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She could have said, âJust use your biggest bag,â but then of course, that would have been her!Arenât they going to take the linens and the mattress cover? Silly me, Joy already has them in HER biggest bag.And I guess by now they could equip a good-sized Baptist church with all the Bibles theyâve liberated.
GâMorning Crustwoodians!(Good to see you sticking around, Leaky⊠hope the shoulderâs doing well.)
Hey, we can all go to the coffee shop for breakfast, cos the Pennys are safely out of town.Marg canât join us, thoughâŠ. she still being detain âŠumâŠ. enjoying her vacation.Yâknow, I hate to make any allowances for the horrible things these two doâŠbut the hotel doesnât care if you take the small consumables like shampoo, shower caps and soap.
In fact if they have the hotel name on them, they LIKE you to take them, the same way restaurants used to give away matchbooks, so youâll think of them when you use them.Since that might be next time youâre traveling, itâs well-targeted advertising.I once read itâs the things that start with S⊠but Iâm sure thatâs a coincidence.Shampoo (and conditioner) Soap, shower caps, shoeshine packetsâŠthey donât give them to the next guest, cos they donât know what you opened,and much of it is thrown out.
They even place logo sewing kits out for you to take, as advertisingâŠand in nicer hotels, they have embroidered terry slippers, and you can take those too, cos the next guest canât use them.
The opposite side of that coin is that hotels have STOPPED putting logos on wooden hangers, towels and robes, along with bedspreads and throw pillows, so people looking for souvenirs WONâT take them.And sometimes things like robes have price tags on them.Itâs OK to take it, but youâll get a bill.They already have your name, address, and credit card and driverâs license numbers, after all.
One thing that gets me is most of the toiletries in low-end motels where the Pennys might stay are cheap and harsh.People pay $69 a night for a so-so motel room, but feel triumphant âstealingâ a half ounce bottle of something that costs $3.25 a quart at Target.Then they wreck their hair by using that nickelâs worth of bad shampoo, just because it was âfree.â
Mikie â they bill people nowadays who take room furnishingsâŠand theyâre not cheap!I seem to remember a strip where the Pennys found that out the hard way.And unless things have changed, the Gideons donât mind at all if you take a bible.
My ex-wife used to grab everything at motels. Mostly towels. She didnât care if it had the logo or not, just âfreeâ stuff.
This was in the â70s, you didnât always need to have a credit card then (now you know why you do now). This was fortunate as I didnât have one back then.
We may not have gotten charged, however the word would get back to corporate and it could make it hard to get a room at that particular chain for a long time.
FYI, I never encouraged her to do this. I even used to try to reason with her that if she took a towel, they may not notice or care, but to grab the whole bundle⊠well you know the rest. Oh well, she isnât my embarrassment anymore.
I remember when I was with a group of teenage Boy Scouts who pulled a Penny. Four of us were put up in a hotel room (Statler Hilton in NYC, as I recall). First thing we did when we arrived was snatch all the bathroom linens, even the bath mat, and squirrel them away in our packs. Everything seemed fine until someone wanted to take a shower.
The toilet paper at the place I stayed is better than where I work. I bring my own to work because the toilet paper at the office feels more like sand paper.
Just returned from Puerto Vallarta. The notice in our room said that our chambermaid was responsible for everything in the room, so I was conscientiousâŠeven about reclaiming a glass that I took into the dining room that was picked up by the waiter, so that the original 4 glasses were in the room. And tipped well too, of course.
Dry, that is just TOO devious. My parents used to take bath mats (I even have one from Holiday Inn that mom must have left here- all the rest of mine are purchased). I had a crucifix stolen from my pillow by cleaning staff back in my young and innocent days. The places I stayed back in businenss travel days were mostly nice but nowadays I am mostly limited to whatever is near the camping site where our group decides to hold an event so I usually just make sure I have a mini frig. I take along a baby warmer for Fitzroyâs soup and I have cold food or eat out. I often take along my own TP too (and a dishtowl for any eating dishes)
leakysqueaky712 almost 13 years ago
Gauche, gauche,gauche
Good Morning Crustwood
mollie05 almost 13 years ago
That blouse must stink by nowâŠeww
x_Tech almost 13 years ago
I am soooo glad she specified Unused toilet paper.
mikie2 almost 13 years ago
She could have said, âJust use your biggest bag,â but then of course, that would have been her!Arenât they going to take the linens and the mattress cover? Silly me, Joy already has them in HER biggest bag.And I guess by now they could equip a good-sized Baptist church with all the Bibles theyâve liberated.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 13 years ago
GâMorning Crustwoodians!(Good to see you sticking around, Leaky⊠hope the shoulderâs doing well.)
