Delivery person asks to use bathroom

[Anonymous]

We had furniture delivered yesterday and one of the delivery people asked to use our bathroom. I said yes, but really don’t like it. Is there a polite way to refuse? I need some tips. They were in and out of our house in ten minutes and public restrooms are five minutes away. I will admit that I was a germophobe before Covid and that it is even worse now.

[Anonymous]

Geez, be a human being. They're probably on a demanding schedule and when someone needs to go, they need to go. You'd honestly direct them to a McDonald's because you don't want the risk of Delivery Guy Germs in your precious bathroom?

[Anonymous]

If my husband were home, I'd let them use my powder room. No way would I let them use any other bathrooms. Prescription drugs or other items are in my other bathrooms. Powder room is just a vanity and toilet.

[Anonymous]

I mean how far do you like from a 7-11/fast food restaurant. I’d guess it was #2 since, who can’t hold pee. Which, ew.

[Anonymous]

The answer is yes, of course.

[Anonymous]

I doubt it will happen again so you don't need to prepare yourself. They are trained to go at convenience stores and not ask customers. It's a whole thing that people offer their bathroom since they won't ask and most appreciate it when short on time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had furniture delivered yesterday and one of the delivery people asked to use our bathroom. I said yes, but really don’t like it. Is there a polite way to refuse? I need some tips. They were in and out of our house in ten minutes and public restrooms are five minutes away. I will admit that I was a germophobe before Covid and that it is even worse now.

I think it would be awful of you to refuse to let them use your bathroom since they were already in your house. It's different if the delivery is something that comes no further than your door--then you can say you are not comfortable lettting someone you don't know in (Amazon, FedEx, DoorDash, etc). But if you let them in, you should allow that. You'd be surprised how often I've heard from plumbers, Verizon techs, etc that people refuse or never offer them a coffee or water. It takes me 2 minutes to get someone a nice coffee (Nespresso machine) or a cold bottle of water, and they often have no time at all to stop for things like that because of the way their schedules are tracked.

[Anonymous]

I think saying yes allow common decency. We have 2 half bathrooms that are more than acceptable for guests to use. I would maybe switch out the hand towel afterwards. I would not want them to go upstairs to the bedroom level.

I don't get the germaphobe part. Do you think they are going to smear poop all over the place? Have you never used a shared restroom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think saying yes allow common decency. We have 2 half bathrooms that are more than acceptable for guests to use. I would maybe switch out the hand towel afterwards. I would not want them to go upstairs to the bedroom level.

I don't get the germaphobe part. Do you think they are going to smear poop all over the place? Have you never used a shared restroom?

Fecal matter spray can spread disease and viruses.

And seriously, you’re ok with sitting on the seat after a strangers ass has been there? You hover in public, that’s the difference.

[Anonymous]

I would be kinda icked out but a lot of delivery workers have had to strike for using the bathroom. Iv'e heard of amazon workers peeing in bottles in order to make their orders on time. Here is an article about food delivery workers finally getting laws passed that give them the right to go to the bathroom. It's wild that they had to do that. I'm not sure what the laws are around here.

But I would definitely let a delivery person use my bathroom. Maybe they're just being clueless/entitled but maybe the don't have other good options (if they're on a deadline, finding a public restroom might be possible but make their lives much more difficult and I'd rather just be nice).

https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgb7g/nyc-delivery-workers-gain-right-to-use-restaurant-bathrooms

[Anonymous]

OP try to be a human being. Try a little bit to hold on to your humanity.

Of course you say yes.

[Anonymous]

No sorry. I don’t want poop streaks all over the toilet bowl or seat or wall.

[Anonymous]

Wow, it would never occur to me to say no. If you're concerned, take 30 seconds after to wipe it down.

[Anonymous]

I know it is really difficult to imagine your bathroom being used by one of the mere commoners who delivered furniture to the royal castle, but you should try to be a human being.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think saying yes allow common decency. We have 2 half bathrooms that are more than acceptable for guests to use. I would maybe switch out the hand towel afterwards. I would not want them to go upstairs to the bedroom level.

I don't get the germaphobe part. Do you think they are going to smear poop all over the place? Have you never used a shared restroom?

Fecal matter spray can spread disease and viruses.

And seriously, you’re ok with sitting on the seat after a strangers ass has been there? You hover in public, that’s the difference.

How many diseases have you gotten from a shared restroom? I'll wait. The chances are VERY LOW. But if you are really worried, wipe the bathroom down with a clorox wipe? This is just not a huge problem.

And if the seat is dry, I sit. Because I am not a psychotic germaphobe and I realize the SKIN on the back of my legs is not going to contract any diseases.