--- title: Fake Toilet-Sharing App Rents 15 Minutes of Bathroom Time for $4 description: The motto for mock toilet-sharing app AirWC is "'Cause taking a dump doesn't mean you have to be in one." authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2014-07-01T20:56:25.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T09:53:12.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Airbnb - AirWC - Bathroom - Humor - jokes - Odd Spending - sharing economy - Tech word_count: 268 canonical: https://money.com/airbnb-airwc-joke-sharing-economy/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Line for the outhouse](https://img.money.com/2014/07/140701_em_airwc_1.jpg?crop=0px%2C871px%2C4720px%2C2655px&quality=85) AirWC presents itself as an airbnb for private toilets, in which those in desperate need can locate nearby facilities with a smartphone app, check out reviews left by previous "users," and book a 15-minute session on the bowl for a reasonable $4 fee. And yes, it's a total gag. An [Italian version of AirWC](http://www.ilmessaggero.it/societa/nolimits/airwc_parodia_airbnb_video/notizie/605459.shtml) was posted on the web on the more appropriate date of April 1, and the current parody is now on the comedy site [Funny or Die](http://www.funnyordie.com/airwc). Let's just get the bathroom humor out of the way with the [AirWC video put on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ3WsO01598) this week: While this is indeed a joke skewering the sharing economy, while simultaneously piling on gratuitous poop punch lines, one never knows. We live in a world where a business was launched based on the delivery of $10 worth of quarters for $15 to make it easier to do laundry, after all. Like any good modern-day technological innovation, the AirWC app (if it was real) allows you to sign in via Facebook. "In seconds, AirWC will locate private toilets nearby—clean, and ready for you," the video explains. Users can scroll through photos and read reviews "until you find one that meets your sphincter's needs. Does this toilet inspire you? Does it make your bowels squirm with joy and anticipation?" Such ad copy would surely be enough to attract the "business" of quite a few users, especially at a cost of only $4 for 15 minutes. 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