Walmart Peachtree City, GA

Walmart Peachtree City, GA

Alright my first post! The first victim of my public bathroom reviews will be one almost everyone is familiar with: Walmart.

Look familiar? Everyone has seen one.

Before we begin I feel like I have to mention the strange looks you get taking pictures of the walls in public restrooms. They stare at you like your some sort of pervert and the only response I could give them is: "How you doin?" It is as awkward as it sounds.

Anyway forget them. My mission is sacred. My goal is to make people think about public restrooms in ways they never had before. So lets get started.

The bathroom I am reviewing is located in the Peachtree City Walmart in Georgia (the state not the country). The layout was your basic Walmart lavatory. Looks O.K. from this angle but there is some awesome detail when you take a closer look.

#1. Spotless.

#2. Surprisingly white.

I first noticed that the urinals were completely spotless. This felt a bit unusual to me with it being a Walmart toilet and all, not to mention the trash on the floor I noticed when I walked in. In addition to the clean urinals, are the perfect steel urinal screens. Any man can not emphasize just how important these tiny dividers are. Every dude has been in a movie theater restroom where there are no urinal screens. Not only are you fish-eyeing your penis, but it can be very difficult for some men to relieve themselves when under such pressure. (You know who you are.) Anyway the screens pictured above are the perfect height and width so no one will be able to easily peek at your manhood. That's a huge plus. The downside is I hate automatic toilets. The sensors never work quite right and can sometimes cause your piss or someone else's to just chill in there for awhile or flush randomly while you use it. No one is ever thrilled about walking over to a toilet or urinal to find that the water is everything but clear. I understand automatic flushing is there so people can not leave their waste in public toilets but I still do not like how unreliable they are. Any decent person will flush a toilet when they are finished anyway. I am being picky though, I can survive with automatic flushing. It is not that big of a deal.

Next is the stalls. They looked pretty average but certain smaller details did catch my eye.

I always hated how narrow the first stalls are. At least the toilet is clean.

I was never a fan of the first stall in public men's restrooms. They're always so narrow and when you're inside and everyone knows that you are in there. However this stall was really not too narrow. You could easily walk in, turn around, and walk out without any issues if you are under 300 pounds. It has automatic flushing like the rest of the toilets in the bathroom and the toilet paper looks to be easily reachable from the seat. The seat itself however is extremely low to the ground. If i can nearly touch my knee with my chin when I sit down then that should be a hint to get a taller bowel. Also there was some toilet seat covers (did not make it in the picture) above the toilet itself which is always nice for the germaphobes.

My favorite part of the stall however was the illegible vandalism on the right panel when you walk in.

EGD? 6CZD?

Going forward to the far stall I walked in and saw what looked like this.

More annoying than it looks.

It looks pretty good at first glance. Once you have sat down and done your business though your going to realize just how far away the toilet paper dispenser is. If I have to pick my unhappy ass up slightly and take a baby step closer to reach some toilet paper than there is an issue. Everything else about the toilet was the same except for some toilet paper I found floating in the water. Automatic flush does it again. The trashcan is pretty convenient at least. 

Speaking of the trashcan I noticed this mark on the wall behind it.

Scars of the past.

Something apparently used to be bolted to the wall right there. The problem is they did not try anything to cover up the marks and holes. It is just ugly.

Finally its time to move on to the sinks and hand dryer.

The automatic sink. Wasting or using water is impossible.

I may sound like an old man saying that everything automatic is awful but I would easily pick the automatic flusher over the automatic sink! We have all used these Walmart automatic sinks, you put your hand under the nozzle and nothing comes out. So you start wiggling your hand around and think to yourself: "Is it broken?" Then you finally realize your hand has to be a millimeter away from the nozzle for the water to start coming out. So you grab some hand soap from the dispenser (Excellent soap dispenser placement in this bathroom by the way). Only to realize the water stopped almost immediately after removing your hand. This forces to keep your hands practically touching the nozzle the entire time you lather them, which is nearly impossible. Everyone has their own way to deal with this but there is no reason for the sink to be THAT sensitive. 

The hand dryer is a good place close to the sink and luckily was not one that was too loud.

Automatic hand dryers work well consistently.

If you like to use paper towels though then you may be a bit out of luck. The dispenser was located on the opposite side of the room! Why? Who knows? It is a terrible idea though because this makes you have to walk across the room with dripping wet hands to the dispenser. This can actually be a bit of a hazard when you think about it. Anyone who wants to use paper towels will make that walk causing a damp floor which can cause people to slip. Unlikely but possible.

At least the garbage can is conveniently under the paper towels.

In conclusion the bathroom was not as bad as I was expecting. Some things could be better placed for more convenience but it is very difficult to get something like this perfect considering it can also depend on the person using the bathroom. I was in and out of here easily despite the errors and can say that I have seen worse. I am sure I will see worse in the future as well.

7/10

Agree or disagree? Have some feedback? Tell me in the comments below!

Please stop pocketing stuff in our restrooms.