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Hotel Tracks Towels With RFID Chips

Posted by samzenpus on from the please-put-down-the-towel dept.

nonprofiteer writes "An unnamed hotel is now putting RFID tags in their towels: 'The Honolulu hotel (the hotels have asked to remain anonymous, just to keep you guessing) says it was taking a bath to the tune of 4,000 pool towels per month, a number that it has reduced to just 750 (a savings of $16,000 per month). And that's just at the pool.' It's unclear what they do if the towel flies to the Midwest."

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  1. Re:Nuke the chip by LearnToSpell · · Score: 4, Funny

    Free towel, I guess.

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  2. Well damn by Dyinobal · · Score: 4, Funny

    I often pop my towel in the microwave for a few seconds to make it nice and toasty. I wonder if I've ever nuked me any chips?

  3. Re:old news, or a hoax. by ClioCJS · · Score: 1, Funny

    Theft is theft - but if every person always takes $8 in towels, they will simply charge people $8 more for the room. At which point, I've kind of paid for the towel. And if it's a $600/night room? That towel is a tip for me for paying that. (Okay, *I* didn't pay that, but I spent a week in a $600/night room and took toilet paper, soap, glasses, towels, washcloths. They're not losing money. They didn't even have a dvd player in the room. You can watch movies at the wrong aspect ratio for $16/ea. When it's messed up they'll pretend to take it off the bill without doing so...) Morals are relative to situations...

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  4. Re:RFID chips in laundry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did you know that RFID tags are now embedded in Aluminum foil? THAT'S RIGHT!!! THEY ARE TRACKING YOUR TINFOIL HAT!!!!

  5. Re:old news, or a hoax. by ClioCJS · · Score: 2, Funny

    You wouldn't download .. a towel .. would you?!?!

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  6. Re:old news, or a hoax. by ChrisMaple · · Score: 3, Funny

    You attitude is why recidivism rate is through the roof compare to win people in prison where talk to, taught better behaviors and skills.

    Would you mind rephrasing that?

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