Okay, so I went to the restroom today, and it got me thinking about something that bugs me every time. You know, the whole deal with where to put your purse in a public restroom? It’s a real head-scratcher. So, I decided to do a little experiment and document the whole thing.
First off, I walked into the restroom, purse in hand, and immediately started to look for a good spot. I mean, you can’t just put your precious bag on the floor, right? That’s just gross. The floor’s probably seen things, you know? So, that was a no-go from the start.
Then I checked for hooks. Sometimes you get lucky, and there’s a nice little hook on the back of the door or on the side of the stall. But nope, not today. My restroom had no hooks. It’s like they want us to perform some sort of balancing act or something.
Next, I looked at the toilet paper dispenser. Some of those are designed to be like a little shelf. And I read something online about how “These multipurpose dispensers hold the toilet paper and also allow for a safe” place for your purse. Sounded promising, but in my case, the dispenser was one of those small, round ones. No way my purse was going to sit on that thing. It was way too small to hold anything.
So, I started to get a bit creative. I thought, “What is the most organic place to put it that’s not sitting out in the room?” Like I read somewhere, “It might take several tries to figure out a spot.” I tried to wedge it between the wall and the toilet, but that didn’t really work. It kept slipping, and I was not about to let my bag take a dive into the danger zone.
Finally, I ended up just holding my purse on my lap. Not the most comfortable solution, but hey, it worked. It was safe, it was clean, and I didn’t have to worry about it. It’s not ideal, but sometimes you just gotta make do with what you’ve got, right?
This whole experience really made me think. Why don’t more restrooms have better options for this? A simple hook or a bigger dispenser could solve this problem. Anyway, that was my little adventure for the day. Maybe next time I’ll find a restroom that’s actually prepared for this very real dilemma.
