22/05/2024
Toilets.
Not a subject I particularly want to talk about on a wet Wednesday... but bear with me.
We have two toilets here in the beautiful Cavendish Arcade - one for Customers, one for Staff (which has baby change facilities in it, should our Customers need them.)
Because our fabulous Arcade is a listed building, they're those Saniflo things. You know the ones I mean, if you put anything down them apart from the obvious, they block.
When they block, we have to call out a Plumber, and the Landlords add the cost to our Service Charge (which is already extortionate, but don't get me started on that one).
Anyway, back to the toilets...
We put signs up inside the cubicles and on the doors, saying "please do not put the following items down these toilets because it will block them... etc etc.
Last Saturday, both toilets were blocked - the Customer one first, then some bright spark put a baby wipe down the Staff one and blocked that too.
So not only are these people selfish and inconsiderate, they also can't read.
My lovely Staff then got abuse all weekend, because the toilets were out of order. Was it their fault? NO!
Luckily, we have brilliant Maintenance guys who managed to get them fixed - again - but the cost and the inconvenience is getting ridiculous.
So, please if you use our Arcade toilets, do not put any sanitary products, face wipes or baby wipes down them. Read the bloody signs!
Thank you in anticipation of a Plumber-bill free week!
