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.
cinntaile · 49m ago
Paying for public toilets isn't unusual. You can pay or watch an ad.
fyrn_ · 13m 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 · 14m 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 · 1h ago
Who didn't see it coming.
Next, it will not work unless you enter your ID-credit card-all pass.
yetihehe · 57m ago
And if it detects less than standard cleanliness of toilet after usage, your social credit will be lowered...
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 ..."
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.
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.
Next, it will not work unless you enter your ID-credit card-all pass.
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 ..."