Are restroom tokens still used.

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Are restroom tokens still used.

Postby henrysmedford » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:44 pm

We keep finding restroom tokens in the coin counters and I think the last time I saw a stall that took them was over thirty year ago. Has any one seen one lately.
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Re: Are restroom tokens still used.

Postby Numis Pam » Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:49 am

Hmmm... looks like someone took a big dump... :lol: :twisted: :lol:
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Re: Are restroom tokens still used.

Postby dakota1955 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:19 am

I have never seen one, I must not be old enough
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Re: Are restroom tokens still used.

Postby henrysmedford » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:10 am

Look like they are still made ---http://www.nikolok.com/lokinfo.html I still what to know if any has seen one lately.
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Re: Are restroom tokens still used.

Postby AGgressive Metal » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:45 am

I remember seeing some in Europe pretty recently, but if I remember correctly they were operating by normal coins not tokens. I don't know about the English one though, slide under that one, LOL
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel
For nothyng is better than lyberte
For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world
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Re: Are restroom tokens still used.

Postby Verbane » Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:41 am

News report of a token restroom in Houston:
http://consumerist.com/2008/07/28/burger-king-launches-the-token-powered-pay-toilet/


+1 for Europe, typically in the larger cities.
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Re: Are restroom tokens still used.

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