“In Which I Prepare a Trap”: Sneaky Hotel Breakfast Thief Nearly Gets Away, Until One Careless Slip Foils His Plan

Hotel lobbies are a crossroads for all kinds of visitors—some paying, and some who seem to think breakfast is included, even if they never checked in. It doesn’t matter if it’s a fancy, high-end spot or a budget-friendly inn, when there’s free food up for grabs, opportunists will find their way in.

Hotel lobbies are a crossroads for all kinds of visitors—some paying, and some who seem to think breakfast is included, even if they never checked in. It doesn’t matter if it’s a fancy, high-end spot or a budget-friendly inn, when there’s free food up for grabs, opportunists will find their way in.A hotel employee shares their experience via reddit on dealing with a recurring non-guest who had developed quite the habit of sneaking in for a free meal. The lobby breakfast area was his target, and despite the staff’s best efforts, he managed to slip in and out like a thief in the night, grabbing food and disappearing before anyone could stop him.

But on this day, things played out differently. After multiple attempts to score some free breakfast, the employee finally caught the guy mid-act and kicked him out. However, in his rush, the breakfast bandit left something behind—his backpack. Now, this wasn’t just any forgotten item; it was the perfect bait for a plan to finally deal with this repeat offender. Would you have done the same? How far would you go to stop a food thief?

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