THE PEOPLE MUST HAVE THEIR DAN MILLER

I have a post started with some trip details, but in the meantime, here’s a little rant for you:

I am getting a little sick of people (mostly businesses) asking me to do things “for [my] convenience” when they really mean for their own convenience.

This morning as I checked out of the hotel, the automated voice told me that I could leave my room key in my room “for [my] convenience”. Now this one I didn’t mind AS much, since I guess that’s as good a place as any, though you could certainly make the argument leaving it there is definitely more for the hotel’s convenience, rather than just taking it home with you, as certain people I know are wont to do.

But the one that really cracked me up happened as I was checking in on Sunday. It was later in the day (5:30-ish) as I came up to the front desk. Off on the other side of the lobby, there was a smaller desk that advertised itself as being checkout / checkin for HHonors patrons (their rewards program) . This smaller checkout was closed, I suppose due to the lateness, but on the desk was a sign that said “For your convenience, please use the main check-in desk”. So, I’m trying to figure out which of the following are true:

• The Palmer House Hilton thinks that it is more convenient for me to wait in line to check-in rather than check-in with no line
• They think that I’m stupid enough to just sit there all night waiting for someone to check me in, or that if they just put a “Closed” sign or something like that I wouldn’t be able to figure out.
• Something else.

So, for your convenience, please leave me a comment with any good examples of people using this.