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'They inconvenienced me, so I inconvenienced them': Scammy hotel cancels $65 booked reservations then price gouges to $700 for the eclipse, gets burned afterwards

There's not a soul in America who could avoid news of the solar eclipse this week. It happens rarely in the USA, so folks were frantic to get the best spot to damage their retinas and stare at the flaming orb that keeps our planet alive. Although it's not tough for many of us to imagine, this mania also meant that there were businesses ready to capitalize on the sudden demand. 

But the person in our next story was more than prepared to derail the economic efforts of a shady hotel after they canceled her $65 reservation and price gouged her new stay to $700/night. Scroll for the entire story of how a group of good friends used the powers that be to pull an uno reverse on a scammy hotel chain, leaving them with empty rooms and a total eclipse of the heart. 

Put on your welder's glasses and stare into the soul of this satisfying story of petty revenge. 

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Posted by Jesse Kessenheimer
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