Thursday, October 23, 2003
What is the ROI on a bathroom?
. . . asks a Computerworld article entitled, "Free [Wi-Fi] hot spots pay dividends." The article notes that the days of pay toilets are over.
It's been years since I've seen a pay toilet. Wonder why pay toilets failed. Was it because the underlying infrastructure was ubiquitous and cheap? Was it because paying and collecting was more hassle than it was worth? Was it because people thought they had a right to use an existing toilet without paying, and defeat or circumvent the coin lock?
Seriously, why did the pay toilet model fail?
Thanks to Boing Boing for the pointer!
It's been years since I've seen a pay toilet. Wonder why pay toilets failed. Was it because the underlying infrastructure was ubiquitous and cheap? Was it because paying and collecting was more hassle than it was worth? Was it because people thought they had a right to use an existing toilet without paying, and defeat or circumvent the coin lock?
Seriously, why did the pay toilet model fail?
Thanks to Boing Boing for the pointer!
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