ᐅ Toilet prices ranging from €27.90 to €500 – objective information on the price differences?

I have had several IKEA faucets before, and in my experience, they are of the lowest quality. I also find 550€ for a design faucet more than reasonable—why is that considered "nonsense"? If you can live with the charm of a public restroom just because the quality is acceptable, that’s fine by me. For me, quality is not only about durability but also about appearance, feel, and functionality—that is, design.

I can’t say anything about the Ikea cartridges – only that we have had an Ideal Standard mixer tap at our washbasin for 35 years, and it still works fine. The same goes for our very old toilet bowl. I don’t mind that a toilet looks like a toilet – there really isn’t any alternative, is there? To me, they all basically look the same. Of course, there are differences in feel and function, but it’s not like there are coupe, SUV, or sedan shapes for toilets.

That the toilet casing is closed might still be relevant for completely freestanding toilets, but ours is installed in a niche, so it’s only visible from the front.

Since you mentioned function and feel – where exactly are the differences? We visited several showrooms, and to us, they were all just toilets. Apart from quality differences in the seat, honestly, we didn’t notice anything else different.

Why are some people getting so heated here? A clean public restroom, a restaurant bathroom, or a hotel bathroom is not a run-down, dirty toilet. And I never said the design wasn’t valuable. But I did say that these huge price markups in the bathroom sector are probably mostly because enough people are willing to pay them. It’s not about quality. I’m quite sure of that. Because even in our home, the standard single-lever mixer tap works perfectly for years. Our Ali ceramic, a private label from Keramag for standard fittings, in our guest bathroom is 12 years old and still tight and looks like new. That’s just the way it is. If someone says, “I treat myself because I like the design,” fine. But don’t say that those who buy standard equipment are buying cheap junk. That’s not true. Karsten

Our toilet seat cost about 110€ (approximately $120). And I find it extremely comfortable.

Not like all the stuff at the hardware store with way too small a hole.

Tornado Flush effectively removes everything that is deposited. I was really surprised by what this toilet can do. It is also very comfortable to sit on. The only downside is that some residues tend to stick occasionally.

merlin83 schrieb:
Tornado Flush really washes down everything that’s flushed. I was genuinely impressed by what this toilet can do. It’s also very comfortable to sit on. The only downside is that some residue tends to stick sometimes.

Hm, we currently have a close-coupled toilet, as mentioned, a hardware store model from 35 years ago. We’ve never had problems with large deposits^^ or any sticky residue before.

That’s actually something I don’t understand at all: with the more expensive toilets, people always say that finally it flushes clean, like you said, "everything that’s flushed goes down," etc.
But so far, I’ve never had this problem. I flush, and everything is gone. Or do I just have a different standard? Do you never have to use the brush and is your toilet always clean? What about the cleaning effort? We spray every few weeks, let it sit for a short time, then wipe it off. Done.

What I’m really curious about regarding the TOTO model is the following:
- Which exact model do you have?
- Is the toilet really that quiet? If yes, does that have any advantage?
- How does it deal with limescale at the water outlets?

Caspar2020 schrieb:
Our toilet seat cost around €110. And I find it so comfortable. Not like all that stuff from the hardware store with way too small an opening.

*smiles* That was exactly my experience… at the specialist store. I found all the seats there way too small; we even specifically asked if they had any with a larger opening. We just got a blank stare in response.
Compared to that, we find our €14.99 (around $16) seat, which we bought years ago at the hardware store after the original broke from a fall, very comfortable.

The specialist store is currently charging nearly €300 (about $320) just for the seat.