| This is a topic that was brought up on a blog I | | | | pay to gain entry to their restrooms. Seems |
| read where a friend tried to take two homeless | | | | really silly and over the top to me but they get |
| men he had met into McDonalds to have a meal | | | | to make this decision about their restaurant. |
| on Christmas. They were not allowed entry | | | | It could have been that someone at that |
| because they have previously used the restroom | | | | McDonald's just doesn't like the homeless. We |
| and not been paying customers. | | | | can't blame McDonald's as a whole. Our local McDs |
| My personal opinion is I see nothing wrong with | | | | used to serve a couple of homeless gentlemen |
| them using the toilets and I am not offended by | | | | quite often. In cold weather, they would come in |
| homeless people in any way. If I were to run | | | | and by a coffee and sit for hours. They would |
| across them, I would likely offer to buy them a | | | | get free refills and they never bothered anyone |
| meal. | | | | and no one seemed to care. Occasionally other |
| From a business standpoint, I think McDonald's has | | | | patrons would buy them meals or give them |
| the right to reserve their toilets for paying | | | | money to get something and sometimes people |
| customers. Therefore, if they did not purchase | | | | would just sit around and talk with them. |
| anything, they could legally ask them to leave the | | | | When I was a teen, I worked at McDonald's in |
| restaurant. However, when they came back with | | | | VA and we found a homeless man scavenging in |
| you later to have a meal which you were paying | | | | our dumpster area. So every night when we had |
| for, they did not have the right to refuse their | | | | leftover food that would have been thrown out, |
| entry. The only exception would be if that | | | | we put it in a bag and placed it outside for him. |
| particular McDonald's filed a complaint and obtained | | | | We weren't supposed to according to official rules |
| a court order banning these two gentlemen from | | | | but our manager knew we did it and never said |
| the property. | | | | anything. |
| I believe this is why the McDonalds' in D.C. has | | | | It's sad more people can't have more compassion. |
| pay toilets. If you buy something, you get a | | | | Of course these are only my personal opinions on |
| token to use the toilet; otherwise, you have to | | | | the matter. What are your thoughts? |