Why is US charging $1 for bottled water and $2 for Coke?

[aredeeyou22]

The true unbundlers have credit card/debit card readers that give you a receipt. US Airways is cash only. How backward is that??????????

HRDiva

Fear not, oh Diva! Credit card readers are on their way, at which point I am assuming USAir will unbundle even further! Until then, if you don't have $2 crumpled up in some part of your purse, I will loan it to you so you don't "lose it". 🙄

Golly, now we even suck at unbundling! This is great stuff! Here's hoping that, one day soon, we will be one of the "true" unbundlers...

 

[SS255]

Credit card readers are certain to boost their onboard revenue. People are much more likely to spend, spend, spend if they don't have to physically handle the cash. It's a psychological thing!

Since we know that Tempe is reading this, hopefully this will light a fire under them to expedite the delivery of the credit card readers.

 

[ussnark]

Since we know that Tempe is reading this, hopefully this will light a fire under them to expedite the delivery of the credit card readers.

Since the kiddies at Tempe cannot seem to think past their eyebrows, perhaps US employees should require some sort of backup procedure before allowing implementation?

 

[JS]

Credit card readers are certain to boost their onboard revenue. People are much more likely to spend, spend, spend if they don't have to physically handle the cash. It's a psychological thing!

Since we know that Tempe is reading this, hopefully this will light a fire under them to expedite the delivery of the credit card readers.

And then it will go back down when US goes cashless. Some of us don't like having a litany of small charges on our statements. Also, credit cards are not as popular among the ghetto crowd, so I would recommend that US accept both cash and credit.

 

[UPNAWAY]

My hotel is charging $2 for pepsi and bottled water from the vending machine down the hall. Oh the Horror!

 

[Black Magic]

If the industry ever gets healthy again do you think that US Airways will have the drinks free again???? My guess is NO, they have been wanting to do this for awhile now and the fuel issure is just a scapegoat for it.

 

[JS]

My hotel is charging $2 for pepsi and bottled water from the vending machine down the hall. Oh the Horror!

The hotels I usually stay at do the same thing, but they have coffee in the lobby around the clock (self-serve), basic toiletries for free at the front desk, and a complimentary breakfast (not great, but not bad for $0).

High-end hotels charge for everything -- internet access, newspaper, coffee, breakfast. Is US a high-end hotel? It's more like a Motel 6 that thinks it can get away with Marriott pricing.

 

[jimcfs]

And then it will go back down when US goes cashless. Some of us don't like having a litany of small charges on our statements. Also, credit cards are not as popular among the ghetto crowd, so I would recommend that US accept both cash and credit.

So after going cashless, will the rolls (or worse, baggies filled) of pennies and nickels on the returns from LAS still be accepted as a form of payment?

High-end hotels charge for everything -- internet access, newspaper, coffee, breakfast. Is US a high-end hotel? It's more like a Motel 6 that thinks it can get away with Marriott pricing.

This is a first... a post that contains the brands "Motel 6" and "Marriott" in the same sentence, and it actually makes sense!

 

[hulagirl]

Considering who Tempe’s customer base is, you would think they would be prepared to accept a lot of loose change.

When I was a punk kid delivering pizzas, a trip to the mobile home park always meant coming back with a couple of pounds of coins.




New FA sales contest; first prize a Cadillac, second prize a set of steak knives, third prize you’re fired!

Isn't Charlotte the home of the NASCAR museum? And you are talking about Tempe's customer base?

 

[N965VJ]

The word “Tempeâ€￾ is used by me and others as shorthand for Parker and his team of frat boys.





New FA sales contest; first prize a Cadillac, second prize a set of steak knives, third prize you’re fired!

 

[InternationalShannon]

Are you serious? Do people REALLY pay with baggies of coins? Really? REALLY? Do they ask how many pesos it costs to upgrade too?

 

[jimcfs]

Are you serious? Do people REALLY pay with baggies of coins? Really? REALLY? Do they ask how many pesos it costs to upgrade too?

If a car dealer will take coins, US can take coins for drinks.

Snip...

Man Pays For Most Of Truck With Coins
Ohio Man Says He Doesn't Trust Banks, Paper Money

CINCINNATI -- An Ohio man who says he doesn't trust banks or paper money has paid part of the cost of a new truck with 16 cans full of coins.

Employees at a dealership in suburban Cincinnati said they were flabbergasted Tuesday when 70-year-old James Jones said he wanted to buy a new red Chevrolet Silverado and plunked down 16 coffee cans of coins.

Salespeople spent 90 minutes counting the collection of dimes, quarters and dollar coins, which covered half the $16,000 price. Jones and his wife, Betty, paid the rest by check.

 

[USwestGUY]

All of these hotels have provided free T.V's in the room for years. Many people who DO NOT really do want a TV get one in their room for free whether they ask for it or not. I'm sure many people turn the set on just because it is free. Just think of the millions these chains could have saved if they didn't have to buy all those TV's. Remember now not every one watches that FREE TV in their room.

Then some bright hotel CEO gets drunk one night and says " not every one wants a TV in their room so lets just charge an extra $2.00 a night to those who turn it on. Let's make those who want to use this FREE service pay for it and not charge those who don't want a TV. "I bet we could make an extra 500 million dollars a year in revenue." "And I bet that after a while, no one would want to watch a TV in their room, so we will not have to spend millions buying the sets." "Somebody get out the spread sheets and see how profitable this is going to be"

Wanna guess what is going to happen to that hotel's business over the next year or so?

It's called internet. You use it, you pay for it. People still pay $10 for it. The hotel still makes money for it.

 

[BuffaloJoe]

If a car dealer will take coins, US can take coins for drinks.

Snip...

It's Legal US Tender. I pay my $15 Head Tax in loose change every year. I have a jar in my bedroom , at the end of the day I put all my loose change in there, especially for days as paying that bogus "Head Tax".

 

[longing4piedmont]

It's called internet. You use it, you pay for it. People still pay $10 for it. The hotel still makes money for it.

I see you choose not to answer the question that was asked. Typical westie...

But to your point, very few charge for internet these days. The vast majority offer free internet.

And for the record, I will not stay at a hotel that charges for internet.

But that is not the point. US is taking something away that was once free and no one is following them. Try reading the analogy again.