You haven’t known true temptation until you’ve stared down a €9 packet of Pringles at 2am and lost.

Paul Russell’s post on hotel minibars hits so hard it should be studied in schools.

Minibar prices are absurd. We all know it. But they work because they don’t target logic, rather, they go straight for your weakest moment. Post-flight, half-dressed, mildly feral… and suddenly that €7 Toblerone feels justified.

‍A comment on Paul’s post explained how one hotel in Brussels tried a new minibar approach: skip the towel service, get free minibar treats. Save the planet, get snacks.

It’s smart. Feels like the kind of dirty logic I can actually get behind.I spoke about similar ideas before: charging for eco-footprints, reducing plastic waste.

‍Maybe it’s time minibars cleaned up their act, too?