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To be annoyed at the lack of bathrooms

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 13:39

I have my period. I can feel that i need to change my tampon.

I'm out walking round my city. There are no public bathrooms anywhere near me.

I see a sign for a bathroom in a small shopping centre near me. I walk in. The bathroom is actually in a shop. I'm told that the bathroom is only available for paying customers.

So now I have to get in a long queue and wait further and buy something while I really need to change my tampon.

Surely there should be better toilet services available.

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OooPourUsACupLove · 20/01/2025 13:48

graceinspace999 · 20/01/2025 13:44

Go into a pub - if it’s empty pretend to look for a friend then dart into the loo. Do not catch bar persons eye.

If it’s full go straight in.

Never ask if you can use a shop/pub//cafe toilet just walk in confidently.

Ah I do the opposite, I say I can't stop for a drink but would it be ok if I just use the loo and put some money in the charity box in return (or if there is not one, the tip box). People almost always say yes.

Twirlywurly2 · 20/01/2025 13:47

Your best best is supermarkets but not always the bigger ones around in town centres.

That said, it's understandable you have to be a paying customer for them. You just got unlucky with the queue.

IamSmarticus · 20/01/2025 13:44

I don't think that there are any public toilets in my city either, other than maybe in the bus station, they have all been closed.

The issue was that the council couldn't afford to pay someone to man them all the time and people were using them to take drugs etc. so they were all closed.

I can understand why businesses don't want non-customers using their toilets though.

graceinspace999 · 20/01/2025 13:44

Go into a pub - if it’s empty pretend to look for a friend then dart into the loo. Do not catch bar persons eye.

If it’s full go straight in.

Never ask if you can use a shop/pub//cafe toilet just walk in confidently.

ohtowinthelottery · 20/01/2025 13:43

I'm not sure if you are in America or are American (use of the word bathroom to mean toilet is not common in the UK), but public toilets are sadly the victims of spending cuts by Local Authorities in the UK. So whilst I agree that they should exist, they are becoming rarer in the UK (as I'm sure they are in other countries) due to running costs.

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