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All jokes aside, I know I would definitely use this service. I have bathroom issues all the time.

Just recently I was in central london on a busy saturday night and finding a toilet was seriously hard work. Macdonalds had long queues for toilets, so did many other retail outlets and many tube stations dont have toilets. I know residential areas are a little further out from the city, but i'm sure people could get creative and make it work.

I'd even check the toilet "spots" before I went to a crowded area so I know i could pop in when needed.

On the flip-side, acting as a host however, I dont think I could do it. With the state of toilets in most service stations, I couldn't give up my toilet to someone to come in and pee all over the seat or forget to flush or something.

The irony is that, that's going to be the real sticking point.




Presumably, when making consistent money from a toilet, more resources can be allocated to keeping it clean and presentable. Possibly cleaned every few minutes. That would ba a horrible job.


I'd just lock the front door when they come in to use the restroom, inspect the toilet after they are done, and unlock it only after it's clean. Simple as that.


That would, in all likelihood, be illegal. In a lot of jurisdictions it'd be kidnapping.


I think the more likely charge, technically, is false imprisonment.


Who cares about legality, what a creepy awkward thing to do.


I imagine it could be coded to allow you to open a complaint case against the customer, and the site would force them to choose between paying a fine to you or having their account stopped.


Ah yes. I never thought of that. Just much like eBay or AirBnB feedback I suppose, only with the potential of being much more mortifying!


If you're in London, just walk into the nearest pub and use the toilet there. There there will most certainly be a nearby pub.




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