Beware of Minibar Charges
October 7, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under frugal living, travel
Did you know . . . One in four travelers say they’ve had a dispute over a hotel minibar charge, according to a recent study conducted by TripAdvisor.com.
I was clueless on the fact that many hotels are using automatic motion and weight sensors that register your purchase. Just simply moving the items in the refrigerator around to make room for your snacks or take out food can register that you have purchased something. It seems to me that these special refrigerators would cost more than they’re worth, but that just shows how much hotels are making off of this stuff.
You know …read more
Paying Not to Have Long Distance?
September 12, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
Phone companies have thought up yet another way to get money out of you. Verizon is starting to play AT&T’s dirty tricks by charging customers a fee for long distance even if you don’t use it.
What?
I remember years ago when I had a land line, the companies were trying to charge me an $8 a month long distance fee for their service, even though I wasn’t making any long distance calls through them. (I was using a 10-10 number through a separate company.)
Then AT&T got really sneaky and switched me over to them as my long distance carrier WITHOUT my …read more
