Grifter cars
The Bowery bellhop told me to take one of their cars instead of the taxi cab sitting out front and he said the familiar refrain, “It’s cheaper.” But when we got to the airport the guy tried to jack up the amount by $10 and I said no way. I offered to call the hotel to verify the amount but he bitterly took what I gave him.
This is about the third time this has happened to me when the legitimate hotel has convinced me the car is better, it’s not. It’s more expensive and they’re mostly grifters.