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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s legal, and stupid. I was at a niche type store making a similarly large purchase when my then-4yo said he had to go #2 NOW! I asked and they said they couldn’t accommodate. It all happened so fast and before we could get out the door to the car he let it all out all over the carpet. I had a boy covered in excrement and they still wouldn’t let me use the restroom. So not only did they lose out on the sale, they had a crappy mess to clean on the carpet. [/quote]

It sounds like your son was sick. If he had so little control over his bowels, it's very likely he would have crapped all over their bathroom, too. At least in this case, he had clothes on which likely captured most of it.

[b]Be honest: if your son had crapped on the floor of the their bathroom, how much effort would you have put into cleaning it up? Or would you have thought, "eh, I'm sure they pay someone to clean this" and left?[/b]

It's an unfortunate anecdote but actually doesn't change the equation for most businesses at all. There is little to no benefit to providing a bathroom and there are huge downsides.[/quote]

THIS THIS THIS. Would you have been happy if you'd been met leaving the bathroom with an employee handing you cleaning supplies and requesting you to clean up after your son? I bet not. But it isn't their job to clean up your kid's shit. [/quote]
DP but part of owning a business is cleaning inevitable bodily accidents. It just is. I worked retail and in food service through high school and college and I can tell you, there will be puking and bloody noses and pee and yes, poop, and yes, it’s easier to just have someone grab the mop and bucket with appropriate solutions to clean it, because health standards dictate how certain “spills” are cleaned anyway. So while it’s nice you want to use 100 McDonalds napkins to clean your kid’s puke, I still have to come through with a mop and disinfect. [/quote]

Different businesses have different expectations, though, and so do their employees. Restaurants are usually required to maintain restrooms for customers, plus food service is naturally going to result in more messes. Working at a toy store or children's bookstore, you will probably deal with more kid messes.

But if I owned or worked at a plant nursery, I would assume we aren't dealing with a ton of these kinds of messes. Same with a high end jewelry store or a furniture store. Any small retail store, I would not assume that I was going to be cleaning up feces on a regular basis, actually.

The PPs demanding that all businesses provide them with a bathroom are acting like every business in the world operates like a McDonald's. It doesn't. Many perfectly good explanations for why it is cost-prohibitive or otherwise impractical for especially small businesses to provide public bathrooms, but people don't care.

If you have a toddler, don't plan outings with them that include spending extended periods of time in a place unlikely to have a public bathroom, and/or check in with them regularly on the bathroom front and be sure to carry a portable toilet in your car. If you have IBS or another issue that might cause frequent bathroom visits, plan outings accordingly and know that not all businesses are able to accommodate you.

Most of the businesses people are complaining about are places where most people spend 10-20 minutes, tops. You should be a blessed to plan your bathroom visits around that, especially if it's a known issue like a recently potty trained child or a medical issue. Most restaurants, grocery stores, and a surprising number of retail stores (especially large big box stores) offer public restrooms. Plan accordingly.[/quote]

Plan better. You are the parent. [/quote]

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