It is a fact of life for many people to have to use a public restroom daily.
One of my biggest annoyances is the location if the toilet paper dispenser. For men, this is not likely not an issue because women have the need to use toilet paper much more frequently than men. But for women, the location of the dispenser is crucial: it must be within reach and easily accessible while seated on the toilet AND be visible when opening a stall door.
Typically women just walk into the restroom, pick a stall and get ready to go. We don’t have time to check whether or not there is toilet paper in there – it SHOULD be there! However, occasionally we pick the stall that is out of toilet paper… which is why the dispenser must be visible when opening the stall door. We can make a conscious decision whether or not to use that stall when we’re in a hurry to use the bathroom simply by inspecting the dispenser. By the time we’ve sat down, it’s too late!
The height of the dispenser is also particularly important. I can’t tell you the number of restrooms I’ve used that contain handicap railings, where the dispenser is located just above the railing. That means the only way to get it out is to pull the paper so will touch the railing in order to be torn off. Or, that the railing is so close to the bottom of the dispenser that you can barely even reach into it to pull the roll down!
Also, there are so many restrooms where the dispenser is much too low. It’s so gross when there’s only like a foot and a half of space to work with below the dispenser, or when the previous person has left it unrolled so the bottom of the paper is touching the disgusting floor. Seriously, if there isn’t one already, there needs to be a code on the height of a toilet paper dispenser in public restrooms.
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