An Alternative to Awkward Bathroom Attendant Encounters

An Alternative to Awkward Bathroom Attendant Encounters

March 22nd, 2010 @ 8:16 am by Mrs. Cheeseburger
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Am I the only one who dreads walking into a bathroom and seeing an attendant? You know, the chick that is bound to spray you with some foul perfume, try to sell you soap to wash your hands after you do your business, or even provide you that piece of gum or singular cigarette that really, you wouldn’t take even if it was being offered for free. Maybe I’m alone in finding these encounters awkward, I dunno.

Anywho, I wanted to provide our guests will all of the amenities of an attendant with zero % awkwardness. Enter the ever-popular bathroom basket.

Meet our Man Basket:

Contents? Fabulousness. Specifically in the form of this ah-mazing Q-tip box.

What? You don’t think the male guests at our wedding will use TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY Q-TIPS?! Yeah, me neither. But come on, that thing is adorable!

Additionally: Axe body spray, Static Guard, hair gel, wrinkle remover, deodorant, hand sanitizer, hand lotion, lint remover, mouth wash, floss, Chapstick tub, travel teeth scrub things, Band-Aids, sewing kit, gum, mints, Kleenex, and OTC meds of every variety…

And for the ladies…

Tampons, pads, hair brush, static guard, hair spray, wrinkle remover, Tide pen, Calgon spray x 2 (which totally brought me back to middle school, yum!), hand lotion, lint remover, Scope, baby powder, nail files, ponytail holders, bobby pins, sewing kit, deodorant, Band-Aids, blister pads, oil blotters, scissors, safety pins, straight pins, travel teeth cleaner thingies, and more OTC meds.

Plus gum, mints, Kleenex, and of course another fantabulous Q-tip dispenser!

I got most of our supplies at Target and on Minimus. I’m hopeful that our guests will find anything that they’re looking for here!

Is there anything I’m missing? Someone suggested condoms, but I’m gonna pass on opening that can of worms.

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31 Responses to “An Alternative to Awkward Bathroom Attendant Encounters”

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vitula (message) 61 posts, Worker bee

Tweezers, hydrocortisone, antibiotic ointment? Not absolutely necessary, but if you have younger kids at the wedding then those might be useful.

The baskets look good!

3/22/10 @ 8:28 am (reply)

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JoeyEmma (message) 197 posts, Blushing bee

I have thought about these but am worried about the medications in them. We will have little kids that use the bathroom on their own, and I would be worried about them helping themselves to the little packs of Tylenol, thinking they are sweets. The rest of the basket looks great though.

3/22/10 @ 8:34 am (reply)

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EAQ219 (message) 1,448 posts, Bumble bee

Oh, we’re DEF putting condoms in our baskets

3/22/10 @ 8:41 am (reply)

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dddd89 (message) 491 posts, Helper bee

I appreciate you putting pads in your basket as a girl who doesn’t use tampons! I would be so happy to see that basket at your wedding as a guest!

3/22/10 @ 10:09 am (reply)

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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message) 2,685 posts, Sugar bee

You thought of it all! So sweet!

3/22/10 @ 10:18 am (reply)

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alivoo01 (message) 2,625 posts, Sugar bee

LOL on the condoms comment, but what a fabulous looking and extremely well thought out bathroom basket!

3/22/10 @ 10:35 am (reply)

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thebriz (message) 448 posts, Helper bee

I think your baskets are awesome - I’d definitely would not put condoms; I bit too suggestive for what’s supposed to be a classy affair (plus, we don’t have lots of singles and certainly not the type that would just hook up like that, thank goodness).

We are only have a handful of small children, none of whom will be using the bath on their own because they can’t so for my basket, I’m not worried about having pills, etc. Twizzers and all that I think is a bit much as well.

The point is just to have things that are commonly used or to avoid possible mishaps (like menses, headaches, etc.); if you have to think of every scenario, then it defeats the purpose.

3/22/10 @ 10:44 am (reply)

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krissybee (message) 3,921 posts, Honey bee

ooo good baskets! i think you’ve made good choices here

3/22/10 @ 11:02 am (reply)

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Yach (message) 403 posts, Helper bee

Shout wipes. Within 30 min into my reception, I had friends who spilled wine all over his suit. They were so grateful that I had some in the basket that they specifically mentioned it to me.

3/22/10 @ 11:02 am (reply)

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Album Boutique Team

What a great idea and I love that you thought of everything!!!

3/22/10 @ 11:08 am (reply)

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Kim

The best part about the bathroom baskets is what is left over! My husband and I use all of the travel sized things when we’re packing and a year later still have tons left.

3/22/10 @ 11:19 am (reply)

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Miss Cheeseburger (message) 1,020 posts, Bumble bee

@vitula: good ideas, thanks!!

@JoeyEmma: thanks for the tips - like thebriz said, though, all of our kids are under the age of 4 and will therefore be accompanied to the bathrooms with their parents, plus even if they wandered in alone they wouldn’t be able to reach the basket! I did worry about this, but as someone who gets killer headaches at the worst time, I knew I had to have the meds

3/22/10 @ 12:46 pm (reply)

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mrspaetz (message) 3,805 posts, Honey bee

oh that’s awesome. i’m sad the cleaning person decided to throw our baskets in the trash, grrrr!

3/22/10 @ 1:23 pm (reply)

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Miss Giraffe (message) 4,219 posts, Honey bee

Those baskets are packed to perfection! Good job!

3/22/10 @ 2:09 pm (reply)

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audra

Hair elastics! As someone who loves to dance the night away, only to be left with sweaty gross hair (and of course, I never can find a hair elastic of my own!) those are a must for me!

3/22/10 @ 2:13 pm (reply)

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