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I’ve had more than one experience where you go to use a hand operated and it’s empty. Then you wonder who touched that thing before you and what did you pick up.

I despise the hand operated ones now. Same with mechanical faucets in a public bathroom. I don’t want to turn it off once my hands are clean...

That’s what you use the paper towel for... oh wait, those are gone too.

I've never understood this about public bathrooms. I don't need my soap dispenser to be automatic since I only use it when I'm going to be washing my hands already.

It's weird to see automatic soap dispensers but manual "hand pump" paper towel dispensers.

Many things are over engineered just because.

Throw a battery in it, hell, just throw a chip in it.

In most cases (Most cases) analog Trumps digital.

The soap dispenser is automatic because in theory it reduces the amount of soap used. Except for the ones built into the sink which try to shoot soap at you while you’re rinsing, and it becomes a game to dodge it.

In N Out in California has ones like this. You just squeeze this rubbery piece and it causes the sanitizer gel to come out, then you just use it on the entirety of your hands after. No big deal.