Why in the world would this store require someone who needed to go to the bathroom bad buy something before they could go to the bathroom? What kind of customer experience is this my gosh?

Restrooms in restaurants should be reserved for patrons and employees only. The state government should place and maintain portable restrooms within a half mile of all populated areas 😝

You haven't seen the homeless population hanging around I take it. It's pretty common for some places to reserve restrooms for paying customers.