An old lady treats herself to a night's stay in a luxurious hotel. When it's time to pay, the employee at the counter hands her over a $250 bill.
She then asks the employee why it is so expensive. She explains to him that she agrees that it's a nice hotel, but that frankly it wasn't worth $250 for just one night, plus she didn't even have breakfast.
The employee replied that $250 was the standard price, that breakfast was included, and that she could have had it.
She then asks to speak to the director. He arrives at reception and, already informed by the employee, announces:
- “Madam, this hotel has an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a fully equipped conference center, this is part of our standard.”
- “But I didn’t use them”, she said.
- “Maybe, but it was there and you could have used them.”
He goes on to explain that the hotel also has a very famous show every evening and that she could have attended it.
- "But I didn’t go to the show”, she insists.
After each service that the hotel manager details, she replies that she did not take advantage of it. But the director always has the answer to everything. After a while, she finally decides and writes a check for ... $50, which she hands to the director.
The latter, surprised when he saw the check, said to her:
- “But ma’am, your check is only for $50!”
- “That’s true, but I charged you $200 for sleeping with me.”
- “But ma’am, I didn’t sleep with you!” exclaims the director.
- “Ah! It’s a shame, I was there, and you could have taken advantage of it!”