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Fireflies Fri 18-Aug-17 12:03:36

PLease help settle this argument for me... I recently had a good friend come to stay and immediately noticed that everytime I nipped to the loo, the roll had been changed round on the hanger so that the end of it fell at the back of the roll, near the wall, instead of resting over the top (if you see what I mean). I realised it was her doing it and we had a good laugh about it - but we both insist our way is the 'right' way! What does everyone else think? Are there other things like this when you just 'know' you're right grin

SiobhanSharpe Sat 19-Aug-17 12:52:11

I read somewhere that the best way to hang the toilet paper s over the top and away from the wall as it is much more hygienic this way, and from what a PP said about the children's, errm, messy fingers, it seems to be correct !

grandMattie Sat 19-Aug-17 12:46:13

So agree gulligranny. The number of times I've had to put the new roll in, one would think i am the only one using TP!
And so to the important stuff -

Don't care, as long as it is weak
Second
Barth
French being my first language, it would have to be "Dinner" - I have to say, when I first came here, the subtle class differences between supper/dinner/tea totally confused me.

gulligranny Sat 19-Aug-17 12:37:37

I really don't care which way it is, as long as it's there!

Nelliemaggs Sat 19-Aug-17 12:28:49

Square (or round or pyramid)
Second
Barth, corrected by one of my grandsons to bath every time
Supper or tea

End of the loo roll to the fore

Right, that's got the important stuff out of the way.

gagsy Sat 19-Aug-17 12:20:56

Front

Lyndie Sat 19-Aug-17 12:18:31

The only time I put loo rolls to be pulled from the back, is when toddlers are around. Then when they play with it it doesn't unravel.

Aepgirl Sat 19-Aug-17 12:08:42

Apart from which is right and which is wrong, your friend was in YOUR home and shouldn't have changed anything.

Kim19 Sat 19-Aug-17 11:41:14

I read somewhere that 'over' resulted in less usage. My mean streak came to the fore immediately and that's how it's been in my house ever since.

quizqueen Sat 19-Aug-17 11:37:02

Definitely over the front- tell your visitors to stop changing things in your house!

Caro1954 Sat 19-Aug-17 11:12:44

Over the top.
Milk in second.
Barth.
Supper.

Craftycat Sat 19-Aug-17 11:07:13

Upstairs bathroom- at the back as the roll works better that way as it just has a roller thingy but downstairs cloakroom at the front as holder has a stainless steel flap so it has to be at the front to pull against.
However I am obviously the only one who knows the rules as it is always on the wrong way if anyone else changes it.
On this subject have I got the only husband in the world who changes roll when there are at least 30 sheets left on it!!??

Redrobin51 Sat 19-Aug-17 11:00:16

Over the top. I have had this disagreement with OH but when we had a unit with a toilet roll dispenser in it the only way it would fall easily was my way. A small triump for womankind.x

Lupatria Sat 19-Aug-17 10:59:34

always hanging down the back - it's easier to control and looks tidier.

Lupatria Sat 19-Aug-17 10:58:20

always hanging down the back - it's easier to use and looks tidier.

dbDB77 Sat 19-Aug-17 10:55:40

Primrose - maybe it's a northern/southern hemisphere thing - like water going down the plug hole clockwise/anti-clockwise smile
As for me I'm "the back" - not OTT - oh no, my non-U working class roots are showing grin

icanhandthemback Sat 19-Aug-17 10:52:06

I'd quite like mine to actually have paper on it to go either way...why can't people get out a new roll when they've used it down to cardboard!

jocork Sat 19-Aug-17 10:36:24

My mum always said 'down the back' stopped it running away when you pulled but I'm not convinced it makes a difference. I always have mine 'over the top to the front' and at one house had the holder on the wall in front of the toilet as it was the only suitable place and if it was down the back it was too far away to reach! to reach!

Synonymous Sat 19-Aug-17 10:18:38

'the' not 'thus'!

Synonymous Sat 19-Aug-17 10:16:51

As one of our friends found when she had her DS and DGSs staying, they had changed the toilet roll from hanging down thus front to their preferred way of down the back. At least one of the children, judging by the differing colours, had clearly had messy hands and this had been transferred to the wall and been hidden by the overhanging tissue until Granny had noticed the stripes on the strip she had pulled off to use. Gruesome eh!? grin

GrumpyOldBat Sat 19-Aug-17 10:16:08

My mother has the roll hanging to the back. It irritated me when I was a child, and if I changed the roll, I did it the right way. As to the other burning issues - don't care about tea bag shape (prefer loose leaf); milk in second; definitely bath; tea or dinner (depends if there is gravy on it). And the jam goes on first, otherwise the clotted cream ends up an odd texture and the whole thing ends up looking like oozy roadkill.

Hm999 Sat 19-Aug-17 10:11:51

My daughter has an opinion, and I've never noticed she cared before. I sit on the loo changing it from one to the other randomly for fun now!

Persistentdonor Sat 19-Aug-17 10:11:00

I have no idea which is correct, smile but I am positive I have read that more gets used when the end is towards the front.

tonibolt Sat 19-Aug-17 10:04:03

Over the top here. I would never change it anyone's bathroom though, and would feel a bit niggled if a visitor changed mine!

Polremy Sat 19-Aug-17 09:58:01

I read somewhere that putting the roll so that the end is at the back is a good way to stop young children taking more than necessary. Have two grandchildren to stay next week so I might just turn it round for the duration.

JanaNana Sat 19-Aug-17 09:53:55

I think yours is the right way of placing it. Have seen the argument for this a few times. Some people just can,t resist though either putting it the other way around as they think it's how it should be ...or for a bit of a joke to wind you up.