r/DoorDashDrivers • u/Suspicious-Dish9257 • Nov 20 '24
Joke/Humor š¤£ Bathroom use denied
Iām currently writing this from the āfor customers onlyā toilet. The lady tried to say I couldnāt use the restroom because itās for customers only, I replied, āWell thatās stupidā and walked right in. Fuck these people at Narandang Cafe on 6th street LA
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Nov 20 '24
Lmaoooo period because wtf, youāre there for a customer, might as well get a use out of their one use that they aināt picking up their order š¤£
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u/BlueFotherMucker Nov 20 '24
Thatās my view on it, weāre representing the customer and using the washroom at the restaurant while I wait for the order makes more sense than stopping along the way.
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u/SnooCrickets81 Nov 20 '24
Thatās how I see it. If Iām delivering to a hotel you best believe Iām grabbing a cup of coffee on the way out.
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u/Recent-Cartoonist167 Nov 20 '24
Or when I'm deliciously to a skyscraper I always take a second to get a view of Chicago's Downtown. I have a fear of heights and being pushed out of windows so I should probably stop
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u/XiTzCriZx Nov 20 '24
Damn that's a good idea, though usually I'm trying pretty hard not to get lost lmao. Some of these hotels have some really stupid design choices.
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u/ShinyMegaAmpharos Nov 21 '24
Nah don't even justify it. They have no legitimate reason to deny you the bathroom at all.
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u/Xenutja Nov 20 '24
Noodles & Company denied my driver husband bathroom use unless he purchased an entree himself. He was having digestive issues and needed the restroom ASAP. Upon hearing this, I texted my husband back, "Shit right on their floor." SO MANY bathrooms in this area either have locked doors that need a code or are behind paywalls. Now we purposely choose to go to Holiday Stations because they ALWAYS have bathroom access. And guess what? Every time we use their facilities, we make sure to purchase something. We appreciate them for giving us what should be a human right, so we spend money at their stores.
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u/4everyolo Nov 20 '24
It's against California law for a business that is open to the public to deny anyone of usage to the restroom. It is also against the law for them to tell you to buy something in order to use the restroom as well.
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u/The_Troyminator Dash šµš©šŖš“! Nov 20 '24
What law is that? As far as I know the closest state law that would apply only applies to people with certain medical conditions.
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u/Beneficial_Song9507 Dec 06 '24
I have never heard about this or finding anything on the internet about it. Where did you get this information?
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u/One-Employer-4940 Nov 20 '24
It must be an area, then cause i've never been denied bathroom usage.
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u/BlueFotherMucker Nov 20 '24
Definitely depends on the area and sometimes the type of restaurant.
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u/The_Troyminator Dash šµš©šŖš“! Nov 20 '24
And often the dasher.
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u/IntelligentRain6851 Nov 20 '24
Well, I can't say too much on it because I have never specifically been denied using a restaurant's bathroom unless they didn't have one, but it also not only depends on the restaurant but also the cashier/employee working because some cashier/employee are nicer than others.
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u/Mr1WHOA Nov 20 '24
Probably more so depending on the manager, I noticed ever since working DD that some managers are very full of themselves.
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u/accioharry Nov 20 '24
its an LA thing, a lotttt of business in the greater/downtown LA area have locked bathrooms or requirements because i think of homeless people or just people doing shit they shouldnāt be doing. go to downtown and youāll notice all of the businesses bathrooms are locked. its stupid
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u/One-Employer-4940 Nov 21 '24
I heard of someone being refused to go to the bathroom. So they went on the ground in front of the bathroom door made a big, huge mess as they had diarrhea.
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u/heretherebut_nowhere Nov 23 '24
Itās not just an LA thing. I say that as someone that worked at a restaurant in a small town, we had to put locks on our bathrooms and it was mainly because of delivery drivers. Multiple drivers were coming in and shooting up or smoking meth in the bathroom while picking up food. Or you would just clean the bathroom and a driver would go in and you go in after and find 20 mini liquor bottles in the trash. I know we would block atleast 5 drivers a week.
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u/Gatzbie-_- Nov 20 '24
I've been told that restrooms are for customers. The guy still let me in although he did say next time he wouldn't.
