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>work as a hotel receptionist at a busy downtown hotel
>congress period, 14000 extra pax in city
>boss cranks up room prices by like 500%
>constant flood of complaints about the price and everything else from every customer during this time
>people even write on official booking sites and ask whether this is a joke or a mistake, AFTER checking in
>people make it seem like it's my fault they're being scammed when they wholeheartedly agreed to the rate on the websites when they booked
>mfw

When will people learn?

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>>1496096
>>boss cranks up room prices by like 500%
>occupancy still >95%
free market lmao

>> No.1496104

>>1496097
More like 100% occupancy.

I have to drink water constantly to compensate for all the salt.

>> No.1496131

>>1496097
>>1496096
>>1496097
>Complaining about surge pricing
>If everyone had cheap rooms no one would be able to find a room in the city

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>>1496104
>I have to drink water constantly to compensate for all the salt
Well put.

>> No.1496144

>WE WILL PUT THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. YOU WILL SEE, JUST WAIT A WEEK. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN HOTEL BUSINESSES.
>okay sir, but you still agreed on the rate when you booked the room. you should always read everything through before you click book
>THIS IS A SCAM. BOOKING.COM SHOWED US A RATE OF [way less] ON THEIR FACEBOOK AD
>well sir, then you should go talk to booking.com about their marketing campaigns. we had nothing to do with this
>YOU WILL HEAR FROM MY LAWYER
>please, sir, I'm just the receptionist. I don't set the prices. you should talk to my manager about this
>WAAH WAAAH WAAH BOO BOOO BOO
>*storms out*

These people are why I have stress.