Toilet Turned Into Revenue Stream

[Mulboyne]

Japan Times: Ad explosion leaves no stone, venue unturned
Amid a deluge of commercial messages, a growing number of advertisers are venturing into virgin space in a bid to stand out from the pack. Novel and even quirky ads are sprouting up at just about every conceivable public space, with some even cropping up in lavatories. Clinpet Japan Co., an Ehime Prefecture-based supplier of toilet paper and other bathroom items, came up with the idea of using toilet paper holders in public restrooms as ad space...But the firm faces a challenge. "We need to come up with a way to somehow wipe off the negative image of toilets," Otani said.

[FG Lurker]

[...snip...] But the firm faces a challenge. "We need to come up with a way to somehow wipe off the negative image of toilets," Otani said.

The free tissue handout advertising has always made me wonder... Do the advertisers hope you'll think of them while wiping your ass in some scummy station shitter?

[Taro Toporific]

Here it is in action in Japan...And here's their English site showing how the CHICAGO BULLS are truely in the toilet. Of course, here's engrish teaching in the toilet in Japan.