A man visiting Las Vegas, Nevada, decided to call out a hotel’s fridge policies involving the items stored inside. While calling it a scam, he detailed how he could get charged by just touching or moving the drinks or minibar items, which led him to adopt unorthodox measures to get cold, icy water.
Anthony Panzeca, also known as Vegaszec, shared his Vegas fridge journey on TikTok. He has shared vlogs across Vegas and Chicago, and often shares valuable information about casinos and food recommendations. The clip attached above became his biggest one yet, garnering 1.4 million views, 22,500 likes, and more than 2,900 comments.
The man was staying at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. In his hotel room, he began with a warning. He opened the room’s refrigerator and showed all the drinks and minibar items stored inside. He explained what he called an attempt at scamming guests.
“They got these refrigerators here, and if you touch anything in there, you get charged for it. All this stuff is super expensive,” Anthony said.
Expensive Items, Sensor Pads
In a previous post, the man detailed how expensive each of the items was. A soda cost $10, a large water was $18, 200 milliliters of tequila would set him back $90, and the red wine would result in a $65 charge. He also pointed out that the fridge had two empty slots. Should guests want to store their own beverages in the fridge, they would be charged $25 for each of the “personal item storage” slots.
Confused viewers wondered how the hotel would know if Anthony moved any of the fridge items. Some accurately explained that the fridge comes equipped with sensor pads that detect whether a guest moves or even touches the items. This, as a result, triggers an automatic charge.
The man, fully aware of the alleged “scam,” brought some water bottles with him. With the help of a trash can, he loaded it up with ice and threw some of it into a tiny ice bucket. With both containers, he managed to cool down his bottles, although he did make a mess out of the counter.
Reactions
The video sparked multiple responses, mostly from viewers who found the fridge charging outrageous and the premise of going through such an experience intolerable. One said, “People still go to Vegas?” Another one agreed, commenting, “Vegas hack: don’t go.”
Other viewers came up with some solutions. One wrote, “Bring a cooler. Even a cheap Styrofoam cooler will work.” Another one added, “I just called the front desk and had them take everything out of the fridge for me.”
It is safe to say that those who engaged with Anthony’s video will be extra careful with Nevada fridges moving forward.
