JJ market seeks sponsors: "This poop brought you by [space for Sale!]"
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Squander enough days at Chatuchak Weekend Market and it becomes inevitable. You swallow your dignity and enough untainted air before stepping into the foul restroom to do your business as quickly as possible.

One of the busiest weekend haunts of locals and visitors, Chatuchak's much-hated toilets might become a bad memory as it hopes to replace them - and add more - by finding commercial sponsors.

Landowner State Railway of Thailand will seek companies willing to pay for the construction of new toilets in return for using them to market their products and services, Paisal Suprungrote, the SRT's chief of the market, said yesterday. [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/02/27/jj-market-seeks-sponsors-poop-brought-you-space-sale


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-02-27

So, to my understanding, the Landowner, State Railway of Thailand, that collects the rents, is asking private companies to build the toilets, that they were supposed to provide for the convenience of the people visiting or working there.

I thought, it's part of their obligation to provide facilities on the land they rent for public use.

But again......this is Thailand.

Is owning and operating a public bog a reserved business/occupation for Thais only? No point in researching this opportunity for me if it is.

the female toilets could be sponsored and run by a make-up / cosmetics retailer with on-site staff around the sink / mirrors offering advice on beauty and selling products

the male toilets could be sponsored and run by an adult entertainment provider with on-site staff waiting in specially marked cubicles offering companionship and other related services

this is just a thought... i didn't do any market research / survey to check if this would actually be popular