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Weird things found in hotel rooms

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Fri Sep 13 2024

 

Betty Lin-Fisher Consumer reporter

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Hello! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused The Daily Money.

Let's start with a story that could give you some good fodder for a fun conversation with friends this weekend.

In a recent Hotels.com report, more than a third of hotels surveyed said guests leave stuff behind in their rooms on at least 25% of their stays.

The survey asked about some of the more "astonishing items" that housekeepers found.

Check out the story by my colleague, Kathleen Wong. There were too many good ones for a Top 10 list. It is actually a Top 11.

I'll give you one: a live chick!?

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Who travels with that? Oddest items hotel guest left behind, per Hotels.com report.

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Should parents be able to see college student's grades?

Here's another one that might be a good talker: should parents be able to see their college student's grades? Does it matter whether the parent is footing the tuition bill? What if the student doesn't want to tell Mom and Dad? Do the parents have legal rights to access grades?

I tackle this in the next story in my Uncomfortable Conversations About Money series. Look for it online Sunday, on my author page and on USA TODAY's website.

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