ShmoopTube

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Here’s your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by cheap hotels.

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Where the soap is also the shampoo…and the conditioner…and maybe [All in one soap, shampoo and conditioner]

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the toothpaste.

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What type of patron is the hotel least likely to draw in with this advertisement??

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And here are the potential answers...

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There are no prices listed here, but we’re guessing this place would put a dent in the [Hotel fighting a bag of money]

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ole bank account.

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The brochure tells us that it’s in an “elite class of small vintage hotels...”

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And that...

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“First Class, the nation's leading luxury travel magazine, has named our facilities

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in their Top 50 Historical Hotels list for the last five years.” [Paragraph from hotel brochure]

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Sounds nice, but this kind of place usually comes with a big price tag. [People looking onto a hotel with a price tag]

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So we can start by crossing off choice (A).

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In general, businessmen aren’t hurting for money...

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Unless they sell something nobody wants—like used socks. [Businessman selling used socks]

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We’ll assume the businessmen referenced by option (A) are successful and wouldn’t

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be put off by the cost of the William Beaumont.

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It’s on the company anyway, right?

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We can also nix choice (B).

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If there’s ever a vacation on which people splurge, it’s their honeymoon. [Piggy bank shatters]

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So the cost of the Beaumont wouldn’t necessarily scare away all that many newlyweds.

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Plus, these charming, beautifully restored places are like honeymooner magnets. [Beaumont hotel and giant magnet appears with brides attached]

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Let’s eliminate answer (C) too.

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Many retirees have a nest egg that they don’t mind spending on a nice vacay

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Some of them even buy an RV and go on permanent vacation. [RV travels through Vegas and Grand Canyon]

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Though this might not necessarily be the clientele the Beaumont is targeting.

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The correct answer is (D).

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A family on a budget would be looking for something cheap and casual.

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Ya know, the kind of place that puts out half-frozen Danishes and calls it breakfast. [Half frozen Danish in a box appears]

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