Now I don’t know about you, but I can’t get overly excited about a new toilet. However, there’s a toilet that’s taking the world by storm, that has a little nozzle that comes out of the bowl and sprays you, and all while playing soothing music to cover up the, err, inevitable noises.
Mark and his wife live in America’s humid south are one of many who have converted to the joys of the Japanese-style, all-in-one electronic bidet and toilet, smart shower toilets, as they’re known.
These toilets sing, some massage your cheeks, others heat the seat, and instead of having to do the ‘cleaning’ bit yourself, you press a button and a bolt of water is squirted toward the relevant area with force and accuracy of a laser guided Super Soaker.
Mark says, “I eat a lot of spicy food so it’s very helpful for that, it alleviates the burn.”
Too much information eh!
And if that wasn’t weird enough, Toto, the manufacturer of the Washlet, who built their first loo back in 1914 and revolutionised superior loos has now sold 50 million units since 1980 and even has its own museum to the porcelain throne.
Until recently these porcelain poo-topias were mostly a Japanese and South Korean phenomenon, but now they’re breaking into European and American markets.
I don’t think I’ll be rushing out for one, I’ll stick to my 3-ply and trusty old bog-standard loo, pardon the pun!
Discussion1 Comment
The writer (Annette) may not be able to get excited about this novel toilet but for anyone who suffers from arthritis in the wrists, then this is an excellent solution for what has become a very messy procedure. When you get to my age Annette you will be eating your words :-). Cheers – John F – your Active Ageing Mentor and Coach.