# Ads that tank -- bathroom stall advertisers take note (a touch TMI) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137 "2005-01-28T17:13:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/1 "2005-01-28T17:13:30Z")
Dear Advertiser, please think twice. So… my tummy was feeling a little “oogy.” Oh, something wasn’t agreeing with me. No siree, it was not! So, I went down to the 4rth floor potty, because there are no offices on the 4rth floor and privacy is more or less guaranteed (unless someone else has the same bright idea). With a bit of queasiness, I sat myself down on Ye Olde Porcelain Throne, whereupon I saw an advertisement. Now, these, silver frames that cover a poster in plexiglass, are not ugly. They do their job which is to present a product to a captive audience. Fine. But, dear advertiser, I must say, I will never ever partake of your product again. For as I sat in my misery, with a tummy churning – clearly unimpressed by yesterday’s dinner and beer, I… well… let’s just say I would’ve made **lieu** quite proud. And your ad, dear advertiser: “Campbell’s Chunky Beef Soup” … I honestly don’t think I’ll ever be able to break that association. Really, what were they thinking? Advertising _food_ in a toilet stall? “Soup you can eat like a meal”… you said. _GAAAA-AAK!_ ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/2 "2005-01-28T17:54:50Z")
hehehe. The other day while in the bathroom I also read some weird advertisement, this on the toilet paper package. Angel Soft toilet paper: > [@](#): > > Soft…but not _too soft_. How could toilet paper be “too soft”? Do they make it as soft as they can, then toss in a pinch of sand? > [@](#): > > with an Extra Layer to get the job done Get the job done? Ewwwwwwwwwwwww. ---
**Author:** ![MsPrufrock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@MsPrufrock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsPrufrock)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/3 "2005-01-28T18:15:33Z")
Chunky soup - advertised in a bathroom stall!?! _shudders_ I don’t see too many advertisements in stalls around these parts but in college our dorm floor had a really fun weekly stall magazine called “Toilet Talk.” It had jokes (bathroom humor included of course), random facts and funny stories. I think we were the only floor that did it but it was awesome! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/4 "2005-01-28T18:17:02Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > How could toilet paper be “too soft”? Do they make it as soft as they can, then toss in a pinch of sand? Kleenex Cottonelle toiletpaper is nice and soft Kleenex cottonelle ULTRA is much thicker and softer, and it feels like you’re wiping your ass with a quilt. ---
**Author:** ![LucyInDisguise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucyindisguise/32/18064_2.png) [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/5 "2005-01-28T18:40:07Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > Do they make it as soft as they can, then toss in a pinch of sand? [hijack] I swear – some manufacturers not only toss in a pinch, they toss in the whole sandbox – ever visit one of those portable johns? :eek: [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/6 "2005-01-28T19:52:33Z")
Well I hate the bathroom ads that talk. There is a little speaker and a motion sensor and the ad starts talking to you while you do your business. I don’t want to talk to anyone about anything at that time. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/7 "2005-01-28T20:05:51Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Well I hate the bathroom ads that talk. > > There is a little speaker and a motion sensor and the ad starts talking to you while you do your business. I believe that might scare the shit out of me! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/8 "2005-01-28T20:35:06Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Well I hate the bathroom ads that talk. > > There is a little speaker and a motion sensor and the ad starts talking to you while you do your business. Are you serious? I think we finally have a winner in the Thing That Could Actually Turn Exgineer Into A Luddite contest. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/9 "2005-01-28T20:44:36Z")
Great…now the toity itself is going to make me pee-shy? ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/10 "2005-01-28T22:40:31Z")
> [@LucyInDisguise](#): > > [hijack] > I swear – some manufacturers not only toss in a pinch, they toss in the whole sandbox – ever visit one of those portable johns? :eek: > [/hijack] That’s not toilet paper. It’s wax paper. They do it to humiliate you. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/11 "2005-01-28T22:42:13Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Well I hate the bathroom ads that talk. > > There is a little speaker and a motion sensor and the ad starts talking to you while you do your business. You know, that would just make me clench up. I’d have to go home to poop. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/12 "2005-01-28T22:46:26Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > You know, that would just make me clench up. I’d have to go home to poop. That’s the whole idea. Poop on _your_ time-read all you want then. It’s only a matter of time before stalls have time sensors that flush and give you a burst of cold water on the arse to get you back to work. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/13 "2005-01-28T23:26:36Z")
They do that to me with whatever sensors they use now. I just have terrible luck in public bathrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/14 "2005-01-28T23:29:34Z")
I’ve often wondered why doctor’s offices don’t take advantage of the same advertising subsidies. Dentists, Ob/Gyn’s…just think of all that empty ceiling that’s going to waste! ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/15 "2005-01-28T23:56:06Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > That’s the whole idea. Poop on _your_ time-read all you want then. It’s only a matter of time before stalls have time sensors that flush and give you a burst of cold water on the arse to get you back to work. :eek: They already have toilets that flush automatically every few minutes when someones on 'em. If you’ve ever had a commercial toilet (I.E. one that’s made from a repurposed jet engine) flush while you’re on it, it’s pretty uncomfortable even if you don’t get any water sprayed directly at you. I’d think they’d sell it from the angle of cutting down the smell or something similarly hygiene related rather than using a hostility towards employees pitch. ---
**Author:** ![SpectBrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@SpectBrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpectBrain)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/16 "2005-01-29T00:06:15Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Well I hate the bathroom ads that talk. > > There is a little speaker and a motion sensor and the ad starts talking to you while you do your business. > > I don’t want to talk to anyone about anything at that time. “Hello. Is everything coming out all right? No?! Might we suggest NEW IMPROVED BLASTALAX with added Viagra to keep you coming and going.” ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/17 "2005-01-29T00:36:51Z")
> [@1010011010](#): > > They already have toilets that flush automatically every few minutes when someones on 'em. If you’ve ever had a commercial toilet (I.E. one that’s made from a repurposed jet engine) flush while you’re on it, it’s pretty uncomfortable even if you don’t get any water sprayed directly at you. > > I’d think they’d sell it from the angle of cutting down the smell or something similarly hygiene related rather than using a hostility towards employees pitch. I keep waiting for one of those things to suck my instestines out my anus like those pool filters everyone was terrified of in the '90s. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/18 "2005-01-29T00:43:29Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > They do that to me with whatever sensors they use now. In my home town there is an “energy efficient” building with motions sensors in the bathrooms. If the motion detectors decide “no one is there” the lights go off. However, they are mounted in such a way that if you’re in a stall, you are blcoked form their range. So the room may suddenly go pitch black mid-poop. It’s disconcerting to realize you either have to work by feel, or wave a long strip of toiler paper in the air like a flag to alert the sensors. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-tank-bathroom-stall-advertisers-take-note-a-touch-tmi/287137/19 "2005-01-29T00:51:00Z")
I hate the stall-door ads where some shampoo model is _watching me pee_…