Pe@rson From United Kingdom (England), joined Jan 2001, 15239 posts, RR: 53 Posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1505 times:
After consuming copious amounts of alcoholic beverages last night, and consequently frequently visiting the lavatory, I pondered the idea of making people pay to use the toilets on flights with low-cost airlines. Now, in the UK you sometimes have to pay a price (like 20p) to use the toilets in train stations and in some town centres, so why not in-flight? It would reduce the cost of purchasing toilet things, like toilet paper, soap and water, while being another form of revenue (I am not sure whether it would reduce the cleaning costs, as I am unsure about how often they are cleaned, like daily, twice-daily, or whatever). As there would be no viable alternative while in-flight, except peeing in your pants, on the floor or over your next-door neighbour, you could even charge, say, 1 GBP for the ‘privilege’ of going to the toilet (the joys of a monopolistic situation). What does everything think? Actually, I KNOW WHAT EVERYONE WILL THINK, so let the debate start.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom (England), joined Jan 2001, 15239 posts, RR: 53 Reply 4, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1464 times:
'In Holland you have to pay fr toilets in the clubs too.'
Ahhh!!!! So in some UK train stations, town centres and shopping centres, plus in some clubs in the Netherlands. So it would seem that the culture of paying to go to the toilet is becoming increasingly common...
Leskova From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 6010 posts, RR: 73 Reply 5, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1463 times:
I don't think it's a good idea - how often does it happen to you that you've not got the precise change for something, and if the toilet only "accepts" (for lack of a better word) specific coins, that could cause some serious problems... at least for those without the correct change...
Soups From Ghana, joined Jun 2004, 3326 posts, RR: 12 Reply 6, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1461 times:
FR will prefer to have a paying passenger occupying a seat instaed of someone waiting to collect money. or if they use the coin operated thing, people wont bother to get to the loo as they can hold it till they land at the airfield
Next destinations, Suarabaya, beirut, paris, Accra
SXFAN From Greece, joined Jan 2004, 365 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1459 times:
Only a Briton could think of that.
It is irritating to see pay&pee toilets in London and in England generaly and I am opposed against such a thing happening in every part of the world.
Please mean British people do not contaminate the rest of the world with such ideas!!!!
And Soups in English clubs you will have to pay as well.
Cheers!!!
Pe@rson From United Kingdom (England), joined Jan 2001, 15239 posts, RR: 53 Reply 8, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1450 times:
'FR will prefer to have a paying passenger occupying a seat instaed of someone waiting to collect money. or if they use the coin operated thing, people wont bother to get to the loo as they can hold it till they land at the airfield.'
Yep, then you'd need to purchase even less items for the toilets and if no-one ever used them you'd have to clean them even less often...
Acidradio From United States, joined Mar 2001, 1566 posts, RR: 6 Reply 10, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1446 times:
When I worked at XJ, I heard a story about a woman who was so disgusted by a dirty lav, that she decided to urinate on the seat. Yes, that is gross and absurd. Start charging for that "luxury", especially on a low-cost, and watch the sickening creativity that might ensue!
Buckfifty From Canada, joined Oct 2001, 1264 posts, RR: 18 Reply 11, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1443 times:
Probably not a good idea on the plane. I'd probably would have pissed myself by the time I found the correct change in the correct currency to take that piss.
Unless if an airline is willing to have their flight attendents patrol the loo areas to collect and change money, plus to deter ones who haven't paid, it's a silly issue.
But as said above, MOL may just do it. I wonder how much money he'd make off it, though.
SXFAN From Greece, joined Jan 2004, 365 posts, RR: 13 Reply 17, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1417 times:
If you haven't payed for using the toilets of a club in U.K. then you are mean indeed since in almost every club there is a guy that is taking care of the toilet (gives you paper, soap & perfumes)
Now you probably understand what I mean ya?
MrNiji From India, joined Feb 2004, 5594 posts, RR: 56 Reply 19, posted (4 years 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1340 times:
After consuming copious amounts of alcoholic beverages last night, and consequently frequently visiting the lavatory, I pondered the idea of making people pay to use the toilets on flights with low-cost airlines.
Only you can be that strange.. you know, I thought of deporting you here to SIN and putting you ina prison for people getting drunk too often... that might help you in getting rid of your addiction and starting with potential business modells...
Don't you know the situation you have to p-- or s--t and do not have the coin?? How desparate it can be??? But as I know you, you might suggest MOL to introduce credit-card payment with a 20 % surcharge...
"The earth provides enough resources for everyone's need, but not for some people's greed." (Gandhi)
Pe@rson From United Kingdom (England), joined Jan 2001, 15239 posts, RR: 53 Reply 21, posted (4 years 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1316 times:
FFlyer From United States, joined Nov 2001, 685 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (4 years 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1277 times:
"paid to go to loos in France, Turkey, Holland, USA and many more."
If the US is good in something, that's the availability of public toilets. Grocery stores, gas stations, any public buildings have FREE toilets! You can't find those coin-operated ones anywhere here. Mostly they are cleaner than in Europe, too. It is not only a necessity, it's also a way to get customers for your business. And still, you never have to feel quilty for not buying anything when using the facilities eg. a gas station, a supermarket or even a restaurant or bar.
One of the greatest American inventions after the telephone; a public restroom without the main entrance/exit door! You know the type where you enter the facility using a kind of S-shaped opening which blocks the direct view. This is especially handy at airports, when you have your carry-on to take care off, and any doors are a pain.
Public Toilets Around the World. Maybe I should write a book about those. The most disgusting ones I have experienced have been in Iran, China, and France.
Pay for toilets in airplanes???!!!! You must be out of your mind!
Ltbewr From United States, joined Jan 2004, 8575 posts, RR: 16 Reply 23, posted (4 years 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1276 times:
Me thinks Pe@rson spends WAY too much time drinking and on A-net I find it strange that one doesn't normally tip bartenders in the Europe, but you have to or are 'highly recommended' to give a small tip to use the toilet. While there are some isolated situations where one has to or can tip to pay for the toilet in USA, often it is illegal by state laws, especially where public access. I am aware of the policies in many parts of Europe where a fee or 'tip' is policy and that pays for full time attendents to maintain the facility and to limit vandalism. In the USA, all places that serve food must offer access to their customers. They can restrict access to non-customers (espcecially in NY City). They also must offer for free facilities accessable to the handicapped were possible. This would also be illegal to do on an aircraft in the USA. Unfortuntally the limits on being able to pay for toilets limits the needed access to the general public in many places, especially in NYC. In NYC there has been a number of proposals to set up public toilets facilities on the sidewalks where one has to pay much like most of Europe. But fears of the facilities being used by prostitutes, the homeless, being vandilized, the need of all facilities to have handicapped access and just the idea of a toilet stand in the middle of the street just doesn't go over well in our still very puriticanal/victorian views as to body functions.
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