Is it true that toilet seat covers serve almost no purpose?

Question

i heard this on the radio a while back, so i wonder, with all the conservationalist things going on lately, why even make them?

Answer 1

Studies show that cell phones are dirtier than toilet seats. You can't catch any diseases from the toilet and your bum doesn't get dirty because the only part that gets "dirty" doesn't touch the seat. Yeah I'd say they are pretty much pointless, more less there to make you feel better but really serve no purpose.

Answer 2

Probably but as I am an extreme germaphobe so I will keep right on using them, while I am squatting there.

You just never know when you are going to lose your balance. Any barrier is better than nothing is the way I see it.

Answer 3

They do serve 2 purposes. They look nice and if you need to sit on the toilet, your bunns don't get cold.

Answer 4

Actually they do. First, it adds aesthetic appeal to the bathroom. Second, it helps you to sit comfortably while you do "it". Especially with my aged, no-frills/simple Dad, he likes it very much. That's one of the amenities in the bathroom that he really appreciates. I agree with him 100%.

As they say "When in rome, do as the Romans do".

Answer 5

super question. i do no longer understand, in keeping with risk by way of fact sitting on a bathroom that somebody else and been sitting on and touching it with your butt, purely sounds extra gross than using a telephone after somebody else and touching it with your face and palms does.

Answer 6

i'd like a massaging toilet seat

Answer 7

They are very handy in those bathrooms with hand dryers only and no towels.

Answer 8

Nope, they make you feel better about where you're going.