Delivery person asks to use bathroom

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be worried about safety (rape, etc.) more than COVID -- sorry to be blunt, but I would not want a male stranger inside my house. Surface transmission of COVID is really, really unlikely. Clorox the seat off if you're that worried.

And to be clear, I'd let them use the powder room, but would be uncomfortable because of a lifetime of being socialized not to let men in my home when husband isn't home

Maybe the problem is the lifetime of socialization and not the man who had a poop emergency.

This. How do you get anything fixed/delivered if you have to wait for your husband to be home? I get not letting random strangers into your house alone, but these are people you contracted to come provide a service. Xanax is your friend.

[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.

How very Ivanka and Jared of you not to want to allow them to use the toilet. OMFG.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Yes, I do the same. I was just raised that way, but only recently learned this is not as common as I would assume. I always offer water and use of the bathroom for a service worker or for someone providing in-home delivery. Most say no, but a handful will say "yes, thank you."

The way workers are now tracked and micro-managed is cruel and ridiculous. Can't imagine they are wresting that more efficinency out of these workers.

[Anonymous]

I personally think it is rude of a home delivery person to ask you if they can use your restroom.

It is unprofessional & it is not fair to put you in an uncomfortable position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally think it is rude of a home delivery person to ask you if they can use your restroom.

It is unprofessional & it is not fair to put you in an uncomfortable position.

yes, soiling themselves is so much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally think it is rude of a home delivery person to ask you if they can use your restroom.

It is unprofessional & it is not fair to put you in an uncomfortable position.

I disagree. If someone’s got to go, they’ve got to go! I have a very weak bladder and there are times when I feel like I’m gonna pee my pants. I would hate to be working on something in a house with that discomfort. It might actually impact my quality of work if half of my brain is on “do not pee my pants” mode. Or, worse, poop my pants. Have you never been driving home and suddenly get really really bad cramps? If you have never been in a situation where you had to really go, like an emergency, you are very fortunate. Long story short, yes I would allow them to use my bathroom. We have a powder room on the first floor and another bathroom in the basement. Neither are used by my family to shower or anything. If I felt grossed out, I have wipes and toilet bowl cleaner. It’s not the end of the world. Oh and for those germaphobes, use disposable surgical gloves and a mask if you have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

How very Ivanka and Jared of you not to want to allow them to use the toilet. OMFG.

It was made public by someone in Obamas camp that those agents really made a mess of the toilets. It wasn’t just a random thing that they decided.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

How very Ivanka and Jared of you not to want to allow them to use the toilet. OMFG.

It was made public by someone in Obamas camp that those agents really made a mess of the toilets. It wasn’t just a random thing that they decided.

Agents who expected to step in front of them should the need arise. If I am not good enough for you toilet, I am not good enough to catch your bullets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally think it is rude of a home delivery person to ask you if they can use your restroom.

It is unprofessional & it is not fair to put you in an uncomfortable position.

Nobody would unless it was an emergency. If they’re asking, it’s because they’re already past the point that they can finish your job and go to a public toilet.

[Anonymous]

See, it's ok to send them to McD (which, btw, does not have open lobbies in a lot of places since March 2020, I personally have no idea but have been told) or 7-11 because we expect THOSE workers to be perfectly happy cleaning up whatever after people who may not even have made a purchase.

(o/t true story--I did IT support for McD which often meant talking to store managers. A coworker's favorite overheard remark during a call was an asst manager saying "you'd THINK the cops would have cleaned up the blood!")

Clearly, the answer to all the bathroom problems is outhouses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally think it is rude of a home delivery person to ask you if they can use your restroom.

It is unprofessional & it is not fair to put you in an uncomfortable position.

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[Anonymous]

While I might feel uncomfortable with the idea of them using the bathroom, I would assume they are more uncomfortable with feeling the need to ask.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Thanks to those of you who did not put me down. It has happened more than once so I wanted to be prepared. The previous time was when we moved into this house and one of the movers had obvious diarrhea.

See this is why I wouldn’t allow it in my house. They prob left diarrhea stains all over the bathroom. And that’s contagious!

May you never have to find yourself in a situation where you have to go and nobody will let you use the bathroom. When my celiac disease was undiagnosed there were times where it came out of nowhere and I had to go immediately. I suppose you would rather them go out on your lawn or on your floor? How sad that this is what we have come to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While I might feel uncomfortable with the idea of them using the bathroom, I would assume they are more uncomfortable with feeling the need to ask.

I don’t think so. Some of them just kill time going to the bathroom bc they are paid by the hour. Go to McDonald’s!

[Anonymous]

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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.

You don’t hover in public Omg. You sit same as at home. Use a disposable seat cover if you’re really worried. It’s just SKIN!!! It’s just your butt! This is why public toilet seats always have pee on them.

If you sit on a public toilet you are NASTY AS F***!!