Aussie girl’s baffling discover in toilet of recent residence: ‘Very odd’

A Gold Coast girl has been left puzzled after discovering uncommon toilet options in her new residence.

Mina Alcantara posted pictures of the odd equipment in each her showers to Fb, requesting assist to work out what they’re.

The photographs present a white platform connected close to the underside of the partitions in her showers.

“We moved in not too long ago and I am unable to work out what that is within the bathe,” she wrote. “It slopes down and it would not maintain a cleaning soap bar.”

The mother-of-two advised Yahoo Information she had by no means seen one earlier than and her complete household was baffled by the discover.

Have you learnt what these toilet equipment are used for? Supply: Fb/Mina Alcantara

“I actually thought it was for a cleaning soap bar so I put it there and it simply fell,” she stated, including, “My four-year-old tried to sit down on it.”

Her submit was flooded with feedback, with many questioning whether or not a cleaning soap dish had been put in the wrong way up.

“Seems to be like a cleaning soap holder that is been put the fallacious means,” one individual responded.

“Very odd,” one other stated.

Some revealed additionally they had one of their bathe.

“My husband requested me if the individuals earlier than us (of their 70s) used it as a approach to maintain up a leg throughout bathe nookie, and now I am unable to get the picture out of my head,” one individual wrote.

What the bathe accent is for

It wasn’t lengthy earlier than dozens of others jumped in with an evidence.

“It is undoubtedly a foot relaxation,” one girl commented.

One other confirmed: “It’s a footrest for shaving legs.”

“Was all of the go in Nineties,” somebody added.

One individual described it because the “smartest thing ever”.

Others chimed in: “Want I had this” and “I’ve needed one my complete life.”

Left: Photo of Facebook user Mina Alcantara.  Right: A screengrab of a Facebook post about footrests in showers

Mina Alcantara took to social media searching for solutions concerning the objects in her bathe and was “blown away” by the response. Supply: Fb/Mina Alcantara

Social media customers elevate security issues

Nonetheless, some raised issues concerning the peak of Ms Alcantara’s footrests.

“It’s positioned up too excessive so that you can use to shave,” one individual commented.

One other warned towards placing an excessive amount of weight on it.

“They arrive off the wall if older,” wrote a involved Fb person.

One other individual added: “I would be means too scared to place my leg on that to shave, I would in all probability convey the tile down.”

One individual admitted she repeatedly hits her legs on the footrest in her bathe.

“Mine’s simply put in for me to bang my shins on and canopy me in bruises.”

Overwhelming response to uncommon options

Ms Alcantara advised Yahoo Information she had been urged to take away the equipment by two others, who each advised her they’d ended up in hospital after utilizing a footrest within the bathe.

Nonetheless, she stated was “blown away” by the response to her question and has no plans to take away the footrests.

“My footrest is breaking the web,” she joked.

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