The manager looked down at the check, then back up at the woman with a puzzled expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut ma\u2019am\u2026 this check is for $50. I told you the total is $250,\u201d he said, trying to stay polite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 70-year-old woman smiled calmly and adjusted her glasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s correct,\u201d she replied. \u201cI\u2019m charging you $200.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The manager blinked in confusion. \u201cCharging me? For what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell,\u201d she said, folding her arms confidently, \u201cI was available last night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The manager frowned. \u201cAvailable for what exactly?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cFor companionship,\u201d she said matter-of-factly. \u201cI may be 70, but I\u2019m still charming, experienced, and quite delightful company.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The manager\u2019s eyes widened. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t use that service!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She gave him a knowing smile and shrugged. \u201cWell, it was there\u2026 and you could have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a moment, the manager stood speechless as the logic sank in. The front desk clerk nearby tried desperately not to laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman continued, \u201cYou see, it works both ways. You charged me for things I didn\u2019t use because they were available. I\u2019m simply doing the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The manager rubbed his forehead, realizing he had been outmatched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a long pause, he sighed and handed her a corrected bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlright, ma\u2019am\u2026 your stay is now complimentary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman took the updated receipt, smiled sweetly, and said, \u201cThank you. That seems much more reasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As she walked away, she turned back briefly and added, \u201cAnd next time\u2026 you might want to be careful what you include in the \u2018available services.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clerk burst into laughter as the manager shook his head, quietly impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lesson of the day:<\/strong> Never underestimate a sharp mind\u2014especially one with a great sense of humor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The manager looked down at the check, then back up at the woman with a puzzled expression. \u201cBut ma\u2019am\u2026 this…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14233,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14231\/revisions\/14233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}