Author Topic: Is it rude to guests if you hide the plunger in your bathroom?  (Read 1711 times)

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Downstairs bath has a brush in the cabinet under the sink, upstairs it's next to the john.

If someone needed the plunger at our house - I'd have to hunt it down. I know we have one, maybe two, but it or they aren't in either bathroom at the moment.

I feel vindicated

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Oh, no worries, I took it to mean "most plastic holders are kind of crappy," and I actually sort of agree that they kind of are. Mine in particular was very cheap, very low-end. Maybe it was made by Rubbermaid decades ago, but who knows?

But it's so functional that I adore it.

And now that I store it in the cabinet, I really need the tilting functionality. So I'll be sad when it eventually gets really brittle and cracks.

This is the closest I could find to what mine is. Though mine isn't as modern looking and it doesn't have the vents for drying (those would be a nightmare to clean).

https://www.wayfair.com/bed-bath/pdp/libman-premium-angled-17in-h-free-standing-toilet-brush-and-holder-quj1183.html

Thank you for being gracious!

Those vents?  Perfect for trapping germs and 'residue'.  Sometimes I wonder who designs these things...

But then I decide it's a person who has never had a cleaning job in their entire life!
"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."  - Julian of Norwich
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They're thinking they need to provide ventilation so it can dry out.

I think industrial designers should be required to live with the product they've designed for two months of regular use, maybe more, before they submit it for production.

And it is true that mine, which is solid (though there are certainly ways for air to get in there) does sometimes still have a little puddle of cleaning solution in the bottom by the next time I use it, because the brush holds onto a lot).

But I never worry about that cleaning solution being there; I'd rather have that than have to wash the holder. Inside the cabinet, it wouldn't be as bad because it wouldn't get dust (skin cells, terry cloth fibers and cells, toilet paper residue and cells...) landing on it. But...

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I don't think I've ever used a plunger on a loo...

Our lives in with tools we rarely use in a storage basket; the last time it was used was 2011 when we moved into a rental property, and the kitchen sink didn't drain properly.

We actually have two plungers, because the one that's the best shape for the toilet isn't a good shape for the kitchen sink.

Which reminds me that as I get my kitchen sink cabinet fully functional, I need to investigate whether that plunger can fit in the deep back there. There might not be room, but I want to try.