Bathroom attendant
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A restroom attendant, or bathroom attendant, is a housekeeper for a public toilet. They maintain and clean the facilities, ensuring that toilet paper, soap, paper towels, and other necessary items are kept stocked. Some bathroom attendants also provide services to the patrons, and keep good order by preventing drug-taking and fights.[1]
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The attendant may turn on the tap and provide soap and towels. An assortment of toiletries may be available for sale or free such as perfume/cologne, mouthwash, chewing gum or cigarettes. In North America, they could previously only be found at extravagant restaurants or bars. More recently they have begun to appear in moderately priced bars.[citation needed] In Asian countries, they may provide a massage and hot face towel.[citation needed] In Japan, robots are starting to be used in this role in motorway service stations. Each attendant machine costs about 3.5 million yen.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Who'd be a toilet attendant?, BBC, 9 April 2008, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7335315.stm
- ^ Japanese hi-tech toilet attendant, Tokyo Times, 2007, http://www.wordpress.tokyotimes.org/?p=1929
