It is not uncommon for hotel guests to take some things home from their stay. Although it is generally acceptable to take small, disposable items such as toothbrushes, toothpastes, and shampoo, some features are strictly off-limit. The property of slippers, towels, lamps, or other hotels is considered theft and consequently the guest bill may be fees. The hotel often has clear policies of what cannot be taken from the room and what cannot be done, and guests need to respect these boundaries.
Recently, a Mumbai Hotel prepared a clever solution to prevent the theft of a compatible slippers. X user Thejaswi Udupa shared a picture of two pairs flip-flop-one olive-green and the other orange-grainly in front of the bathroom door. The hotel provided mismatched slippers in various colors, making the guests useless to take them home. According to the user, this simple strategy ensured that the slippers only fulfill their purpose within the hotel room, discouraged guests from piloting them for personal use outside the premises.
“This Bombay Hotel offers bathroom slippers. But to ensure that people do not flick them, they provide mismatched pairs,” the post was captioned.
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This Bombay Hotel offers bathroom slippers. But to ensure that people do not flick them, they provide mismatched pairs. pic.twitter.com/zwaumopiti
– Thejaswi Uudupa (@UDUPENDRA) 28 February, 2025
The post went viral and the clever trick of the hotel received widespread praise on social media. Many praise the constructive solution of the hotel, while some question its effectiveness, suggesting that the prescribed guests may still find ways to take slippers.
One user said, “My father used to say – when you give a pen to someone, never give a hat.”
Another commented, “Those who want to flike will also flick the mismatched pair.” One third wrote, “I don’t know. He walks well together Hunter Green and Tan.” One fourth said, “Innovative thinking in your best thinking! Hospitality meets reverse psychology!”
One fifth jokingly said, “I will not keep it to the previous Indians to stay in the hotel, which collides to find the person (s) with a piece of matching and manage the swap to all find a matching pair.”