Filed from the field · The national restroom deskDispatches filed 13 · States covered 11

The Porcelain Dispatch

Restroom reviews from the collapse of American sanitation

A recurring assignment

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A locked door is still a verdict.

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Bladder Ransom: The Coffee Shop That Charges $6.75 To Open A Door

Portland, Oregon · Ritual & Reclaim Coffee Co.

The restroom requires a code. The code appears on your receipt. The cheapest item on the menu costs $6.75. I did the arithmetic and concluded that this establishment has found a way to charge admission to a basic human function, then dress it up with reclaimed wood and a chalkboard about community.

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