Friday, October 7, 2016

But they totes do.

My short prose response to a hotel/casino customer satisfaction survey...

There was a funky fragrance that loomed in the air throughout nearly every area in the hotel and casino. It was particularly pungent on the floor of the casino, as well as in the hotel elevators and hallways. The only place I didn't smell the scent was in my hotel room. I found it interesting that there were open non-smoking areas alongside smoking areas on the floor of the casino. I certainly don't mind the smell of tobacco product smoke, as that's to be expected at nearly every casino in the universe. The odor didn't smell like it came from anything natural or organic. It smelled sort of like gas-station, bargain-rack stick incense mixed with a dollop of Love's Baby Soft perfume. My guess was that the smell was caused by an air freshener meant to combat the smell of tobacco smoke (and if that was it, perhaps the casino's air quality could be made better with an investment in a more efficient air filtration system? Neutralizing a smell works better, usually, than attempting to mask one). My other guess was that the smell came from a cleaning substance used throughout the casino and hotel. The more I think about it now, the smell may have possibly been from electronic cigarettes, too. People say e-cigarette "vapes" don't possess an odor, but they totes do. 

Never Going Back Again

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