free tissue but not sure if it is clean

hi se7^^; it's so funny and sad that poorer countries like ours need to collect fees for use of toilets and pay for the tissue paper as well but other countries' toilets are free and lots of rolled tissue inside. anyway, i remember before, we pay 5php for the ticket and tissue..not the ticket alone. i mean, the ticket says only 3php but the collector demands 5php because of the tissue. so if women have their own wipes then they can refuse the tissue and just pay for the appropriate amount indicated on the ticket. the collectors are just trying to make extra money for themselves by selling those manually folded tissue as you said, and those are not part of the maintenance fee.

If I knew in advance that a toiletry room was not clean enough I would bring my own. If I ever have the misfortune to encounter such a problem I would not frequent the place again. Shame though as hygiene should be considered first in all public restrooms as it will make and or break a place if it is not clean enough.

hi why on earth do they hand out free tissues, that is unsanitary here in the US public restrooms hav toilet tissue on the holders in the stalls, we do not have to pay for tissue either but it is not doled out to us after someones handled it with hands that may have gross bacteria on them. In your situation I too wo uld take a new roll of toliet tissue with me as I would not feel safe with paper that has been handled by other people first.We also in some places havecoin takers on the doors to women's restroom but the f ree rolls of tissue are placed in the holders and nobody touchs and folds a small dab of tissues. thats just not healthy at all. I know the locked restrooms are usually kept spotless but they should be toilet tissue on holders in each stall. there is a real minimum of handling the roll that way.a t home it is he same I put a fresh roll on the holder and only the very edges are touched.

That is So not sanitary to have someone handle the tissue paper after handling money. I wouldnt take it for sure. I didnt know you had to pay for toilet paper in some countries?!?!? Its still free here in Canada. We have rolls in the stalls. They are not under lock and keys though as some people were taking them home !!! Not sure why as the toilet paper in public bathrooms is not the most soft one!!

i also notice this and i worry the same thing. but usually i use those tissues to wipe my shoes or sandals and use my own tissue when i go to the toilet.

Make sure you are bringing your own personal things with you to assure that it's really clean and safe to use. If I were to choose of course I would rather use my handkerchief to wipe. lol

Oh yes, this has been a concern to me. So I make sure that I have tissue in my bag whenever I go out. Most public toilets in our country don’t have tissue and yes if there’s a tissue available usually you have to pay for it. I haven’t encountered this manually folded tissue yet, but this is very unhygienic. I have been to different countries and most public toilets have loads of tissue inside the tissue holder and you don’t have to pay for it.

I don't blame her. I wouldn't want to use it either. I would rather have my own too.

OMY. I've never really noticed this. Thanks for sharing. Now, I really have to bring rolls of it with me otherwise I'll buy from the vendo machines.

Yeah, your concern is right, any type of germs can be there. I was reading a paper last time, in which they mentioned about a lot of diseases transmitted through toilets. Safety is in our hands, so it is very wise idea to keep tissues with yourself, it should be made a habit because at any moment you can need this not only for toilets but many other purposes...