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Hotels Don't Clean the Coffee Cups

Let's face it. We need more people like Kevin, who may or may not have a mild case of OCD when it comes to clean coffee cups.

But whatever his reason, Kevin is on a mission to teach Atlanta-area hotels that they need to clean the coffee cups in the guest rooms.

About a year ago, I started marking my coffee cups with the hotel supplied ink pen every day that I used the cup. It invariably seems to be the same cup when I return to the hotel after the cleaning staff finishes. I have made a point to bring this up to the hotel managers in every hotel I find this happening. One manager of a Sheraton in Atlanta apparently got tired of me bringing this up and refused to return my calls, so I stopped going to the Sheraton.

The Embassy Suites down the road in Atlanta seems concerned every time I bring this up, but instead of resolving the issue with the cleaning staff (which they apparently have no control over) they gave me my own ceramic "Embassy Suites" emblazoned coffee mug in a gift bag left in my hotel room and with a note asking me to bring my coffee mug with me to use while I stay at their hotel.

The photo above was Kevin's latest attempt at foiling the lazy housekeeping staff at the Atlanta Hilton Garden Inn hotel which he then presented during check-out.

Hey, at least the man has a hobby, which is more than we can say for ourselves these days.

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· Kevin's Photostream [Flickr]