Originally Posted by
jcbranch
I manage a hotel and we used to have a problem with people stealing items that were just not meant to be taken. Hair dryers, alarm clocks etc. so now we have a descreete little label on the item at the end near the plug that says something like 'this is for use in the hotel if you wish to take it we will charge you $x" and the price is always crazy, like $50 for a hairdryer etc. Amazingly we have not lost anything since then.
I recently noticed a simple laminated card in my hotel room (Don't remember which hotel, as I stayed in four different hotels over this past week), which was simply titled "Price List" and listed approximately fifty non-consumable items found in the hotel room and their "prices." I assume its purpose was to dissuade customers from helping themselves to these items as I doubt anyone would wish to purchase a $5 plastic hanger.