How many of you despise using public restrooms? I know I do and I try to avoid it as much as possible. With that said, there are times when we all need to use a public bathroom. So today’s rant and pet peeve’s post has to do with those disgusting public bathrooms!
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1. No excuses! A public restroom should ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS be clean! While I understand that its impossible to keep it immaculate…I do expect it to be clean. Owners and managers of businesses wouldn’t want to use a filthy restroom, so why do they expect patrons to use one? Ugh.
2. Women…please dispose of your feminine products appropriately! OMG…that really pisses me off when I walk into a lavatory and see dirty pads and tampons lying on the floor, back of the toilet or tossed on top of the trash bin. Geesh…please quit being a pig and dispose of those products appropriately.
3. I understand the need to change a baby’s diaper in a public restroom. I was a mom too! However, I don’t understand these parents who just let their child’s dirty diaper lay on the changing table or the counter-top? Roll that sucker up and toss it into the trash please!
4. Sopping, wet floors! If a toilet is over-flowing or a sink is leaking…please take the time to report it to management! Don’t assume that someone else did. People get seriously hurt all of the time by falling onto wet floors. Take the time to report it and demand that its taken care of immediately.
5. Here’s a touchy subject but I’m going to say how I feel about this one. As a 50+ year old woman…I don’t want to see boys over the age of 7 (even that’s too old) in the women’s bathroom! If you need to take your young son into the women’s bathroom you need to keep them in the stall with you. They shouldn’t be left on their own to run around the bathroom, looking underneath the stalls, etc. We all deserve our privacy.
6. P. U. Something stinks! It’s human nature to have bowel movements and that includes using a public bathroom when needed. With that said, if you find that the bathroom is really overly-stinky…report that to management! No one wants to walk into that room gagging to just take a pee.
7. What? No toilet paper? Are you kidding me? I’m not drying my snatch with a rough paper towel from your paper towel dispenser! I’ve gotten in the habit of always carrying a travel pack of tissues around with me. They come in handy for times like this. In addition, please report the missing T.P. to management, don’t assume they’ll get around to it later…demand that they take care of it NOW!
8. Stall Graffiti. Don’t you have anything better to do with your time than to scribble graffiti onto the bathroom wall? Really? No one wants to read your crap plus graffiti on the bathroom wall is a crime! You can’t deface someone else’s property!
9. I don’t know about you…but I would rather peepee behind a bush than use one of those filthy, stinky, disgusting, and gross portable toilets…known as the porta-potty. No, No, No, No and No!!! Do snakes live down in that nasty hole? Are they going to reach up and bite my butt? No, No, No!
10. Be respectful. When I see a pregnant woman, disabled woman or a young child who is squirming and having a hard time holding it…let them go ahead of you if you can.
11. Pick up your trash! Don’t throw your paper towels and garbage onto the counter-top or floors. Almost every public bathroom has a trash bin…USE IT!
I could go on and on about my hate for public restrooms. I seriously hate them, hate them, hate them! I will hold myself until I’m about to explode before I use one. So, let’s hear it from our readers…got any public bathroom pet peeves? Tell us all about it in our blog’s comment form below.
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I agree with all of your pet peeves, I now avoid public restrooms as much as possible!
I hate it when people do not FLUSH. Maybe they do not want to touch the lever, but gosh use your foot to push it or put paper on your hand. Just flush. Do not know how may times I have seen that.
P.S. I sincerely apologize that my comment was so long. Didn’t know it until I hit enter so sorry. Guess I just got a little fired up so sorry.
LOL LOL Totally agree with every thing you said. I also carry tissue in my bag but I check the TP before I ever sit down. My grandmother had a outhouse and when we visited for the day we used. . The last time I was there as a adult no way snakes and spiders no. I drove 10 miles to a gas station and then came back.
OMG – I could go on and on and on about this topic too! I agree with everything that you wrote. I HATE porta potty’s with a passion they truly scare the hell out of me! I live in a very rural area so going to town is a long ways away so I always have to use public restrooms especially before I head home. I also drink a ton of tea so have to go a lot. I have certain places where I go where I know the restrooms are clean. I hate it when they don’t have HOT water to wash your hands with that makes me Psycho!!!! I believe there is a women’s restroom and a men’s restroom! I once went into the women’s restroom at a local grocery store and there was a man in there with a beard – I fled and reported him to the store manager. I have a really weak stomach and really can’t handle smells, filth, tampons, pads, or tp on the floor. It also makes me sick to go into a busy restroom and having to hear a bunch of women going to the bathroom at the same time that is why I NEVER use the restroom at Walmart of Costco I will puke if I hear that! It seems like the older I get the more I need a diaper bag just for myself to carry my extra tp, baby wipes, hand sanitizer and air freshener in. It also makes me sick to hear someone in another stall taking a dump and talking on their cell phone gross and gross! Do not even get me staked on rest area bathrooms or the airplane lavatory that might send me over the edge. Oh and I will run for the hills before I will use one of those air hand dryers. I read about those and how they collect and spread bacteria, including fecal bacteria onto your hands – Nasty!!!! Thanks for sharing this pet peeve it feels good to vent!!!!