Fizzzzle Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I don't have a permanent home in new Orleans yet and today I had to move from one place to another. I was staying at a hostel and I'm moving to an Airbnb. I texted the owner like "hey, I know check in time is at 4, but I'm like... Just chilling a few blocks away, ready to go whenever the place is." She immediately said yeah that's fine, that'll be $75 for early check in, so I said sure. Within 30 seconds she said I can check in now. Like... I've never had a hotel charge me for early check in, especially when the place is already set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pickle Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I would have said I’ll give you $20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 You got played 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 22 minutes ago, Rachel said: Must be nice to be so rich you can just pay $75 to chill somewhere a few hours earlier instead of chilling for free where you were already at. I mean where was he going to chill and waste a few hours in NEW ORLEANS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 31 minutes ago, Biggie said: I mean where was he going to chill and waste a few hours in NEW ORLEANS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Like, how early was your check-in? I think that’s important to include to give us the full context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, Komusha said: Like, how early was your check-in? I think there important to include to give us the full context. The check in was at 4, I had to be out of my last place at 11, so I had 5 hours to just sit on my ass with all of my bags and shit. If I didn't have anything with me, that would be one thing, I would just go hang out and check places out, but not when I have a giant ass bag that I'm lugging around with me. So it was like "hey, let me know whenever the place is ready, I can come in early." She said "alright, let me check, that'll be $75." I said "okay," and she was like "yeah, you can come in." Like... she could have just told me that for free, but she didn't. and I respect that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: The check in was at 4, I had to be out of my last place at 11, so I had 5 hours to just sit on my ass with all of my bags and shit. If I didn't have anything with me, that would be one thing, I would just go hang out and check places out, but not when I have a giant ass bag that I'm lugging around with me. So it was like "hey, let me know whenever the place is ready, I can come in early." She said "alright, let me check, that'll be $75." I said "okay," and she was like "yeah, you can come in." Like... she could have just told me that for free, but she didn't. and I respect that. Okay, 75 bucks for 5 hours makes more sense. I originally assumed it was for 2-3 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 56 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: The check in was at 4, I had to be out of my last place at 11, so I had 5 hours to just sit on my ass with all of my bags and shit. If I didn't have anything with me, that would be one thing, I would just go hang out and check places out, but not when I have a giant ass bag that I'm lugging around with me. So it was like "hey, let me know whenever the place is ready, I can come in early." She said "alright, let me check, that'll be $75." I said "okay," and she was like "yeah, you can come in." Like... she could have just told me that for free, but she didn't. and I respect that. Or she could have been a decent human being and not a greedy piece of shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Biggie said: Or she could have been a decent human being and not a greedy piece of shit I have a begrudging respect for soulless hustle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: I have a begrudging respect for soulless hustle. But yet you hate capitalism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Biggie said: But yet you hate capitalism I do. But I also can't help but respect when someone looks you in the face and says "fuck you, pay me." That takes some balls, and I respect balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 49 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: I do. But I also can't help but respect when someone looks you in the face and says "fuck you, pay me." That takes some balls, and I respect balls. Congrats. You just described capitalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Biggie said: Congrats. You just described capitalism. I can both hate and respect something at the same time. Haven't you ever seen an anime? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: Haven't you ever seen an anime? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Shoulda just left it at the bell desk, duh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydude93 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Scheduling your check-in a day earlier would be less expensive, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 The right thing to do would have been to offer to allow @Fizzzzle to drop his bag/bags off for safe keeping so he could check out his new city and explain to him that he would have to return at check-in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 30 minutes ago, Biggie said: The right thing to do would have been to offer to allow @Fizzzzle to drop his bag/bags off for safe keeping so he could check out his new city and explain to him that he would have to return at check-in time. Most hotels allow you to do this. Sometimes though people do it to get away with stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 31 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Most hotels allow you to do this. Sometimes though people do it to get away with stuff. Correct "Hey its 8am and I know check in is at 4 , can we just drop off our bags" "Sure" 9am " We are just gonna take a quick nap, then we will leave" 11am " Sorry but the kids wanted to take a dip in the pool before we go" 12pm "kids are cleaning up and then we are out" 1pm "kids are really lagged , just gonna order a pizza and stay in" Hosts live and die by the rating they get and people know this so they will abuse shit to get ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Rachel said: I don’t think that’s what he meant, I think he was talking about a hotel. Or maybe I’m dumb. I was talking about a Hotel, but SimpleG elaborated on it for Airbnb places. To elaborate on my example (since I worked at a hotel) there were some people who would check their bags but didn't actually ever get a room there. So they used their checked bags as a trick to hang around without ever actually having a room there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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