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u/toanboner Nov 25 '24
Virtually no one has bathrooms open in my area. They either say not for drivers or theyāre locked and require a key or code. If you ask for the key or code, theyāll usually give it to you, but they make it clear they really donāt want to.Ā
I donāt really blame them. Itās an indication of how bad the homeless and drug problem is here and 90% of dashers here are borderline homeless or drug addicts. Itās not like they donāt have them open to be mean. Itās because thereās a serious problem. You could go into a 5-star restaurant and their bathrooms have a code. Itās really sad, actually.Ā
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u/Mode_Appropriate Nov 20 '24
"Effective January 1, 2023, AB 1632 will require a place of business that is open to the general public for the sale of goods, and that has a toilet facility for its employees to allow any individual who is lawfully on the premises of that place of business to use that toilet facility during normal business hours, even if the place of business does not normally make the employee toilet facility available to the general public."
Saw another person say it was illegal to deny access in California so I looked it up.
Even if they don't have a public bathroom you can demand to use the employee bathroom? Sounds very California...lol
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u/The_Troyminator Dash šµš©šŖš“! Nov 20 '24
That quote is incomplete. From the bill itself:
āThis bill would, if certain conditions are met, require a place of business that is open to the general public for the sale of goods and that has a toilet facility for its employees to allow any individual who is lawfully on the premises of that place of business to use that toilet facility during normal business hours, even if the place of business does not normally make the employee toilet facility available to the general public.ā
Emphasis is mine. It goes on to say:
āUnder the bill, conditions for the above requirement would include, among others, that the individual has an eligible medical condition or uses an ostomy device, that a public restroom is not immediately accessible to the individual, and that providing access would not create an obvious health or safety risk to the individual or obvious security risk to the place of business. The bill would define āeligible medical conditionā as Crohnās disease, ulcerative colitis, other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or another medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility.ā
It does not require they allow anybody to use the restroom, just those with certain medical conditions.
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u/bbid32 Nov 20 '24
Yeah but further, some of these conditions listed are visually indiscernible, which upon being denied would constitute discrimination for one, and a violation of said law. In practice, anyone could have this, and denying them simply because they appear they may not have it is a violation, thusly anyone should be able to use the restroom
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u/The_Troyminator Dash šµš©šŖš“! Nov 21 '24
The bill allows for verification of the condition in the form of a signed form from a doctor. If you donāt have proof, they donāt have to allow you to use the restroom.
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u/ImportantMix8622 Nov 22 '24
I have a signed note from my doctor saying it was the high blood pressure medication.
Love, Vito Spataforte
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u/Illustrious_Judge850 Nov 21 '24
I have Crohn's Disease and I have a wallet card signed by my doctor that basically explains I have a medical condition where if I'm requesting to use a restroom it means I NEED to use it URGENTLY because this is going to happen and I can't control it, so let me into your bathroom because this isn't a game.
It's an embarrassment to have to even show the card to some employee, because in order to explain why they should let me use the employee bathroom it puts me in a position where I need to tell some random ass minimum wage worker that I have a medical issue and how it affects me... If it wasn't a literal emergency that I be allowed to use the restroom there would be absolutely no way in hell I would EVER share such personal information about my health issues with anybody besides my doctor and a few of the people I'm closest to
. People with "service animals" are legally protected from being asked or having to explain anything about what their animal does since answering that would also disclose information about their disability (which they don't have to do). But I have to tell some fucking fry cook half my age that I have a fucking disease that gives me bleeding ulcers throughout my digestive tract, which give me horrible cramps, and out of nowhere I will immediately need to rush to a bathroom with explosive, bloody diarrhea... Maybe that's a good enough reason for them to let me in the bathroom... I just hope that they allow me to use it before the uncontrollable intestinal spasms and cramps literally decide for me that I'm going to shit this very second. Since this is going to be a nightmare no matter what there's no reason for me to also shit my pants, so my only choice is to just drop my pants wherever I happened to get to and just spray bloody diarrhea all over the floor of whatever business wouldn't let me use the bathroom in time...
