Things people steal from hotels

papa_smurf · 05-05-11, 04:51 AM

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Top ten most stolen items from the Novotel chain in full:
1. Towels
2. Cushions
3. Bathrobes
4. TV remote controls
5. Light bulbs
6. Mini-bar contents
7. Clothes hangers
8. Bathroom display trays
9. Coffee sachets
10. Plastic tissue boxes

So, has anyone here stolen items from a hotel? and what were they?

Feuer Frei! · 05-05-11, 04:54 AM

Hmm, let me see now, where do i start

In all seriousness though, i'm the good honest type, i think the most i ever relieved a hotel room of was some shampoo and soap.
And that was only because my own soap and shampoo had run out and i wasn't sure that the next hotel room was going to stock these items.

claybirdd · 05-05-11, 05:24 AM

I used to work at a Hilton Garden Inn and we once caught a man stealing an A/C unit out of a room. He was caught wheeling it out of a side door on a luggage cart by one of the janitors. I have about 100 great stories from my time there, but the items I stole the most from other hotels was toilet paper and soap.

Penguin · 05-05-11, 05:31 AM

Hhhm, let's see:

Towels
Cushions
Bathrobes
Clothes hangers
Coffee sachets

batteries
a small carpet

and bathroom stuff like shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc.

Stealing stuff from the mini-bar is kind of pointless, as they will most likely charge you for this anyway.

However as I am a generally honest person I never stole from small hotels, pensions or B&B's

@Clay:

would love to read some more stories about your experiences

the_tyrant · 05-05-11, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Hmm, let me see now, where do i start

In all seriousness though, i'm the good honest type, i think the most i ever relieved a hotel room of was some shampoo and soap.
And that was only because my own soap and shampoo had run out and i wasn't sure that the next hotel room was going to stock these items.

I'm sure the small packaged soap and shampoo is supposed to be yours

Jimbuna · 05-05-11, 05:51 AM

I honestly don't recall ever having stolen anything but I usually ask the room cleaners if they have a few spare shampoos/conditioners (the small bottles they fill up each morning) for my daughter when she is away at dancing competitions.

They usually have a trolley on each floor with literally hundreds on them so a couple never get missed.

I'd rather be honest and up front than have them talking about the guy that uses all the shampoo and conditioner every morning but never seems to leave the empty bottles

AVGWarhawk · 05-05-11, 08:17 AM

Ash tray.

The small individual soaps and shampoo.

Gerald · 05-05-11, 08:31 AM

One time I was wrong charged for a beer in the room, and it can hardly count as I have had their fingers in something, what types ...

Armistead · 05-05-11, 08:35 AM

I'll take the soap and shampoo, but you pay for that. Often I'll accidently throw a towel in my dirty clothes bag...that's about it.

Feuer Frei! · 05-05-11, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

One time I was wrong charged for a beer in the room, and it can hardly count as I have had their fingers in something, what types ...

Only one beer

tater · 05-05-11, 08:49 AM

I've never stolen anything from a hotel.

FIREWALL · 05-05-11, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tater

I've never stolen anything from a hotel.

These Furineers be all thieves, huh.

August · 05-05-11, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

These Furineers be all thieves, huh.

Apparently so. I guess Americans are just better people.

tater · 05-05-11, 09:51 AM

Perhaps it's just the ingrained notion that larger entities should give you stuff, "free?"

I should add that it never even occurred to me to take anything from a hotel.

I was hosting some Soviet students years ago (when there was a CCCP) from Moscow Aviation Institute (nuke-Es (space nuclear power, specifically)), and they arrived a day apart. So I take 2 guys in my car to pick up another at the airport. I push the button to get the time slip at the parking lot, and one guy instantly says, "this would never work in Soviet Union."

I was entirely perplexed and asked, "Why not?"

"We would walk back and get new ticket before leaving."

I'd been getting parking slips for years... and it had never occurred to me to rip it off for a couple bucks. LOL.

mookiemookie · 05-05-11, 09:57 AM

All I've taken is soap/shampoo/lotion, etc. So I guess you can't even consider that stealing.

I like to think I have a bit more class than to steal from a hotel.

05-05-11, 04:54 AM	#2
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Hmm, let me see now, where do i start In all seriousness though, i'm the good honest type, i think the most i ever relieved a hotel room of was some shampoo and soap. And that was only because my own soap and shampoo had run out and i wasn't sure that the next hotel room was going to stock these items. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

05-05-11, 05:24 AM	#3
claybirdd Frogman Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pulaski Tennessee Posts: 290 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I used to work at a Hilton Garden Inn and we once caught a man stealing an A/C unit out of a room. He was caught wheeling it out of a side door on a luggage cart by one of the janitors. I have about 100 great stories from my time there, but the items I stole the most from other hotels was toilet paper and soap. __________________ If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, you did very poor planning.

05-05-11, 05:51 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I honestly don't recall ever having stolen anything but I usually ask the room cleaners if they have a few spare shampoos/conditioners (the small bottles they fill up each morning) for my daughter when she is away at dancing competitions. They usually have a trolley on each floor with literally hundreds on them so a couple never get missed. I'd rather be honest and up front than have them talking about the guy that uses all the shampoo and conditioner every morning but never seems to leave the empty bottles __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-05-11, 08:17 AM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Ash tray. The small individual soaps and shampoo. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-05-11, 08:31 AM	#8
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	One time I was wrong charged for a beer in the room, and it can hardly count as I have had their fingers in something, what types ... __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

05-05-11, 05:31 AM	#4
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Hhhm, let's see: Towels Cushions Bathrobes Clothes hangers Coffee sachets batteries a small carpet and bathroom stuff like shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc. Stealing stuff from the mini-bar is kind of pointless, as they will most likely charge you for this anyway. However as I am a generally honest person I never stole from small hotels, pensions or B&B's @Clay: would love to read some more stories about your experiences

05-05-11, 08:35 AM	#9
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I'll take the soap and shampoo, but you pay for that. Often I'll accidently throw a towel in my dirty clothes bag...that's about it.

05-05-11, 08:49 AM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I've never stolen anything from a hotel. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

05-05-11, 09:51 AM	#14
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Perhaps it's just the ingrained notion that larger entities should give you stuff, "free?" I should add that it never even occurred to me to take anything from a hotel. I was hosting some Soviet students years ago (when there was a CCCP) from Moscow Aviation Institute (nuke-Es (space nuclear power, specifically)), and they arrived a day apart. So I take 2 guys in my car to pick up another at the airport. I push the button to get the time slip at the parking lot, and one guy instantly says, "this would never work in Soviet Union." I was entirely perplexed and asked, "Why not?" "We would walk back and get new ticket before leaving." I'd been getting parking slips for years... and it had never occurred to me to rip it off for a couple bucks. LOL. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

05-05-11, 09:57 AM	#15
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	All I've taken is soap/shampoo/lotion, etc. So I guess you can't even consider that stealing. I like to think I have a bit more class than to steal from a hotel. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.