Do you leave unopened food when you leave?

[falmouth3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close falmouth3]

While staying in a TS in Mexico I caught a large Wahoo. Too much to bring it all home. When checking out I told the clerk I had left it in the freezer. She immediately took off running upstairs, leaving the desk unattended. She came back in a few minutes carrying the fish, thanking me profusely for telling her about it. She was afraid the maids would beat her to it.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

So, a Wahoo in the freezer brought a Yipee from the clerk?

[MargeS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MargeS]

We always leave unopened food as well.

[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

If it is there I throw it out. There is no way to tell if it has been tampered with. There are mean people in the world.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

If it is there I throw it out. There is no way to tell if it has been tampered with. There are mean people in the world.

Aw Bing...
But wait a minute... do you actually stay at timeshares?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

The only thing we would use that has been found in the room is Coffee Filters and paper towels. We do at times leave full un opened goods if we are flying for the cleaning staff and yes I have seen them take stuff home.

[PHILL12 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PHILL12]

We just left a lovely week at Marriot's Harbor Lake. (A definate recommendation, especially if you have kids).

Anyway, we had some misc food items that were never touched and I couldn't or didn't want to bring home.

Gallon of Water
Canned veggies
Juice boxes
Ice Cream
Cans of V8

anyway - I left them in the unit - thought the staff might keep them. If not they could throw away. My DH said I should have thrown away myself.

Your thoughts? Do you throw all away?

I have to agree with your husband!
We clear everything out except unopened drinks like beer or win coolers and take everything to the dump area or home.

We do leave drinks because the maids can keep these items stored until going home and also has the resort permission to take these items home.

With over 302 units at our resort the maids and maintenance people have enough to do in a short time period and don't need to be dealing with our garbage too! We have large cans inside our parking garbage and its no big deal carrying few bags of garbage out.

PHILL12

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I have to agree with your husband!
We clear everything out except unopened drinks like beer or win coolers and take everything to the dump area or home.

We do leave drinks because the maids can keep these items stored until going home and also has the resort permission to take these items home.

With over 302 units at our resort the maids and maintenance people have enough to do in a short time period and don't need to be dealing with our garbage too! We have large cans inside our parking garbage and its no big deal carrying few bags of garbage out.

PHILL12

That's the only kind of stuff we leave -- the question was about "unopened" things, not "garbage.."

[PHILL12 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PHILL12]

That's the only kind of stuff we leave -- the question was about "unopened" things, not "garbage.."

Yes I can read! What we are not taking home is garbage to us and we do not just leave it so maids can clean it up. Our resort frowns on maids taking things from the rooms because as most times what starts out as a nice thought turns bad.

Few years ago the maids could take left behinds but then things started going missing at mid week cleanings too. From what I was told few years ago the security walked onto the shuttle bus that transports most of these workers after complaints and found many with can goods and other things from the rooms after mid week cleanings. Funny part is the fact at our resort some check in and out on only fridays,sat or sundays and this is when maids would have received items from the rooms and yes there were firings because of this.

I agree that if a resort wants items like can goods left behind they can have a donation can put out for the guest to use. But to just walk away leaving what you don't want just causes more work for others.

PHILL12

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

We have large cans inside our parking garbage
PHILL12

So, ya don't like where ya have ta park huh?

[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

I do stay @ TS places but as a renter. Last min. deals are great !

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

Yes I can read! What we are not taking home is garbage to us and we do not just leave it so maids can clean it up. Our resort frowns on maids taking things from the rooms because as most times what starts out as a nice thought turns bad.

Few years ago the maids could take left behinds but then things started going missing at mid week cleanings too. From what I was told few years ago the security walked onto the shuttle bus that transports most of these workers after complaints and found many with can goods and other things from the rooms after mid week cleanings. Funny part is the fact at our resort some check in and out on only fridays,sat or sundays and this is when maids would have received items from the rooms and yes there were firings because of this.

I agree that if a resort wants items like can goods left behind they can have a donation can put out for the guest to use. But to just walk away leaving what you don't want just causes more work for others.

PHILL12

That is unfortunate. I always leave unopened bottles of soda, bags of chips, etc on the counter next to my housekeeping tip, assuming that the housekeeping staff would know they were welcome to the items. Taking guests' items during a midweek cleaning is out-and-out stealing.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I do stay @ TS places but as a renter. Last min. deals are great !

I'm thinking we should take up a collection and give you some timeshares for free, after all you've been through

[PHILL12 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PHILL12]

So, ya don't like where ya have ta park huh?

Have no idea what your trying to say on your posting!

PHILL12

[Ann-Marie Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ann-Marie]

We NEVER leave unopened beer. We make sure we drink it before we leave! I plan for everyday, and 99% of the time never have anything left except a few scraps of leftovers that go in the garbage.