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Toilet Seat Inflation

RollTide2008 — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 21:40:46 GMT

I'm tired of talking about the price increase in eggs and gas. Over the weekend the plastic hinges on my upstairs bathroom toilet seat snapped. I checked my Home Depot account and found I purchased that one January 2020 and paid $17.95 for it. Home Depot has one in stock. I was expecting it would be about $22. It's $32.95! That's some kind of crazy inflation.

Jokes on them. The Amazon Choice product when I searched for a similar description was $15.98. It will be here tomorrow.

Is there something you only purchase once every few years and were shocked by the price increase?

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ScrapHappy — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 21:51:41 GMT

It's not something I buy every few years but I recently purchased door levers. Needed a set of 10. Hall/closet, bed/bath, dead bolt, keyed entry. Prices ranged from $98 to high $0's (depending on style). Ended up costing about $1100. Ouch!

P.S. I did find one other at a lower price point but they were like plastic.

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Scooby Doo — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:05:31 GMT

Funny, I found a brand new, in box, toilet set in my storage shed. I don't know the story behind that.

But, I needed some little halogen lights for a fixture in my bathroom. These things are 1.5 inch tall and 1 inch wide. Lowes has them in a package of 3 for $17. I need 5. HD doesn't have the model I need. Good old Amazon had them 10 for $10. It's no wonder the big A is so popular.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:45:13 GMT

@RollTide2008 Funny, I saw your title and was sure you were going to tell us about a new, blow-up toilet seat.

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Chessa35 — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:59:56 GMT

I guess now you can really call it , " The Throne " , at that price!

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shoekitty — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:24:03 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@RollTide2008 Funny, I saw your title and was sure you were going to tell us about a new, blow-up toilet seat.

@Kachina624 Me too, I thought something new was in my future, lol!

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SharkE — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:27:07 GMT

In the future probably will be something that will wipe your posterior for you.

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fthunt — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:35:54 GMT

I thought air-filled seats had been around for years. Maybe they got discontinued as I haven't needed a replacement and never bought one of those.

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RedTop — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:38:36 GMT

Yes, replacement parts for inside the toilet tank have not only jumped in price, but finding the right one for your tank is a $@#%*!

We've replaced the innerds in both tanks in the last year and it's been 3 trips to Lowes each time to get the one that works. Everything is a packaged like generic one fits all, but it does not!

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Pook — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:58:39 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
In the future probably will be something that will wipe your posterior for you.

Bidets have been around forever. The good ones also have a warm air feature that dries you after cleansing with fast water sprays.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:42:11 GMT

@ScrapHappy They were "like" plastic or were plastic?

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We rescue cats — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:43:10 GMT

@RollTide2008 wrote:
I'm tired of talking about the price increase in eggs and gas. Over the weekend the plastic hinges on my upstairs bathroom toilet seat snapped. I checked my Home Depot account and found I purchased that one January 2020 and paid $17.95 for it. Home Depot has one in stock. I was expecting it would be about $22. It's $32.95! That's some kind of crazy inflation.

We replaced all the commodes in the house a couple of years ago. Our handyman recommended that we upgrade all the plastic nuts, bolts and hinges with metal ones. It was one of those..."okay we will" moments that never came to be. Now just trying to find the darned things is not easy. Kicking myself.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:07:27 GMT

And there are some things that you really wouldn't want to do without - like a darned toilet seat!

Besides food items that have increased, I haven't had to buy any "oddities" lately (except new windows, which are a necessity and I think I'm getting a good deal and a great install), though I find that I am on the look out for things I might need down the road, and when I see them I buy them. I have a box full of extra night lights and three prong plug adapters.

We have the "soft close" seats by Toto. Nice idea - just tap on the seat or cover and it slowly closes with no thud but sometimes you just need the seat closed and I'm not that patient but I don't want to break the mechanism. Especially not now.

You practically have to call a plumber to fix some of these. Gone are the days when I could just add a paperclip to the chain and the problem was solved.

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wagirl — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:32:54 GMT

The thing that I was actually shocked about a price increase was a spray can of Lysol---it was nearly $11!!!! I think I paid under $5 for it--I don't use it much and never did during the pandemic---so had a couple cans laying around--but that really shocked me!!

Re: Toilet Seat Inflation

ScrapHappy — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:33:46 GMT

The ones I purchased feel heavy in weight. Feels sturdy. The less expensive ones were very light in weight, not sturdy at all. Didn't think the light weight ones would be a good choice, especially for the door(s) that lead outside.

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bikerbabe — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:32:48 GMT

@wagirl

I paid 10.99 recently for a pack of 2.

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faeriemoon — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:45:53 GMT

Count me among those who thought we were going to discuss blow-up toilet seats.

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AngelPuppy1 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:28:37 GMT

We just had to get a new toilet seat a couple weeks ago. I thought it would be like under $20. It was about $45!!!! And it was just a basic seat! Sheesh! Don't get me started on the price of things now!!!