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Sit or Squat: Website helps you find a public toilet anywhere using your cell phone

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) on Mar 26th 2009 at 3:00PM

One of my fondest memories of the U.S. when I lived in a dusty village in The Gambia without indoor plumbing was the smell of my grandparents' bathroom. I remembered it as smelling clean and fresh, like Charmin. Oh, how I missed it. (Actually, it might have been White Cloud, come to think of it.)

But, regardless, that's not the reason to sing Charmin praises today. Today, it's about public toilets. Charmin has a website SitorSquat.com that helps travelers locate a public toilet anywhere in the world. If you have a public toilet you know about that isn't included, you can add it. The beauty of this system is you can access it with your phone.

When you type in a location, up comes a map with markers showing where the toilets are. For example, when I typed in Venice, Italy I found one toilet. Copenhagen, Denmark has three. Columbus, Ohio is a real toilet mecca. There are so many public toilets, the markers cover each other up in certain places.

Banjul, The Gambia doesn't have any public toilet markers as of yet. Here's a tip, for The Gambia that I have found works in other places as well. If you're in a touristy area, duck into a hotel and look like you belong. There's bound to be a toilet, just don't ask where it is.

By the way, I used my computer to access the system. I'm a dinosaur when it comes to technology. My cell phone doesn't even flip. I don't even know how to play the games. But, if you go to the website you can get what you need to use your phone.

For a better description to how this service works, check out Tom Barlow's post on Wallet Pop. He's the guy who clued me in on Charmin's endeavor and has the latest gismos.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jeanine barone Mar 30th 2009 9:34PM

I checked it out for Tallinn, Estonia where there were several public toilets. But, alas: when I plugged in Tel Aviv -- I just got back from a week there -- the city wasn't listed. Still, overall, a good website.
thanks,
Jeanine
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wastingaway Jun 14th 2009 2:19AM

This is such a useful service! Its surprising how hard it is to find a public toilet!

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Portable Toilet Jun 29th 2009 11:08AM

That is awesome! So many times people are on road trips and its not always the easiest to find a restroom that isn't for paying customers only. I'm assuming that these toilets from this site are all freely accessible?

thanks for the write up, im gonna plug that website into my phone so when i need a bathroom i can use it!

Portable Restroom Dec 30th 2011 1:17PM

What an awesome idea! I wonder if there's an app for that?

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