Posted 6/13/2008

HOTEL RIPOFFS

Hotels are ripping everyone off on services. Especially laundry service.

A lady wrote a letter to USA Today complaining that she sent a skirt out for cleaning and the hotel returned it with a bill for $30.

A traveler in a bargain room was shocked to find that his shorts were laundered for $8 a pair.

But not to worry.

My friend Ned has discovered a foolproof way to beat the hotels at their own game. Especially on longer trips.

How?

Before a 10-day trip, Ned goes to his local Walmart and buys up enough boxer shorts to last for the duration of his stay.

Then he discards a pair a day, thus avoiding any laundry bills.

He figures he saves a ton of money.

It costs him about $3 a pair for boxer shorts made in Bangladesh. By discarding 10, he has wasted $30.

But if he'd chosen to have had his shorts laundered by the hotel, he would have spent $80.

So by discarding instead of laundering, my friend Ned saved $50.

The only drawback?

Ned's wife complains a lot about the ugly patterns.

But there is an upside to a man wearing ugly boxer shorts.

The wife can be certain that he isn't having an affair.

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