Delivery man using toilet

[Fountofwisdom]

I admit I am a bit of a clean freak at best of times. Can’t bear people wearing shoes inside etc. But really don’t like workmen, etc using my bathroom.

A delivery driver arrived earlier with some kitchen appliances, just delivering, not installing. He asked to use the bathroom and I immediately wanted to say no, as I HATE strangers in my bathroom. But didn’t feel I could refuse.

So he was in bathroom for a minute or so and went on his way. I went in to clean the toilet as I always would, and not only had he used it, but he left a big black pubic hair on the toilet seat 🤮🤮 Absolutely revolting.

Have spent 5 minutes deep cleaning and disinfecting toilet and have put the hand towel in wash because I’m so disgusted.

AIBU to refuse access to my bathroom in future? Or am I over-reacting?

i will have builders in for 2 weeks shortly and obviously they will want to use the bathroom, which I’m not delighted about but can’t be helped. Means I’ll have to clean the toilet every day, but I can’t refuse them using it.

But random delivery men - would you refuse? And what would you say?

Random delivery person - I would have refused to let them use my toilet as they use pub/cafe toilets when on a delivery round.

Builders working in my house all day - I would let them use the toilet and clean it when they have gone. If you have two toilets make sure they only use one, preferably a downstairs cloakroom toilet.

We only have one login the family bathroom upstairs so dislike anyone who doesn’t live here using it but obviously let visiting family or friends but definitely no random strangers like your delivery man.

Edit: I just saw another poster mention getting your builders a Portoloo. I would definitely do this if they are working for two weeks. Especially if they are working downstairs only, they wouldn’t need to go upstairs at all.

Yes, you just hope that some of these uber-clean freaks will be desperate one day - with no pub or handy Morrison’s anywhere near - and whoever they ask will say, ‘Ugh, no way I’m letting a stranger use my loo!’

Freaks?

I'm way more grossed out by your attitude than I would be by a pube.

If you're so disdainful of other people in your house, then I suggest you DIY your jobs in future.

you are not going to survive this building work in your home for 2 weeks if you cant cope with what happened today.

Seriously, you are OTT.

I advise you to contact builders and tell them to hire a portaloo for the duration.

even without OCD or whatever you have going on, having builders in your home for anything more than 24 hours and having them use the loo is not pleasant at all. We had them for 3 weeks and they had use of a loo, but within a week we told them to get a portaloo because the mess etc was unacceptable.

YABU

And the person making ginger pube jokes is also BVU.

Oh come on! I can’t imagine he picked it off and put it there. It’s one of those things be kind and worry about real problems in life!

Tradespeople and delivery staff are human and need the toilet. It's really not ok to say no, which you didn't so all good.
It's one of those where you occasionally have to push yourself out of your comfort zone.

Why the fuck would someone knock on a stranger’s front door and ask if they could use their loo?

Don’t blame you, OP

A Pube of any colour on the loo seat is grim.

Some people make a mess , splashing the seat with wee, or fouling up a loo brush with pooey loo roll.

Maybe by trying to break the back of a monster poo.

Friend hides her loo brush as she’s had hers abused by visitors ( usually men)

She is fastidiously clean .

I think if I was a delivery driver I would make sure I used supermarkets or pubs, or any other public facilities.

I certainly wouldn't be asking home owners, I think it is unnecessary and a bit invasive to be honest.

If it's a workman or an engineer that's going to be spending 30 minutes - an hour with you, possibly fair enough but not a basic delivery driver. They will know where they can go if they are experienced enough.

AW, love this 🙂

Yes, I used the word advisedly. IMO people who are super-obsessed with germs and extreme levels of hygiene, are freaks.

@MichaelandKirk You can do that, but they'll add the cost of hiring it to your bill. Don't think I'd want to pay for that just to save cleaning the toilet!

The guy was driving.

Even assuming op lives in the middle of nowhere, he’ll have passed plenty of places to have a wee on the way there, there’s no reason at all to arrive at op’s house feeling absolutely desperate.

It happens all the time. 🤣🤣🤣

Waste of time washing the hand towel. No way someone who leaves pubes about would have washed their hands

That's why richer people have an easier life 😂

Bigger house means a toilet for "trade" and some visitors, keeping the family loos in the house private. Cleaner to deal with the aftermath, done.

For the poor sods like us, it's more problematic.
I can understand why people who have toilets in their bathroom are not that keen on having a stranger using that.

Seriously?!? What a childish and quite frankly vile comment.

This happened to me.. Never again!

How horrible of you. I wonder if you've ever been told you can't use the bathroom in your workplace because you are too disgusting.

Having a portaloo for builders is perfectly standard?

It's surprising how often the wash basin is bone dry after I've let someone use the loo.

Why are you tagging me
I haven’t called anyone disgusting
What has a workplace got to do with your house
Some comments really are bizarre

I mean, he may have just been caught short and I’d hate the thought of someone wetting themselves for the sake of needing to clean a toilet?