Hey, we can all go to the coffee shop for breakfast, cos the Pennys are safely out of town.Marg canât join us, thoughâŠ. she still being detain âŠumâŠ. enjoying her vacation.Yâknow, I hate to make any allowances for the horrible things these two doâŠbut the hotel doesnât care if you take the small consumables like shampoo, shower caps and soap.
In fact if they have the hotel name on them, they LIKE you to take them, the same way restaurants used to give away matchbooks, so youâll think of them when you use them.Since that might be next time youâre traveling, itâs well-targeted advertising.I once read itâs the things that start with S⊠but Iâm sure thatâs a coincidence.Shampoo (and conditioner) Soap, shower caps, shoeshine packetsâŠthey donât give them to the next guest, cos they donât know what you opened,and much of it is thrown out.
They even place logo sewing kits out for you to take, as advertisingâŠand in nicer hotels, they have embroidered terry slippers, and you can take those too, cos the next guest canât use them.
The opposite side of that coin is that hotels have STOPPED putting logos on wooden hangers, towels and robes, along with bedspreads and throw pillows, so people looking for souvenirs WONâT take them.And sometimes things like robes have price tags on them.Itâs OK to take it, but youâll get a bill.They already have your name, address, and credit card and driverâs license numbers, after all.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 13 years ago
One thing that gets me is most of the toiletries in low-end motels where the Pennys might stay are cheap and harsh.People pay $69 a night for a so-so motel room, but feel triumphant âstealingâ a half ounce bottle of something that costs $3.25 a quart at Target.Then they wreck their hair by using that nickelâs worth of bad shampoo, just because it was âfree.â
Mikie â they bill people nowadays who take room furnishingsâŠand theyâre not cheap!I seem to remember a strip where the Pennys found that out the hard way.And unless things have changed, the Gideons donât mind at all if you take a bible.
Dr.Hydrogen almost 13 years ago
Julie must follow me in the motels
Hussell almost 13 years ago
My ex-wife used to grab everything at motels. Mostly towels. She didnât care if it had the logo or not, just âfreeâ stuff.
This was in the â70s, you didnât always need to have a credit card then (now you know why you do now). This was fortunate as I didnât have one back then.
We may not have gotten charged, however the word would get back to corporate and it could make it hard to get a room at that particular chain for a long time.
FYI, I never encouraged her to do this. I even used to try to reason with her that if she took a towel, they may not notice or care, but to grab the whole bundle⊠well you know the rest. Oh well, she isnât my embarrassment anymore.
Good morning Crustwoodians!
InTraining Premium Member almost 13 years ago
And donât let the PENNYs drop off anythingâŠ. at a hazmat collection eventâŠ.. ! ! !
ChucklinChuck almost 13 years ago
I remember when I was with a group of teenage Boy Scouts who pulled a Penny. Four of us were put up in a hotel room (Statler Hilton in NYC, as I recall). First thing we did when we arrived was snatch all the bathroom linens, even the bath mat, and squirrel them away in our packs. Everything seemed fine until someone wanted to take a shower.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
The toilet paper at the place I stayed is better than where I work. I bring my own to work because the toilet paper at the office feels more like sand paper.
Helden almost 13 years ago
Just returned from Puerto Vallarta. The notice in our room said that our chambermaid was responsible for everything in the room, so I was conscientiousâŠeven about reclaiming a glass that I took into the dining room that was picked up by the waiter, so that the original 4 glasses were in the room. And tipped well too, of course.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Burl, You forgot the batteries out of the tv remote. If the remote is a Universal remote, heck, you might as well take it too!
vldazzle almost 13 years ago
Dry, that is just TOO devious. My parents used to take bath mats (I even have one from Holiday Inn that mom must have left here- all the rest of mine are purchased). I had a crucifix stolen from my pillow by cleaning staff back in my young and innocent days. The places I stayed back in businenss travel days were mostly nice but nowadays I am mostly limited to whatever is near the camping site where our group decides to hold an event so I usually just make sure I have a mini frig. I take along a baby warmer for Fitzroyâs soup and I have cold food or eat out. I often take along my own TP too (and a dishtowl for any eating dishes)