'Dystopian' toilets won't give you loo roll unless you watch an advert first

12 gscott 11 9/18/2025, 5:46:51 AM metro.co.uk ↗

Comments (11)

vunderba · 1h ago
Normally I'd suggest just printing advertisements directly on the toilet paper itself - but I'm not sure there'd be too many companies clamoring to have their products connected to something you wipe your arse with.

Then again, Taco Bell famously associated their food with a chihuahua - "our food is so good - even a dog will eat it!" so what do I know.

fruitworks · 42m ago
If I ever encounter this in the wild I will take up freestyle pissing
cinntaile · 1h ago
Paying for public toilets isn't unusual. You can pay or watch an ad.
fyrn_ · 1h ago
They are basically totally extinct in the US, so from a US perspective they are very unusual.

In the US they fell out of favor during the 1970s because it was argued that they discriminate against women, as men could use urinals for free.

EbNar · 1h ago
I get furious when payment is needed to pee at a train station... It's not the pennies it costs, I just find it unethical, at least where train stations are owned by the State.
fithisux · 2h ago
Who didn't see it coming.

Next, it will not work unless you enter your ID-credit card-all pass.

yetihehe · 1h ago
And if it detects less than standard cleanliness of toilet after usage, your social credit will be lowered...
LargoLasskhyfv · 40m ago
I'm having no problems with that. There should be consquences for swines. They need to be disciplined in some ways, otherwise their behaviour stays as it is, which is amiss.
bell-cot · 1h ago
> Next, it will...

Pay toilets have been around for 20+ centuries - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_toilet

The actual next thing will be collecting medical information, and using that for targeted advertising. "Trouble urinating? Talk to your doctor about Flomax(tm) for ..."

orionblastar · 1h ago
You mean Multipass? https://youtu.be/EuX1dXokscI
LargoLasskhyfv · 38m ago
Hacks they don't want you to know: Bring your own!