I have pee pads - just in case. Sometimes it will go unused for weeks. Then, one day I'll find poo or a peepee on there.
I guess it just saves me from being frustrated or my husband being upset over an accident.
I am a stay at home mom, but I'm never home all day every day. Oliver is crated in his palace

when no one's here. But if I leave to go ride my horse, ect... and my husband is here and forgets to let Olllie out - then it's OK... my older daughter totally forgets to let him out if we are out on a date and we come home 4 hrs later..."has the dog been out? - uh - no....."
just peace of mind for me.... Oh and I have 2 on each floor...he has lots of choices....