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  1. 03-23-2013 10:37 AM #1
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    Default $20 Trick

    No, I'm not turning tricks. Sorry to disappoint.


    I'm heading to Vegas today, I plan on slipping 20 to the check in guy at my hotel Vdara, but considering it's march madness. Is this just throwing money away?
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  2. 03-23-2013 12:23 PM #2
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    I have no idea what you hope to accomplish by tipping the check-in guy so large.

    What would this buy you?
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  3. 03-23-2013 12:29 PM #3
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    Under normal circumstances you get a "free" upgrade. But since it's march madness, the hotel might be so overbooked that it won't matter. Thus, the question.
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  4. 03-23-2013 01:24 PM #4
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    Am I the one whose out of touch, or are you the one who has been watching way too many movies?
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  5. 03-23-2013 02:05 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by boost View Post
    Am I the one whose out of touch, or are you the one who has been watching way too many movies?
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    http://www.potentialeight.com

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  6. 03-23-2013 02:29 PM #6
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    doh.
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  7. 03-23-2013 02:44 PM #7
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    There's a full thread on this on 2+2. Had sucess before.
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  8. 03-23-2013 03:43 PM #8
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    may I suggest asking in that thread
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  9. 03-23-2013 03:47 PM #9
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    Only time I tried this "trick" ended up becoming a socially awkward penguin moment as the female clerk handed back my $20 saying: "you've already paid for your room, sir".
    Some days it feels like I've been standing forever, waiting for the bank teller to return so I can cash in all these Sklansky Bucks.
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  10. 03-23-2013 03:58 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwiMark View Post
    may I suggest asking in that thread
    Fucking brilliant idea. Oh, wait. I did. Jackass.
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  11. 03-23-2013 04:01 PM #11
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    9 posts in, and I'm still unsure if this thread is one giant *wink wink* innuendo.
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  12. 03-23-2013 09:31 PM #12
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    They were all booked but didn't lose 20 either
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  13. 03-24-2013 02:22 PM #13
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    You had success with this before Luck?
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    Luck, always yes. It's never throwing monies away and small risk for giant reward. def worth.
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  15. 03-25-2013 04:49 PM #15
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    Yep. Don't remember the upgrade though. Plus, it is small risk.
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  17. 03-25-2013 06:49 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by bikes View Post
    Luck, always yes. It's never throwing monies away and small risk for giant reward. def worth.
    What's an upgrade at a dirty motel worth? Like $15? Didn't we throw $5 away?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BennyLaRue View Post
    What's an upgrade at a dirty motel worth? Like $15? Didn't we throw $5 away?
    do they even have upgrades at motels?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bikes View Post
    do they even have upgrades at motels?
    Yeah, they give you directions to somewhere else.
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  20. 03-25-2013 07:17 PM #20
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    having kitchen facilities is the tits imo
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    Quote Originally Posted by bikes View Post
    do they even have upgrades at motels?
    Vibrating bed, ldo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bikes View Post
    do they even have upgrades at motels?
    Less (or more, depending on your perspective in life) blood, semen and various other bodily fluid stains.
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  23. 03-25-2013 11:42 PM #23
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    Sounds like a question to bring up with Greg Raymer, he's stayed at plenty of hotels and knows the ins and outs.
    Last edited by eberetta1; 03-25-2013 at 11:44 PM.
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  24. 03-29-2013 08:28 PM #24
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    Just be upfront and honest with them.
    Ask for a discount or upgrade when booking.
    If they say no, then book somewhere else.
    Haggling and bartering is a very old tradition.
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    Worst poem ever. Didn't make me feel anything.
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  26. 03-29-2013 11:08 PM #26
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    leave the 20 to the maid, money better spent.
    never underestimate the value of clean sheets.
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  27. 03-30-2013 12:03 AM #27
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    never underestimate the value of clean sheets.
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