92xj Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 So, I just got back to my hotel room and the cleaning ladies must have thought my toll bridge money was a tip. It was not a lot (only 5 quarters and 2 dollar bills) but it is now gone. I am at a lose of what to do. I really dont want to make a deal about it because I have two more nights here and there is no way I can pack up all my stuff tonight and get a new hotel. I just feel violated.:angry: Plus this stupid migraine is killing me! This day sucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'd let the manager know it, then leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TennesseeTurkey Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Almost the same thing happened to me at a hotel room, I just left a bunch of pocket change from the day before maybe totaled $2 and it was gone. I was like you a little tiffed but not enough to make anything of it. I would just write them a note a tell them its not a tip or just say something to the manager politely that you werent trying to leave a tip..... Soft words more times than not in this situation goes a lot further than harsh ones.... never know you may get that key to the room frigde for free :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) welp, me being the butthole that I am I am going to have a little fun with this. Putting out change agind tomorrow to see if they take it. If they do, change will go out Wednesday rigged to a little fun. Went out and bought a big bottle of coke. Going to taped some very small string that you cant see at all to the quarter. The string will run along the back of the desk and rest on top of the bottle holding a mentos above the opening. Touch quarter, mentos falls in coke. HUGE COKE CEYSER all over the room. Hopefully they will learn their lesson. I will be putting my clothes in the car in the morning and taking my computer to class with me. I am going to try and rig up my camera somehow and video it. I cant think of how I am going to do this yet but hopefully I will come up with something. I believe war has just started!!!!:bat: Edited September 15, 2009 by 92xj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TennesseeTurkey Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 welp, me being the butthole that I am I am going to have a little fun with this. Putting out change agind tomorrow to see if they take it. If they do, change will go out Wednesday rigged to a little fun. Went out and bought a big bottle of coke. Going to taped some very small string that you cant see at all to the quarter. The string will run along the back of the desk and rest on top of the bottle holding a mentos above the opening. Touch quarter, mentos falls in coke. HUGE COKE CEYSER all over the room. Hopefully they will learn their lesson. I will be putting my clothes in the car in the morning and taking my computer to class with me. I am going to try and rig up my camera somehow and video it. I cant think of how I am going to do this yet but hopefully I will come up with something. I believe war has just started!!!!:bat: Or do the complete opposite of what I said LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 LMAO! This should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'd let the manager know it, then leave it at that. What I would vote for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 What I would vote for I concur.... Went and had a chat. Told them that I dont want to make a big deal at all. And told him what I would like. No more cleaning people in my room til I leave, check, free charge of room for the last 2 nights, check. I do still plan to leave a dollar bill out tomorrow just to see if anybody comes in. The only thing worse than a liar is a theif! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I hate people like that! You made the right move to see the manager! I would have done that also! Sure would be nice to video them and then give that to the manager! I never leave any change or money laying around a motel room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Ben, I hate to sound like the jerk here, but where did you leave the money? To me, 2 dollars and 5 quarters is a tip, depending on where it's left. And although I don't do it here (unless I've left a mess), when I used to work in Mexico a lot, I almost always left a little something each morning. Not so much as a tip, but an insurance policy down there (you do them right and they look after you). So perhaps they thought you were doing something like that. I just don't want to see you on the news after being beat up in the parking lot by a couple of cleaning ladies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I agree with redkneck... if you leave money in certain areas, it is usually left there by people who tip the cleaning lady. They even have envelopes for the dollar bills to go in....:hammer1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'd let the manager know it, then leave it at that. I agree 100% I wish I still had the link but a few years back but someone here posted a video link that showed the cleaning ladies cleaning the drinking glasses with a toilet brush. :jaw: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Sauceman Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 NEVER leave money laying around ANYWHERE that you intend to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 the money was left inside my hat laying on the coffee table. I would also think that it was a tip except that it has been sitting there since Saturday morning with nobody touching out messing with it. I would understand if I had left it on the edge of the island type thing in the middle of the room where someone would notice it right off. I have all my personal stuff in a little pile on the coffee table, which includes my hat, which is upside down and had the cash and chance inside of it. Yes, it was out in the open, but the cleaning ladies Saturday and Sunday did not think it was a tip. Oh well, I am going to leave another dollar out today inside the hat in the same spot and see what happens. No one is suppose to be in the room at all today, so if its gone, stuff will be hitting the fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 the money was left inside my hat laying on the coffee table Yeah, that sounds like personal space to me, I'd say they crossed the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 ..................waiting on video of coke explosion...............:clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 haha, if they take the money again today, I will see what kind of video I can come up with! Thinking about it more, maybe they thought the hat was a "Tip Jar". I have to believe that there education can not be to high so I will forgive them once. Today will be the test! