I'm really sick of....

[Red_Dazes]

People complaining that we are out of paper towels, and then getting fucking pissy when I tell them there is a hand dryer on the wall. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE HAND DRYER!! UUUGGGGHHH!

and people friggin lying to me. I suppose I should just expect it by now... but tonight was a really good night over all....I get back from lunch and like 3 people tell me "Oh the other girl didn't give me a number." "Oh I was just checking on someone!" One lady even came out with a SHOPPING CART!! WTF!
Yeah there were piles of clothes and numbers back there... I was not happy with the new girl... and she is not even that new...

[Ree]

I think a lot of people hate the hand dryers because they usually do a really lousy job and they end up having to just wipe their damp hands on the shirt or something.

Still, if there are no towels, at least there's an alternative, so why bitch?

[chocoBug]

i HATE it when they lie to your face, like you are just as stupid as they are. I once told a woman everything was on sale but the bracelets and she said 'ok fine' and brought a bracelet to the till. She then complained that i never told her and i had to apologise. bitch! and whats with handryers?? Some people just like to complain.

[LingualMonkey]

I think a lot of people hate the hand dryers because they usually do a really lousy job and they end up having to just wipe their damp hands on the shirt or something.

Hand Dryer Directions:

1. Press button.
2. Rub hands briskly under flowing air.
3. Dry hands on shirt tail or pants.

[reimero]

Here's the thing about hand dryers vs. towels:
Fact 1: not everyone washes their hands after, erm, taking care of "business."
Fact 2: most washrooms have doors. About half of them open inward (requiring that the door be pulled open.)

Some people use paper towels to open those doors, because other people can't be bothered with basic hygiene. If you don't wash your hands, it kinda defeats the purpose of me washing mine, if I have to put my clean hands where your dirty hands have recently been.

[Kiwi]

and that is why I keep a travel pack of wet wipes and tissues in my bag so I dont have to touch the doors after my hands are clean and washed

no way Im touching things the general public has access to... yeesh

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I think a lot of people hate the hand dryers because they usually do a really lousy job and they end up having to just wipe their damp hands on the shirt or something.

They NEVER get my hands completely dry in one use. I have to push the button twice or three times to get dry.

Or else wipe my hands on my pants.

[Red_Dazes]

Some people use paper towels to open those doors, because other people can't be bothered with basic hygiene. If you don't wash your hands, it kinda defeats the purpose of me washing mine, if I have to put my clean hands where your dirty hands have recently been.

Thats what elbows are for ^_^ lol. or hell... why not just pull a strip of TP and open the door with that? There are alternatives.

[mariamousie1]

I hate hand dryers too. Even if they're good for the environment, they don't work and I always end up just wiping my hands off on my pants. I guess they wanted you to put in more towels, or get someone else to do it?

[Andara Bledin]

It always amuses me how people will refuse to touch the door handles to get out of the restroom, and will then pay for something and use paper money, and then not wash their hands again before they eat.

And, yeah, those air dryers are mostly useless at actually drying.

^-.-^

[reimero]

It always amuses me how people will refuse to touch the door handles to get out of the restroom, and will then pay for something and use paper money, and then not wash their hands again before they eat.

And, yeah, those air dryers are mostly useless at actually drying.

^-.-^

I'm not one of those people, but yeah, people are generally not smart about cleanliness.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

They NEVER get my hands completely dry in one use. I have to push the button twice or three times to get dry.

Or else wipe my hands on my pants.

The one we have in the restroom at the Kitty is motion activated. You simply put your hands underneath the blower and it automatically turns on - no pushing a button needed.

They're nice but they don't dry my hands completely either. I'll usually just grab the roll of paper towels that sit on top of the Koala Care foldout table and tear off a section and give my hands a quick wipe as I'm going out the door.

[Sauletekis]

Greatest bathroom invention of the last 5 years- the Airblade.

These are awesome, they have them in some of the train stations here, they dry your hands in 10 seconds or so, no button pushing required. Doesn't solve the issue of nasty hands on door handles, though.

[EricKei]

Greatest bathroom invention of the last 5 years- the Airblade.

That sounds like something a part-US, part-German company I've done some training for has in their restrooms. The things are like blast cannons, the air output is enough to make my skin visibly ripple from the "impact" of the air. You can almost hear the water droplets screaming for mercy as they are obliterated

Their receptionist has long hair, and she mentioned that she's even used them to dry her hair when she came in from a downpour. Less than 60 seconds from sopping wet hair to comfortably dry.

[Sparky]

I was in a restaurant recently that had a little ledge attached to the bottom of the door so you could pull the door open with your foot instead of touching it. Nice!

But I suspect that the reason customers get annoyed when they tell you the paper towels are empty and you tell them there's a blow dryer is that it sounds like you're (pardon the pun) blowing them off. They're telling themselves "I'll do them a favor and let them know they're out of paper," and they hear -- please understand that I realize this is NOT what you mean! but it is what their little SC brains hear -- "I'm too lazy to fix it. Use the inferior system instead."