Canterbury McDonald’s introduce ‘pay to pee’ scheme
Canterbury’s high street McDonald’s are now forcing customers to pay to use the toilet.
The unofficial free toilet provider has introduced a ‘pay to pee’ scheme, which requires customers to purchase food to be able to access the toilets.
A four-digit code is shown at the bottom of each receipt, which then has to be tapped into an electronic pin-pad, to be able to activate the door to the WC.
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Mc Customer, Claire Bateman, commented:
I was shopping in Canterbury the other day when my five-year old was desperate for the toilet.
The first place I thought of was McDonald’s. However, when we got there, I realised that I had to buy something to get a code that was on the receipt to be able to use the toilet. I wasn’t happy and neither was my daughter, who was upset and distressed whilst we had to order and wait for a drink. Until someone then told us that the code was the same on every receipt, but obviously I had no idea.’’
Many customers of the fast-food chain use the toilets on a daily basis, even if they don’t want to purchase anything. It is particularly popular for baby changing facilties, on nights out, as well as the homeless use it too.
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Another McDonald’s customer took to Twitter to share their frustration.
Loool Canterbury McDonalds are doing the most, imagine they give you a code for the toilet ONLY if you buy something??
— Ana Spinola ? (@spinola_ana) September 5, 2017
The Canterbury Hub visited the high street McDonald’s and a staff member said:
‘’The code could possibly change, but for the moment it will stay the same.’’
McDonald’s Press Office where contacted, but could not make a statement.