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I doubt I would use an app just for that though...
I'll assuming that this isn't a joke story. I'm imagining, with some amusement, the inevitable first clash with a city over such a service. You just know someone will complain that this clashes with obscure or arcane zoning laws.
I've joked around with this idea before, except I called it Püber. In all seriousness, this is an issue I deal with frequently in NYC. I'm out and about in Manhattan all day, get struck by the need to pee, and then run around trying to find any place with a restroom. Paying a buck or two would be a negligible cost if it meant immediate relief. If they expanded and got enough supply, I'd definitely use their service.
I went to visit NYC in 2012 and was so surprised by the lack of clean toilets around... I would've paid $5 for a good, CLEAN toilet. Usually I just go to Starbucks (works well in Europe), but I found them pretty horrible in NYC.. I'd use a service like this.
I've joked around with this idea before, except I called it Püber. In all seriousness, this is an issue I deal with frequently in NYC. I'm out and about in Manhattan all day, get struck by the need to pee, and then run around trying to find any place with a restroom. Paying a buck or two would be a negligible cost if it meant immediate relief. If they expanded and got enough supply, I'd definitely use their service.
At http://www.clnli.com we're a big fan of the subscription idea. But we source our bathrooms differently.
I've joked around with this idea before, except I called it Püber. In all seriousness, this is an issue I deal with frequently in NYC. I'm out and about in Manhattan all day, get struck by the need to pee, and then run around trying to find any place with a restroom. Paying a buck or two would be a negligible cost if it meant immediate relief. If they expanded and got enough supply, I'd definitely use their service.
somewhat-related: I recently learned that there are public restrooms in Penn Station! So if you're out and about in midtown, there's an option.
It's really exciting to see all this feedback on this idea. I've been holding off on sharing http://www.clnli.com until it was more mature. But now seems as good a time as any. We're going with a totally different business model. It's really good to see another player on the block.
All jokes aside, I know I would definitely use this service. I have bathroom issues all the time. Just recently I was in central london on a busy saturday night and finding a toilet was seriously hard work. Macdonalds had long queues for toilets, so did many other retail outlets and many tube stations dont have toilets. I know residential areas are a little further out from the city, but i'm sure people could get cre…
It's really exciting to see all this feedback on this idea. I've been holding off on sharing http://www.clnli.com until it was more mature. But now seems as good a time as any. We're going with a totally different business model. It's really good to see another player on the block.
Wow, I was talking about something like this to coworkers a few months back at lunch and thought of the name Hallpass. The challenge we came up with was how to convince store owners there was enough of a revenue stream here to be worth their trouble. Are they paid a flat fee or on a per usage basis?