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Old 01-24-2008, 07:32 PM
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Bet you won't after this.
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Old 01-24-2008, 07:43 PM
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Makes you wonder how they clean the bathtub, toilet, and the sheets.

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Old 01-24-2008, 08:41 PM
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Old 01-25-2008, 06:58 AM
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i am not going to use the glasses again

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Old 01-25-2008, 07:58 AM
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Oh yeah, seen that a while back. I've never drank from a hotel glass, but you can bet your bottom dollar that I won't be doing that... ever!
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Old 01-25-2008, 09:17 AM
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Most of the hotel glasses I have used were disposable and wrapped in plastic....
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Old 01-25-2008, 01:48 PM
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I never use the ice bucket either. I often wonder what they use to wipe them out! Now, I am questioning the coffee makers.....
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Old 01-26-2008, 06:55 AM
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Ewww...the absolute worst was using a dirty washcloth to dry the glasses!
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Old 01-26-2008, 11:03 AM
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Ewww... I used to think nothing of drinking from the hotel glasses, but I sure won't be doing that in the future!

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Old 01-26-2008, 11:18 AM
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Some people already arrive at hotels/motels all outfitted with their own blankets, sheets, pillows, towels, washcloths, Lysol, shower shoes and, more recently, probably anti-bedbug insecticides. Now I guess cups, ice buckets, and coffee pots are on the must bring list.

This is like renting a rainproof ceiling under which to camp. Although, come to think of it, I've been in a number of motels where the ceiling is suspiciously water-stained, so I'm not sure one shouldn't also bring along a well-sealed tent.
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Old 03-19-2008, 06:44 AM
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Well that was nauseating! So in view of that germ story here is another. How sure are you the sheets are freshly changed? I saw a story about this and some of the stories said simply if they did not see anything nasty they just re-tucked and moved on!!
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Old 03-19-2008, 05:31 PM
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Oh, I've seen this! Don't these places have kitchens where they can atleast take the glasses down to the diswasher? Better than using windex to clean them
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Old 04-18-2008, 08:39 AM
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Have you seen it when the use an infra-red flashlight thing and it shows up all the stains in a hotel room? eww.
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Thanks, it is really a helpful video. And from now i quit using those.........ewwwwwwwww
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Old 04-22-2008, 12:00 AM
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ew i drink from those all the time when i'm staying at a hotel! never again... gross!
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Old 04-22-2008, 09:26 PM
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Feeling sick now!!
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Old 04-24-2008, 08:08 AM
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That was horrible, glad to see some of them using one use cups now
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Old 04-25-2008, 11:48 PM
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I'm sure we ingest things that are even more disgusting every single time we go out to a resturant!
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Old 06-23-2008, 12:32 PM
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I only ever drink out of the ones that are disposable and wrapped in plastic. If I stay at a hotel with real glasses, I do not use them....precisely for that reason. I hardly trust the glasses that come out of my own dish washer...!
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Old 06-23-2008, 02:52 PM
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I have always put the dishes into the dishwasher when I get there. I also take Lysol disinfectant with me to spray the bathtub, shower and general areas. When I leave, I totally strip the beds down. Even with all of that, you're not safe.
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