Saturday 5 March 2016

Surviving Public Toilet Inconveniences.

I am sure we all have unpleasant experiences when using public toilets and we will try our very best to avoid using public toilets. Of course, there are public toilets that are clean and we enjoyed the convenience of using these clean toilets. But, there are still many public toilets in our country that most people would not use unless there is an urgent need or an emergency nature call.

There were times when I really could not hold it any longer and I really have no choice but to use the only toilet available. The sight and stench was terrible and there was no water to splash or to clean the mess. I had no choice but to try to hold my breath as long as possible. Sometimes, there are toilets without any toilet tissue and the water hose is just left lying on the wet and dirty floor.

If I have to use public toilet, I prefer to use the squatting ones than the sitting toilets. Sometimes, I will find shoe prints on the toilet seat! There are also times when the toilet doors do not have a latch to lock the door!

When I was asked whether I will be interested to join the "Kleenex Survive The Public Toilet Blogger Program", I immediately agreed because I was curious about the program.
Yesterday, Poslaju delivered a package to me. Inside the package was this plastic kit.
I found the above items inside the plastic kit.
There are 3 sample packs of Kleenex Wet Toilet Tissue.
Keep 1 or 2 packs of these Wet Toilet Tissue in our handbags or in your pockets (for men). These will come in very handy when there is no toilet tissue or water available in the toilet.
 The wet tissue is soft and smells fresh. These are safe to flush and hypoallergenic. These are also clean and gentle on the skin, leaving us feeling cleaner and fresher after use.
 It is good to keep some of these plasters in our handbags. These will come in very handy in times of need.
These are very useful items to keep in our handbags. Some toilets have hangers on the toilet doors but have you heard of stories about handbags being hooked out from the toilet? With these hangers, we can stick one of this on the wall near to us to hang our handbags. Then we can go about our private business without having to keep an eye on our handbags.
And this last item is a face mask in case the stench is too strong for us. These items are small and light, very convenient to carry in our handbags.

Besides the above items, I always make sure I have ample supply of toilet tissue in my handbags. They are especially useful when I am forced to use a public sitting toilet. I use the tissue to cover the toilet seat so that I can seat on a clean surface.

Proper maintenance of public toilets is very important. But I feel that we as users of public toilets are also responsible for leaving them clean after using them. I am sure if everyone of us take it upon ourselves to clean up our own mess, not step on the seats, wipe up any spills and most of all to flush properly, then we will all be able to enjoy much better and cleaner public toilets in Malaysia.

If you are interest, you can request a free sample pack and participate in a simple quiz contest to win a year's supply of Kleenex Wet Toilet Tissues by registering at www.kleenexcleans.com.my. For more infomation on Kleenex in general, you can log on to the Kleenex Malaysia Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Kleenex.Malaysia.

28 comments:

  1. Nancy you are right in my country some toilets are dirty too. As you I try to avoid them but sometimes I must use it. The kit is a good solution.

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    1. Thank you, Gosia. We have to prepare ourselves with the solution for our own convenience.

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  2. That's a new one for me. Here in Canada, our public toilets are usually clean and I have never encountered any thing like what you have encountered. It's enough to make a person want to stay home. I know in the old countries it a normal occurrence.
    JB

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    1. Julia, you are so blessed that you need not have to encountered dirty public toilets like we have to over here. Hopefully, these dirty toilets will soon belong to the past.

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  3. Public toilets in France are not the best generally either!!!

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    1. Over here, some toilets are very clean but most are not.

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  4. this is very good post... very useful..

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  5. This is a very good idea. I'm glad some company has realized. Even here in North America where we have excellent toilets for the most part, there are still many places that are not so very clean and of course when I travel it is even worse. I too carry extra tissues in my purse and sometimes the handy (wet) wipes. I should look for a hook for my bag as I hate to put it on the floor. Even the toilets are missing hooks and sometimes in certain places, someone can grab the bag from on top (over the door) so I like to keep my bag close to me.

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    1. That's why I usually carry a big bag to keep all the necessities when travelling. Not a good and healthy idea to place our bags on the toilet floor.

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  6. Most of ours here in West Texas are clean..I do carry Kleenex in my bag in case they have no toilet tissue....never have been to one that has no water to wash hands....

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    1. Some of the toilets are in bad conditions. The worst is without water.

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  7. Hah ..on our toilets! Dirty seats, wet and smelly, and sometimes unflushed! This is a lovely survival kit, Nancy! :)

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    1. You name it, we have it. Meanwhile, we just have to make do with whatever survival kit we can lay our hands on.

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  8. I hate using public toilets but on a whole travel, we really can't help but use it. That product will definitely improve our toilet experience Nancy.

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    1. When on holidays, I try my best to do my business the first thing in the morning and drink less water until I return back to the hotel. Not a good practice but just to avoid visiting unpleasant toilets.

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  9. Huh, who knew there was such a thing as a public toilet survival kit. Interesting.

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    1. Ya, I used to have my own simple survival items in my handbag. This is very helpful.

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  10. i also always keep my basic necessary thing in my hand bag dear,

    my worse or funny experience is one when recently we went on trip to power station in the way bus stopped and we went to use washroom but guess what a dog was sitting front of its door and started barking ,it took while to go away and let us in

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    1. Ha ha Baili, that is funny. I never expected a dog to be watching over the toilet.

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  11. stunning post That product will definitely improve our toilet experience This is a lovely survival kit.plz visite my blog too
    www.mahasbeautyblog.com

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  12. our public restrooms are generally NOT clean and i avoid using them at all costs. they do make plastic, disposable covers, that cover the entire toilet and spin automatically after each flush. it's a great idea but i have only seen them in use once. i would have to assume the system is expensive but it is very sanitary!!!!

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    1. It depends on the location of the public toilets. Some are generally very clean and pleasant to use but some very unpleasant to use.

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  13. That is a good package! The mask and plasters are funny. The hook for handbag will be very convenient. Thought I guess won't help for very-heavy bags.

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    1. Thank you, Stacy. At least the kit gave us an idea of what to keep in our handbag. Most important are toilet tissue and wet tissue.

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