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Toilet Seat Etiquette for Sellers in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
Put the toilet set down, please.
This has been one of those pet peeves of mine when I am showing a home. It is so unpleasant to walk in a bathroom, especially a luxurious bathroom, with a buyer and see the toilet seat up (sometimes not real clean, and even other times…, well, you know.)
I decided to Google the reasons why a person should put the toilet seat down, including health benefits in addition to the visual appearance so I could prove my point to any potential seller that may question my opinion on the matter.
And WOW! I hit a gold mine.  If you have the time, this is a great article in the Huffington Post regarding this topic.  Who knew.  It seems that the “men” and “women” see this matter very differently, and for some reason, the men seem to be more outspoken on the issue.
To remain a bit neutral, I went to Wikipedia.  The highlighted portion was added by me.
A toilet seat is a hinged unit consisting of seat, and usually a lid, which is bolted onto a toilet bowl for a flush toilet. A toilet seat consists of the seat itself, which may be contoured for the user to ... more

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