LostinVA
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Sat Feb-28-09 12:35 PM
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Cleanest/Dirtiest retail bathrooms |
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Cleanest: Starbuck's and Trader Joe's
Dirtiest: I would say Wal-Mart, but I haven't been in one in over a decade, so J.C. Penney's and Lowe's.
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Sat Feb-28-09 12:35 PM
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1. No Chevron/Texaco love here? |
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If I can even find a working gas station bathroom, it will be filthy
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LostinVA
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Sat Feb-28-09 12:37 PM
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2. I only use the ones that are attached to a Subway or something |
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They tend to be cleaner. And, the J.C. Penney's in Charlottesville, VA, was teh most public bathroom I have EVER used in the US. Ick.
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Sat Feb-28-09 12:38 PM
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3. About a year and a half ago.... |
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I had a flood in my apartment and was without water for a few days. The nearest place to go was across the street at the WalMart and it was surprisingly clean. Normally though, I try to only go at home.
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Sat Feb-28-09 12:53 PM
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4. Dirtiest - Wal-Mart & Pizza Hut |
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Sat Feb-28-09 12:58 PM
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Edited on Sat Feb-28-09 01:01 PM by Chan790
Cleanest: Starbucks Dirtiest: Sears
Really though, it's a function of location. Urban locations or other locations where one would expect higher restroom traffic tend to be dirtier in my experience. The dirtiest restroom ever though wasn't in a retail space, it was the lab/clinic where they do medical testing and drug testing for work. The toilet wasn't held to the floor except by the drainage pipe and it leaned 30-degrees to the left. The floor was un-tiled except for the tile glue which was yellow against the concrete floor, the toilet hadn't been cleaned in weeks, the sink had one faucet-tap and a vice grip on the other spigot and there was a pile of paper towels in the corner. Did I mention this was a medical clinic? Like the one you'd go to for immediate non-emergent care?
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Sat Feb-28-09 01:06 PM
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7. I was a janitor for three years when I was a kid |
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women's bathrooms in general are always messy.
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Sat Feb-28-09 01:48 PM
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8. Locally, Dillard's department store in my nearby mall has very nice ladies rooms |
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and Sears are the worst in the mall.
Starbucks are always clean. Oh and Pei Wei has great restrooms.
McDonalds vary greatly
I have a recurring nightmare in which I have to find a toilet in the Worst Way or embarrassing and painful things will occur. In this dream I find all sorts of opportunities, non of which are usable, for a variety of reasons.
It is a frightening dream.
Worst restrooms I ever encountered in my entire life:
Sears that used to be in the 'old mall' here the public restroom in the old hospital at Vanderbilt ..they should have been punished for that one..the worst part was it was the employees restroom too.
my first school..man that thing was disgusting. There were days I would have preferred an outhouse.
various gas stations across the South in the period between about 1955 and 1980. The gas station restrooms have improved with the increase in combo gas stations, restaurants and convenient stores. If they serve food they get health inspected so they have to be cleaner.
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Sat Feb-28-09 02:47 PM
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9. Trader Joes and Starbucks customers shit doesn't stink |
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Sat Feb-28-09 03:07 PM
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I shop at both Trader Joes and Starbucks so I'll accept that compliment. BTW, not only does it not stink, it looks beautiful too!
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Sat Feb-28-09 02:54 PM
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10. My local Wal*Mart has astonishingly clean bathrooms |
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The ones at the local KMart, on the other hand, are nightmarish. They look and smell like a giant shitmonster died there during a piss-storm.
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I never complain about the prices at Starbucks because I am in my car about 50% of my work day, and Starbucks is my absolute FAVORITE place to stop and use a bathroom.
Always clean.
I gladly pay the premium price for a cappuccino vs. stopping at a Marathon Gas Station and topping it off with a "french vanilla" whatever it is that comes out of those coffee machines!
I tell my husband and friends when they think I am sounding distressed when they talk to me on the phone during the day...
"1st rule is, ALWAYS assume that I desperately need to use a bathroom."
It explains the urgency in my voice...
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Sat Feb-28-09 03:26 PM
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14. a tire outlet near here - it was the most disgusting bathroom I have ever |
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seen. I was so glad I didn't have to go. And this was some kind of chain - even worse, than say a typical small time garage...
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Sat Feb-28-09 03:30 PM
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15. Worst ever- Free Train Station Bathrooms in Europe |
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Sat Feb-28-09 03:31 PM
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And Borders. Only public restrooms I've had the courage to use and I didnt die.
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Sat Feb-28-09 04:57 PM
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18. Speaking of bookstores, Barnes&Noble's restrooms tend to be very clean. Worst: |
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most gas station restrooms. Better to squat out back in the weeds.
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Sat Feb-28-09 04:19 PM
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17. Depends on your definition of dirty |
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Is poop on the ceiling dirty? :puke:
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Sat Feb-28-09 05:33 PM
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19. Macy's has awesome restrooms |
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They're immaculate, spa-like, and have a lovely lounge with couches.
Sears is a hellhole.
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