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

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jimintoronto

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I was joking with my Wife about the idea of a Scotsman doing the limbo, to get under the door of a pay toilet stall in a Public House. It got me to thinking that the pay toilet coin operated door is probably a thing of the past, at least here in Canada. How about where you live ? 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 ? Unused of course.......JImB.
 

It use to be "spend a penny" ,then it went to 6p,then 20p, when i was last in London which was about 10year ago I got a shock when I had to put 50p in the turnstyle to get in .
Mostly now use a department store toilet which is / was free, but now theres not that many large department stores , but I believe Cafe /Resturant do have to have Toilets by law ..So I could always nip in buy a Cuppa T and nip to Loo
 
In the bus station in Mexico City, the restrooms had turnstiles like you see in prisons and it cost 7 pesos to get in.

Then when you got in, you had to get your toilet paper from a vending machine. You'd get three pieces for a peso.

Most restrooms, you'd need to give 5 pesos to the attendant at the door. Sometimes there'd be paper in the stall; sometimes the attendant would hand it out.
 

Our Major train stations in London didn't stop charging for the use of toilets until 2019....

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The last time I used a pay toilet was probably in the late 70s. The price was a dime and I was in such a hurry that I didn’t notice I had paid and gone into the wrong bathroom until I saw the urinal. I didn’t have another dime so I hurried as fast as I could and then practically ran out of the store in embarrassment. These days I don’t guess it would matter which bathroom I used.
 
I am just trying to fathom having to pay to use the toilet for something that is a bodily function. Someone trying to make money off of a person having to do their business just blows my mind. I have never seen or used one of these facilities.
 
Not since childhood. I use libraries when on the road. Their restrooms are always free. I didn't know pay toilets existed anymore.
 
Jeannie said:
I am just trying to fathom having to pay to use the toilet for something that is a bodily function. Someone trying to make money off of a person having to do their business just blows my mind. I have never seen or used one of these facilities.
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The point was that the coins spent were used to keep the toilets clean, and it kept out the street people. Major train and bus stations here in Canada had them right across the country into the 80's. JimB.
 
About a month ago up at the central rail station. Didn't have any 20pence piece, so couldn't use it. Held up and made it 🤣 to bus station loos. It was free, phew! 😂😂😂
 
I have never seen one in my life.

I love the way some of you say Loo it is so British I can hear the accent too as you type it lol lol love the accent.. We call it a restroom if it is public at home it is a bathroom.
 

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


When King George the Fifth, and King George the Sixth's heads were still on the penny, and I never went too far away from bushes anyway. 😊
 
Jeannie said:
I am just trying to fathom having to pay to use the toilet for something that is a bodily function. Someone trying to make money off of a person having to do their business just blows my mind. I have never seen or used one of these facilities.
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They were quite common in the 70s and earlier. Most girls/women made sure they always had a few dimes in their wallets. The idea was to defray the cost of water, TP, and attendants to keep restrooms clean. While I understand your sentiments, an argument can be made that it's not a business's responsibility to pay the cost for non-customers to manage their bodily functions.

I still occasionally come across them, particularly in touristy places (even in the US). They take a quarter or, if you're a customer, a token that the business provides.
 
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perplexed said:
I have never seen one in my life.

I love the way some of you say Loo it is so British I can hear the accent too as you type it lol lol love the accent.. We call it a restroom if it is public at home it is a bathroom.
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But no one actually rests in a restroom. It should be a "reliefroom." Anyway, I'm sure we could do better on that one. Instead of a "Loo" in the US, we could call it a "Poo."
 
JustDave said:
But no one actually rests in a restroom. It should be a "reliefroom." Anyway, I'm sure we could do better on that one. Instead of a "Loo" in the US, we could call it a "Poo."
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Here in Canada the wording is varied, across the country. The bog, the can, the shack out back, the necessary place, the end of the pier, the kibo ( Canadian boy scouts used that one a long time ago ). AS to "rest room " some private men's clubs had actual arm chairs and shoe shine stands in their member's toilet/shower rooms. Obviously that required a large area, with stalls and urinals in one place, and the rest area in another part. The main downtown Toronto YMCA has a set up like that, where members can sit and read the paper, or watch the stock market on the TSX channel, after or before working out in the gym. JimB.
 
StarSong said:
They were quite common in the 70s and earlier. Most girls/women made sure they always had a few dimes in their wallets. The idea was to defray the cost of water, TP, and attendants to keep restrooms clean. While I understand your sentiments, an argument can be made that it's not a business's responsibility to pay the cost for non-customers to manage their bodily functions.

I still occasionally come across them, particularly in touristy places (even in the US). They take a quarter or, if you're a customer, a token that the business provides.
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Hotels may have free restrooms but they do have attendants who expect a tip. I don't know if this still exists but it existed longer than pay restrooms.
 
jimintoronto said:
Here in Canada the wording is varied, across the country. The bog, the can, the shack out back, the necessary place, the end of the pier, the kibo ( Canadian boy scouts used that one a long time ago ). AS to "rest room " some private men's clubs had actual arm chairs and shoe shine stands in their member's toilet/shower rooms. Obviously that required a large area, with stalls and urinals in one place, and the rest area in another part. The main downtown Toronto YMCA has a set up like that, where members can sit and read the paper, or watch the stock market on the TSX channel, after or before working out in the gym. JimB.
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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.
 

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