okay you know the $20 sandwich trick when you check-in you tip the front desk
and hope that they'll give you a room upgrade or something that will make your stay better.
let me tell you what happened when I try this at the
Cosmopolitan which is one of the newest and nicest hotels in Las Vegas. But first
let's go back two weeks, there was an email sent to me for the basic
cosmopolitan city room. It's their basic room but they were only asking for $109
per night. I've seen these rooms around from $400 to $600 a night so there was no
question to book it. By the way, if you want to get these lower rates just join
their identity membership which is free and I'll post the link below. So the day
comes and no matter how many times I do this tipping trick I get a little
nervous. I checked the Cosmo website in the morning to see that everything was
booked for the day I was staying. That's not a good sign when you want a free
upgrade. Should I still do it? I'll still give it a shot maybe they'll give me a
coupon or at the very least they'll try to give me a the best location for the
basic city room right? Still felt nervous, so I took a shower and did a few
push-ups. I wore my happy looking shirt and got a nice and crisp $20 bill ready
and here I was at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
I marched towards the Cosmo hotel lobby with my proud $20 bill. The hotel lobby
was packed there was a really long line for each check-in counter. I first scoped
out all the front desk workers and couldn't choose the person I liked so I just
lined up where the line was the shortest. As the long way continued my hope for an
upgrade kept getting smaller and smaller. The workers were right next to each
other so maybe they wouldn't feel comfortable giving me anything for free
should I still risk $20? It's only $20 but I'm booking a room for 109 maybe
they'll laugh at me. I have to do it, gambling is part of Vegas, you start
having these conversations in your head.... Sir I can help you next. I went into my
battle mode and smiled and said hi just checking it and handed the worker my ID
credit card and the $20 bill. The worker let's just call him John greeted me with
a smile and placed the three items on the counter
John typed on his computer screen and then he told me he wanted to confirm
that I was booked in a terror studio. By then I was pumped up and was ready to
fight back and I was about to give a counteroffer but what? I booked the city
room and what did he just say? You see John was playing it smooth and I had to
confirm like an idiot wait I'm booked in a terrace studio? John
said yes sure we have you booked in a terrace studio for two nights. Then
something inside of me went on autopilot and I said I apologize for pressing my
luck here but is it possible to get the room with the Japanese tub.
Sure, let me see what I can do. He started to type away on his computer and even got on the phone
John said he needs to get help and then another worker let's call him Tim came
over. TIm comes over and starts typing on the computer
Uh oh the $20 tip is on the counter and is in plain view and this guy Tim is going
to find out what's going on why didn't I just shut up and take the terrace studio
this is like that moment on TV game shows where the contestant is too greedy
and loses it all
Tim looks up and tells me Mr. Yagi we're going to do everything we can to
make sure you get this upgrade with the best view please do not worry sir
what the f, I couldn't believe what I was hearing
did I accidentally tip hundred dollars what is going on? I kept looking around
Is anybody seeing this? John told me they placed me in a terrace
one-bedroom with fountain view then John asked me if there's anything else they
can do for me. I giggled and said no I think I'm totally fine
John put his hand over the $20 and asked was it for me? I said it's totally for you
I don't know what the hell happened, alright let's go
what happened? It's as if I give him like a thousand bucks okay. As I went
into elevator and realized how high we were it started to settle in that this
really happened. So I booked the city room for $109 let's see what this
terrace one-bedroom fountain View room looks like
oh my gosh
I'll do a full review on the room in another video I hope you guys like this
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