Why would they make these drawers false?
Feb 24, 2019, 4:34 pm
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Why would they make these drawers false?
SpringHill Suites Pensacola Beach It would have been nice if these were actual drawers. Why wouldn’t they do that?
Feb 24, 2019, 4:38 pm
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Feb 24, 2019, 5:05 pm
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Feb 24, 2019, 5:19 pm
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Feb 24, 2019, 7:32 pm
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It's cheaper: initial cost of the furniture, housekeeping, and repairs (labor and materials).
Feb 24, 2019, 7:37 pm
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It also avoids liability issues of having toddlers open the drawers and using them as a sort of ladder to climb onto the top of the furniture and then falling or knocking over the piece of furniture onto them.
Feb 25, 2019, 12:19 am
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It could be where they are hiding all of the electronics for the WiFi in the room. I'm guessing that theres a bunch of electronics behind there that they don't want customers to get their hands on. I've stayed at hotels where where the WiFi didn't work and the front desk would send someone up and they would pop a panel such as the one in the picture and reset the modem.
Feb 25, 2019, 7:46 pm
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Possibly where the outlet is for the microwave and fridge, and if there are drawers elsewhere in the room (I think the AAA standard is still three operable drawers), then they may have just spec'd the furniture as false fronts.