When you live in the suburbs, you don’t generally need to use bathrooms at big box stores, because you’re a quick drive from home. But when you’re wandering around looking for a needle in a haystack — i.e., a lumbar support cushion in Bed Bath & Beyond, because you realize you’re slouching all day at work — you may end up
in the back corner of the store and find the restroom instead (550 E Lancaster Avenue, Radnor, PA).
“What’s back there?” I asked myself when I saw an open doorway, and I craned my neck to see. The walls in Bed Bath & Beyond’s restroom vestibule were gray, with white paneling, a white chair rail and dark blue restroom signs. But what was that printed pink paper sign? I stepped closer. Tornado shelter signs. Hmm. That’s not something I’ve ever seen, let alone in Pennsylvania, where we don’t get a ton of tornadoes, and the ones we do get don’t generally leave massive destruction; their paths tend to be contained, both narrow and short. Inside, Bed Bath & Beyond’s restroom was actually fairly pretty for a big box store: shiny dark blue tiles that matched the restroom signs, rimmed with white tiles. The rest was all the usual stuff, including plain white sinks, stainless steel fixtures and Xcelerator hand dryers.
I didn’t find the lumbar support. So, my posture is going to get worse, but at least I know to go to my local Bed Bath & Beyond on the off chance that there’s a tornado warning in the great state of PA.
Restroom Rating: [rating=2]
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