A man walks into a hotel, he tells the receptionist - “Mam, I’m looking for a place to stay, but I would like to first see the place, If I fancy it, I will stay… could I go checkout the rooms please, I need to see the views?” - The receptionist replies - “Of course Sir, we just require your driver’s license and a $100 deposit, if you decide to stay we will use it towards your bill, if not, both get returned to you”.
“Very well” - replies the would be guest, and he walks off to explore the hotel at his leisure. The receptionist grabs the driver’s license and the $100 bill and stores it in her desk drawer safely.
Five minutes later a man walks through the front door smiling, the receptionist looks up, recognizes the man and says - “Mr. Robertson, I know we still owe you for the repairs to the AC unit, here…” - The receptionist open the desk drawer and hands over the $100 bill it contained to Mr. Robertson, he tips his hat to her in a friendly gesture and leaves the hotel lobby in a bit of a hurry.
It took about twenty minutes of driving before Mr. Robertson reached his office, he was getting ready to call the work day done, when someone knocked at the door. “Excuse me Mr. Robertson are you still here… it’s Mr Tipton, I’ve come to collect the money for the water bill as we agreed” - “Yes Mr. Tipton I happen to have the money on me at the moment, please come in, here you go, thank you for your patience with me this week, I had some outstanding invoices to still collect”.
“No problem Mr. Robertson, no problem at all, I will take my leave now if you don't mind, have to get home for supper” - Mr. Tipton left the office and headed back to the outskirts of town, back to his beloved home. He was driving by the Hotel that Mr. Robertson had just left when he remembered something himself. - “Yes… i’ll take care of this before I head home, it won’t take but a minute, might as well”.
The doors to the hotel opened and Mr. Tipton removing his hat greets the smiling receptionist. - “Hello there Margarita, I’ve brought the $100 deposit for the upcoming party this weekend” - “That’s lovely Mr. Tipton I have the documents ready for you to sign, and we will be all set”
A minute later Mr. Tipton was leaving the hotel with a note on his pocket, the receipt, and he was sporting a big smile as well, he had good news for his wife Martha after all.
Margarita, the efficient receptionist sees the guest from the beginning of our story walking down the stairs with a flustered face. - “Excuse me… yes I’ve decided I’m not staying here tonight, I found not one room with a view I like, you see, I need a good view or I can’t sleep, it’s just the way I am” - “No problem” replied Margarita, as she opened the drawer holding the $100 and the driver’s license - “Here you go Sir… I regret you won’t be staying with us tonight, but wish you a safe trip”
“Thank you miss…” - He leans in to read the name tag - “Margarita… yes.. Lovely name by the way. I wish you a pleasant evening as well, good bye”
End of the Story.
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- Where did the money come from?
- Who got scammed?
- Why does my brain hurt?
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Is this how money works?
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