Comments on: 20 Totally Unethical (But Useful) Travel Hacks

By: Mike Richard

Mike Richard — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 20:21:20 +0000

Zero.

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:34:10 +0000

Sir, have you no shame?

By: Kadee

Kadee — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:36:58 +0000

If you’re attending a conference at a hotel, it’s a good idea to take advantage of free luggage sforage for any freebies or samples you receive. I don’t see anything illegal or unethical about it if you’ve paid to attend the conference.

By: Rosalind

Rosalind — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:23:56 +0000

Leaving one’s own toiletries (if one is not brand conscious) and hair dryer at home and using the complimentary ones provided by the hotel is not unethical at all – the hotel puts them out to be used. However, personally, I’ll always pack my toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss. I have a “thing” about oral hygiene, as I’ve only had one cavity in my entire life (got it at age 12 and am now 44 years old), and I want to keep it that way.

By: Mike Richard

Mike Richard — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:25:43 +0000

Of course they don’t. But I do. =)

By: Joe T

Joe T — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:48:41 +0000

The GoToob folks do NOT recommend using their product to hold alcohol or alcohol-based products.

By: B. Hills

B. Hills — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:38:33 +0000

Many of the hacks here are certainly unethical, but the one about using hotel toiletries is presented as a way to avoid having to take your own on a trip and there is nothing remotely wrong with that. Why do hotels provide them if they shouldn’t be used while you are there? Always taking them all home to save having to buy them for daily use is a different thing, though most hotels are all right with that too. (And stealing extras from housekeeping carts is just plain theft.)

By: Mike Richard

Mike Richard — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:48:17 +0000

Yup – at least half of these are bordering on illegal. I would recommend against most of them.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:29:27 +0000

Returning a used item for a refund using a new item receipt is a handy way to wind up with a felony.

People using these travel tricks sell their dignity for a small gain.