Hotels often struggle with guests taking complimentary amenities at the accommodation, but a Mumbai hotel has come up with a hilariously clever way to put an end to slipper theft. Instead of providing a matching pair of bathroom slippers, the hotel gave people mismatched footwear, ensuring that while guests can use them during their stay, they’re far less tempting to take home.
The hotel was said to be located in Mumbai. A photo from the stay showed two footwears placed in front of the bathroom door, one olive green and one orangish brown flip-flop paired together.
An X user named Thejaswi Udupa shared this interesting hack of the hotel on social media and amused netizens. Sharing a photo of the two different slippers, he wrote, "This Bombay hotel provides bathroom slippers. But to ensure people don't flick them, they provide mismatched pairs".
Take a look at the post below
The image captured both footwears placed neatly on a dark gray bath mat embroidered with "AKINT" in red. The odd pairing made it clear that these slippers were meant for in-room comfort only.
This incident has gone viral and gathered a wide range of reactions on the social media platform.
Internet reacts
The post has undoubtedly sparked amusement online, with many appreciating the hotel’s innovative thinking to avoid customers stealing their footwears. Meanwhile, some users mentioned they wouldn't mind stealing the footwears even if they were mismatched, suggesting they could use them at homes.
"Innovative thinking at its finest! Hospitality meets reverse psychology", one wrote.
"I would totally flick these. They are not totally mismatched", second user wrote. "I can wear mismatch pairs at home", another added.
"The idea is good,but some pple hv frequent visits and may take benifits if they desire", X users wrote further.
