LAWRENCE, KS- After a long night of many drinks, it is no surprise that the Mass Street bar goers have to use the restroom right around 2 a.m. However, 2 a.m. is closing time for the bars and their restrooms.
“Our store just gets slammed at 2 a.m. And although our sales greatly increase, I know not everyone comes in to order sandwiches,” said Brian Schrader, manager of Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches.
Having just been rushed out of the bar, a crowd heads over to Jimmy Johns to start a line at the restrooms.
“The line for the bathroom is almost always as long as the line for sandwiches. It just amazes me that all of these people don’t think to use the restroom before closing,” said Schrader.
For some, the line at Jimmy Johns is much more painful than it would have been at the bar.
“I had to go to the bathroom right as the bar the closing, so I thought I would hold it until I got to Jimmy Johns. Well little did I know, that I would be waiting in this ridiculously long line,” said Lexie Peterson, Kansas University junior.
Although the line is irritating for those waiting, Schrader does not seem to mind.
“Working on Mass Street, we know people are going to come in to just use the restroom. I don’t mind, it can be very entertaining,” said Schrader.