[Deptheads] Hey Shaun!

[Strategicon Department Heads]

I think this will be a common refrain.  I'm particularly sympathetic to a
few vegan folks who bring their own food.  I guess they'll have to eat in
their rooms this con rather than being social.

Ryan

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <
deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

> Message From: Shane Sauby  ssshanucon at yahoo.com
>
> An excellent example against the hotel policy that we are now enforcing.
> (Despite getting my name wrong =P )
>
> Shane Sauby
> Boardgames Supervisor
>
>
> On Friday, May 6, 2016 9:16 AM, David Fitzgerald <dmfitzgerald at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hey Shaun
>
>
> This has nothing to do with you, however feel free to push it higher in
> your organization.
>
>
> I read about the hotels Zero Tolerance program for outside food, here is
> my response.
>
>
> I have been coming to the local convention since 1986. I have been there
> even when it got really small in the bad years and I am happy that the
> convention is now doing well. However this will be my last convention at
> this hotel.
>
>
> When we attend the convention we stay for two nights, always buy the
> breakfast/appetizer upgrade, always tip the bell person 20.00 to help with
> our bags, we also pay for parking. The four of us always eat a meal at the
> hotels restaurant as a special treat and we buy one lunch at the concession
> stand. Every convention we spend about 600.00 to 700.00 on the hotel and
> the above expenses at the hotel.
>
>
> We usually bring in 24 cans of soda in our cooler, several large bags of
> chips and grapes as well as a huge bag of  M&M's. Except for the soda's
> none of these things are available at the convention, the soda's cost about
> 5.00 at Vons.
>
>
> So for 5.00 in sodas the hotel is willing to forgo 600.00?  I will
> probably be cancelling my rooms.
>
>
>
> Best
>
>
> David
>
>
>
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