very hairy guy, so getting really clean down there is challenging sometimes. With the bidet I wiggle a bit to make sure the whole area is clean, and I usually do it a couple of times.

        And sometimes I wipe to dry and it’s still dirty… I think it has more to do with my diet than anything else. When that happens I just rinse and repeat, or I jump in the shower. Once I realized how much cleaner I feel after using water instead of just paper, I can’t go back.

        For anyone else reading this who doesn’t already have a bidet, don’t spend your money on the really fancy ones. You can get a basic model on Amazon for less than $50 (my first one was only $20), and unless you really want the heated seat, deodorizer, or other features, that’s all you need. The water pressure on the cheap ones was way better than on my fancy electronic one too.

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          14 hours ago

          As someone with a very hairy butt, I use one of those cheaper ones with more pressure, a good 30-60 seconds with some wiggling and there’s rarely any mess left. I keep some cloths dedicated to drying, after a quick dab with TP just in case, makes drying fast and convenient.

          I do have one of the units that connect to hot and cold though and notice best results when I use warmer water.

          I’m in a new house now and planning to get a new bidet. Thanks to your comment I will now ignore the fancy electric ones!

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            11 hours ago

            To be fair, you do get what you pay for… the features are very nice, but not necessary.