When was the last time you saw/used a coin operated pay toilet stall ?

[StarSong]

Correct, here in US I have seen an outer room next to rest room with a couch so you could rest, I think it was our old JCP store but rest room is just a better term than bathroom to use out in public.

I think a lot of those couches were for nursing mothers and those whose babies needed a diaper change. It was before changing stations popped up in most restrooms.

 

[HoneyNut]

Has anyone seen such a thing recently ? If so where ( as in what country )? Second question, I know a guy who collects specimens of toilet paper when he travels. Anyone collect TP samples ?

Although I don't remember seeing a coin operated toilet since I was a young child, I did need to pay an attendant to use a restroom somewhere. I can't remember where I was, but it must have been at some tourist attraction in 2019. I only traveled to Wales, London, and Paris, so must have been one of those countries.

I did keep a toilet paper sample for years from Israel. The toilet paper was like the crepe paper we'd use in the US to make streamer decorations for parties. The TP paper was a vile purple if I remember correctly.

 

[Roadwarrior]

Last used & remembered was in the 60's in Italy during my service time. A hole in the floor molded into a porcelian fixture and 2 hand rails mounted on opposite walls. Quite an experience. It was different than the 'Benjo Ditches' available at no cost in the far east (Asian) countries, never used them.

 

[Lilac]

First & last time I seen pay toilets was in the 90's in Germany. I had to make sure I had coins with me when we out & about.

 

[Manatee]

Haven't seen one in many decades.

 

[Buckeye]

In either 1999 or 2001, on a visit to London, at Harrods we were given some little green ticket when we made a purchase that gave us access to the public rest rooms. Was there a coin slot if you didn't have a ticket? I dunno.

On a later visit in 2014 I don't remember that being the case, but I don't really remember.

 

[jujube]

There have been times that a pay toilet would have been a welcome sight......ANY toilet.

I was in Casablanca, wandering around and got hit with "_________'s Revenge". I looked around, not a toilet in sight. I knew I wasn't going to make it back to the hotel. I was outside a shop and thought I'd check in there. Through a door, I saw, wonder of all wonders: a Western toilet!

I gestured toward it and the shopkeeper nodded. Ahhhh. When I came out, I tried to give him some money for letting me use it. I'll never forget what he said: "Is no problem, Good Lady. When you have to go, is BIG problem!" I could have kissed him, but instead I bought some doo-dads in his shop. I was so grateful.

I used a lot of squatty-potties in Turkey, but I was young then and could squat and not have to worry about getting back up. The only time it was a problem was when I was in my last months of pregnancy and trying to use one on a pitching ferry in a storm. Not fun.

 

[Paladin1950]

Way back in the early 1970's when I was travelling around the country. In Minneapolis, not only were there pay toilets, in the bus terminal, there were also pay televisions. 25¢ for a half an hour. Matter of fact, I was in the terminal at 9:30 pm on a Saturday night. So I put in a quarter, and turned to CBS, for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, since it took place in Minneapolis. Although it was really shot in Los Angeles.

 

[oscash]

I haven't seen a coin operated pay toilet in decades. When I gotta go, it's McDonalds time.

I was with a friend here in Sydney and we decided to attend a McDonalds toilet before we went to a concert. When we got there, there was a queue with men and women waiting to use them, turned out to be a unisex toilet so we quickly exited and went to the hotel down the road.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Never saw one.

 

[Rich]

I remember these things..

 

[Fyrefox]

I can remember encountering pay toilets decades ago in large city bus terminals. “Free” toilets were also available, but they were fewer in number and tended to be more heavily trafficked and so were more disgustingly unsanitary. I could tell you horror stories about the things I’ve seen in public rest rooms!

I was glad to put a dime into a slot to access a cleaner toilet without someone impatiently waiting outside anxious to use the facility. If memory serves, for an additional amount, perhaps a quarter, you could access a larger booth that also boasted a private sink!

 

[StarSong]

When there was a line for pay toilets, women exiting the toilet usually held the door open for the next customer so she wouldn't have to pay to use it.