Comments on: The "$20 Trick" Does Not Exist

By: Shelmo

Shelmo — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:59:37 +0000

Rex, don’t you ultimately fork over $20 if you get a better room? Your way maybe cooler than those of the East Coast nimrods, but it’s basically the same thing.
This diatribe just verifues that Rex is indeed the coolest 40 year old guy in Vegas. Which, along with $25, will get him a tranny hand job behind Casino Royale.

By: Cz

Cz — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:26:39 +0000

You can be for or against the word “trick”, the sandwich, or the technique as used, but damn, your writing style is annoying. Writing 20 consecutive sarcastic, smart-aleck sentences, each in a paragraph of its own, isn’t going to get your point across any better, or make anyone think you’re smarter than you really are. Fact is, the $20 trick is alive and well whether you like the name or not, and works more often than not. I’ve had front desk clerks in the biggest hotels mark my reservation as a “couple’s anniversary” even thought they clearly knew it wasn’t, just so that if any higher-up asked, the record would have a reason stated for the upgrade. Then they’d tell me how it’s marked so that I’d keep their story straight if asked to confirm it. Bottom line, it’s a matter of personal style, if it’s not your style then don’t do it, but tastelessly mocking those who do, with empty self-importance cynicism, isn’t gonna get you any credit among those you write this stuff to.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:09:33 +0000

Rex – LOL…this was great. Let me ask you…do you think being honest, as you mentioned above, works better than trying the sandwich trick? Even joking about how others bribe?

I’ve stayed all throughout the country, and never tried this ‘trick’ myself. Usually I just ask for an upper level room and leave it at that. No tipping…but then again, I’m usually staying at basic Marriotts and the like. After all, the only ‘strip’ nearby is an interstate highway.

For this specific Vegas trip, I’ll be staying 7 nights – Wed thru Wed in June. Do you think showing money upfront helps…even if it’s just cash in a wallet, showing that I’m prepared to tip? Do you think saying “Hey, could I score a upper level suite for $50 to you” would get someone anything? Or is all of this just a way for the hotel clerk to earn/pocket some extra tax-free money without any real benefits for the customer???

By: Rex

Rex — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:12:35 +0000

What you did was not a “trick”. It was a “tip” or a “bribe”. Trust me, it wasn’t just you. EVERYONE get upgrades 9 out of 10 times when they bribe the clerk.

Many of us get upgrades when not giving one as well (perhaps it is our winning personalities)

The 007 routine where you “slip it between your driver’s license and credit card” is mental masturbation, though.

You might as well blow into a secret decoder ring while you’re at it.

The clerks also find it amusing when you try to get a room upgrade in the same manner you try to score crack on the street, but hey … it’s your vacation.

If “slipping” the bill is more fun …. enjoy that.

By: Buck Naked

Buck Naked — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:47:24 +0000

This was one long borng comment. I have used the twenty dollar tip/trick ten times at different Vegas hotels. It has worked nine times. I have been upgraded from a standard room at the Wynn to a room with a fantastiv strip view. I was also upgraded from a fountain view room to the Cypress suite at the Bellagio. It was well worth the two tens I had between my credit car and drivers licence. You may call it whatever you wish but I love saving money and getting beautiful rooms at standard rate.