Horribly sub-standard equipment

pft..where do i sign up? sounds good to me. i bet i know why some of the locks are broken though. it's from people locking them as a joke and sliding out under (eww) so no one can use them.after maintenance breaks them open they never bother fixing them.every toilet stall at this one bar i worked at was broken cause of that.

You guys must really be hard on those door locks. They usually are standing up to the use in the ladies bathrooms. We don't have 6" gaps between the panels ether. There is usually about 3”. I do wish that the tp was heavier though. I guess we are pretty luck compared to some places

This discussion put a smile on my face because I know it's so true. Honestly, though if you think this is bad, don't join the military, lol. In bootcamp, we didn't have doors on our stalls. One person went while another person formed a door. To make matters worse, our bathrooms was right there by our Company Commanders office, so if someone came in as a door was falling apart, the CC got to see everything. I learned to make sure someone stands outside to hold the door for me if the lock failed, or have my kids come in with me and hold the door and vice versa for them. Going to a bathroom at a public place is like going to the zoo. You never know what your going to see or deal with.

I agree with you here. It's pathic. Then, if you're lucky to fin one that works, there's no toilet paper in the stall or some other weird and wacky things.

what about the sicko's that place a compact mirror on the floor, scoot it under your stall and scream PEEK-ABOO!!!!!!!!!

Ugh, I hate that! We went out to a concert the other night, and another girl nearly walked in on me while I was using the bathroom because of the broken lock on the stall door! I overheard some other girls talking, though, and they said that the bathrooms were nicer than they used to be, as there used to be no doors or walls for the stalls, and no one really pays attention to the "Men" and "Women" signs on the doors anyway!

Hahaha, count me in on the class action suit. I think women's restrooms are almost always in that kind of shape. The locks are always broken, and it's a pain in the toukkas dealing with it. We should tell them that we'd like to butt in and call their attention to the problem...and if they don't do something to correct it we're going to tp their corporate offices. (WhoooooHooooo, hahahaha)

I have often wondered what those who peer through the gap beside the door think when they see me in the stall. I am usually in 'hoover mode,' crouched down with my arms on my thighs attempting not to fall from fatigue. I have my purse over one shoulder, using my arm to hold it tightly against my body so that its contents do not spill to the floor. My eyes are scoping out the tissue situation as all stalls are different. Nine times out of ten, it ends up being on the side of my body where the purse is being held by my arm. I have to reach across my body with the other arm and attempt to dig up into the dark cavern of the tissue dispense, cutting myself on some inner workings. By this time I am cursing worse than any sailor has ever cursed. My hand is now deep into the bowels of the dispenser and undoubtedly, the movement of my arm crossing my body makes the stream take a sudden change of direction. My legs are starting to quiver from fatigue and I can't move quickly enough and the stream ends up down the back of my heel and into my shoes. If I am fortunate enough to feel the end of the tissue, I lightly pull and voila, one single square emerges. Again I curse. Yup, I think we should sue, not only the makers of the doors, but the makers of those d(#%Ymned toilet tissue dispensers!

LOL...Thats the reasons why I would rather just kangaroo it sometimes in the bush....And besides Im not a contorsionists either..

I hate it when companies "cheap-out" on materials and functionality. I've been in some really nice hotels and restaurants and was shocked by the low-quality designs of their bathrooms! I've seen some really nice restrooms in some of the better hotels, but they are few and far between... and public restrooms in small establishments, malls, etc., forget about it! I think the reason there are all kinds of problems is because these establishments are required to have restrooms (for obvious reasons) and it isn't one of their top priorities. I think people should leave suggestions in these places that they upgrade their doors (and their 1 play paper!!)

LOL the only reason i answered is b'cos i like your new avatar! most appropriate LOL

Haven't you ever seen those films where the guy kicks down the door of the toilet cubical. That's the reason why the locks are always broken. :)

lol yes i have done this before too, maybe that is how they are still in business they make locks that brake easily so that you have to get them replaced often and they dont go out of business, maybe?