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I was surprised when I visited the Starbucks on University Avenue in Palo Alto recently: the bathrooms require a code to enter. The baristas happily gave me the
by baryphonic 7y ago
I was surprised when I visited the Starbucks on University Avenue in Palo Alto recently: the bathrooms require a code to enter. The baristas happily gave me the code, and I wonder if homeless are also able to get it, but it did seem a bit weird. Wouldn't an easier solution be to just say that bathrooms are reserved for customers?
- ficklepickle 7y agoThere are a few advantages. You can allow access to most non-customers but refuse heavily intoxicated people. The McDonalds near me sometimes has to call an ambulance due to an overdose or medical distress in the bathroom. If there was no access control, it would be less likely to notice someone not leaving the bathroom in a timely fashion. A bathroom OD isn't great for business, but a dead body is worse.
- Scoundreller 7y agoIn many places, health code requires all bars/restaurants over a certain size to have a washroom available. Customer-only restrictions are a dead end because want we people to wash their hands before buying/touching anything.