Have you ever ?
By Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
United States
February 25, 2026 5:33pm CST
My husband and I went to visit his brother and wife this past Saturday. While my sister-in-law and I were alone she was talking about my husband’s brother being extremely germaphobic. She told me that he opens a new bar of soap every time he showers. He throws them in the trash when he is finished bathing. He refuses to use it more than once. He feels it is too germy. She wanted to know if my husband does this too ? I told her no and that this was the first time that I had heard of anyone doing this ? I told my husband about the conversation and he was just as surprised as I was. His brother didn’t always do this. Have you ever known of anyone doing this ? It would add up cost wise for sure.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
They have been married for 7 years and she said he was doing it already when they got together. She already suggested liquid soap and uses it herself. He prefers the bars. It is a very odd thing.
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@JudyEv (377413)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Feb
@Tampa_girl7 They must have so many bars of soap hanging around if he uses a new one every time! 
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@snowy22315 (205985)
• United States
26 Feb
No never heard of that. Does he engage in excessive hand washing too?
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@snowy22315 (205985)
• United States
26 Feb
@Tampa_girl7 Maybe it's more like a quirk than true OCD.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
I am not sure, but he does take incredibly long showers.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
@snowy22315 If my husband did this it would drive me nuts.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
That is what she uses , but he prefers the bars.
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@DaddyEvil (171821)
• United States
26 Feb
But... Soap is self-cleaning. It's got a high pH and low moisture content, germs can't live on it and are washed down the drain while using it.
Have you suggested they try buying liquid soap, instead? I love my grapefruit shower gel. Just squeeze some out of the bottle onto your clean washcloth and close the bottle up again. No waste and it's ready for the next time you need it.
That sounds so expensive, too.
I've never heard of someone doing that before.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
He doesn’t know that she told me. She said she uses the liquid, but he won’t. It is really bizarre behavior.
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@RasmaSandra (96361)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Feb
I have never known about anyone doing this and it sounds like he might need help of some kind, I mean that is a lot of money wasting with the soap thrown away and all,
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
I agree. It is a real problem. I guess he doesn’t see it that way.
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@toniganzon (76016)
• Philippines
26 Feb
Nope. That seems to be a psychological problem. To save on throwing soaps, he should just probably use a liquid one.
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@LadyDuck (498323)
• Italy
27 Feb
@Tampa_girl7 This is also my opinion, it soon becomes very expensive.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
I wash my hands a lot too. Throwing the soap away is just so wasteful and expensive.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17401)
• Torrington, Connecticut
26 Feb
That's not normal lol He must spend a lot of money on soap a year lol, I wonder what he does with his toothbrush? New one every week?
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
I will have to ask her about that ? Thanks for making me laugh.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17401)
• Torrington, Connecticut
26 Feb
@Tampa_girl7 Anytime Marie lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
17 Mar
It really is very peculiar behavior.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
17 Mar
@DianneN I will suggest that to his wife.
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@arunima25 (93134)
• Bangalore, India
26 Feb
That seems like a new thing he has developed as your husband doesn't know about it. It seems like some phobia Disorder and he might need some help. Using those pump liquid soaps would be more economical .
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
I sgree, but he will only use the bar soap.
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@arunima25 (93134)
• Bangalore, India
5 Mar
@Tampa_girl7 that would waste so much. There are those mini soap bars that we get in hotels. I am not sure if we get them in general stores. That could have been a better option.
@Ineeddentures (27950)
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26 Feb
That is quite strange,
I certainly have never ever heard of anyone doing this before
It really would add up cost wise right enough
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
26 Feb
Yeah, the waste of soap and money would drive me nuts.
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@GardenGerty (168525)
• United States
26 Feb
Did this start during covid? Or has he always done this? I would find very small bars of soap for him to use and discard.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54603)
• United States
2 Mar
He hasn’t always had this problem. Not real sure when it started.
@jstory07 (148109)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Mar
I wonder why he does not use liquid soap that would work better. That would really add up cost wise.
@LeaPea2417 (39850)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Feb
I have never heard anyone doing that. That is wasteful and throwing money away.
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@valherma00 (2528)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
1 Mar
i'm living under a budget so i would use that soap again. besides that, i don't like to throw things easily.
