This seems like outright fraud - how can they charge a cleaning fee and then perform no cleaning?
Just like how car rental companies can charge damage fees and not repair it (thus charging it multiple times for multiple customers!)
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#23Tire shops do this by siping your tires and then offering you a refund if you complain that you never wanted it. But they do it without asking to everyone and then charge $60 hoping nobody notices.
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#24I'd refuse to pay the charge on check out. If they charged my card anyways I would demand a refund and inform the consumer protection agency, wait 30 days and issue the chargeback. Luckily these things work well in my nation.
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#25I bet Rest just uses a cheap voc sensor and triggers when a set threshold is hit. I doubt there's any algorithm involved.
Yep. And these things trigger from things including hairspray, nail polish remover, nail polish, microwaved food, and more. I'm constantly watching "VOCs" on a cheapo Amazon AQM change whenever I cook.
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#26This reminds me of Hertz new "AI" camera based damage detection... Although much less effort... This is the end. May progress have mercy on our souls.
Hertz is a running joke meme on Steve Lehto's channel, an automotive Lemon Law lawyer Youtuber.
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#27This seems like outright fraud - how can they charge a cleaning fee and then perform no cleaning?
Or apartment managers charge a "cleaning fee" when it was already proven clean.
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#28Looks like hotels looked at the car rental industry and took a lot of inspiration.
Airlines: "Hold my beer!"
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#29Looks like nothing a little duct tape couldn't handle.
Duct tape adhesives (including polyterpene resin) might register as VOCs. Now, if you duct taped a piece of absolutely clean aluminum foil to it, then that could be fine.
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#30Looks like nothing a little duct tape couldn't handle.
"Fire Safety Device Interference Fee: $1,000"