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Thinking about it more, maybe they thought the hat was a "Tip Jar". I have to believe that there education can not be to high so I will forgive them once. Today will be the test! Wow. Honestly can't believe you went there. I understand that you're upset but your logic needs some work. There()job doesn't rule out them being to educated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 You leave $3.25 laying around, I am sure they assumed it was a tip. If you don't want them to take it, don't leave it. Why would you expect anything different today, if you leave the money laying out? Gotta agree with MCH, also. Always check the mirror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Sorry, but I disagree with you as to why you're so angry. People leave tips for cleaning ladies all the time, so it was only natural for them to pick it up. If you didn't want anyone to grab your spare change then you shouldn't have left it laying around. You got 2 free nights out of the deal, and you're still angry. Maybe you need to take a chill pill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Leave your video cam out where the loot was and get back to us the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Sorry, but I disagree with you as to why you're so angry. People leave tips for cleaning ladies all the time, so it was only natural for them to pick it up. If you didn't want anyone to grab your spare change then you shouldn't have left it laying around. You got 2 free nights out of the deal, and you're still angry. Maybe you need to take a chill pill. If it was left on the table/counter, yes, I see it as a tip. BUT if it was taken from out of his hat as stated, then YES, that IS a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Easiest answer...remember that you're staying in a hotel/motel/inn/cottage, etc....you're traveling. Don't trust anyone. Be polite, be respectful of others & there educations. (education level doesn't have any direct correlation to intelligence) No matter where I am, I remember I'm not in my home, so anything important gets packed up and goes with me. It's not always convenient, but that's life lived out of a suitcase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 The problem with you doing the coke explosion thing is after you pull that practical joke on them they are liable to clean the toilet with your toothbrush. They may not stop there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Wow. Honestly can't believe you went there. I understand that you're upset but your logic needs some work. There()job doesn't rule out them being to educated. No, my logic does not need work. The reason I went there is not from them taking my money, but from the conversations I have had with them. Within these conversations I have noticed a lack of intelligence/education. It had nothing to do with there job that I assume their education. And I dont think I said that anywhere in my post. You leave $3.25 laying around, I am sure they assumed it was a tip. If you don't want them to take it, don't leave it. Why would you expect anything different today, if you leave the money laying out? Gotta agree with MCH, also. Always check the mirror. Mirro is good. I understand the concept of actions dont always indicate intelligence or education. I do things that are stupid but that doesnt mean I am. Re-read and tell me that leaving change and money in your hat is leaving it out in the open. Sorry, but I disagree with you as to why you're so angry. People leave tips for cleaning ladies all the time, so it was only natural for them to pick it up. If you didn't want anyone to grab your spare change then you shouldn't have left it laying around. You got 2 free nights out of the deal, and you're still angry. Maybe you need to take a chill pill. I dont leave tips for cleaning ladies. I pay over a hundred dollars a night/24 hours to stay in a room for under 8 hours. I am possitive these cleaning people are making enough money and get kick backs from the Hotel that they work for, like free meals(breakfast) and free or discounted rooms for use not on the job. No chill pill needed. If I needed one I would not be in this hotel right now because I would have freaked out about the situation. And I dont feel that I left it "laying around", It was in my hat on the coffee table in a "pile" of my peronsal stuff, i.e. computer, camera, second room key, phone charger, and hat with change and bills in it. The exact same as it has been left the three previous days with no one touching or taking it. Leave your video cam out where the loot was and get back to us the results. It has been out with my computer the whole time I have been here. Did they take it, nope. If it was left on the table/counter, yes, I see it as a tip. BUT if it was taken from out of his hat as stated, then YES, that IS a problem I concur. Easiest answer...remember that you're staying in a hotel/motel/inn/cottage, etc....you're traveling. Don't trust anyone. Be polite, be respectful of others & there educations. (education level doesn't have any direct correlation to intelligence) No matter where I am, I remember I'm not in my home, so anything important gets packed up and goes with me. It's not always convenient, but that's life lived out of a suitcase. The problem with you doing the coke explosion thing is after you pull that practical joke on them they are liable to clean the toilet with your toothbrush. They may not stop there either. I have been away from home for two weeks, I am not going to pack up everything I have and take it to the car every single morning then unpack when I get back to the hotel. I value everything I have including my clothes, which are most likely worth more than my computer and camera. The coke thing was just an idea. Not going to do it, since the money was not touched today. And plus it would have been tomorrow which is my last day so they wouldnt have my toothbrush to clean the toilet with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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