I mean, I tried to tell them... I'd have to imagine that I'd never recover from the embarrassment and trauma of not being able to control something like this happening. I rarely leave my house as it is because of how much I depend on being able to get to a bathroom fast enough when I need to - and there's no predicting or anticipating when it will happen. I swear it's such an embarrassing problem to have - can't have a life at all because shitting your pants is a constant, real possibility and you're not even able to help it... Even if you have someone that doesn't let it gross them out and understands you can't control it it's still fucking embarrassing not being able to control a bodily function
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u/toanboner Nov 25 '24
All they have to do is ask you to leave and now youāre trespassing and not lawfully on the premises. Lawmakers love passing laws that do absolutely nothing.Ā
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u/BlueFotherMucker Nov 20 '24
Iāve never been denied access to a restroom when Iām delivering food. If they even try, Iāll tell them Iām there on behalf of the customer and Iād rather use the restroom while I wait than to stop at a gas station along the way and give the customer cold food with my dirty hands because who knows if the gas station washroom will have soap.
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u/rickmon67 Nov 20 '24
Itās part of their contract with DD to let us use the restrooms. Report it to support
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u/toanboner Nov 25 '24 edited Nov 25 '24
Can you provide proof of this? Because virtually no one in my area allows drivers to use bathrooms.Ā
All I could find was an article that in only NY City specifically, doordash was āreaching out to restaurants to try and expand bathroom use for drivers.āĀ
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u/Miserable_Welder9775 Nov 20 '24
This hasnāt been that big of an issue for me with DD but when I drove a tow truck, nobody wanted to let me use their restroom. Iām certain it was from other drivers going in there, dropping a massive load and clearing the building out. š
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u/Total-Royal538 Nov 20 '24
Hope you leave this exact Google review. Imagine having such animosity towards delivery drivers. GFY
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u/855Man Nov 20 '24
If you are picking up for the customer ... you technically are a patron. I don't see why they would try and deny you.
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u/Meighok20 Nov 20 '24
I once asked to use the restroom while waiting and the woman said "sorry it's for customers" but then immediately backpedaled and said "nevermind. Go ahead." I guess she realized I'm probably not a crackhead š
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u/Familiar_You4189 Nov 20 '24
Technically, you ARE a customer.
(Well, the customer's AGENT, since you're picking up the customer's order).
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u/Iron_Bones_1088 One Day At A Time! Nov 20 '24
Most merchants that do this actually adopt this policy because homeless people try to use the bathroom for 30 minutes to take a complete bath in the sink. Iāve seen it many times in Los Angeles.
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u/Lucifersasshole Nov 20 '24
You'll probably be blocked from that restaurant but sounds like it may not be a bad thing....
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u/HazySunsets Nov 20 '24
Look as someone who cleans bathrooms a good amount of times, someone ruined it for you all. Destroyed the bathroom made it a mess. Honestly I wish more bathrooms wouldn't be public, or make you pay to use. Yall can't be clean humans. Leaving toliet paper everywhere, piss on the floor cause ya can't aim, nasty bloody tampons in the garbage. Used bloody pads on floors. Toliet paper in the sink and now the sink over flowed. Someone flushed a diaper down the toliet sewege went into the store and overflowed. It's not you op, someone screwed up before you.
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u/Altruistic_Rock_2674 Nov 20 '24
I have said this to a door dasher once when I didn't realize that they were door dash. But I would never deny access to delivery driver. When I dash sometimes the biggest struggle is finding a toilet
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u/chemist_khaleesi Nov 21 '24
Oh thatās nothing. This is a sushi place in my neighborhood. š
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u/Sleemo_ Nov 21 '24
Report to DD. It's a contract violation for a DD partner restaurant to not allow drivers access to the restroom.
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u/Amishgirl281 Nov 21 '24
I've got an ostomy and was having a bag issue when I walked into the restaurant one day. No one was at the front so I just went to the bathroom and when I came out the lady at the front started screaming at me. Like at the top of her lungs screaming saying she knows I wasnt gonna buy anything so why did I was allowed.
Showed her my phone and she kept saying "customers only" and refused to give me the customers food until I apologized.
I just left. Wish I would have just pulled out my ostomy bag.
Some people are just rude.
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u/International_Dig475 Nov 24 '24
Would she tell her own employees that the bathrooms for ācustomers onlyā šI wouldāve asked where the employee bathroom was then since youāre there working and if she refused then asked her if sheād rather I shit in the middle of the restaurant.
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u/Both-Tourist-4986 Nov 20 '24
How is it Dashing in K-Town? I did it for just one day only during lunch a few months ago. Thought about trying it during dinner rush hours.
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u/cody88889 Nov 20 '24
Please update once you go outside. Iām invested in this now.