What is the usual cost for an ice cream bar from the "market"
Apr 9, 2019, 5:14 pm
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What is the usual cost for an ice cream bar from the "market"
I usually don't buy anything from the "markets" in places like CY's, but I didn't have dessert with dinner and just needed something sweet.
There were no prices on the frozen case, so I grabbed a chocolate covered caramel something, the front desk was really busy so I just held it up to one of the agents and told her my room number.
The next day when I checked out, I finally saw the price.
What is "normal" for one of those ice cream bars on a stick? This was a fancy one in a black wrapper, can't recall the brand.
It just occurred to me that someone might ask "where", since I'm sure New York City will be more than Iowa or Kansas (no offense to Iowa or Kansas). It was Portland, OR.
There were no prices on the frozen case, so I grabbed a chocolate covered caramel something, the front desk was really busy so I just held it up to one of the agents and told her my room number.
The next day when I checked out, I finally saw the price.
What is "normal" for one of those ice cream bars on a stick? This was a fancy one in a black wrapper, can't recall the brand.
It just occurred to me that someone might ask "where", since I'm sure New York City will be more than Iowa or Kansas (no offense to Iowa or Kansas). It was Portland, OR.
Apr 9, 2019, 5:36 pm
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Ice Cream Bar... I assume we're talking about an wooden stick and a square ice-cream, dipped in chocolate and then covered with nuts. That's the west coast premium version. Just thinking about it makes me want one. Retailing it for $4.5 - about $5 after taxes from our fine chocolatier.
A less foodie version of similar bar is about $4 at 7-11. So I imagine the hotel lobby mini-bar has a 20% premium to 7-11. So totaling at $6 after taxes
A less foodie version of similar bar is about $4 at 7-11. So I imagine the hotel lobby mini-bar has a 20% premium to 7-11. So totaling at $6 after taxes
Apr 9, 2019, 7:32 pm
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I would have expected the item to be at least $5 as those pantry markups are seriously steep.
Apr 9, 2019, 7:38 pm
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Damn thats twice what I paid last year for one of those haagen dazs bars at a Fairfield Inn up in Sacramento. $3.00 plus $0.24 in sales tax. I didn't see the price either, just grabbed it and had the FD charge it to my room.
Apr 9, 2019, 10:13 pm
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It doesn't apply to frozen ice cream bars, but in general I would expect market items (self service and you come down to the lobby to get the stuff) to be considerably cheaper than the same thing from an in-room minibar, where some hotels are also starting to add their standard room service tip to minibar charges.
Apr 9, 2019, 11:14 pm
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I was at the Element, Hanover, MD and the same thing - All items in the store did not have a price. I picked a tiny bag of mixed nuts thinking it would be $3 - $4 (maybe max $5)
Next day I checked out and literally fell off my chair. That puny bag of mixed nuts was $11. Never in my life I have seen something like this charged even in minibar/in room and mind you this is a generic Element in a small suburb of Baltimore
Next day I checked out and literally fell off my chair. That puny bag of mixed nuts was $11. Never in my life I have seen something like this charged even in minibar/in room and mind you this is a generic Element in a small suburb of Baltimore
Apr 10, 2019, 4:27 am
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