The guy at the hotel front desk told me I was scanning my key card wrong for 3 minutes straight

I was standing at the elevator in a Marriott near the Atlanta airport last Friday, swiping my key card 4 or 5 times with it not beeping. This older guy in a maintenance uniform walks over and just takes the card from my hand. He says 'You're holding it too far from the reader. Needs to be flush.' I thought he was being rude at first but honestly he was right. I had been holding it like an inch away because I was worried about scratching the card. Once I pressed it flat against the reader it worked first try. Made me wonder how many other simple things I overcomplicate in daily life. Has anyone else had a random stranger politely correct something you were doing totally wrong without asking for help?

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loganm5225d ago

Used to think people hovering over card readers were just impatient, but this totally changed my perspective. Simple advice like that can save so much hassle.